2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) First Round
Chicago State (11-21)
at
UIC (17-15)
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - UIC Pavilion - 7:00 p.m. CT
Radio:
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Television: Lakeshore Public Television
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Complete Game Notes
SERIES HISTORY -
Chicago State owns a 34-28 advantage in the all-time series with UIC.
TIME FOR MORE FIRSTS -
Chicago State already has earned the program's first ever conference tournament championship and first ever postseason tournament berth. They would add first ever postseason tournament victory to that list with a win over UIC.
THE FIRST SINCE -
Chicago State's GWC title is the first men's basketball championship for one of Chicago's Division I teams since UIC won the Horizon League Tournament in 2004.
KEEPING IT -
Friday's seven turnovers against UTPA March 15 in the GWC Tournament stand as the fewest turnovers since the Cougars turned it over five times at Samford on Dec. 28, 2009.
GWC TOURNAMENT HONORS -
Nate Duhon (Lansing, Mich./Sexton) and
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) were named to the 2013 GWC All-Tournament Team. Duhon picked up Tournament MVP honors.
WHAT ARE PROBABLE STARTERS? -
Chicago State has used 15 different starting lineups this season.
FROM THE LINE -
Chicago State has found considerably more success getting to the free throw line in the last three games. CSU's 17 free throws at Houston Baptist (March 9), 19 vs. UTPA (March 15) and 21 vs. Houston Baptist (March 16) stands as the best three-game stretch of the season in terms of made foul shots.
TAKING IT AWAY -
The Cougars rank 7th in the nation in steals per game by averaging 9.5 swipes a contest. VCU leads the country with 11.8 steals per game. 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).
GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY NOW -
The Cougars have forced 15 or more turnovers in 15 of their last 16 games.
GOING HOME -
Chicago State head coach
Tracy Dildy had a decorated playing career at UIC. He still sits 10th all-time in assists at UIC with 260 from 1988-90. He also spent six seasons as an assistant coach or associate head coach at UIC.
BALANCED ATTACK -
The Cougars finished the season as the only Great West Conference team with five players averaging 8.0 points per game or more. A sixth,
Clarke Rosenberg (Skokie, Ill./Evanston Township), is averaging 7.8 points.
FREE FOR A REASON -
Chicago State led the Great West Conference in free throw percentage by making 347-of-474 (.732). The total ranks 50th in the nation.
FROM BEYOND THE ARC -
Chicago State led the Great West Conference in 3-pointers per game with 6.9 per game The 15 treys Chicago State made against Houston Baptist on Jan. 19 were the most by a GWC team this year.
“DISH” MUKES -
Jamere Dismukes (Park Forest, Ill./Rich East) finished GWC play with a conference best 5.3 assists per game.
YOU HAVE A POINT(S) THERE -
The Cougars averaged a GWC best 66.9 points per game in conference contests.
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 CS played at Tulane on Nov. 18.
BRAINS AND BRAWN -
Jamere Dismukes (Park Forest, Ill./Rich East),
Jeremy Robinson (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower),
Clarke Rosenberg (Skokie, Ill./Evanston Township),
Willie Rosenthal (Rolling Meadows, Ill./Rolling Meadows),
Matt Ross (Dixon, Ill./Dixon), Marks Starks and
Quincy Ukaigwe (Matteson, Ill./Rich Central) were all named 2013 CSU Scholar-Athletes in February for achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN -
The 2012-13 slate features road games in 11 different states.
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: CSU Bakersfield; Chicago State; Grand Canyon; Idaho; UMKC; New Mexico State; Seattle, Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN -
The 2012-13 slate featured road games in 11 different states.
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.
