# 2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team were led by first-year head coach Lance Irvin. Their home games were held on campus at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. The Cougars are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 0–16 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to New Mexico State.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 season 3–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to New Mexico State.
The Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I at –22.7 points, despite winning two games by over 40 points.
After the season, Chicago State fired head coach Tracy Dildy during the week of March 5, 2018, although it was not officially announced until a week later. After a nearly a five-month search, Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, was named the new head coach of the Cougars on August 7.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 5:30 pm, BTN | | at Indiana | L 55–104 | 0–1 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 8, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Notre Dame | L 62–89 | 0–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,684) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 60–101 | 0–3 | McGuirk Arena (2,110) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State Cayman Islands Classic campus game | L 71–75 | 0–4 | Redbird Arena (4,320) Normal, IL |
| Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron Cayman Islands Classic campus game | L 46–87 | 0–5 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,285) Akron, OH |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State Cayman Islands Classic regional semifinals | L 61–86 | 0–6 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,325) Johnson City, TN |
| Nov 20, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Jackson State Cayman Islands Classic regional | L 68–81 | 0–7 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (329) Johnson City, TN |
| Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 70–86 | 0–8 | Carver Arena (4,952) Peoria, IL |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | East–West | W 90–67 | 1–8 | Jones Convocation Center (450) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 80–72 | 2–8 | Jones Convocation Center (550) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Trinity Christian | W 84–82 | 3–8 | Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 70–104 | 3–9 | Wintrust Arena (3,729) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 17, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Northwestern | L 46–88 | 3–10 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,954) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 20, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 52–81 | 3–11 | Western Hall (352) Macomb, IL |
| Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 59–100 | 3–12 | Convocation Center (765) DeKalb, IL |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | at UMKC | L 72–80 | 3–13 (0–1) | Swinney Recreation Center (894) Kansas City, MO |
| Jan 12, 2018 2:00 pm | | California Baptist | L 75–77 | 3–14 (0–2) | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| Jan 17, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 46–80 | 3–15 (0–3) | GCU Arena (7,113) Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 19, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 73–86 | 3–16 (0–4) | Icardo Center (2,544) Bakersfield, CA |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | Seattle | L 47–75 | 3–17 (0–5) | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| Jan 26, 2018 2:00 pm | | Utah Valley | L 60–74 | 3–18 (0–6) | Jones Convocation Center (400) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 46–77 | 3–19 (0–7) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,056) Edinburg, TX |
| Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 39–83 | 3–20 (0–8) | Pan American Center (5,375) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 7, 2019 9:00 pm | | at California Baptist | L 44–94 | 3–21 (0–9) | CBU Events Center (3,027) Riverside, CA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 62–75 | 3–22 (0–10) | Jones Convocation Center (355) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 16, 2018 2:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | L 59–90 | 3–23 (0–11) | Jones Convocation Center (555) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 21, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 71–103 | 3–24 (0–12) | UCCU Center (2,898) Orem, UT |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 57–77 | 3–25 (0–13) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 77–82 | 3–26 (0–14) | Jones Convocation Center (555) Chicago, IL |
| Mar 2, 2018 2:00 pm | | New Mexico State | L 58–92 | 3–27 (0–15) | Jones Convocation Center (555) Chicago, IL |
| Mar 9, 2018 2:00 pm | | UMKC | L 61–76 | 3–28 (0–16) | Jones Convocation Center (534) Chicago, IL |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) New Mexico State Quarterfinals | L 49–86 | 3–29 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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