2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team were led by first-year head coach Lance Irvin. Their home games were held on campus at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. The Cougars are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 0–16 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to New Mexico State.

2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–29 (0–16 WAC)
Head coach	Lance Irvin (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Rodell Davis Brett Putz
Home arena	Jones Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	15	–	1		.938			30	–	5		.857
Utah Valley	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
Grand Canyon	10	–	6		.625			20	–	14		.588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	9	–	7		.563			20	–	17		.541
California Baptist*	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Seattle	6	–	10		.375			18	–	15		.545
UMKC	6	–	10		.375			11	–	21		.344
Chicago State	0	–	16		.000			3	–	29		.094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)
† 2019 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 season 3–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to New Mexico State.^[1]

The Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I at –22.7 points, despite winning two games by over 40 points.^[2]

After the season, Chicago State fired head coach Tracy Dildy during the week of March 5, 2018, although it was not officially announced until a week later.^[3] After a nearly a five-month search, Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, was named the new head coach of the Cougars on August 7.^[4]

Roster

2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Ken Odiase 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Glenwood, Illinois G 1 Rob Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky G 2 Delshon Strickland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Minneapolis, Minnesota G 3 Travon Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 4 Miles Oliver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr San Bernardino, California G 5 Jordan Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Bolingbrook, Illinois G 10 Anthony Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana G 11 Delundre Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Rockford, Illinois F 13 Christian Jacob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Gary, Indiana C 15 Noah Bigirumwami 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Santa Clara, California F 21 Cameron Bowles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 22 Michael Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Chicago, Illinois F/C 23 Patrick Szpir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Wheeling, Illinois F 32 Eugene Witherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chicago, IL	Head coach Lance Irvin (Idaho) Assistant coach(es) Rodell Davis (Iowa) Brett Putz (St. Cloud State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 14, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 5:30 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 55–104	0–1	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
Nov 8, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Notre Dame	L 62–89	0–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,684) South Bend, IN
Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 60–101	0–3	McGuirk Arena (2,110) Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State Cayman Islands Classic campus game	L 71–75	0–4	Redbird Arena (4,320) Normal, IL
Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron Cayman Islands Classic campus game	L 46–87	0–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,285) Akron, OH
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State Cayman Islands Classic regional semifinals	L 61–86	0–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,325) Johnson City, TN
Nov 20, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. Jackson State Cayman Islands Classic regional	L 68–81	0–7	Freedom Hall Civic Center (329) Johnson City, TN
Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	L 70–86	0–8	Carver Arena (4,952) Peoria, IL
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		East–West	W 90–67	1–8	Jones Convocation Center (450) Chicago, IL
Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm		Eastern Illinois	W 80–72	2–8	Jones Convocation Center (550) Chicago, IL
Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		Trinity Christian	W 84–82	3–8	Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul	L 70–104	3–9	Wintrust Arena (3,729) Chicago, IL
Dec 17, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Northwestern	L 46–88	3–10	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,954) Evanston, IL
Dec 20, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Western Illinois	L 52–81	3–11	Western Hall (352) Macomb, IL
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	L 59–100	3–12	Convocation Center (765) DeKalb, IL
WAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		at UMKC	L 72–80	3–13 (0–1)	Swinney Recreation Center (894) Kansas City, MO
Jan 12, 2018 2:00 pm		California Baptist	L 75–77	3–14 (0–2)	Jones Convocation Center  Chicago, IL
Jan 17, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN3		at Grand Canyon	L 46–80	3–15 (0–3)	GCU Arena (7,113) Phoenix, AZ
Jan 19, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 73–86	3–16 (0–4)	Icardo Center (2,544) Bakersfield, CA
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm		Seattle	L 47–75	3–17 (0–5)	Jones Convocation Center  Chicago, IL
Jan 26, 2018 2:00 pm		Utah Valley	L 60–74	3–18 (0–6)	Jones Convocation Center (400) Chicago, IL
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 46–77	3–19 (0–7)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,056) Edinburg, TX
Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 39–83	3–20 (0–8)	Pan American Center (5,375) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 7, 2019 9:00 pm		at California Baptist	L 44–94	3–21 (0–9)	CBU Events Center (3,027) Riverside, CA
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	L 62–75	3–22 (0–10)	Jones Convocation Center (355) Chicago, IL
Feb 16, 2018 2:00 pm		Grand Canyon	L 59–90	3–23 (0–11)	Jones Convocation Center (555) Chicago, IL
Feb 21, 2019 8:00 pm		at Utah Valley	L 71–103	3–24 (0–12)	UCCU Center (2,898) Orem, UT
Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm		at Seattle	L 57–77	3–25 (0–13)	Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 77–82	3–26 (0–14)	Jones Convocation Center (555) Chicago, IL
Mar 2, 2018 2:00 pm		New Mexico State	L 58–92	3–27 (0–15)	Jones Convocation Center (555) Chicago, IL
Mar 9, 2018 2:00 pm		UMKC	L 61–76	3–28 (0–16)	Jones Convocation Center (534) Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
Mar 14, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) New Mexico State Quarterfinals	L 49–86	3–29	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[5] Source^[6]

References

1. "Chicago State vs. New Mexico State - Game Recap - March 8, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
2. "NCAA BB Team Average Scoring Margin". TeamRankings.com.
3. Palmer, J. Coyden (March 15, 2018). "Chicago State fires women's and men's basketball coaches". chicagocrusader.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
4. "Chicago State hires new women's and men's basketball coaches". Chicago Tribune. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
5. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
6. "Chicago State Cougars". theScore. 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.