Complete Game Notes
The bright lights of Lakeshore Public Television return to the Jones Convocation Center on Sunday (Jan. 20) at 7 p.m. when Chicago State men's basketball (6-14) hosts Loyola (10-7). The Cougars will be looking for their third consecutive victory.
SERIES HISTORY -
Loyola leads the all-time series with Chicago State 8-1. The Cougars' only victory came Nov. 29, 2000 78-76 at the Jacoby Dickens Center. Sunday will be Loyola's first visit to Chicago State since that contest. Last season the Ramblers downed Chicago State 64-49 on Dec. 17 on Loyola's campus.
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.
BACK-TO-BACK -
Following yesterday's game with Houston Baptist, today will be the second time this year Chicago State plays back-to-back contests. The Cougars lost at Valparaiso on Nov. 23 and then fell in a neutral site game to Nebraska Omaha the next day.
ALREADY BETTER -
The Cougars have already bested last season's win total of four.
FREE BASKETBALL -
Chicago State and NJIT played a three overtime contest on Saturday (Jan. 12) with NJIT winning 83-78. It was Chicago State's longest game since going four overtimes in a 123-121 loss to Utah Valley on Jan. 29, 2009.
BALANCED ATTACK -
The Cougars are the only team in the Great West Conference with five players averaging 8.0 points per game or more.
FREE FOR ALL -
In CSU's loss at UNLV on Jan. 3, the Cougars made all 12 free throw attempts. The last time Chicago State went perfect at the line was when they went 9-for-9 at UTPA on Feb. 18.
FREE FOR A REASON -
Chicago State leads the Great West Conference in free throw percentage by making 204-of-278 (.734).
FROM BEYOND THE ARC -
Chicago State leads the Great West Conference in 3-pointers per game with 7.2. The 15 treys Chicago State made against Houston Baptist on Jan. 19 are the most by a GWC 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.
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.
