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SERIES HISTORY -
Utah Valley leads the all-time series with Chicago State 7-4. The Cougars won an earlier meeting with UVU this year, 62-54 in Chicago. The Cougars forced 17 Wolverines turnovers in the game.
WHAT ARE PROBABLE STARTERS? -
Chicago State has used 13 different starting lineups this season. The only Cougars who has started every game is senior
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower).
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN -
Six of the Cougars' last seven losses have been by five points or less.
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. Thanks to UMKC joining the WAC on Thursday (Feb. 7), the membership for the WAC in 2013-14 includes: California State University, Bakersfield; Chicago State University; Grand Canyon University; University of Idaho; University of Missouri Kansas City; New Mexico State University; Seattle University, The University of Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley University.
TAKING IT AWAY -
The Cougars rank 9th in the nation in steals per game by averaging 9.5 swipes a contest. The Cougars haven't finished a season ranking in the top 10 in the nation in a category since the 2008-09 squad ranked third in both scoring (84.2) and steals per game (10.0).
TIME TO ADD ON -
The Cougars' eight victories are the most since CSU won nine games in 2009-10.
BALANCED ATTACK -
The Cougars are the only team in the Great West Conference with five players averaging 8.0 points per game or more. A fifth,
Nate Duhon (Lansing, Mich./Sexton), is averaging 7.8 per game.
FREE FOR A REASON -
Chicago State leads the Great West Conference in free throw percentage by making 284-of-392 (.724).
FROM BEYOND THE ARC -
Chicago State leads the Great West Conference in 3-pointers per game with 7.1 per game The 15 treys Chicago State made against Houston Baptist on Jan. 19 are the most by a GWC team this year.
“DISH” MUKES -
Jamere Dismukes (Park Forest, Ill./Rich East) leads the GWC with 5.2 assists per game in conference play.
YOU HAVE A POINT(S) THERE -
The Cougars have found their way offensively in Great West Conference play, averaging a GWC best 65.8 points per game in conference contests.
GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY NOW -
The Cougars have forced 15 or more turnovers in 11 of their last 12 games.
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.
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.
NEW AND IMPROVED -
Senior
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) was named the 2011-12 Great West Conference Newcomer of the Year last season.
QP FOR THREE -
Quinton Pippen (Hamburg, Ark./Hamburg) went 6-for-13 from beyond the arc against NJIT on Feb 9. The last cougar to equal six 3-pointers in a game was Jonathan Montgomery. He went 7-for-11 against NJIT on Jan. 22, 2011. Chicago State lost the contest 86-83.
