J'Nathan Bullock News

For the past two months, we've learned very little about the Horizon League teams.

Cleveland State men's basketball coach Gary Waters spent part of Wednesday afternoon talking to Norris Cole, his star guard.

Flint native J'Nathan Bullock helped the Cleveland State basketball team to a nice tourney run last year.

Despite losing three starters, Head Coach Gary Waters will hope to build on last year's campaign which saw the Cleveland State Vikings win the Horizon League Tournament and beat Wake Forest in the NCAA tournament before bowing out to Arizona in the second round.

35 Former Cleveland State men's basketball players J'Nathan Bullock and Cedric Jackson will each get an opportunity to play professionally this winter in the NBA Development League after each had their rights claimed this week.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: PG Lance James was a third-team JUCO All-American at Aiken Tech after averaging 23.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 3.2 steals, but he has big shoes to fill replacing Cedric Jackson .

The Jets have signed undrafted free agent linebacker Joshua Mauga and free agent punter Kenneth Parrish, and re-signed wide receiver Huey Whittaker.

Some 23 years later, Cleveland State still has a knack for first-round shockers in the NCAA tournament.

Some 23 years later, Cleveland State still has a knack for first-round shockers in the NCAA tournament.

Some 23 years later, Cleveland State still has a knack for first-round shockers in the NCAA tournament.