He is a defensive-minded coach who excels in the areas of game preparation, analytics and player development. The main CSU coach recruiting Pryor was Dru Joyce III, the son of Joyce II and also an assistant under Gates at CSU. Nutt spent last season on the staff at Stetson after having served as the video coordinator at Florida State for three seasons. Missouri has not won an NCAA tournament game since 2010. [12], National champion Gates grew up in Chicago and was a three-time captain for California before embarking on his coaching career, first as an intern for the Los Angeles Clippers. The university's board of curators approved Gates' hiring Tuesday. It is our privilege to welcome Coach Gates, his wife Jocelyn, and their family to Mizzou.". CLEVELAND, Ohio When Daniyal Robinson was hired as Cleveland States new basketball coach, he touched base with the five remaining players on the Vikings roster. It was CSU's third-ever win over a Top 25 ranked opponent, and first ever on the road. Number of employees at Cleveland State University in year 2019 was 2,880. The 6-foot-9 Johnson is the only guaranteed starter on the roster. He wanted to stay close to home. Division regular season champion Sharbaugh joined Bradley after spending two seasons as graduate assistant at Florida State on Leonard Hamilton's Seminoles staff. CSU alum. He hasa proven track record in the areas of scouting, game preparation and analytics.". Since the 11-year run by head coach Gary Waters ended in 2017, the Horizon League Vikings have been led by Dennis Felton (2017-2019) and Dennis. Prior to joining the Vikings, Sims was the video coordinator at Northern Illinois where he worked with the coaching staff to break down film. Jacqueline Shiffman - Say Less Ent. Copyright 2021 WOIO. His high school coach is Dru Joyce II. Following his stint with the Mountain Cats, Mackey captured three consecutive USBL Championships from 1997 to 1999, with the Atlantic City Seagulls, something no other coach in the USBL has done. Hes a tough kid. He was well-coached in high school. Next . "Dickey Nutt gives us a coaching veteran who is passionate about student-athlete and staff development," Gates said. Hes going to do well at Cleveland State. "We have five games maximum. Cleveland State would qualify for the NIT Tournament the following two seasons, but went 23 seasons until returning to the NCAA Tournament. Hes played in a lot of big games. He really liked the school. Cleveland State also has planned for additional investment in the assistant coaching salary pool, home game scheduling opportunities, and other operating budget areas like strength and conditioning, recruiting, travel and equipment. 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He led the team to Horizon League regular-season titles in 2021 and 2022, a 50-40 overall record, the programs third NCAA Tournament appearance and a berth in the 2022 National Invitational Tournament. All rights reserved (About Us). He has impressed Robinson in workouts. [36][37], National champion "I am humbled and excited to have the opportunity to join Coach Gates and the Cleveland State family," said Goldstein. The first was to Ramar Pryor, a guard from Akrons St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. He played in 114 career games, started 34 games and finished his career with a scoring average of 3.8 points per game as well as recording 100 steals and 148 assists. He also announced that he planned to go into rehab, and his lawyer asked Cleveland State to let him go on a leave of absence so he could complete it. Coaches are asking their players to. Garrett recalled Gates being hired on July 26, 2019. Cleveland State basketball: Flipping tires, early morning classes, chopping wood How Cleveland State has done since the departure of coach Dennis Gates Terry's Talkin' Cavs: No trade, Isaac . Hes an athletic forward. St. Vincent-St. Mary's Ramar Pryor could have backed away from his commitment to CSU after a coaching change. "I've seen firsthand his work ethic, his love for young people, game preparation and his masterful recruiting ability. Cleveland State University average salary is 3 percent lower than USA average and median salary is 18 percent lower than USA . 56) and 2019 NBA Draft choice Terance Mann (No. CSU has turned to Daniyal Robinson, an assistant coach at Iowa State for the last seven years.. Hes experienced. Mizzou fired former Head Coach. Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer. Gates has learned from some of basketballs all-time great coaches including Hamilton who ranks as one of the top 10 all-time winningest coaches in ACC history. However, Bol didn't speak or write English very well at the time. As for Young, the 6-foot-1 guard from Shaker Heights is the second-highest scorer in school history. CLEVELAND Cleveland State University head men's basketball coach Dennis Gates announced his coaching staff this afternoon with the additions of Rob Summers, Dru Joyce III and Ryan Sharbaugh as assistant coaches, Chase Goldstein as the director of operations, Dickey Nutt as the special assistant to the head coach for student-athlete development and Sean Sims as the video coordinator. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Find what you're looking for, bysearchingthe new Cleveland Stater site! Mike DeWine suffered injury while in East Palestine, U.S. He can make an immediate impact.. "I am excited to welcome Rob, Dru, Ryan, Chase, Dickey and Sean to the Viking basketball family," said Gates. While at Akron, Joyce III established the school record for career assists and earned All-Mid-American citations on two occasions. Find out more. Gates replaces Cuonzo Martin, who was fired March 11. All rights reserved. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Dennis Gates embodies everything we stand for at CSU: Engaged Learning, teamwork and success in the classroom all of which lead to success on the court and in life, Cleveland State President Harlan Sands said. [6], In 2009, Mackey told the New York Times that at the time of his arrest, he'd been an alcoholic for many years and had begun using cocaine shortly after the 1986 NCAA Tournament. Pryor could have opened up his recruiting to other schools because he hadnt officially signed with CSU when Gates departed. Photo by CSU Athletics.Frank Jansky. He could see a lot of action because CSU has few big men on the roster. Division regular season champion In addition to Pryor, Robinson is bringing in four more players as part of his 2022 class. 4. Gates will be paid much more handsomely by Missouri, though, which lavished upon Martin a seven-year contract that guaranteed him $21 million total. Missouri is hiring Cleveland State's Dennis Gates as its next head men's basketball coach. On July 26, 2019, Gates was named 17th head coach in Cleveland State basketball history, replacing Dennis Felton. Right after being hired, Robinson talked to five players and convinced them to stay: Deante Johnson, Yahel Hill, Deshon Parker, Jayson Woodrich and Cole Middleton. "He shares our vision of where Mizzou basketball can and will go. Sims will enter his third year at Cleveland State as the video coordinator. A lot of big schools missed on him. Prior to Mizzou, he was the Cleveland State head coach (2019-22). 1 Time (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 1 Week (Total). Gates was also a Los Angeles Clippers skill <a . Dennis Gates has been Cleveland State's head coach since 2019, posting a 30-28 (.517) overall record and a 23-15 (.611) conference record in the Horizon League. 11 Syracuse, 72-69 - Cleveland State Official Athletic Site, Cleveland State stuns No. The Cleveland Charge offer up to four free tickets to Cleveland State students, faculty and staff. Five years later, Cleveland State was placed on two years' probation for providing improper financial assistance to Bol and two other African players. "Rob Summers is one of the sharpest basketball minds in college basketball," said Gates. His high school (Orr Academy) won three high school state titles. No one gave a shit, me least of all. . 1. Shaker Heights product Danny Young Jr. has committed to CSU, but he's going to play next season at Spire Academy, according to Vikings coach Daniyal Robinson. Men's Basketball - Cleveland State Community College - Cleveland State Community College Joyce, a former high school teammate of LeBron James, has received the King's endorsement. Marshals searching for Ohio man wanted in multiple crimes, Cleveland Monsters Outdoor Classic delayed, Kent State holds off Akron in MAC overtime thriller, Closed Captioning/Audio Description Problems. Gates signed a five-year contract worth $1.45 million in total base salary with Cleveland State and Stadium obtained a copy of the contract via public records request. Sharbaugh joins the Vikings coaching staff after spending the previous three seasons as the director of basketball operations at Bradley. Defeated No. But many students dont know we have a team, let alone why a group of chair-bound students sitting in front of computers count as student-athletes. Athletic Department Staff - Cleveland State Community College - Cleveland State Community College. [1] In two seasons at the