2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2019–20 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.

2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2020–21 record0–9 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodell Davis
  • Brett Putz
Home arenaJones Convocation Center
2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Grand Canyon6–0 1.000  12–3  .800
UTRGV2–0 1.000  8–3  .727
Utah Valley4–1 .800  6–7  .462
California Baptist*4–3 .571  9–5  .643
Dixie State*2–5 .286  6–8  .429
Tarleton State*1–5 .167  4–8  .333
Seattle0–2 .000  7–7  .500
New Mexico State0–3 .000  3–4  .429
Chicago State0–0 –  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
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019–20 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

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

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Leondre Townsen2G6'5"160FreshmanChicago, IllinoisLeft program
Amir Gholizadeh10F6'6"195FreshmanToronto, OntarioTransferred to Tallahassee CC
Christian Jacob13F6'8"230SeniorGary, IndianaGraduated
Noah Bigirumwami15F6'10"225RS-JuniorSanta Clarita, CaliforniaLeft program
Jace Colley23F6'7"200JuniorPreston, Nova ScotiaLeft program
Eugene Witherspoon32F6'6"200SeniorChicago, IllinoisGraduated

Transfers
  • 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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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
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:

  • "Chicago State 2020 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

    Preseason

    WAC media poll

    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
    1New Mexico State (8)
    2Grand Canyon (1)
    3UTRGV
    4California Baptist
    5Seattle U
    6Tarleton State
    7Utah Valley
    8Dixie State
    9Chicago State

    Roster
    2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 0 Rajeir Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
    G 1 Andrew Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    G 3 Isaiah Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Romulus, Michigan
    F 4 Ke'Sean Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Compton, California
    G 5 Xavier Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
    F 11 Kalil Whitehead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
    F 12 Carlo Marble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr West Des Moines, Iowa
    C 35 Solomon Hunt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)272 lb (123 kg) Sr Pomona, California
    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 8, 2019

    Depth chart
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
    C Isaiah Simpson Lou Demuth Solomon Hunt
    PF Coreyoun Rushin Aaris-Monte Bonds Ke'Sean Davis
    SF Carlo Marble Jordan Polynice
    SG Xavier Johnson Isaiah Lewis Rajier Jones
    PG Levelle Ziegler Kalil Whitehead Andrew Lewis

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 25, 2020*
    4:00 p.m.    		 vs. Ohio
    Illinois MTE    		 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 Illinois
    Illinois MTE    		 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 MTE    		 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.    		 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.    		 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 – Ziegler  Convocation Center (0)
    DeKalb, IL
    Dec 20, 2020*
    2:00 p.m., ESPN3    		 at Drake L 67–111  0–9
    		  18 – Ziegler  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 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, 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
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central.

    Source[2]

    Rankings
    See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP NR NR NR NR NR — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released 
    Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

    References
    1. "WAC Coaches Select NM State, Aggies' Rice as Preseason Favorites". WACSports.com. October 27, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
    2. "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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