# 2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico State.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jawad Adekoya | 0 | G/F | 6'6" | 190 | Senior | Tinley Park, IL | Graduated |
| Kieran Woods | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Elliot Cole | 3 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred to College of Charleston |
| Jared Dimakos | 11 | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | RS Senior | Lincolnshire, IL | Graduated |
| Devon Friend | 35 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Joliet, IL | Graduated |
| Quron Davis | 44 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Glen Burns | 0 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | West Memphis, AR | Junior college transferred from Danville Area CC |
| Deionte Simmons | 3 | C | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Junior college transferred from Danville Area CC |
| Alex Dubovitsky | 10 | F | 6'6" | 208 | Junior | Moscow, Russia | Junior college transferred from Arizona Western College |
| Brian Greene Jr. | 35 | G | 6'3" | 210 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast. Will be eligible to play immediately since Greene Jr. graduated from Florida Gulf Coast. |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Patrick Szpir PF | Wheeling, IL | Wheeling High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 4:05 pm | | Illinois Tech | W 97–89 | 1–0 | Jones Convocation Center (1,065) Chicago, IL |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 9 Wisconsin | L 51–69 | 1–1 | Kohl Center (17,278) Madison, WI |
| 11/19/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 79–107 | 1–2 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,301) Rochester, MI |
| 11/22/2016* 7:05 pm | | East–West | W 103–75 | 2–2 | Jones Convocation Center (550) Chicago, IL |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Notre Dame | L 60–91 | 2–3 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,804) South Bend, IN |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UIC | L 58–74 | 2–4 | UIC Pavilion (3,718) Chicago, IL |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 83–76 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Western Hall (823) Macomb, IL |
| 12/10/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Bradley | L 48–83 | 3–5 | Carver Arena (823) Peoria, IL |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 43–45 | 3–6 | Chaifetz Arena (4,630) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/14/2016* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 64–68 | 3–7 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,723) Evanston, IL |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul Las Vegas Classic | L 61–109 | 3–8 | Allstate Arena (4,592) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/19/2016* 8:35 pm | | at Missouri State Las Vegas Classic | L 46–66 | 3–9 | JQH Arena (3,146) Springfield, MO |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Southeast Missouri State Las Vegas Classic Visitors' Bracket semifinals | W 74–65 | 4–9 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. Troy Las Vegas Classic Visitors' Bracket championship | L 65–83 | 4–10 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 61–80 | 4–11 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,024) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/30/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 82–90 | 4–12 | McGuirk Arena (2,450) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/05/2017 7:05 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 64–83 | 4–13 (0–1) | Jones Convocation Center (833) Chicago, IL |
| 01/07/2017 2:05 pm | | New Mexico State | L 62–78 | 4–14 (0–2) | Jones Convocation Center (1,636) Chicago, IL |
| 01/12/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Utah Valley | W 70–61 | 5–14 (1–2) | UCCU Center (1,467) Orem, UT |
| 01/14/2017 9:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 50–65 | 5–15 (1–3) | KeyArena (1,054) Seattle, WA |
| 01/18/2017* 7:05 pm | | Roosevelt | W 77–57 | 6–15 | Jones Convocation Center (1,015) Chicago, IL |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 77–85 $^{OT}$ | 6–16 (1–4) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,308) Edinburg, TX |
| 01/26/2017 7:05 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 59–75 | 6–17 (1–5) | Jones Convocation Center (1,354) Chicago, IL |
| 01/28/2017 2:05 pm | | Grand Canyon | L 77–85 $^{2OT}$ | 6–18 (1–6) | Jones Convocation Center (1,526) Chicago, IL |
| 02/04/2017 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 51–86 | 6–19 (1–7) | Pan American Center (5,445) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/09/2017 7:05 pm | | Seattle | L 65–90 | 6–20 (1–8) | Jones Convocation Center (630) Chicago, IL |
| 02/11/2017 2:05 pm | | Utah Valley | L 54–87 | 6–21 (1–9) | Jones Convocation Center (973) Chicago, IL |
| 02/18/2017 5:05 pm | | at UMKC | L 65–84 | 6–22 (1–10) | Municipal Auditorium (2,061) Kansas City, MO |
| 02/23/2017 8:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | L 59–82 | 6–23 (1–11) | GCU Arena (7,376) Phoenix, AZ |
| 02/25/2017 9:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 49–69 | 6–24 (1–12) | Icardo Center (3,213) Bakersfield, CA |
| 03/04/2017 4:35 pm | | UMKC | L 82–87 | 6–25 (1–13) | Jones Convocation Center (884) Chicago, IL |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 6:30 pm | (7) | vs. (2) New Mexico State Quarterfinals | L 53–67 | 6–26 | Orleans Arena (1,854) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Source. ||||||