The Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represents Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The team currently competes in the Northeast Conference and is led by first-year coach Landon Bussie, who was hired on March 20, 2025. The Cougars play their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. They joined the Northeast Conference in the 2024-2025 season.
The 2012–13 Cougars won the Great West Conference tournament championship to earn an automatic bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, since this conference did not have an auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars have never appeared in the NCAA tournament.
Conference affiliations 1966–67 to 1976–77 – NAIA Independent 1977–78 to 1980–81 – Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference 1981–82 to 1983–84 – NAIA Independent 1984–85 to 1992–93 – NCAA Division I Independent 1993–94 – East Coast Conference 1994–95 to 2005–06 – Mid-Continent Conference 2006–07 to 2008–09 – NCAA Division I Independent 2009–10 to 2012–13 – Great West Conference 2013–14 to 2021–22 – Western Athletic Conference 2022–23 to 2023–24 – NCAA Division I Independent From 2024–25 – Northeast Conference
Postseason tournaments
NAIA Tournament results The Cougars have appeared in three NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 5–3.
1981 First Round Bethany Nazarene L 63–69 1983 First RoundSecond Round Tri-StateWest Virginia Wesleyan W 76–65L 70–87 1984 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd Place Game Franklin PierceKearney StateChaminadeFort Hays StateWestmont W 79–62W 105–104 2OTW 68–66L 84–86 OTW 86–82 OT
CIT results The Cougars have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.
2013 First Round UIC L 69–80
CBI results The Cougars have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). They have a combined record of 1–1. 2024 First RoundSecond Round UC San DiegoFairfield W 77–75 L 74–77
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