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Chicago State men's basketball (1-3) heads east to play Valparaiso (3-1) on Friday (Nov. 23) at 7 p.m. The game is the third of four for the Cougars in the Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic. The Cougars will stay in Valparaiso to play either Nebraska Omaha or Bethune Cookman on Satruday (Nov 24).
SERIES HISTORY -
Valparaiso leads the all-time Division I series with Chicago State 27-3. The last meeting came Dec. 15, 2007 when the Crusaders won 90-61 in Valparaiso.
GRAY CAN PLAY -
Corey Gray (Houston, Texas/Hightower) had his best game of the short season against Tulane. He finished with a team-high 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
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 Concordia Chicago marked 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.
RELATIVE GREATNESS X2-
Junior
Mashawn Chamberlain (Chicago, Ill./De La Salle)'s cousin is New Orleans Hornets forward Anthony Davis. The No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft Davis was in the stands to see Chamberlain when the Cougars played at Tulane on Nov. 18.
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.
