2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Cougars, led by sixth year head coach Tracy Dildy , played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the 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 .
Previous season
The Cougars finished the season 8–24, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Seattle.
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Sean Hill
0
G
6'2"
180
Senior
Chicago, IL
Graduated
Joshua Meier
1
F
6'8"
215
Freshman
Justice, IL
Transferred to Kirkwood Community College
Anthony Glover
2
G
6'2"
175
Freshman
Toledo, OH
Transferred to Indiana (PA)
Johnny Griffin
3
G
6'5"
190
Sophomore
Ford Heights, IL
Transferred
Kurt Karis
10
G
6'1"
190
Sophomore
Northbrook, IL
Transferred to USC
Rahjan Muhammad
14
G
6'0"
190
Senior
Bolingbrook, IL
Graduated
Elijah Robertson
15
G/F
6'5"
185
Freshman
Bolingbrook, IL
Walk-on; didn't return
Aaron Williams
23
F
6'6"
205
RS Senior
Chicago, IL
Graduated
Sharieff Medlock
25
G
6'3"
185
Freshman
Chicago, IL
Transferred to Florida State College
Clarke Rosenberg
35
G
6'4"
195
Senior
Skokie, IL
Graduated
Michael Johnson
42
F
6'8"
230
Senior
Chicago, IL
Graduated
Jesse Tesmer
45
F
6'8"
225
Junior
Greencastle, IN
Transferred to Illinois-Springfield
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Clemmye Owens
2
G
6'1"
185
Junior
Toledo, OH
Transferred from Bethune-Cookman . Under NCAA transfer rules, Owens will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2015 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Elliott Cole PG
Westchester, IL
Gulf Coast Community College
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
153 lb (69 kg)
Mar 24, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Jordan Madrid-Andrews PF
Denver, CO
Umpqua Community College
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
N/A
Mar 24, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
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:
Roster
2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
0
Jawad Adekoya
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Andrew Kankakee CC
Tinley Park, IL
G
1
Kieran Woods
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Crane Lamar State College–Port Arthur
Chicago, IL
G
2
Clemmye Owens V (I)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Rogers Bethune-Cookman
Toledo, OH
G
3
Elliot Cole
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
PowerhouseGulf Coast State College
Chicago, IL
G
5
Anthony Eaves
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
152 lb (69 kg)
Fr
Ballard
Louisville, KY
G
10
Fred Sims, Jr. (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Fr
North Lawndale
Chicago, IL
G/F
11
Jared Dimakos
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Lake Forest Academy Triton College
Lincolnshire, IL
G
14
Delundre Dixon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Auburn
Rockford, IL
G/F
15
Trayvon Palmer
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Brown Deer North Dakota State College of Science
Milwaukee, WI
G
21
Joshua Batson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Curie
Chicago, IL
G
30
Gentry Hunt (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Homewood-Flossmoor Northeaster JC =
Glenwood, IL
G
32
Montana Byrd
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Mount Carmel
Chicago, IL
F
33
Jordan Madrid-Andrews
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Bishop Machebeuf Umpqua CC
Denver, CO
F
35
Devon Friend
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Bolingbrook State College of Florida
Joliet, IL
C
44
Quron Davis
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Simeon
Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
[1]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015 *7:05 pm
Illinois Tech
W 137–59
1–0
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (510)Chicago, IL
11/16/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 7 Iowa State Emerald Coast Classic
L 64–106
1–1
Hilton Coliseum (14,111)Ames, IA
11/18/2015 *7:05 pm
IU–Northwest
W 105–64
2–1
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (393)Chicago, IL
11/21/2015 *7:05 pm
Trinity International
W 81–70
3–1
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (315)Chicago, IL
11/23/2015 *7:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois Emerald Coast Classic
L 79–82
3–2
Prairie Capital Convention Center (5,023)Springfield, IL
11/27/2015 *1:30 pm
vs. Jacksonville State Emerald Coast Classic
L 65–68
3–3
Northwest Florida State College (250)Niceville, FL
11/28/2015 *10:30 am
vs. Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic
L 64–66
3–4
Northwest Florida State College (250)Niceville, FL
12/02/2015 *7:00 pm
at Northern Illinois
L 58–80
3–5
Convocation Center (1,047)DeKalb, IL
12/05/2015 *1:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul
L 72–96
3–6
Allstate Arena (5,215)Rosemont, IL
12/11/2015 *7:05 pm, WAC DN
Valparaiso
L 53–71
3–7
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,733)Chicago, IL
12/13/2015 *6:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern
L 35–77
3–8
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,621)Evanston, IL
12/16/2015 *7:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota
L 52–70
3–9
Williams Arena (10,175)Minneapolis, MN
12/19/2015 *4:35 pm, WAC DN
Western Illinois
W 77–70
4–9
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,788)Chicago, IL
12/21/2015 *6:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette
L 74–91
4–10
BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,937)Milwaukee, WI
12/28/2015 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland
L 93–101
4–11
Athletics Center O'rena (2,016)Rochester, MI
12/31/2015 *1:00 pm
at Ball State
L 48–73
4–12
John E. Worthen Arena (2,251)Muncie, IN
01/09/2016 2:05 pm
Seattle
L 50–66
4–13 (0–1)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (560)Chicago, IL
01/11/2016 2:05 pm
Cal State Bakersfield
L 56–67
4–14 (0–2)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (450)Chicago, IL
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
L 72–82
4–15 (0–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,211)Edinburg, VA
01/16/2016 8:00 pm
at New Mexico State
L 62–80
4–16 (0–4)
Pan American Center (4,301)Las Cruces, NM
01/19/2016 *7:05 pm, WAC DN
Green Bay
L 66-99
5–17
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,032)Chicago, IL
01/21/2016 7:05 pm, WAC DN
Grand Canyon
L 65–90
4–18 (0–5)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,783)Chicago, IL
01/23/2016 2:05 pm
Utah Valley
L 76–82
4–19 (0–6)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (957)Chicago, IL
01/30/2016 2:00 pm, WAC DN
at UMKC
L 64–78
4–20 (0–7)
Municipal Auditorium (1,526)Kansas City, MO
02/04/2016 9:00 pm, ASN
at Seattle
L 56–59
4–21 (0–8)
KeyArena (1,527)Seattle, WA
02/06/2016 9:00 pm, WAC DN
at Cal State Bakersfield
L 48–71
4–22 (0–9)
Icardo Center (1,901)Bakersfield, CA
02/13/2016 7:05 pm
New Mexico State
L 55–69
4–23 (0–10)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (813)Chicago, IL
02/18/2016 8:00 pm
at Utah Valley
L 72–74
4–24 (0–11)
UCCU Center (2,115)Orem, UT
02/20/2016 9:00 pm
at Grand Canyon
L 52–67
4–25 (0–12)
GCU Arena (7,223)Phoenix, AZ
02/27/2016 2:05 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
L 79–89
4–26 (0–13)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,902)Chicago, IL
03/05/2016 2:05 pm
UMKC
L 53–82
4–27 (0–14)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,957)Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
03/10/2016 6:30 pm, WAC DN
vs. Cal State Bakersfield Quarterfinals
L 57–79
4–28
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
References