March 19, 2021: In his first two seasons on the job as the head basketball coach at Cleveland State University, Dennis Gates has already been named Horizon League Coach of the Year twice.
The 41-year-old was hired in July of 2019 and already has all of Cleveland feeling the madness as his Vikings get set for the 2021 NCAA Men's Division Basketball Tournament.
Gates is earning national attention for turning around a program that lost 21 or more games in five straight seasons. Underestimated from the start, and with a roster of unknown players, the Vikings went on to top the Horizon League this year.
Another top priority? He’s turned the team GPA from a 2.3 to a 3.3, driving on-and-off court success. He says his leadership is inspired by another iconic CSU coach. In fact, it’s part of what drew him to the job.
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