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Chicago State men's basketball (1-2) travels to Tulane (2-1) on Sunday, Nov. 16 for a 1:00 p.m. CT tip. It is the second of four games in the Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic for the Cougars. Chicago State will play at Valparaiso on the 23rd and either Bethune-Cookman or Nebraska-Omaha on the 24th at Valparaiso.
SERIES HISTORY -
Sunday's contest will be the first ever meeting between Tulane and Chicago State.
DOUBLE TROUBLE -
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) has double-doubles against UW-Green Bay and Kent State this year. The only game he didn't, against Concordia Chicago, he finished with 17 points and 8 rebounds and six assists in 24 minutes.
FROM WAY DOWNTOWN -
Matt Ross (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) is shooting nearly 50.0 percent from beyond the arc this year (9-of-20).
THE MOST -
Chicago State's 81 points against Concordia Chicago are the most by a Great West Conference team in a regulation game this season.
TURN, TURN, TURN -
Chicago State forced 30 UW-Green Bay turnovers in the season opener, the most during the
Tracy Dildy era at Chicago State. The Cougars then forced 25 turnovers against Concordia Chicago on Tuesday.
HELPING HAND -
Chicago State's 24 assists on Tuesday against Concordia Chicago are the most during the
Tracy Dildy era at Chicago State.
NINE IS FINE -
Nine Cougars recorded a field goal against Concordia Chicago on Tuesday (Nov. 13).
RELATIVE GREATNESS -
Junior
Quinton Pippen (Hamburg, Ark./Hamburg) is the nephew of former Chicago Bull Scottie Pippen. Not surprising, Quinton wears No. 33.
NEW AND IMPROVED -
Senior
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) was named the 2011-12 Great West Conference Newcomer of the Year last season.
HE'S BACK -
Senior
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) is the Great West Conference's leading returning scorer (13.6 last season).
PRESEASON ACCOLADES -
CollegeBasketballTalk.com and CollegeSportsMadness.com each pegged senior
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) as their 2012-13 Preseason Great West Conference Player of the Year Selection. The GWC head coaches picked Robinson as a 2012-13 All-Preseason First Team selection.
BRAINS AND BRAWN -
In the classroom,
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) was a CSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll choice last year for a GPA over 3.50.
Nate Henry (Chicago, Ill./Farragut) was named a Cougar Scholar Athlete for a GPA between 3.00 and 3.49
HOMEGROWN TALENT -
The Chicago State roster features 12 Illinois natives.
UP FOR THE CHALLENGE -
Chicago State's non-conference opponents posted a combined record of 321-315 last season. The Cougars' Division I non-conference foes averaged 16.5 victories last season.
MAJOR AWARDS AT JUNIOR COLLEGE -
Junior
Jamere Dismukes (Park Forest, Ill./Rich East) earned First Team All-NJCAA Region IV Division II honors at BlackHawk College.
Nate Duhon (Lansing, Mich./Sexton) picked up Second Team NJCAA Division II All-American and Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Player of the Year honors at Lansing CC.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN -
Chicago State will play road games in 11 different states this year.
OUR HOUSE -
Thanks to visits by DePaul and Loyola to the Jones Convocation Center this year, 2012-13 will be the first time Chicago State won't play a road game at DePaul, Loyola, UIC or Northwestern since 2007-08.
TV TIME -
The Cougars' home contests with DePaul, Loyola and Eastern Illinois will be aired live on Lakeshore Public Television.
