2019–20 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Team:Chicago State Cougars
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:4–25
Conf Record:0–14
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Rodell Davis
Asst Coach2:Brett Putz

The 2019–20 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach Lance Irvin. They played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–25, 0–14 in WAC play to finish in last place. They were set to be the No. 8 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The 2018–19 Cougars finished the 2018–19 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.

For the third time in four years, the Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I (−25.5 points).[1]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-Conference Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| WAC Regular Season|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|Mar 5, 2020
9:00 pm|| at Seattle| colspan=5 rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | style="text-align:center"|Redhawk Center
Seattle, WA|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|Mar 7, 2020
3:00 pm| | at Utah Valley| style="text-align:center"|UCCU Center
Orem, UT|-!colspan=9 style=| WAC tournament|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|Mar 12, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+| style="text-align:center"| (8)| vs. (1) New Mexico State
Quarterfinals| colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | style="text-align:center"|Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV|-Source[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA BB Team Average Scoring Margin. TeamRankings.com.
  2. Web site: Chicago State University Cancels Basketball Games in Response to Coronavirus Concerns.
  3. Web site: WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.
  4. Web site: 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule. 2019. Chicago State University Athletics . November 7, 2019.