helm of the Vikings, the Chicago, Illinois, native owns an overall record of 30-29 and has been recognized with consecutive Horizon League Coach of the Year awards. The rest are from high school and junior college. He said that he thought he was able to control it, and didn't realize how serious the problem was until his arrest. Cleveland State Director of Athletics Scott Garrett named Dennis Gates as the Vikings head mens basketball coach on July 26, 2019. "Coach Gates was what we needed in the next leader of our basketball program," Missouri's Athletics Director Reed-Francois said. Sharbaugh also had coaching stops at Urbana University, West Virginia Wesleyan and California University (Pa.). Cleveland State University Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Highest salary at Cleveland State University in year 2019 was $569,589. CLEVELAND, Ohio - When Dennis Gates left Cleveland State to become the new head coach at Missouri, Deante Johnson had a choice. (KMIZ) ESPN's Pete Thamel is reporting that Cleveland State's Dennis Gates has emerged as the target in Missouri's men's basketball search. Connor Murrell. Notice of Non-Discrimination / Privacy Policy / Opt-Out Policy, Ticket Smarter - Official Ticket Resale Marketplace of Cleveland State Athletics. CSU Photo RAISING EXPECTATIONS Time to dig deeper. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. In 2009, Nutt was named as head coach at SEMO, where twice led the Redhawks to a second-place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference. In 1999, he again surfaced as a head coach, this time in professional basketball where he led the Mansfield Hawks to the International Basketball Association championship in his only season. But he didn't. The pressure is on for Reed-Francois's move to work out. Walsh Jesuit held narrow leads of 18-13, 29-22, and 38-32 after each of the first three frames. Seas. He is from Rock Island (Ill.) Senior High, Robinsons alma mater. Record only includes games as head coach of Cleveland State. Following these discussions, the Big 12 Black Assistant Coaches Alliance was established. [17] From the 20102011 season, Robinson was an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars men's basketball program. LeBron James' friend Dru Joyce III is a candidate for the Cleveland State University job because the University of Missouri poached their former head coach to take on the same role at Mizzou. John Kuntz, cleveland.com. With Gates on the staff, the Seminoles played in four NCAA Tournaments, advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 in both 2012 and 2019. NCAA Tournament: 3 Years (3-3), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships NCAA Champion: COLUMBIA, Mo. Horizon, MW Coll, Mid-Cont and Ind, Conference Champion: He can be a really good player for us, said Robinson. Cleveland State University 2121 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 csuvikings.com #GoVikes Conference tournament champion, 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, "Bol Bol eyes potential to exceed father Manute's legacy", "20 Second Timeout: Catching Up With.Kevin Mackey", Mackey faces ouster; college official cites 'double life', "A 96-Team Tournament? Robinson has 10 players under scholarship. He coached the team to two Horizon League regular season championships and was named Coach of the Year in 2021 when the Vikings won the Horizon League Tournament. During the 2019-20 campaign, he coach Algevon Eichelberger to a spot on the All-Horizon League Third Team. Last year, his team (Logan) went to the Sweet 16 (of the NJCAA national tournament).. Name: Title: Phone: Email. On Monday, December 15, 2008, Cleveland State had their biggest regular season victory in school history, upsetting the #11 Syracuse Orange, 72-69, on a last-second, three-quarter court shot from senior guard Cedric Jackson. cleveland.com. I'm excited to go to work and follow Coach Gates in building a championship program on, and off, the court.". Former coach Dennis Gates had taken the Vikings from 20-game losers for five consecutive seasons to a 2021 NCAA tournament bid and a 2022 NIT appearance. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? November 10, 2022 10:52 am ET. Missouri is hiring wildly successful Cleveland State coach Dennis Gates to help rebuild a long-foundering program that has churned through seven head and interim coaches since Norm Stewart prowled the sideline in Columbia. Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball is the men's college basketball team that represents Cleveland State University. CLEVELAND No. Joyce III then joined the staff of Keith Dambrot at Duquesne. Division regular season and conference tournament champion Mackey spent 60 days at a rehab center run by John Lucas, and then went on to a successful career in minor league basketball. The Colonials' loss is the third against the Vikings this year. Last season, Gates led Cleveland State to its best start in conference play in program history, as the Vikings rattled off nine straight wins between December 19 and January 15, capped off by a thrilling 66-64 win at Wright State in an ESPNU nationally-televised game. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. He took only one player from the transfer portal. [28][31] Following the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Jacob Blake, all in 2020, Robinson contacted fellow coaches across the Big 12 Conference. The 2020-21 season was capped off with the programs third-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament (1986, 2009, 2021). 24), sophomore M.J. Walker (No. I really like Ramar and wanted to keep him, said Robinson. CLEVELAND, Ohio - The search to replace Cleveland State basketball coach Dennis Gates is over. Gates replaces Cuonzo Martin, who was fired after his third losing season in five years at Missouri. 1996, Did not qualify as 9th overall in the conference. Coach Robinson was very sincere about wanting my son to be on his staff at CSU, said Joyce II. . 15 ranked Oregon, NCAA East Regional3rd Round; ACC Champions, NCAA West Regional 2nd Round; ACC 2nd Place, Cleveland State University ET. MEN'S BASKETBALL. In 2015-16, In addition to his administrative duties at FSU, Sharbaugh coordinated the Leonard Hamilton Basketball Camps. Current team: Stats, Roster, Schedule. Before his first-round game against Indiana, he went up to Bobby Knight saying, "Take it easy on me, big guy." "I feel so fortunate and honored to be a part of Coach Gates staff at Cleveland State University," said Nutt. Gates, who owns 16 years of Division I coaching experience, has spent the previous eight seasons on Leonard Hamiltons staff at Florida State. Drake is an 18-point scorer. He will play next season at Spire Institute, according to Robinson. Postseason invitational champion This unsuccessful stretch, in part, cost not only Martin but also Frank Haith and Kim Anderson their jobs. Johnson was a first-team All-Horizon League selection. [22][23] When T. J. Otzelberger became head coach in 2021, Robinson was retained as an assistant coach. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Young will be part of CSUs 2023 recruiting class. Here's what to know about Gates, whselected. Cleveland State has retired four numbers in program history. Last season, he was the Seminoles video coordinator and was the assistant video coordinator in 2017-18. But Kevin Mackey, the former Cleveland State coach who brought the 7-foot-7 Bol to the United States from the Sudan in the mid-1980s, tells a different story. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Under Gates guidance, junior guard Tre Gomillion was named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, as well as a member of the All-League Defensive Team, while Torrey Patton (All-League First Team) and Deante Johnson (All-League Defensive Team) also garnered postseason honors. Former FSU assistant helped lead Seminoles to back-to-back Sweet 16s Cleveland State University Director of Athletics Scott Garrett is excited to name Florida State University men's basketball assistant coach Dennis Gates as the Vikings' head men's basketball coach. Summers brings strong Ohio ties to the coaching staff having graduated from Gahanna Lincoln High School near Columbus and also having served as the head coach at Urbana University. After 16 seasons coaching in the NFLpeaking with a one-year stint as the head coach of the Browns in 2019Freddie Kitchens returned to the college ranks as an analyst for South Carolina in '22. The Vikings finished at the top of their conference for the fifth time in program history (2010-11 in the Horizon League, and 1992-93, 1985-86, and 1984-85 in the Mid-Continent Conference/AMCU). He played, and coached, under Braun at Cal (a finalist for the 2003 Naismith National Coach of the Year award), Tom Crean at Marquette (the 2012 National Coach of the Year by ESPN.com), Ricardo Patton at Northern Illinois and David Carter at Nevada. He and the Iowa State coaching staff began discussing several topics with Cyclones' men's basketball players over Zoom, including protests, demonstrations, and unrest that began as a result of these deaths. [21] Robinson returned to Iowa State to