GET AFTER THE TIP
The Vikings play host to UM-Dearborn for the 2026-27 home opener on Friday Night at 7 p.m. This is the first of four non-league home games and 14 overall on the year.

HOME OPENERS

• Cleveland State is 1-0 in home openers under coach Summers, defeating Capital last season, 71-70.
• The Vikings are unbeaten in their last three home openers.
• This will be the third straight season that the home opener occurred on November 6.

 
LAST GAME OUT

• The Vikings opened the season at Missouri with a 111-50 loss on Tuesday evening.
• This is the second straight season that the Green and White have face former head coach Dennis Gates.
• 12 different players made their Vikings debut and three made their first-ever collegiate appearance.
• Cleveland State matched the Tigers on the offensive glass with 12.
• Rayvon Griffith and Dre Jones led the scoring with 12 points and Jones had a team-best eight rebounds.

 
ABOUT THE WOLVERINES

• UM-Dearborn is 2-2 on the year with a 0-2 record on the road.
• Mo Bazzi is in his fourth season with the program and second as the head coach.
• The Wolverines are coming off an 88-82 win against Judson on Tuesday.
• Three players average double-digit points led by Jackson Reynolds with 18.5 per game.
• Lozell Kearney paces the team on the board with 7.0 per game.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• This will be the first meeting between these two teams.
• The contest is countable for the Green and White and an exhibition for the Wolverines.

 
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

• Cleveland State will have a quick turnaround with a trip to Bowling Green on Monday, November 9 at 7 p.m.