The 2025–26 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Rob Summers, played their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.
Previous season The Vikings finished the 2024–25 season 23–13, 14–6 in Horizon League play, to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Northern Kentucky, before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Youngstown State in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament. They received an invitation to the CBI, where they would defeat Queens and Florida Gulf Coast, before falling to Illinois State in the championship game.
On March 30, 2025, it was announced that head coach Daniyal Robinson would be leaving the program, in order to take the head coaching position at North Texas. On April 9, the school announced that they would be hiring Missouri assistant coach Rob Summers as the team's next head coach.
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the Horizon League released their preseason poll. Cleveland State was picked to finish eighth in the conference, while receiving two first-place votes. No players were named to the preseason All-Horizon League First or Second Teams.
Preseason rankings + Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll Rank Team Points 1 428 (24) 2 384 (7) 3 364 (2) 4 345 (8) 5 287 (1) 6 274 7 221 8 217 (2) 9 176 10 115 11 93
Roster
Schedule and results
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