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Chicago State men's basketball (7-16, 2-2 Great West Conference) takes on the NJIT Highlanders (12-11, 3-1 GWC) on Saturday (Feb. 9) at 5:00 p.m. A Chicago State women's basketball game with Texas-Pan American will follow.
SERIES HISTORY -
NJIT leads the all-time NCAA Division I series with Chicago State 6-5. The Highlanders took an 83-78 triple overtime game against Chicago State in New Jersey on Jan. 12.
SHOWTIME -
Saturday's game is the Great West Showcase Game of the Week on Collegeinsider.com.
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.
TIME TO ADD ON -
The Cougars' seven victories are the most since CSU won nine games in 2009-10.
OT TIME -
Chicago State has been on the wrong side of three overtime games this season. The Cougars have a 63-60 loss at Rice (Dec. 19), 83-78 3 OT loss at NJIT (Jan. 12) and fell 66-63 at home to Loyola-Chicago (Jan. 20). The setback at NJIT 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 A REASON -
Chicago State leads the Great West Conference in free throw percentage by making 230-of-313 (.735).
FROM BEYOND THE ARC -
Chicago State leads the Great West Conference in 3-pointers per game with 7.5 per game The 15 treys Chicago State made against Houston Baptist on Jan. 19 are the most by a GWC team this year.
ASSIST WHEN NEEDED -
The Cougars have recorded 12 or more assists in each of their last six games.
“DISH” MUKES -
Jamere Dismukes (Park Forest, Ill./Rich East) is averaging 5.0 assists over the Cougars' last six games. He notched seen assists against NJIT (Jan. 12) and vs. Utah Valley (Jan. 26).
GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY NOW -
The Cougars have forced 17 or more turnovers in each of their last seven 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
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.
