2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 7 seed in the WAC Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico State.

2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record6–26 (1–13 WAC)
Head coachTracy Dildy (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • James Farr
  • Matt Raidbard
  • Eddie Denard
Home arenaJones Convocation Center
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cal State Bakersfield122 .857  2510  .714
New Mexico State113 .786  286  .824
Grand Canyon*113 .786  229  .710
UMKC86 .571  1817  .514
Utah Valley68 .429  1717  .500
Seattle59 .357  1317  .433
UT Rio Grande Valley212 .143  1022  .313
Chicago State113 .071  626  .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 4–28, 0–14 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Cal State Bakersfield.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jawad Adekoya0G/F6'6"190SeniorTinley Park, ILGraduated
Kieran Woods1G6'2"185SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Elliot Cole3G5'11"170JuniorChicago, ILGraduate transferred to College of Charleston
Jared Dimakos11G/F6'5"205RS SeniorLincolnshire, ILGraduated
Devon Friend35F6'6"220SeniorJoliet, ILGraduated
Quron Davis44C6'10"235JuniorChicago, ILTransferred

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Glen Burns0G6'3"190JuniorWest Memphis, ARJunior college transferred from Danville Area CC
Deionte Simmons3C6'8"230JuniorDetroit, MIJunior college transferred from Danville Area CC
Alex Dubovitsky10F6'6"208JuniorMoscow, RussiaJunior college transferred from Arizona Western College
Brian Greene, Jr.35G6'3"210RS SeniorChicago, ILTransferred from Florida Gulf Coast. Will be eligible to play immediately since Greene, Jr. graduated from Florida Gulf Coast.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick Szpir
PF
Wheeling, IL Wheeling High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Feb 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.

