2021–22 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by first-year head coach Gerald Gillion. They played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–25 (3–15 WAC)
Head coach	Gerald Gillion (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Baronton Terry Tramaine Stevens Jelani Hewitt
Home arena	Jones Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Seattle	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
Stephen F. Austin	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
Grand Canyon	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
Sam Houston State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Abilene Christian	11	–	7		.611			25	–	11		.694
Utah Valley	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Tarleton State*	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
California Baptist*	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Dixie State*	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
Chicago State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
Lamar	0	–	18		.000			2	–	27		.069
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 WAC tournament winner

This was Chicago State's final season in the WAC, and a new conference has yet to be officially announced.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the 2020–21 season 0–9, 0–0 in WAC play before suspending the season due to COVID-19 and an insufficient number of players.^[1][2]

On July 1, 2021, the school fired head coach Lance Irvin after three years at the school.^[3] On July 19, the school named Samford assistant Gerald Gillion the new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2021–22 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jameon "J.J." Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tallahassee, FL G 1 Andrew Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Milwaukee, WI G 2 Dominique Alexander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Los Angeles, CA G 3 Bryce Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Orlando, FL G 5 Favour Chukwukelu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV G 10 Carlo Marble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Des Moines, IA G 11 Brandon Betson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Hercules, CA G 13 Robert Pierce Blount 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lutz, FL G 14 Ali Abdou Dibba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bredäng, Sweden G 15 Coreyoun Rushin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chicago, IL G 21 Kedrick Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Atlanta, GA F 22 Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Paris, France G 23 Jincho Rivera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Carolina, PR G 24 Jahsean Corbett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Kissimmee, FL F 25 Noah Bigirumwami 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Santa Clarita, CA	Head coach Gerald Gillion (Florida State) Assistant coach(es) Baronton Terry Tramaine Stevens (Morehead State) Jelani Hewitt (Georgia Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 10, 2022

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas (MN)	W 77–72	1–0	22 – Betson	8 – Corbett	4 – Betson	Jones Convocation Center (300) Chicago, IL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 67–56	2–0	17 – Johnson	8 – Rushin	4 – Green	Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NBCSC		at Loyola–Chicago	L 56–92	2–1	21 – Betson	9 – Rushin	4 – Betson	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,637) Chicago, IL
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 50–81	2–2	11 – Betson	7 – Rushin	3 – Betson	The Thunderdome (824) Santa Barbara, CA
November 22, 2021* 9:00 p.m.		at Pacific	L 58–74	2–3	24 – Johnson	6 – Corbett	3 – Betson	Alex G. Spanos Center (173) Stockton, CA
Nov 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Bowling Green	L 57–75	2–4	17 – Betson	13 – Chukwukelu	4 – Betson	Stroh Center (1,314) Bowling Green, OH
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Loyola (MD)	L 64–78	2–5	15 – Tied	13 – Chukwukelu	4 – Tied	Reitz Arena (814) Baltimore, MD
December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 59–49	3–5	17 – Corbett	8 – Corbett	3 – Tied	Jones Convocation Center (597) Chicago, IL
December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Illinois State	L 71–80	3–6	17 – Corbett	9 – Rushin	4 – Alexander	Jones Convocation Center (267) Chicago, IL
December 13, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 59–70	3–7	13 – Betson	6 – Chukwukelu	3 – Betson	Jones Convocation Center (262) Chicago, IL
December 16, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 61–55	4–7	17 – Alexander	9 – Rushin	3 – Betson	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (725) Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., Big 12 Now		at No. 9 Iowa State	L 48–79	4–8	14 – Corbett	11 – Tied	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (11,894) Ames, IA
December 22, 2021* 5:00 pm		at Drake	L 50–87	4–9	13 – Rushin	9 – Chukwukelu	2 – Tied (3)	Knapp Center (11,894) Des Moines, IA
WAC conference season
December 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 63–80	4–10 (0–1)	21 – Dibba	9 – Rushin	1 – Tied (3)	GCU Arena (6,817) Phoenix, AZ
January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 61–78	4–11 (0–2)	26 – Corbett	7 – Rushin	3 – Betson	Pan American Center (5,360) Las Cruces, NM
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	L 77–93	4–12 (0–3)	24 – Dibba	6 – Tied	5 – Alexander	Jones Convocation Center (187) Chicago, IL
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist	W 58–56	5–12 (1–3)	13 – Corbett	9 – Corbett	4 – Alexander	Jones Convocation Center (102) Chicago, IL
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 63–85	5–12 (1–4)	15 – Alexander	7 – Tied	5 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (537) Edinburg, TX
January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	W 67–56	6–13 (2–4)	18 – Betson	11 – Bigirumwami	5 – Tied	Montagne Center (1,582) Beaumont, TX
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 87–101	6–14 (2–5)	23 – Alexander	5 – Alexander	5 – Alexander	Jones Convocation Center (250) Chicago, IL
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dixie State	L 65–79	6–15 (2–6)	16 – Rushin	7 – Tied	3 – Johnson	Jones Convocation Center (119) Chicago, IL
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 73–77	6–16 (2–7)	22 – Betson	10 – Rushin	4 – Betson	Teague Center (444) Abilene, TX
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 54–57	6–17 (2–8)	16 – Betson	15 – Rushin	5 – Rushin	Wisdom Gymnasium (2,233) Stephenville, TX
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 59–72	6–18 (2–9)	13 – Corbett	9 – Corbett	2 – Tied	Jones Convocation Center (147) Chicago, IL
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston State	L 61–81	6–19 (2–10)	15 – Johnson	7 – Alexander	5 – Betson	Jones Convocation Center (142) Chicago, IL
February 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 71–88	6–20 (2–11)	17 – Johnson	8 – Johnson	5 – Betson	Johnson Coliseum (1,524) Nacogdoches, TX
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State	L 60–79	6–21 (2–12)	12 – Betson	12 – Corbett	4 – Harris	Jones Convocation Center (128) Chicago, IL
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 64–85	6–22 (2–13)	16 – Harris	5 – Rushin	3 – Betson	Jones Convocation Center (151) Chicago, IL
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 61–59	7–22 (3–13)	17 – Betson	9 – Corbett	8 – Betson	Jones Convocation Center (207) Chicago, IL
March 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 53–62	7–23 (3–14)	24 – Betson	8 – Corbett	1 – Tied	CBU Events Center (3,565) Riverside, CA
Mar 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 66–74	7–24 (3–15)	31 – Betson	14 – Corbett	2 – Tied	Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA
WAC tournament
March 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Utah Valley First round	L 47–69	7–25	21 – Corbett	8 – Corbett	2 – Tied	Orleans Arena (867) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[5]

See also

2021–22 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team

References

1. "Winless Chicago State won't play rest of season". ESPN.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
2. Mitchell, Greg (December 23, 2020). "Chicago State suspends men's basketball for rest of season". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
3. "Lance Irvin fired after three seasons at Chicago State". Coaches Database. July 1, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
4. staff, Sun-Times (July 19, 2021). "Chicago State hires Samford assistant Gerald Gillion as new men's basketball coach". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
5. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2021.