work on head coach Steve Prohm's staff in 2015. They are local kids, and I wanted them to know we want them and they are important to us, said Robinson, a former Iowa State assistant coach hired to replace Gates on April 6, 2022. Mike Policastro: Director of Athletics . As a student at Ohio, Sims served as the head student manager. His CSU Vikings upset the Indiana Hoosiers and the Saint Joseph's Hawks to make the Sweet 16 in the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. He also coached Trenton New Jersey of the I.B.C., Jacksonville of the USBL and was National Director of Scouting for Hoops Global and Director of Player Personnel for Pro Basketball USA. Gates, 42, was in charge of CSU for the past three seasons and . The Cavs and Monsters also have discount ticket deals for students. ), 3 Times (Tourn. So it was no surprise when Missouri hired Gates, signing him to a five-year, $16 million deal. Records vs. Ohio schools as of the end of the 20152016 school year. Parker often started at point guard. Coaches. [22] He continued recruiting from those areas in his second stint with Iowa State. Conference tournament champion, "Rock Island's Robinson happy to be staying in Ames", "Former Rocky players recall 'priceless' memories of Reid", "Rocky alumni game was a trip down memory lane", "Iowa State basketball sets official visit with guard Anthony Black", "Indian Hills sophomores face game to remember", "ISU assistant to face his alma mater Little Rock", "College Basketball: No. "I am thankful and grateful to be given the opportunity to work for Coach Gates and the rest of the staff at Cleveland State University," said Sims. [18][19][20] In 2013, Robinson moved to the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team, again working under Moser. [6] He was arrested for driving under the influence and having an open container. A 2019-20 Horizon League All-Third Team selection, he ranked fifth in the league in field goal percentage (.464), seventh in rebounds per game (6.4) and blocks per game (0.9), and 13thin points per game (14.5). The success of our student-athletes academically, and on the basketball court, has energized our students, faculty, staff, alumni and CSU fans across Northeast Ohio and beyond. Gates became the 16 th head coach in Cleveland State men's basketball history. Joyce III then joined the staff of Keith Dambrot at Duquesne. "I wanted to hire a diverse and talented staff with an abundance of energy and passion for recruiting and player development. Head Coach 687-4810: [email protected]: Visnu Maharaj: Assistant Coach 687-4810: [email protected]: Carl Contrascier: Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach 687-4804: [email protected] During the 2018-2019 season, he helped lead the school to a conference championship and its first trip to the NJCAA national tournament in 30 years. [32][33], Dainyal Robinson's older brother David also played basketball for Rock Island High School, at Indian Hills, then later for the Quad City Thunder. Fans can show their support for Cleveland State basketball by joining the Viking Fund, renewing season tickets or purchasing season tickets for the Vikings' upcoming 2019-20 campaign. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. NCAA Tournament: 1 Year (0-1), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships More info Enaruna played two years at Kansas and the last two seasons at Iowa State. In 2002, the Bears reached the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Middleton is a muscular 6-foot-6 inside player who redshirted last season. . 45), senior Phil Cofer (No. The nine wins also marked the program's longest winning streak since winning 12 consecutive games in the 2010-11 season. Robinson will face a major rebuilding job at CSU, where the top seven scorers have all departed. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. The Vikings have hired Iowa State assistant Daniyal Robinson to become the new men's basketball head coach. Do you have a blog? And I will tell you this, Ramar has been under-recruited. Most importantly, I wanted to surround our student-athletes with men of great character and integrity.". Cleveland State has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament twice, having a combined record of 12. Cleveland State has begun the search for a new head coach, with current assistant coach Dru Joyce III rumored to be the front runner. Cleveland State Coach Dennis Gates won the Horizon League title in his second season at the school. During his coaching career, Gates has served on coaching staffs that made 10 postseason appearances.