2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team were led by first-year head coach Lance Irvin. Their home games were held on campus at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. The Cougars are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 0–16 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to New Mexico State.

2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record3–29 (0–16 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodell Davis
  • Brett Putz
Home arenaJones Convocation Center
2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State †15–1 .938  30–5  .857
Utah Valley12–4 .750  25–10  .714
Grand Canyon10–6 .625  20–14  .588
UTRGV9–7 .563  20–17  .541
California Baptist*7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Cal State Bakersfield7–9 .438  18–16  .529
Seattle6–10 .375  18–15  .545
UMKC6–10 .375  11–21  .344
Chicago State0–16 .000  3–29  .094
*Ineligible for WAC Tournament (reclassification from Division II)
† 2019 WAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 season 3–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to New Mexico State.[1]

The Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I at –22.7 points, despite winning two games by over 40 points.[2]

After the season, Chicago State fired head coach Tracy Dildy during the week of March 5, 2018, although it was not officially announced until a week later.[3] After a nearly a five-month search, Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, was named the new head coach of the Cougars on August 7.[4]

Roster
2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Ken Odiase 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Glenwood, Illinois
G 1 Rob Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
G 2 Delshon Strickland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 3 Travon Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Miles Oliver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr San Bernardino, California
G 5 Jordan Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS So Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 10 Anthony Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana
G 11 Delundre Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Rockford, Illinois
F 13 Christian Jacob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Gary, Indiana
C 15 Noah Bigirumwami 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Santa Clara, California
F 21 Cameron Bowles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 22 Michael Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS So Chicago, Illinois
F/C 23 Patrick Szpir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Wheeling, Illinois
F 32 Eugene Witherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Rodell Davis (Iowa)
  • Brett Putz (St. Cloud State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2018

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
5:30 pm, BTN		 at Indiana L 55–104  0–1
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Nov 8, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Notre Dame L 62–89  0–2
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,684)
South Bend, IN
Nov 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Central Michigan L 60–101  0–3
 McGuirk Arena (2,110)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Illinois State
Cayman Islands Classic campus game		 L 71–75  0–4
 Redbird Arena (4,320)
Normal, IL
Nov 16, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Akron
Cayman Islands Classic campus game		 L 46–87  0–5
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,285)
Akron, OH
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at East Tennessee State
Cayman Islands Classic regional semifinals		 L 61–86  0–6
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,325)
Johnson City, TN
Nov 20, 2018*
3:00 pm		 vs. Jackson State
Cayman Islands Classic regional		 L 68–81  0–7
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (329)
Johnson City, TN
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley L 70–86  0–8
 Carver Arena (4,952)
Peoria, IL
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm		 East–West W 90–67  1–8
 Jones Convocation Center (450)
Chicago, IL
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Eastern Illinois W 80–72  2–8
 Jones Convocation Center (550)
Chicago, IL
Dec 6, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Trinity Christian W 84–82  3–8
 Jones Convocation Center (350)
Chicago, IL
Dec 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1		 at DePaul L 70–104  3–9
 Wintrust Arena (3,729)
Chicago, IL
Dec 17, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Northwestern L 46–88  3–10
 Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,954)
Evanston, IL
Dec 20, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Western Illinois L 52–81  3–11
 Western Hall (352)
Macomb, IL
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Illinois L 59–100  3–12
 Convocation Center (765)
DeKalb, IL
WAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm		 at UMKC L 72–80  3–13
(0–1)		 Swinney Recreation Center (894)
Kansas City, MO
Jan 12, 2018
2:00 pm		 California Baptist L 75–77  3–14
(0–2)		 Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
Jan 17, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Grand Canyon L 46–80  3–15
(0–3)		 GCU Arena (7,113)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan 19, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 73–86  3–16
(0–4)		 Icardo Center (2,544)
Bakersfield, CA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm		 Seattle L 47–75  3–17
(0–5)		 Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
Jan 26, 2018
2:00 pm		 Utah Valley L 60–74  3–18
(0–6)		 Jones Convocation Center (400)
Chicago, IL
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 46–77  3–19
(0–7)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,056)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 2, 2019
5:00 pm		 at New Mexico State L 39–83  3–20
(0–8)		 Pan American Center (5,375)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 7, 2019
9:00 pm		 at California Baptist L 44–94  3–21
(0–9)		 CBU Events Center (3,027)
Riverside, CA
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm		 Cal State Bakersfield L 62–75  3–22
(0–10)		 Jones Convocation Center (355)
Chicago, IL
Feb 16, 2018
2:00 pm		 Grand Canyon L 59–90  3–23
(0–11)		 Jones Convocation Center (555)
Chicago, IL
Feb 21, 2019
8:00 pm		 at Utah Valley L 71–103  3–24
(0–12)		 UCCU Center (2,898)
Orem, UT
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm		 at Seattle L 57–77  3–25
(0–13)		 Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 77–82  3–26
(0–14)		 Jones Convocation Center (555)
Chicago, IL
Mar 2, 2018
2:00 pm		 New Mexico State L 58–92  3–27
(0–15)		 Jones Convocation Center (555)
Chicago, IL
Mar 9, 2018
2:00 pm		 UMKC L 61–76  3–28
(0–16)		 Jones Convocation Center (534)
Chicago, IL
WAC Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (1) New Mexico State
Quarterfinals		 L 49–86  3–29
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[5] Source[6]

References
  1. "Chicago State vs. New Mexico State - Game Recap - March 8, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. "NCAA BB Team Average Scoring Margin". TeamRankings.com.
  3. Palmer, J. Coyden (March 15, 2018). "Chicago State fires women's and men's basketball coaches". chicagocrusader.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. "Chicago State hires new women's and men's basketball coaches". Chicago Tribune. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  6. "Chicago State Cougars". theScore. 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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