Complete Game Notes
Chicago State men's basketball (3-9) travels to Houston, Texas for a pair of contests. First up is Rice (2-7) on Wednesday (Dec. 19) at 7:00 p.m. CT. The Cougars will face Houston on Saturday (Dec. 22).
SERIES HISTORY -
Wednesday will be the first ever meeting between Chicago State and Rice.
DESTINATION: WAC 2013-14 -
Chicago State has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference. The Cougars will join the WAC for the 2013-14 season.
LOOKS FAMILIAR -
Prior to last week, both Chicago State basketball teams had never played at Rice. Now in a week span, the women (Dec. 13) and the men will play games at the Turdor Fieldhouse on Rice's campus. The women lost last Thursday's contest 68-42.
SPARK FROM CLARKE -
Sophomore
Clarke Rosenberg (Skokie, Ill./Evanston Township) averaged just over 10 minutes per game in Chicago State's first four contests. In the fifth he was inserted into the starting lineup and he hasn't looked back. Since then he is averaging 11.3 points per game. He dished a career-high five assists against DePaul and scored 19 points at SIUE.
BOARDING CALL -
Junior
Matt Ross (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) ranks second in the Great West Conference in rebounds per game (7.0).
TIME TO REBOUND -
The Cougars' 48 rebounds at SIUE were the most by Chicago State in a single game since grabbing 49 at DePaul on Dec. 2010, 2012.
IT'S A STEAL -
Chicago State's 9.6 steals per game lead the Great West Conference.
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 (Nov. 13) marked the most during the
Tracy Dildy era. It also stands as the most by a Great West Conference team this year.
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 -
The 2012-13 slate features road games in 11 different states.
