# 2014–15 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fifth 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 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.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Sean Hill | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1 | Joshua Meier | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Justice, Illinois |
| 2 | Anthony Glover | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Toledo, Ohio |
| 3 | Johnny Griffin | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Sophomore | Ford Heights, Illinois |
| 5 | Trayvon Palmer | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 10 | Kurt Karis | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Sophomore | Northbrook, Illinois |
| 11 | Jared Dimakos | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 205 | RS Junior | Lincolnshire, Illinois |
| 14 | Rahjan Muhammad | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Senior | Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| 15 | Elijah Robertson | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 185 | Freshman | Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| 21 | Joshua Batson | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 23 | Aaron Williams | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Graduate Student | Chicago, Illinois |
| 25 | Sharieff Medlock | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 32 | Montana Bryd | Guard | 6–4 | 215 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 33 | Jawad Adekoya | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Junior | Tinley Park, Illinois |
| 35 | Clarke Rosenberg | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Senior | Skokie, Illinois |
| 42 | Michael Johnson | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 44 | Quron Davis | Center | 6–10 | 235 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 45 | Jesse Tesmer | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Greencastle, Indiana |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 9:00 pm, P12N | at Arizona State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 50–86 | 0–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,295) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/16/2014* 4:30 pm, FS1 | at Creighton | L 66–84 | 0–2 | CenturyLink Center (16,143) Omaha, NE |
| 11/18/2014* 7:05 pm | Indiana-Northwest | W 102–51 | 1–2 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (N/A) Chicago, IL |
| 11/22/2014* 2:05 pm | Trinity Christian | W 75–52 | 2–2 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (N/A) Chicago, IL |
| 11/24/2014* 3:30 pm | vs. Georgia State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 46–69 | 2–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (125) Rochester, MI |
| 11/25/2014* 6:00 pm | at Oakland CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 57–70 | 2–4 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,377) Rochester, MI |
| 11/26/2014* 3:30 pm | vs. Western Carolina CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 61–66 | 2–5 | Athletics Center O'rena (130) Rochester, MI |
| 11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Notre Dame | L 42–90 | 2–6 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,381) South Bend, IN |
| 12/04/2014* 7:05 pm | DePaul | L 60–84 | 2–7 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (754) Chicago, IL |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 pm | at Toledo | L 59–87 | 2–8 | Savage Arena (4,748) Toledo, OH |
| 12/14/2014* 3:05 pm | at Southern Illinois | L 50–65 | 2–9 | SIU Arena (4,328) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm | at WKU | L 60–75 | 2–10 | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,876) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/20/2014* 2:05 pm | Saint Joseph's (IN) | W 76–54 | 3–10 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (305) Chicago, IL |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | L 38–63 | 3–11 | Vadalabene Center (641) Edwardsville, IL |
| 12/29/2014* 7:05 pm | Omaha | W 69–66 | 4–11 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (342) Chicago, IL |
| 12/31/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Green Bay | L 50–54 | 4–12 | Kress Events Center (2,870) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/03/2015* 6:00 pm | at Bowling Green | L 35–58 | 4–13 | Stroh Center (3,022) Bowling Green, OH |
| WAC Regular season |||||
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | at Texas–Pan American | L 59–64 | 4–14 (0–1) | UTPA Fieldhouse (1,004) Edinburg, TX |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | at UMKC | L 62–64 | 4–15 (0–2) | Municipal Auditorium (1,107) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/22/2015 7:05 pm, ASN | Seattle | L 67–75 | 4–16 (0–3) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (257) Chicago, IL |
| 01/24/2015 2:05 pm | Cal State Bakersfield | L 41–57 | 4–17 (0–4) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (517) Chicago, IL |
| 01/29/2015 8:05 pm | at Utah Valley | L 62–78 | 4–18 (0–5) | UCCU Center (2,124) Orem, UT |
| 01/31/2015 8:00 pm | at Grand Canyon | W 56–55 | 5–18 (1–5) | GCU Arena (5,302) Phoenix, AZ |
| 02/05/2015 7:05 pm | New Mexico State | L 61–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–19 (1–6) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (528) Chicago, IL |
| 02/07/2015 2:05 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 78–73 | 6–19 (2–6) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (509) Chicago, IL |
| 02/14/2015 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | UMKC | L 50–61 | 6–20 (2–7) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (516) Chicago, IL |
| 02/19/2015 9:00 pm | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 51–64 | 6–21 (2–8) | Icardo Center (915) Bakersfield, CA |
| 02/21/2015 9:00 pm | at Seattle | L 31–57 | 6–22 (2–9) | KeyArena (1,918) Seattle, WA |
| 02/26/2015 7:05 pm | Grand Canyon | W 74–70 | 7–22 (3–9) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (568) Chicago, IL |
| 02/28/2015 2:05 pm | Utah Valley | W 65–44 | 8–22 (4–9) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (631) Chicago, IL |
| 03/07/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Mexico State | L 57–61 | 8–23 (4–10) | Pan American Center (12,572) Las Cruces, NM |
| WAC tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 9:00 pm | vs. Seattle Quarterfinals | L 45–49 | 8–24 | Orleans Arena (1,060) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||