EXHIBITION GAME
vs. Ohio Valley | Tuesday, Oct. 30 | 7:00 p.m.
Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio
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GAME PREVIEW:

• The Vikings open the 2018-19 season by hosting Ohio Valley for an exhibition game Tuesday (Oct. 30) at 7:00 p.m. in the Wolstein Center. It will be CSU's lone exhibition game of the preseason.
• Head coach Dennis Felton begins his second season at the helm for CSU.
• Felton is four wins shy of 200 for his career entering his 13th season as a collegiate coach.
• Cleveland State advanced to the Horizon League Tournament championship game last season for the first time since 2009.
• CSU returns two starters from last season—Tyree Appleby and Stefan Kenic—and two others who saw significant playing time last season for the Vikings—Dontel Highsmith and Kasheem Thomas.
• Appleby, who averaged 11.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game, was named Preseason All-League First Team.
• Appleby was named to the League's All-Freshman Team and All-Tournament Team in 2017-18 and finished among the top five totals by a CSU freshman in the following categories: free throws made (106), free throws attempted (148), games played (34), assists (135), steals (44), minutes (874) and points (400).
• Kenic scored 333 points last season, one of the top 10 totals by a CSU freshman.
• Cleveland State had six seniors last season and has six freshmen on its roster this season. CSU also welcomes one junior college transfer and one four-year transfer, the latter of which will have to redshirt per NCAA rules.
• The Vikings took a foreign trip to Italy in August where the team played three games against local teams.
• The Vikings set a single season school record for three-pointers made (294) and threes attempted (863) in 2017-18, breaking the old records of 247 makes and 709 attempts.
• CSU tied the single game school record of 14 three pointers made in four different games last year. The Vikings also hit a three in every game last season, extending their streak of consecutive games with a three-pointer to 632.
• After going 2-5 in its first seven one-possession games last season, Cleveland State won its final six games of the season that were decided by one possession or went to overtime, including two in the Horizon League Tournament.
• CSU opens the regular season Nov. 6 at Davidson, the defending Atlantic 10 champions.
• The Vikings' home opener will be Saturday, Nov. 10, against Kent State as CSU hosts the Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer doubleheader for the first time.
• Akron will play Youngstown State in the opening game of the doubleheader at 4:30 p.m.