2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–28 (0–14 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Farr
  • Sean Pryor
  • Matt Raidbard
Home arenaEmil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 13 1   .929 23 11   .676
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
Cal State Bakersfield 11 3   .786 24 9   .727
Seattle 7 7   .500 15 17   .469
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 12 18   .400
UMKC 4 10   .286 12 19   .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 4 10   .286 8 22   .267
Chicago State 0 14   .000 4 28   .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

Roster

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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 Powerhouse
Gulf 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

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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

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  1. ^ "2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. 2015.