Complete Game Notes
Coming off a 58-53 victory at Toledo on Monday, the Chicago State men's basketball team (4-12) plays their second ranked opponent in six days when the Cougars travel to Las Vegas to play at No. 24 UNLV (11-2) on Thursday (Jan. 3). Start time is 9 p.m. CT.
SERIES HISTORY -
UNLV leads the all-time NCAA Division I series with Chicago State 2-0. The last time the two clubs hooked up was Jan. 6, 2001. UNLV took the contest 106-71. The other meeting came Dec. 17, 1997. UNLV won 86-49.
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.
MACTION IN TRACTION -
The Cougars won at Toledo 58-53 on Monday (Dec. 31). It was the Cougars' first victory over a MAC school since defeating Central Michigan on Nov. 20, 2008 84-74.
GOODBYE TOLEDO -
The Cougars defeated the Rockets thanks to
Jamere Dismukes (Park Forest, Ill./Rich East)' impressive performance in the second half. He scored 17 points (of his game-high 19) in the final frame and went 5-of-6 from beyond the arc in the half. His back-to-back 3-pointers turned a seven point deficit into just a one-point game with 4:25 remaining in a matter of minutes. He also made a jumper with 47 seconds remaining to put CSU up 54-51. Dismukes' 19 points are a career-high for the junior.
MATCH GAME -
The Cougars' win over Toledo was their fourth of the season, already matching last season's total.
NO QUITTING ON QUINTON -
Junior
Quinton Pippen (Hamburg, Ark./Hamburg) has scored in double-digits in five of the Cougars' last seven games.
FREE FOR A REASON -
Chicago State leads the Great West Conference in free throw percentage by making 162-of-223 (.726).
FROM BEYOND THE ARC -
Chicago State leads the Great West Conference in 3-pointers per game with 7.4
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 has scheduled a challenging 2012-13 slate. 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.
