2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 2–4 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach Tracy Dildy (7th year)
Assistant coach James Farr
Assistant coach Matt Raidbard
Assistant coach Eddie Denard
Home arena Jones Convocation Center
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 0 0       4 1   .800
New Mexico State 0 0       5 2   .714
UMKC 0 0       5 2   .714
Cal State Bakersfield 0 0       4 3   .571
Grand Canyon* 0 0       3 3   .500
Chicago State 0 0       2 3   .400
Seattle 0 0       2 4   .333
UT Rio Grande Valley 0 0       2 6   .250
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represents Chicago State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh year head coach Tracy Dildy, play their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center and are members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the season 4–28, 0–14 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Cal State Bakersfield.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jawad Adekoya 0 G/F 6'6" 190 Senior Tinley Park, IL Graduated
Kieran Woods 1 G 6'2" 185 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Elliot Cole 3 G 5'11" 170 Junior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to College of Charleston
Jared Dimakos 11 G/F 6'5" 205 RS Senior Lincolnshire, IL Graduated
Devon Friend 35 F 6'6" 220 Senior Joliet, IL Graduated
Quron Davis 44 C 6'10" 235 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Glen Burns 0 G 6'3" 190 Junior West Memphis, AR Junior college transferred from Danville Area CC
Deionte Simmons 3 C 6'8" 230 Junior Detroit, MI Junior college transferred from Danville Area CC
Alex Dubovitsky 10 F 6'6" 208 Junior Moscow, Russia Junior college transferred from Arizona Western College
Brian Greene, Jr. 35 G 6'3" 210 RS Senior Chicago, IL Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast. Will be eligible to play immediately since Greene, Jr. graduated from Florida Gulf Coast.

2016 incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick Szpir
PF
Wheeling, IL Wheeling High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Feb 23, 2016 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Burns, GlensGlens Burns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr West Memphis Christian
Danville Area CC
West Memphis, AR
G 2 Owens V, ClemmyeClemmye Owens V 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Rogers
Bethune-Cookman
Toledo, OH
G 5 Eaves, AnthonyAnthony Eaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Ballard Louisville, KY
G/F 10 Dubovitsky, AlexAlex Dubovitsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Marianapolis Prep
Arizona Western College
Moscow, Russia
G 11 Dixon, DelundreDelundre Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Auburn Rockford, IL
G 14 Sims, Jr., FredFred Sims, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So North Lawndale Chicago, IL
G/F 15 Palmer, TrayvonTrayvon Palmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brown Deer
North Dakota State College of Science
Milwaukee, WI
G 21 Batson, JoshuaJoshua Batson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Curie Chicago, IL
F/C 23 Szpir, PatrickPatrick Szpir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Wheeling Wheeling, IL
G 30 Hunt, GentryGentry Hunt (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Homewood-Flossmoor
Northeaster JC
Glenwood, IL
G 32 Byrd, MontanaMontana Byrd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mount Carmel Chicago, IL
F 33 Madrid-Andrews, JordanJordan Madrid-Andrews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bishop Machebeuf
Umpqua CC
Denver, CO
G 35 Greene Jr., BrianBrian Greene Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Thornton
Florida Gulf Coast
Chicago, IL
F 42 Dent, CharlesCharles Dent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Jr Chicago Military Academy Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season

11/12/2016*
4:05 PM
Illinois Tech W 97–89  1–0
Jones Convocation Center (1,065)
Chicago, IL

11/17/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at No. 9 Wisconsin L 51–69  1–1
Kohl Center (17,278)
Madison, WI

11/19/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Oakland L 79–107  1–2
Athletics Center O'rena (2,301)
Rochester, MI

11/22/2016*
7:05 PM
East–West W 103–75  2–2
Jones Convocation Center (550)
Chicago, IL

11/26/2016*
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at Notre Dame L 60–91  2–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,804)
South Bend, IN

11/30/2016*
7:00 PM
at UIC L 58–74  2–4
UIC Pavilion (3,718)
Chicago, IL

12/03/2016*
2:00 PM
at Western Illinois   
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL

12/11/2016*
2:00 PM
at Saint Louis   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

12/14/2016*
6:00 PM, BTN
at Northwestern   
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

12/17/2016*
1:00 PM, FS1
at DePaul
Las Vegas Classic
  
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL

12/19/2016*
8:35 PM
at Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic
  
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

12/22/2016*
2:00 PM
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic semifinals
  
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

12/23/2016*
2:00 PM
or 4:30 PM
vs. Troy
or Cornell

Las Vegas Classic
  
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

12/28/2016*
7:00 PM
at Valparaiso   
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN

12/30/2016*
5:30 PM, ESPN3
at Central Michigan   
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI

01/05/2017
7:05 PM
Texas–Rio Grande Valley   
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL

01/07/2017
2:05 PM
New Mexico State   
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL

01/12/2017
8:00 PM
at Utah Valley   
UCCU Center 
Orem, UT

01/14/2017
9:00 PM
at Seattle   
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA

01/18/2017*
7:05 PM
Roosevelt   
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL

01/21/2017
7:00 PM
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley   
UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX

01/26/2017
7:05 PM
Cal State Bakersfield   
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL

01/28/2017
2:05 PM
Grand Canyon   
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL

02/04/2017
8:00 PM
at New Mexico State   
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM

02/09/2017
7:05 PM
Seattle   
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL

02/11/2017
2:05 PM
Utah Valley   
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL

02/18/2017
5:05 PM
at UMKC   
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO

02/23/2017
8:00 PM
at Grand Canyon   
GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ

02/25/2017
9:00 PM
at Cal State Bakersfield   
Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA

03/04/2017
4:35 PM
UMKC   
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
WAC Tournament

03/09–11/2017
vs.    
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. "2016–17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. 2016.
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