2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 0–9 (0–0 WAC) |
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Home arena | Jones Convocation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California Baptist* | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarleton State* | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dixie State* | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 WAC tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Lance Irvin. They played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 0–9, 0–0 in WAC play before suspending the season due to COVID-19 and an insufficient number of players.
Previous season
[edit]The 2019–20 Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 4–25, 0–14 in WAC play to finish in last place. They were set to be the eighth overall seed in the WAC tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Leondre Townsen | 2 | G | 6'5" | 160 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois | Left program |
Amir Gholizadeh | 10 | F | 6'6" | 195 | Freshman | Toronto, Ontario | Transferred to Tallahassee CC |
Christian Jacob | 13 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Gary, Indiana | Graduated |
Noah Bigirumwami | 15 | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS-Junior | Santa Clarita, California | Left program |
Jace Colley | 23 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Preston, Nova Scotia | Left program |
Eugene Witherspoon | 32 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated |
Transfers
[edit]- Levelle Ziegler - East LA College
- Isaiah Simpson - Santa Monica College
- Aaris-Monte Bonds - Southeastern CC
- Coreyoun Rushin - Idaho State
- Jordan Polynice - East LA College
2020 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Lou Demuth C |
Luxembourg City, LUX | BBC Gréngewald Hueschtert | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | May 27, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Preseason
[edit]WAC media poll
[edit]The WAC men's basketball media poll was released on October 27, 2020. Chicago State was picked to finish ninth.[1]
WAC Preseason Poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | |
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1 | New Mexico State (8) | |
2 | Grand Canyon (1) | |
3 | UTRGV | |
4 | California Baptist | |
5 | Seattle U | |
6 | Tarleton State | |
7 | Utah Valley | |
8 | Dixie State | |
9 | Chicago State |
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m. |
vs. Ohio Illinois Multi–team Event |
L 61–84 | 0–1 |
11 – I. Lewis | 7 – Bonds | 3 – Bonds | State Farm Center (132) Champaign, IL | ||||
Nov 26, 2020* 11:00 a.m., BTN |
at No. 8 Illinois Illinois Multi–team Event |
L 38–97 | 0–2 |
10 – Johnson | 2 – Marble | 4 – I. Lewis | State Farm Center (143) Champaign, IL | ||||
Nov 27, 2020* 3:00 p.m. |
vs. North Carolina A&T Illinois Multi–team Event |
L 44–74 | 0–3 |
12 – Tied | 8 – Davis | 4 – Johnson | State Farm Center (155) Champaign, IL | ||||
Dec 3, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Eastern Illinois | L 56–78 | 0–4 |
11 – Tied | 8 – Bonds | 3 – Bonds | Lantz Arena (0) Charleston, IL | ||||
Dec 5, 2020* 4:00 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | L 66–111 | 0–5 |
18 – Zeigler | 4 – Tied | 6 – Johnson | Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL | ||||
Dec 9, 2020* 2:00 p.m., NBCSCHI |
at Loyola Chicago | L 51–88 | 0–6 |
12 – Zeigler | 6 – Davis | 3 – Johnson | Gentile Arena (0) Chicago, IL | ||||
Dec 15, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Illinois State | L 62–91 | 0–7 |
22 – Johnson | 12 – Davis | 2 – Tied | Redbird Arena (0) Normal, IL | ||||
Dec 18, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Northern Illinois | L 54–64 | 0–8 |
23 – Johnson | 8 – Rushin | 4 – Zeigler | Convocation Center (0) DeKalb, IL | ||||
Dec 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Drake | L 67–111 | 0–9 |
18 – Zeigler | 9 – Rushin | 3 – Marble | Knapp Center (331) Des Moines, IA | ||||
Dec 22, 2020* 12:00 p.m., B12N |
at Iowa State | Canceled due to insufficient number of available players | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||||
WAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., WACDN |
UTRGV | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
Jan 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., WACDN |
UTRGV | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
Jan 15, 2021 8:00 p.m., WACDN |
at Grand Canyon | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||
Jan 16, 2021 5:00 p.m., WACDN |
at Grand Canyon | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||
Jan 22, 2021 1:00 p.m., WACDN |
California Baptist | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
Jan 23, 2021 12:00 p.m., WACDN |
California Baptist | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
Jan 29, 2021 8:00 p.m., WACDN |
at Seattle | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA | ||||||||
Jan 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., WACDN |
at Seattle | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA | ||||||||
Feb 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., WACDN |
Utah Valley | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
Feb 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., WACDN |
Utah Valley | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
Feb 12, 2021 1:00 p.m., WACDN |
at Tarleton State | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
Feb 13, 2021 1:00 p.m., WACDN |
at Tarleton State | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
Feb 26, 2021 2:00 p.m., WACDN |
Dixie State | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
Feb 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., WACDN |
Dixie State | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
Mar 5, 2021 WACDN |
vs. New Mexico State | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Eastwood High School Gymnasium El Paso, TX | ||||||||
Mar 6, 2021 WACDN |
vs. New Mexico State | Season suspended due to COVID-19 | Eastwood High School Gymnasium El Paso, TX | ||||||||
Source[2]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
[edit]- ^ "WAC Coaches Select NM State, Aggies' Rice as Preseason Favorites". WACSports.com. October 27, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2021.