2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2015–16 record 4–22 (0–9 WAC)
Head coach Tracy Dildy (6th year)
Assistant coach James Farr
Assistant coach Sean Pryor
Assistant coach Matt Raidbard
Home arena Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 8 1   .889     16 8   .667
Grand Canyon* 7 2   .778     20 4   .833
Cal State Bakersfield 7 2   .778     17 7   .708
Seattle 6 3   .667     12 11   .522
Utah Valley 4 5   .444     10 14   .417
UMKC 2 7   .222     9 15   .375
UT Rio Grande Valley 2 7   .222     6 18   .250
Chicago State 0 9   .000     4 22   .154
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2016; 

The 2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represents Chicago State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by sixth 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 8–24, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Seattle.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sean Hill 0 G 6'2" 180 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Joshua Meier 1 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Justice, IL Transferred to Kirkwood Community College
Anthony Glover 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Toledo, OH Transferred to Indiana (PA)
Johnny Griffin 3 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Ford Heights, IL Transferred
Kurt Karis 10 G 6'1" 190 Sophomore Northbrook, IL Transferred to USC
Rahjan Muhammad 14 G 6'0" 190 Senior Bolingbrook, IL Graduated
Elijah Robertson 15 G/F 6'5" 185 Freshman Bolingbrook, IL Walk-on; didn't return
Aaron Williams 23 F 6'6" 205 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Sharieff Medlock 25 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Florida State College
Clarke Rosenberg 35 G 6'4" 195 Senior Skokie, IL Graduated
Michael Johnson 42 F 6'8" 230 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Jesse Tesmer 45 F 6'8" 225 Junior Greencastle, IN Transferred to Illinois-Springfield

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Clemmye Owens 2 G 6'1" 185 Junior Toledo, OH Transferred from Bethune-Cookman. Under NCAA transfer rules, Owens will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elliott Cole
PG
Westchester, IL Gulf Coast Community College 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Mar 24, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Jordan Madrid-Andrews
PF
Denver, CO Umpqua Community College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Mar 24, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
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

2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Adekoya, JawadJawad Adekoya 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Andrew
Kankakee CC
Tinley Park, IL
G 1 Woods, KieranKieran Woods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Crane
Lamar State College–Port Arthur
Chicago, IL
G 2 Owens V, ClemmyeClemmye Owens V (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rogers
Bethune-Cookman
Toledo, OH
G 3 Cole, ElliotElliot Cole 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Powerhouse
Gulf Coast State College
Chicago, IL
G 5 Eaves, AnthonyAnthony Eaves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Fr Ballard Louisville, KY
G 10 Sims, Jr., FredFred Sims, Jr. (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr North Lawndale Chicago, IL
G/F 11 Dimakos, JaredJared Dimakos 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Lake Forest Academy
Triton College
Lincolnshire, IL
G 14 Dixon, DelundreDelundre Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Auburn Rockford, IL
G/F 15 Palmer, TrayvonTrayvon Palmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr 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) Jr Curie Chicago, IL
G 30 Hunt, GentryGentry Hunt (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Homewood-Flossmoor
Northeaster JC=
Glenwood, IL
G 32 Byrd, MontanaMontana Byrd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mount Carmel Chicago, IL
F 33 Madrid-Andrews, JordanJordan Madrid-Andrews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Bishop Machebeuf
Umpqua CC
Denver, CO
F 35 Friend, DevonDevon Friend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bolingbrook
State College of Florida
Joliet, IL
C 44 Davis, QuronQuron Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Simeon 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
11/13/2015*
7:05 PM
Illinois Tech W 137–59  1–0
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (510)
Chicago, IL
11/16/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at #7 Iowa State
Emerald Coast Classic
L 64–106  1–1
Hilton Coliseum (14,111)
Ames, IA
11/18/2015*
7:05 PM
IU–Northwest W 105–64  2–1
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (393)
Chicago, IL
11/21/2015*
7:05 PM
Trinity International W 81–70  3–1
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (315)
Chicago, IL
11/23/2015*
7:00 PM, BTN
at Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic
L 79–82  3–2
Prairie Capital Convention Center (5,023)
Springfield, IL
11/27/2015*
1:30 PM
vs. Jacksonville State
Emerald Coast Classic
L 65–68  3–3
Northwest Florida State College (250)
Niceville, FL
11/28/2015*
10:30 AM
vs. Alabama State
Emerald Coast Classic
L 64–66  3–4
Northwest Florida State College (250)
Niceville, FL
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
at Northern Illinois L 58–80  3–5
Convocation Center (1,047)
DeKalb, IL
12/05/2015*
1:00 PM, FS1
at DePaul L 72–96  3–6
Allstate Arena (5,215)
Rosemont, IL
12/11/2015*
7:05 PM, WAC DN
Valparaiso L 53–71  3–7
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,733)
Chicago, IL
12/13/2015*
6:00 PM, BTN
at Northwestern L 35–77  3–8
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,621)
Evanston, IL
12/16/2015*
7:00 PM, BTN
at Minnesota L 52–70  3–9
Williams Arena (10,175)
Minneapolis, MN
12/19/2015*
4:35 PM, WAC DN
Western Illinois W 77–70  4–9
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,788)
Chicago, IL
12/21/2015*
6:00 PM, FS1
at Marquette L 74–91  4–10
BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,937)
Milwaukee, WI
12/28/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Oakland L 93–101  4–11
Athletics Center O'rena (2,016)
Rochester, MI
12/31/2015*
1:00 PM
at Ball State L 48–73  4–12
John E. Worthen Arena (2,251)
Muncie, IN
01/09/2016
2:05 PM
Seattle L 50–66  4–13
(0–1)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (560)
Chicago, IL
01/11/2016
2:05 PM
Cal State Bakersfield L 56–67  4–14
(0–2)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (450)
Chicago, IL
01/14/2016
7:00 PM, WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 72–82  4–15
(0–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,211)
Edinburg, VA
01/16/2016
8:00 PM
at New Mexico State L 62–80  4–16
(0–4)
Pan American Center (4,301)
Las Cruces, NM
01/19/2016*
7:05 PM, WAC DN
Green Bay L 66-99  5–17
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,032)
Chicago, IL
01/21/2016
7:05 PM, WAC DN
Grand Canyon L 65–90  4–18
(0–5)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,783)
Chicago, IL
01/23/2016
2:05 PM
Utah Valley L 76–82  4–19
(0–6)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (957)
Chicago, IL
01/30/2016
2:00 PM, WAC DN
at UMKC L 64–78  4–20
(0–7)
Municipal Auditorium (1,526)
Kansas City, MO
02/04/2016
9:00 PM, ASN
at Seattle L 56–59  4–21
(0–8)
KeyArena (1,527)
Seattle, WA
02/06/2016
9:00 PM, WAC DN
at Cal State Bakersfield L 48–71  4–22
(0–9)
Icardo Center (1,901)
Bakersfield, CA
02/13/2016
7:05 PM
New Mexico State   
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, IL
02/18/2016
at Utah Valley   
UCCU Center
Orem, UT
02/20/2016
9:00 PM
at Grand Canyon   
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
02/27/2016
2:05 PM
Texas–Rio Grande Valley   
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, IL
03/05/2016
2:05 PM
UMKC   
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, IL
WAC Tournament
03/10–12/2016
, WAC DN
vs.    
Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. "2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. 2015.
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