2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico State.

2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–26 (1–13 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Farr
  • Matt Raidbard
  • Eddie Denard
Home arenaJones Convocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 2   .857 25 10   .714
New Mexico State 11 3   .786 28 6   .824
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
UMKC 8 6   .571 18 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 17 17   .500
Seattle 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 12   .143 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 6 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Cougars finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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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

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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 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Glens Burns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr West Memphis Christian
Danville Area CC
West Memphis, AR
G 2 Clemmye Owens V 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Rogers
Bethune-Cookman
Toledo, OH
G 5 Anthony Eaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Ballard Louisville, KY
G/F 10 Alex Dubovitsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Marianapolis Prep
Arizona Western College
Moscow, Russia
G 11 Delundre Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Auburn Rockford, IL
G 14 Fred Sims, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So North Lawndale Chicago, IL
G/F 15 Trayvon 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 Joshua Batson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Curie Chicago, IL
F/C 23 Patrick Szpir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Wheeling Wheeling, IL
G 30 Gentry Hunt (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Homewood-Flossmoor
Northeaster JC
Glenwood, IL
G 32 Montana Byrd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mount Carmel Chicago, IL
F 33 Jordan Madrid-Andrews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bishop Machebeuf
Umpqua CC
Denver, CO
G 35 Brian Greene Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Thornton
Florida Gulf Coast
Chicago, IL
F 42 Charles 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 W 83–76 OT 3–4
Western Hall (823)
Macomb, IL
12/10/2016*
8:00 pm
at Bradley L 48–83  3–5
Carver Arena (823)
Peoria, IL
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 43–45  3–6
Chaifetz Arena (4,630)
St. Louis, MO
12/14/2016*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 64–68  3–7
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,723)
Evanston, IL
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul
Las Vegas Classic
L 61–109  3–8
Allstate Arena (4,592)
Rosemont, IL
12/19/2016*
8:35 pm
at Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic
L 46–66  3–9
JQH Arena (3,146)
Springfield, MO
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic Visitors' Bracket semifinals
W 74–65  4–9
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/23/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Troy
Las Vegas Classic Visitors' Bracket championship
L 65–83  4–10
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 61–80  4–11
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,024)
Valparaiso, IN
12/30/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 82–90  4–12
McGuirk Arena (2,450)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/05/2017
7:05 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 64–83  4–13
(0–1)
Jones Convocation Center (833)
Chicago, IL
01/07/2017
2:05 pm
New Mexico State L 62–78  4–14
(0–2)
Jones Convocation Center (1,636)
Chicago, IL
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Utah Valley W 70–61  5–14
(1–2)
UCCU Center (1,467)
Orem, UT
01/14/2017
9:00 pm
at Seattle L 50–65  5–15
(1–3)
KeyArena (1,054)
Seattle, WA
01/18/2017*
7:05 pm
Roosevelt W 77–57  6–15
Jones Convocation Center (1,015)
Chicago, IL
01/21/2017
7:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 77–85 OT 6–16
(1–4)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,308)
Edinburg, TX
01/26/2017
7:05 pm
Cal State Bakersfield L 59–75  6–17
(1–5)
Jones Convocation Center (1,354)
Chicago, IL
01/28/2017
2:05 pm
Grand Canyon L 77–85 2OT 6–18
(1–6)
Jones Convocation Center (1,526)
Chicago, IL
02/04/2017
8:00 pm
at New Mexico State L 51–86  6–19
(1–7)
Pan American Center (5,445)
Las Cruces, NM
02/09/2017
7:05 pm
Seattle L 65–90  6–20
(1–8)
Jones Convocation Center (630)
Chicago, IL
02/11/2017
2:05 pm
Utah Valley L 54–87  6–21
(1–9)
Jones Convocation Center (973)
Chicago, IL
02/18/2017
5:05 pm
at UMKC L 65–84  6–22
(1–10)
Municipal Auditorium (2,061)
Kansas City, MO
02/23/2017
8:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 59–82  6–23
(1–11)
GCU Arena (7,376)
Phoenix, AZ
02/25/2017
9:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 49–69  6–24
(1–12)
Icardo Center (3,213)
Bakersfield, CA
03/04/2017
4:35 pm
UMKC L 82–87  6–25
(1–13)
Jones Convocation Center (884)
Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
03/09/2017
6:30 pm
(7) vs. (2) New Mexico State
Quarterfinals
L 53–67  6–26
Orleans Arena (1,854)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Source[1][2].

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