Chicago State Cougars men's basketball

Chicago State Cougars
Chicago State Cougars
	2021–22 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
University	Chicago State University
Head coach	Gerald Gillion
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Arena	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center ; (Capacity: 7,000)
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Green and white[1];
Conference tournament champions
	Great West: 2013

The Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represents Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The team currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference and is led by first-year coach Gerald Gillion, who was hired on July 19, 2021.[2] The Cougars play their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. The 2021 Cougars beat the New Mexico State Aggies 61-59 at the last second for probably the biggest win in program history. The Cougars have never beaten a ranked team.

The 2012–13 Cougars won the Great West Conference Tournament championship to earn an automatic bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[3]

Conference affiliations

1966–67 to 1983–84 – NAIA Independent
1984–85 to 1992–93 – NCAA Division I Independent
1993–94 – East Coast Conference
1994–95 to 2005–06 – Mid-Continent Conference
2006–07 to 2008–09 – NCAA Division I Independent
2009–10 to 2012–13 – Great West Conference
2013–14 to 2021–22 – Western Athletic Conference
2022–23 to Future – NCAA Division I Independent

Postseason tournaments

NAIA Tournament results

The Cougars have appeared in three NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 5–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	First Round	Bethany Nazarene	L 63–69
1983	First Round Second Round	Tri-State West Virginia Wesleyan	W 76–65 L 70–87
1984	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Franklin Pierce Kearney State Chaminade Fort Hays State Westmont	W 79–62 W 105–104 ^2OT W 68–66 L 84–86 ^OT W 86–82 ^OT

CIT results

The Cougars have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First Round	UIC	L 69–80

Notable players

Deji Akindele
Clarke Rosenberg (born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League

· Glen Burns

References

Chicago State University Brand Style Guide (PDF). September 1, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
"Chicago State Names Gerald Gillion Head Men's Basketball Coach". Chicago State Men's Basketball. Chicago State Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
"Chicago State men's basketball ends 40-game Division I skid and hopes to begin a climb upward". Medill Reports Chicago. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

External links

Official website

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[1] Chicago State University Brand Style Guide (PDF). September 1, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

[2] "Chicago State Names Gerald Gillion Head Men's Basketball Coach". Chicago State Men's Basketball. Chicago State Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[3] "Chicago State men's basketball ends 40-game Division I skid and hopes to begin a climb upward". Medill Reports Chicago. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Dickens Athletic Center (1971–2007) Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (2007–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

Western Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats California Baptist Lancers Chicago State Cougars (leaving in 2022) Dixie State Trailblazers (becoming Utah Tech Trailblazers in July 2022) Grand Canyon Antelopes Lamar Cardinals (leaving in 2023) New Mexico State Aggies (leaving in 2023) Sam Houston Bearkats (leaving in 2023) Seattle Redhawks Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Tarleton Texans Utah Valley Wolverines UTRGV Vaqueros
Future teams	Incarnate Word Cardinals Southern Utah Thunderbirds UT Arlington Mavericks (all joining in 2022)
Championships & awards	WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22