# 2023–24 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Gerald Gillion, played their home games at the Jones Convocation Center located in Chicago, Illinois and competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. They finished the season 13–19.
On December 13, 2023, the Cougars upset the 25th-ranked Northwestern Wildcats 75–73 at Welsh–Ryan Arena, marking Chicago State's first-ever win over a ranked team.
On April 12, 2024, head coach Gerald Gillion left the school to become the associate head coach at LIU.
The season was the Cougars' final season as an independent, with the university joining the Northeast Conference in July 2024.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 11–20. As an independent, they did not participate in any conference tournament or postseason play.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 41–70 | 0–1 | 12 – Cardet Jr. | 10 – Jean-Charles | 4 – Cardet Jr. | Stroh Center (1,776) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Mercer | L 61–66 | 0–2 | 17 – Cardet Jr. | 10 – Corbett | 5 – Cardet Jr. | Jones Convocation Center (233) Chicago, IL |
| November 12, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 78–67 | 1–2 | 21 – Cardet Jr. | 7 – Jean-Charles | 8 – Green | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,959) Evansville, IN |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Cal State Northridge | L 64–74 | 1–3 | 21 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Corbett | 3 – Corbett | Jones Convocation Center (275) Chicago, IL |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois Cancún Challenge campus game | L 55–71 | 1–4 | 15 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Corbett | 2 – Jean-Charles | Banterra Center (3,910) Carbondale, IL |
| November 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Northern Colorado Cancún Challenge Mayan Semifinals | L 77–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | 24 – Cardet | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel (200) Riviera Maya, Mexico |
| November 22, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Morgan State Cancún Challenge Mayan 3rd place game | W 84–83 | 2–5 | 18 – Corbett | 8 – Corbett | 4 – Cardet | Hard Rock Hotel (107) Riviera Maya, Mexico |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | UT Martin | L 71–94 | 2–6 | 26 – Cardet, Jr. | 7 – Jean-Charles | 4 – Green | Jones Convocation Center (76) Chicago, IL |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Chicago | L 53–62 | 2–7 | 14 – Corbett | 6 – Corbett | 4 – Corbett | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,003) Chicago, IL |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Delaware State | L 69–76 | 2–8 | 22 – Cardet Jr. | 6 – Davis | 3 – Jean-Charles | Jones Convocation Center (111) Chicago, IL |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | Stetson | W 77–54 | 3–8 | 23 – Corbett | 9 – Tied | 5 – Cardet Jr. | Jones Convocation Center (116) Chicago, IL |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | St. Thomas | L 50–66 | 3–9 | 12 – Tied | 10 – Corbett | 3 – Tied | Jones Convocation Center (127) Chicago, IL |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 25 Northwestern | W 75–73 | 4–9 | 30 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Crawford | 4 – Tied | Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,153) Evanston, IL |
| December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 63–62 | 5–9 | 28 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Corbett | 5 – Green | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,222) Valparaiso, IN |
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 78–68 | 6–9 | 20 – Cardet Jr. | 9 – Corbett | 4 – Green | Jones Convocation Center (72) Chicago, IL |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | W 55–54 | 7–9 | 17 – Cardet Jr. | 7 – Tied | 4 – Cardet Jr. | Jones Convocation Center (693) Chicago, IL |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 24 Wisconsin | L 53–80 | 7–10 | 10 – Cardet Jr. | 7 – Corbett | 2 – Cardet Jr. | Kohl Center (14,104) Madison, WI |
| December 27, 2023* 9:00 p.m. | | at California Baptist | L 62–74 | 7–11 | 27 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Corbett | 5 – Cardet Jr. | Fowler Events Center (2,518) Riverside, CA |
| December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | L 58–70 | 7–12 | 18 – Cardet Jr. | 7 – Corbett | 3 – Cardet Jr. | Wintrust Arena (3,806) Chicago, IL |
| January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 55–62 | 7–13 | 19 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Corbett | 2 – Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (9,123) Manhattan, KS |
| January 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 53–72 | 7–14 | 20 – Cardet Jr. | 7 – Corbett | 3 – Cardet Jr. | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,142) Stillwater, OK |
| January 7, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTEP | L 69–74 | 7–15 | 23 – Corbett | 10 – Corbett | 2 – Tied | Don Haskins Center (3,632) El Paso, TX |
| January 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., YES | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 75–74 | 8–15 | 19 – Crawford | 9 – Crawford | 5 – Arneaud | Rothman Center (153) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 77–70 | 9–15 | 29 – Cardet Jr. | 8 – Corbett | 7 – Neal | Edmunds Center (723) DeLand, FL |
| January 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | East–West | W 131–55 | 10–15 | 27 – Corbett | 19 – Corbett | 11 – Corbett | Jones Convocation Center (94) Chicago, IL |
| January 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | | Saint Xavier | W 108–58 | 11–15 | 27 – Cardet Jr. | 11 – Jernigan | 6 – Arneaud | Jones Convocation Center (250) Chicago, IL |
| January 31, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 60–65 | 11–16 | 21 – Corbett | 11 – Corbett | 4 – Cardet Jr. | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,366) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 10, 2024* 3:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | L 55–78 | 11–17 | 20 – Corbett | 5 – Jernigan | 3 – Jernigan | SHM Memorial Center (576) Orangeburg, SC |
| February 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 73–86 | 11–18 | 16 – Tied | 13 – Jernigan | 4 – Corbett | Baptist Health Arena (2,391) Richmond, KY |
| February 19, 2024* 1:00 p.m. | | IU Northwest | W 93–70 | 12–18 | 25 – Corbett | 18 – Jernigan | 4 – Tied | Jones Convocation Center (458) Chicago, IL |
| CBI |||||||||
| March 23, 2024 2:30 p.m., FloHoops | (15) | vs. (2) UC San Diego First round | W 77–75 | 13–18 | 30 – Cardet Jr. | 9 – Corbett | 4 – Cardet Jr. | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 25, 2024 3:30 p.m., FloHoops | (15) | vs. (7) Fairfield Quarterfinals | L 74–77 | 13–19 | 25 – Cardet Jr. | 7 – Jernigan | 5 – Neal | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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