2019–20 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach Lance Irvin. They played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–25, 0–14 in WAC play to finish in last place. They were set to be the No. 8 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–25 (0–14 WAC)
Head coach	Lance Irvin (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Rodell Davis Brett Putz
Home arena	Jones Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State	16	–	0		1.000			25	–	6		.806
California Baptist*	10	–	6		.625			21	–	10		.677
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	9	–	7		.563			14	–	16		.467
Kansas City	8	–	7		.533			16	–	14		.533
Seattle	7	–	7		.500			14	–	15		.483
Grand Canyon	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Cal State Bakersfield	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
Utah Valley	5	–	10		.333			11	–	19		.367
Chicago State	0	–	14		.000			4	–	25		.138
* Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period Note: The 2020 WAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The 2018–19 Cougars finished the 2018–19 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.

For the third time in four years, the Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I (−25.5 points).^[1]

Roster

2019–20 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Rajeir Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland G 1 Andrew Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 2 Leondre Townsen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois G 3 Isaiah Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Romulus, Michigan F 4 Ke'Sean Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Compton, California G 5 Xavier Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas F 10 Amir Gholizadeh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario F 11 Kalil Whitehead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan F 12 Carlo Marble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Des Moines, Iowa F 13 Christian Jacob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana F 15 Noah Bigirumwami 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Santa Clarita, California G 22 Michael Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Chicago, Illinois F 23 Jace Colley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Preston, Nova Scotia F 32 Eugene Witherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chicago, IL C 35 Solomon Hunt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Jr Pomona, California	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 8, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:05 pm		Judson	W 103–60	1–0	37 – X. Johnson	7 – Hunt	5 – Tied	Jones Convocation Center (407) Chicago, IL
Nov 9, 2019* 2:05 pm		Loyola (MD)	L 85–98	1–1	19 – X. Johnson	9 – Davis	6 – X. Johnson	Jones Convocation Center (603) Chicago, IL
Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois	L 34–98	1–2	14 – Lewis	6 – Colley	2 – Lewis	Lantz Arena (1,198) Charleston, IL
Nov 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Purdue Emerald Coast Classic campus site game	L 49–93	1–3	12 – X. Johnson	5 – Jones	5 – X. Johnson	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
Nov 19, 2019* 4:30 pm		Purdue-Northwest	W 89–77	2–3	18 – X. Johnson	10 – Colley	8 – X. Johnson	Jones Convocation Center (223) Chicago, IL
Nov 20, 2019* 7:05 pm		North Park	W 79–66	3–3	22 – Colley	13 – Colley	4 – Colley	Jones Convocation Center (225) Chicago, IL
Nov 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Florida State Emerald Coast Classic campus site game	L 56–113	3–4	18 – Lewis	5 – Hunt	2 – Gholizadeh	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,102) Tallahassee, FL
Nov 29, 2019* 11:00 am, YouTube		vs. Jacksonville State Emerald Coast Classic third round game	L 62–71	3–5	18 – Lewis	11 – Hunt	4 – Lewis	The Arena at NWFSC (230) Niceville, FL
Nov 30, 2019* 10:00 am/12:30 pm, YouTube		vs. Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic final round game	L 54–67	3–6	18 – Lewis	8 – Lewis	1 – Tied	The Arena at NWFSC (110) Niceville, FL
Dec 4, 2019* 7:30 pm		at SIU Edwardsville	W 89–81	4–6	23 – X. Johnson	6 – Hunt	5 – X. Johnson	Vadalabene Center (607) Edwardsville, IL
Dec 6, 2019* 12:00 pm		at Tennessee State	L 74–80	4–7	34 – X. Johnson	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Gentry Complex (594) Nashville, TN
Dec 17, 2019* 12:00 pm		Oral Roberts WAC/Summit Challenge	L 59–97	4–8	19 – X. Johnson	11 – Colley	4 – Lewis	Jones Convocation Center (407) Chicago, IL
Dec 19, 2019* 7:05 pm		Northern Illinois	L 60–75	4–9	15 – X. Johnson	7 – X. Johnson	5 – X. Johnson	Jones Convocation Center (255) Chicago, IL
Dec 22, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Indiana State	L 64–85	4–10	17 – X. Johnson	10 – X. Johnson	4 – X. Johnson	Hulman Center (3,449) Terre Haute, IN
Dec 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	L 33–91	4–11	7 – Jones	7 – Davis	1 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (9,359) Columbia, MO
WAC Regular Season
Jan 2, 2020 7:05 pm		Utah Valley	L 73–94	4–12 (0–1)	20 – X. Johnson	8 – Davis	3 – Davis	Jones Convocation Center (322) Chicago, IL
Jan 4, 2020 12:00 pm		Seattle	L 54–86	4–13 (0–2)	18 – X. Johnson	7 – Hunt	2 – Tied	Jones Convocation Center (307) Chicago, IL
Jan 9, 2020 8:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 54–93	4–14 (0–3)	14 – X. Johnson	8 – Hunt	4 – Marble	Pan American Center (4,367) Las Cruces, NM
Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 63–87	4–15 (0–4)	12 – Tied	6 – Hunt	5 – X. Johnson	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,085) Edinburg, TX
Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm		Grand Canyon	L 64–78	4–16 (0–5)	19 – Jones	4 – Tied	4 – Tied	Jones Convocation Center (444) Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2020 11:05 am		Cal State Bakersfield	L 54–72	4–17 (0–6)	17 – Jones	4 – Tied	2 – Tied	Jones Convocation Center (255) Chicago, IL
Jan 22, 2020 9:00 pm		at California Baptist	L 53–85	4–18 (0–7)	14 – Gholizadeh	6 – Bigirumwami	2 – Davis	CBU Events Center (3,461) Riverside, CA
Feb 1, 2020 12:00 pm		Kansas City	L 51–69	4–19 (0–8)	14 – Hunt	7 – Hunt	3 – X. Johnson	Jones Convocation Center (325) Chicago, IL
Feb 6, 2020 7:05 pm		New Mexico State	L 49–71	4–20 (0–9)	12 – Lewis	6 – Hunt	3 – Hunt	Jones Convocation Center  Chicago, IL
Feb 8, 2020 12:05 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 64–75	4–21 (0–10)	22 – Lewis	6 – Marble	4 – X. Johnson	Jones Convocation Center  Chicago, IL
Feb 13, 2020 9:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 54–64	4–22 (0–11)	23 – Lewis	5 – Lewis	2 – Tied	Icardo Center (1,709) Bakersfield, CA
Feb 15, 2020 7:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	L 47–71	4–23 (0–12)	18 – Gholizadeh	7 – Marble	4 – Jones	GCU Arena (6,888) Phoenix, AZ
Feb 22, 2020 12:05 pm		California Baptist	L 53–95	4–24 (0–13)	11 – Hunt	6 – Hunt	3 – Jones	Jones Convocation Center (368) Chicago, IL
Feb 29, 2020 6:00 pm		at Kansas City	L 58–80	4–25 (0–14)	18 – Davis	8 – Davis	2 – Davis	Swinney Recreation Center (1,599) Kansas City, MO
Mar 5, 2020 9:00 pm		at Seattle	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]					Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
Mar 7, 2020 3:00 pm		at Utah Valley						UCCU Center Orem, UT
WAC tournament
Mar 12, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) New Mexico State Quarterfinals	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]					Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[4]

References

1. "NCAA BB Team Average Scoring Margin". TeamRankings.com.
2. "Chicago State University Cancels Basketball Games in Response to Coronavirus Concerns".
3. "WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns".
4. "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.