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General Information
Cleveland State Community College is a two-year junior college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, a city with a population of approximately forty thousand.
Cleveland State was established in 1967, and now has a student population of thirty-five hundred. Cleveland State serves a five county area in Southeast Tennessee which includes Bradley, Meigs, Polk, Monroe and McMinn.
Cleveland State offers three Associate Degrees in over twenty fields of study, along with transfer programs and pre-professional programs.
Cleveland State is a state supported institution that provides services at a reasonable price. Scholarships are available. To inquire, contact the Financial Aid Office.
Basketball History
Cleveland State Basketball has more than a 30-year history. Since 1968, Cleveland State has been represented by over four hundred young men who have worn the Cougar uniform. The program has seen a significant amount of success, with many student athletes using Cleveland State as a vehicle to further their education and continue participation in athletics. Many continue their athletic and academic careers by transferring to four-year schools.
Highlights in the history of Cleveland State Basketball include Division Championships in 1985 and 1998, a State Championship in 1971, and a Region VII Championship and NJCAA tournament bid in 1989.
Cleveland State is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association and the Tennessee Junior Community College Athletic Association.
Basketball Quick Facts
LOCATION: Cleveland, Tennessee
ENROLLMENT: 3500
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 3570
Cleveland, TN 37320-3570
HEAD COACH: Lee Cigliano - 13th year
PHONE NUMBERS: (423) 614-8706 Office
1-800-604-2722 (Tennessee Only)
(423) 614-8725 (Fax)
NATIONAL AFFILIATION: National Junior College Athletic Association
CONFERENCE: Tennessee Junior Community College Athletic Association
ARENA: L. Quentin Lane Gymnasium
Head Basketball Coach
In 2008-2009 Lee Cigliano will begin his 13th season as Head Coach of the Cleveland State Basketball program. Cigliano has built a competitive program on a consistent basis since he took over in July of 1996. Two major highlights during Cigliano’s tenure came in 1998 when the Cougars won the school’s second ever TJCCAA Eastern Division Championship in only Cigliano’s second year as Head Coach and in 2007 when the team finished as as runner up in the TJCCAA Region 7 Tournaments. During Cigliano’s first five years when qualifying for the Region 7 Tournament required schools to finish in the top four of each division, Cleveland State qualified three times by finishing in the top three. To appreciate this further one must consider the fact that Cleveland State did not finish in the top three of their division in the previous eight seasons.
In 2003-2004 Cigliano led Cleveland State to the most wins since the 1987-1988 season by finishing with a 22-10 record. Cigliano’s teams have finished in the upper half of the TJCCAA East Division six out of the twelve years of his tenure. Cigliano has coached two All Americans, Demetrius Morgan and Mykail Vibbert as well as four Academic All-Americans, Josh Sullivan, Jonathan Martin, Travis Lee, and Mykail Vibbert
Cigliano has had numerous players transfer to four-year institutions with over fifty percent of his players, who completed two years, moving on to four-year colleges or universities. Coach Cigliano now has the longest tenure of any coach in school history, moving past Joe Crabtree, the school’s first coach.
Cleveland State Basketball Coaches
1968 - 1976 Joe Crabtree
1976 - 1980 Tom Losh
1980 - 1984 Charlie Cogdill
1984 - 1987 Dan Trotter
1987 - 1991 Roby Phillips
1991 - 1995 L.J. Kilby
1995 - 1996 Kyle Turnham
1996 - Present Lee Cigliano
Cigliano’s Record at Cleveland State
Conference Overall
1996 - 97 0 – 10 8 – 20 Sixth in TJCAA East Division
1997 – 98 8 – 2 15 – 12 TJCCAA East Division Champions
1998 – 99 5 – 5 17 – 9 Third in TJCCAA East Division
1999 – 00 3 – 7 8 – 19 Sixth in TJCCAA East Division
2000 – 01 5 – 5 14 – 16 Third in TJCCAA East Division
2001 – 02 8 – 8 19 – 11 Fourth in TJCCAA East Division
2002 – 03 7 – 9 14 – 13 Third in TJCCAA East Division
2003 – 04 9 – 7 22 – 10 Third in TJCCAA East Division
2004 – 05 6 – 10 12 – 13 Fourth in TJCCAA East Division
2005 – 06 3 – 19 4 – 27 Eleventh in TJCCAA East Division
2006 – 07 9 – 7 19 – 11 Third in TJCCAA East Division and
Region 7 and TJCCAA Tournament Runner-Up
2007 – 08 8 – 8 16 – 14 Fourth in TJCCAA East Division and Region 7 and TJCCAA Semi- Finalist
OVERALL 71 – 97 168 – 174
Tennessee Junior Community College
Athletic Association
Chattanooga State Community College
Cleveland State Community College
Columbia State Community College
Dyersburg State Community College
Jackson State Community College
Motlow State Community College
Roane State Community College
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Volunteer State Community College
Walters State Community College
REGION VII TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY
ALL - AMERICANS
Jon Miller 1984
Demetrius Morgan 1999
Mykail Vibbert 2007
Academic All – Americans
Josh Sullivan 2003
Jonathan Martin 2003
Travis Lee 2004
Mykail Vibbert 2007
All - Conference Cougars Since 1996
All - Eastern Division All - TJCCAA 1998 1998
Shey Spears Guard Demetrius Morgan Forward
Jesse Cole Forward
Demetrius Morgan Forward
1999 1999
Demetrius Morgan Forward Demetrius Morgan Forward
2000
Thomas Gouge Guard
2001 2001
Dale Evans Guard Dale Evans Guard
2002 2002
Josh Sullivan Guard Josh Sullivan Guard
2003 2003
Josh Sullivan Guard Josh Sullivan Guard
Jonathan Martin Forward Jonathan Martin Forward
2004 2004
Javon Randolph Guard Kierren Lovick Forward
Kierren Lovick Forward
2005 2005
Benitez James Guard Benitez James Guard
2006 2006
Thomas Douglas Guard Thomas Douglas Guard
2007 2007
Mykail Vibbert Forward Mykail Vibbert Forward
Ernest Saunders Guard
2008 2008
Tray Okoth Tray Okoth
All - Conference Cougars
Since 1996 (Continued)
All-Region VII
1998 Demetrius Morgan Forward
1999 Demetrius Morgan Forward
2001 Dale Evans Guard
2002 Josh Sullivan Guard
2003 Josh Sullivan Guard
2004 Kierren Lovick Forward
2006 Thomas Douglas Guard
2007 Mykail Vibbert Forward
2008 Tray Okoth Guard
Cougars Moving on to Four Year Schools since 1997
1997
Chris Baumgartner University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
Dashaun Cureton South Carolina State
1998
Shey Spears Athens State University
1999
Nate Davis Campbellsville University/TN Wesleyan
Jesse Cole Bluefield College
Demetrius Morgan Lee University
2000
Frank Walker Lee University
2001
Dale Evans Bluefield College
Jard Shoemake Virginia Intermont College
2002
Jon Harris Milligan College
2003
Josh Sullivan West Florida University
Jonathan Martin Carson Newman College
Scott Ferguson Milligan College
Marc Reece Southern Polytechnical College
Charles Phillips Berea College
2004
Kierren Lovick Lee University
2005
Jerome Carmichael Tennessee Wesleyan College
Quinton Marion Tennessee Wesleyan College
Benitez James University of South Carolina - Aiken
Rayco Currie Lane College
2006
Thomas Douglas Cumberland University (TN)
2007
Mykail Vibbert Glennville State University (WV)
2008
J.J. Hines
Union College (KY)
Ernest Saunders
Milligan College
Tray Okoth
Carson Newman College
