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 Quick Facts

LOCATION: Cleveland, Tennessee
ENROLLMENT: 3500
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 3570
Cleveland, TN 37320-3570
HEAD COACH: Lee Cigliano - 10th 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

Lee Cigliano

In 2005-2006 Lee Cigliano will begin his 10th 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. The highlight 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. 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 five out of the nine years of his tenure. Cigliano has coached one All American, Demetrius Morgan, and three Academic All-Americans, Josh Sullivan, Jonathan Martin, and Travis Lee.
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
OVERALL 51 – 63 129 – 123

Tennessee Junior Community College
Athletic Association

Chattanooga State Community College
Cleveland State Community College
Columbia State Community College
Dyersburg State Community College
Hiwassee College
Jackson State Community College
Motlow State Community College
Roane State Community College
Saint Catharine 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

Academic All – Americans

Josh Sullivan 2003
Jonathan Martin 2003
Travis Lee 2004

All - Conference Cougars Since 1996

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

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