    Roster

    2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Glens Burns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWest Memphis Christian
    Danville Area CC
    West Memphis, AR
    G 2 Clemmye Owens V 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrRogers
    Bethune-Cookman
    Toledo, OH
    G 5 Anthony Eaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoBallard Louisville, KY
    G/F 10 Alex Dubovitsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMarianapolis Prep
    Arizona Western College
    Moscow, Russia
    G 11 Delundre Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrAuburn Rockford, IL
    G 14 Fred Sims, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoNorth Lawndale Chicago, IL
    G/F 15 Trayvon Palmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBrown Deer
    North Dakota State College of Science
    Milwaukee, WI
    G 21 Joshua Batson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrCurie Chicago, IL
    F/C 23 Patrick Szpir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrWheeling Wheeling, IL
    G 30 Gentry Hunt (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrHomewood-Flossmoor
    Northeaster JC
    Glenwood, IL
    G 32 Montana Byrd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMount Carmel Chicago, IL
    F 33 Jordan Madrid-Andrews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrBishop Machebeuf
    Umpqua CC
    Denver, CO
    G 35 Brian Greene Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrThornton
    Florida Gulf Coast
    Chicago, IL
    F 42 Charles Dent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)239 lb (108 kg) JrChicago Military Academy Chicago, IL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    11/12/2016*
    4:05 PM
    Illinois Tech W 97–89  1–0
    Jones Convocation Center (1,065)
    Chicago, IL
    11/17/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at No. 9 Wisconsin L 51–69  1–1
    Kohl Center (17,278)
    Madison, WI
    11/19/2016*
    2:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Oakland L 79–107  1–2
    Athletics Center O'rena (2,301)
    Rochester, MI
    11/22/2016*
    7:05 PM
    East–West W 103–75  2–2
    Jones Convocation Center (550)
    Chicago, IL
    11/26/2016*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
    at Notre Dame L 60–91  2–3
    Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,804)
    South Bend, IN
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at UIC L 58–74  2–4
    UIC Pavilion (3,718)
    Chicago, IL
    12/03/2016*
    2:00 PM
    at Western Illinois W 83–76 OT 3–4
    Western Hall (823)
    Macomb, IL
    12/10/2016*
    8:00 PM
    at Bradley L 48–83  3–5
    Carver Arena (823)
    Peoria, IL
    12/11/2016*
    2:00 PM
    at Saint Louis L 43–45  3–6
    Chaifetz Arena (4,630)
    St. Louis, MO
    12/14/2016*
    6:00 PM, BTN
    at Northwestern L 64–68  3–7
    Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,723)
    Evanston, IL
    12/17/2016*
    1:00 PM, FS1
    at DePaul
    Las Vegas Classic
    L 61–109  3–8
    Allstate Arena (4,592)
    Rosemont, IL
    12/19/2016*
    8:35 PM
    at Missouri State
    Las Vegas Classic
    L 46–66  3–9
    JQH Arena (3,146)
    Springfield, MO
    12/22/2016*
    2:00 PM
    vs. Southeast Missouri State
    Las Vegas Classic Visitors' Bracket semifinals
    W 74–65  4–9
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    12/23/2016*
    4:30 PM
    vs. Troy
    Las Vegas Classic Visitors' Bracket championship
    L 65–83  4–10
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    12/28/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Valparaiso L 61–80  4–11
    Athletics–Recreation Center (2,024)
    Valparaiso, IN
    12/30/2016*
    5:30 PM, ESPN3
    at Central Michigan L 82–90  4–12
    McGuirk Arena (2,450)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    01/05/2017
    7:05 PM
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 64–83  4–13
    (0–1)
    Jones Convocation Center (833)
    Chicago, IL
    01/07/2017
    2:05 PM
    New Mexico State L 62–78  4–14
    (0–2)
    Jones Convocation Center (1,636)
    Chicago, IL
    01/12/2017
    8:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Utah Valley W 70–61  5–14
    (1–2)
    UCCU Center (1,467)
    Orem, UT
    01/14/2017
    9:00 PM
    at Seattle L 50–65  5–15
    (1–3)
    KeyArena (1,054)
    Seattle, WA
    01/18/2017*
    7:05 PM
    Roosevelt W 77–57  6–15
    Jones Convocation Center (1,015)
    Chicago, IL
    01/21/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 77–85 OT 6–16
    (1–4)
    UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,308)
    Edinburg, TX
    01/26/2017
    7:05 PM
    Cal State Bakersfield L 59–75  6–17
    (1–5)
    Jones Convocation Center (1,354)
    Chicago, IL
    01/28/2017
    2:05 PM
    Grand Canyon L 77–85 2OT 6–18
    (1–6)
    Jones Convocation Center (1,526)
    Chicago, IL
    02/04/2017
    8:00 PM
    at New Mexico State L 51–86  6–19
    (1–7)
    Pan American Center (5,445)
    Las Cruces, NM
    02/09/2017
    7:05 PM
    Seattle L 65–90  6–20
    (1–8)
    Jones Convocation Center (630)
    Chicago, IL
    02/11/2017
    2:05 PM
    Utah Valley L 54–87  6–21
    (1–9)
    Jones Convocation Center (973)
    Chicago, IL
    02/18/2017
    5:05 PM
    at UMKC L 65–84  6–22
    (1–10)
    Municipal Auditorium (2,061)
    Kansas City, MO
    02/23/2017
    8:00 PM
    at Grand Canyon L 59–82  6–23
    (1–11)
    GCU Arena (7,376)
    Phoenix, AZ
    02/25/2017
    9:00 PM
    at Cal State Bakersfield L 49–69  6–24
    (1–12)
    Icardo Center (3,213)
    Bakersfield, CA
    03/04/2017
    4:35 PM
    UMKC L 82–87  6–25
    (1–13)
    Jones Convocation Center (884)
    Chicago, IL
    WAC Tournament
    03/09/2017
    6:30 PM
    (7) vs. (2) New Mexico State
    Quarterfinals
    L 53–67  6–26
    Orleans Arena (1,854)
    Paradise, NV

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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