CHICAGO — The Chicago State University Athletic Department announced Friday the 2021-22 promotional schedule for men's and women's basketball games at the Jones Convocation Center.
For all home games, the department will debut the Cougar Youth High Five Club, in which local youth will line up for high fives and form a tunnel for the team as the Cougars come out of the huddle.
Also, for the entire month of December, CSU will host a toy drive. The full promotional schedule is below:
Saturday Dec. 4, 2021
Women's Basketball vs. St. Thomas, 12 pm
Men's Basketball vs. Tennessee State, 4 pm
Promotions: Alumni Day, Greek Day and Day of Giving, Toy Drive
Saturday Dec. 11, 2021
Men's Basketball vs. Illinois State, 7 pm
Promotions: Study Break Game, Toy Drive
Sunday Dec. 19, 2021
Women's Basketball vs. Evansville, 1 pm
Promotions: Ugly Sweater Game, Toy Drive
Saturday Jan. 15, 2022
Women's Basketball vs. Lamar, 1 pm
Promotion: Blackout Game
Wednesday February 2, 2022
Women's Basketball vs. Abilene Christian, 6 pm
Promotion: Faculty/Staff/Education Game
Saturday February 5, 2022
Women's Basketball vs. Tarleton State, 1 pm
Promotion: Pink Game
Saturday Feb. 12, 2022
Men's Basketball vs. Sam Houston, 2 pm
Promotion: "Old Skool Game"
Saturday Feb. 26, 2022
Men's Basketball vs. New Mexico State, 2 pm
Promotion: Hall of Fame Game
A new era in Chicago State men's basketball is set to get under way Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the Jones Convocation Center. First-year head coach Gerald Gillion will make his college-coaching debut for the Cougars, introducing 12 new Cougars players to a team which returns just three players from last year's COVID-shortened season. CSU will open the 2021-22 campaign with back-to-back home games against Division I opponents for the first time since 1989-90, welcoming St. Thomas on Nov. 9, followed by SIUE on Nov. 12.
The women's basketball program opens year two of the Tiffany Sardin Era on Tuesday, November 9 at Wichita State, a noon start against the Shockers. In the non-conference schedule, the Cougars will play home games against Alabama-Birmingham (Nov. 13), Indiana State (Dec. 1), St. Thomas (Dec. 4) and Evansville (Dec. 19).
Fans can purchase single-game, courtside and season 2021-22 tickets at this link.
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet.
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