GET AFTER THE TIP
The Vikings open the Bulldog Bash with a neutral site game against West Florida on Friday at 3 p.m. inside the AAMU Events Center on the campus of Alabama A&M University.

MTE HISTORY FOR THE VIKES

• The Vikings went 1-1 at last year's MTE which was the Greenbrier Tip-Off event.
• Cleveland State fell to Kent State (102-95) before defeating Radford (87-82).
• Since the 1999-00 season, the Green and White are 41-35 during in-season tournaments.
• In the last five seasons, Cleveland State is 8-2 during the events.

 
GRIFFITH IS JUST GETTING STARTED

• Rayvon Griffith has led the team in scoring in all three games and has been the games top scorer in two of those.
• The senior is averaging 24.3 points on 55.6 percent shooting from the field.
• Griffith is second in the country in total points (73) and field goal attempts (54).
• His points per game rank 16th in the country.

 
LAST GAME OUT

• Cleveland State dropped a 95-79 contest at Bowling Green on Monday, beginning a four-game road trip, the longest of the season.
• For the third straight game, Rayvon Griffith led the Vikings scoring with 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting.
• CJ Stinson Jr. was next with a career-best 18 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting from the field.
• The Green and White shot 61 percent in the game which included an impressive 72.7 percent mark in the second half.
• Stinson Jr. finished tied for a game-best six rebounds and led the team in assists with five.

 
ABOUT THE ARGONAUTS

• West Florida is 2-1 and is in the programs first year of NCAA Division 1 competition as a member of the ASUN.
• The wins have come against Southeastern Baptist (127-42) and Baptist (78-41), while the loss was at FIU (85-75).
• The Argonauts average 104 points per game and 12.3 three-pointers per contest.
• Five players average double-digit points led by DJ Shine with 19.0 per game. Jordan Samuel is the top rebounder with nine per game and Rodrigo Farias has 3.5 assists per game.

 
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This will be the first meeting between these two teams.

 
NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED

• Cleveland State has used the same starting five in all three games thus far.
• 12 of the 13 available players have played in every game while one player did not see the court against Bowling Green.
• Every suited-up player has scored at least two points four player averaging 9.0 points or better.

 
TRIPLE-DIGIT NOTES

• The Vikings have reached triple-digits three times under coach Summers.
• The Green and White are 3-0 when scoring 100+ points under coach Summers.
• The 103 points against Michigan-Dearborn was the second-most.
• Cleveland State has scored 100+ points in back-to-back games inside the Wolstein Center after doing so against IU Indy in the tournament and UM-Dearborn in the opener.

 
THE RADIO SHOW IS BACK
Fans will have eight opportunities during the 2026-27 campaign to hear coach Summers and select guests on the Cleveland State Basketball Coaches Show. The show airs from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on 99.1 FM.
 
ABOUT THE 2026-27 VIKINGS

• Cleveland State has 14 new faces on the roster.
  • 9 {Ohio} | 1 {Texas} | 1 {North Carolina}, 1 {Iowa}, 1 {Florida}, 1 {Denmark}.
  • 8 Division 1 Transfers | 2 JUCO | 1 Division 2 Transfer |3 Freshman.
• All 14 players on the roster are above six-foot tall with a pair of them being 6-10.
• The Vikings were picked 11th in the Horizon League Preseason Poll.

 
NEW BUT FAMILIAR FACES ON THE SIDELINE

• Coach Summers announced in May the addition of Tre Gomillion (Assistant Coach) and Drew Denisco {Chief of Staff}.
• Gomillion played three seasons for the Vikings (2019-22) under coach Gates and followed him to Missouri for his final year. Gomillion then joined the staff as a Graduate Assistant for two seasons.
• Denisco spent one season as a Graduate Assistant Coach for the Green and White in 2009-10.

 
CLEVELAND STATE SELECTED ELEVENTH IN #HLMBB PRESEASON POLL

• Cleveland State was selected to finish eleventh in the poll, which was the same spot they finished last season.
• Wright State was picked to repeat as Horizon League champions with Robert Morris in second, and Green Bay third.
   

UP NEXT

• Following the MTE, Cleveland State concludes the four-game road trip at Xavier on Tuesday, November 17 at 7 p.m.