2024–25 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

2024–25 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
2024–25 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	0–8 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach	Scott Spinelli (1st season);
Associate head coach	Kevin McClain
Assistant coaches	Dalonte Hill; Ramim Bhuiya;
Home arena	Jones Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mercyhurst*	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Stonehill*	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Central Connecticut	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
LIU	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Wagner	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Fairleigh Dickinson	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Saint Francis	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Le Moyne*	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Chicago State	0	–	0	–	0	–	8	.000
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 NEC tournament winner As of November 26, 2024

The 2024–25 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represents Chicago State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Scott Spinelli, play their home games at the Jones Convocation Center located in Chicago, Illinois, as first-year members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 13–19. As an independent, they did not participate in any conference tournament. They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #15 seed, where they would upset UC San Diego in the first round, before losing to Fairfield in the quarterfinals.^[1] This season was the Cougars' last as an independent, as they joined the Northeast Conference for the 2024–25 season.^[2]

Preseason polls

Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Cougars were picked to finish in sixth in the conference.^[3]

Rank	Team
T-1.	Central Connecticut (5)
T-1.	Wagner (4)
3.	Fairleigh Dickinson
4.	Le Moyne
5.	LIU
6.	Chicago State
7.	Mercyhurst
T-8.	Saint Francis
T-8.	Stonehill

() first-place votes

Preseason All-Conference Team

No Cougars were selected as members of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Greg Spate	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Plantation, Florida
G	1	Troy McCoy Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Windsor, Connecticut
G	2	Deshawn Jean-Charles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	3	Joe Spinelli	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Saxby Sunderland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Arlington, Virginia
F	5	Cameron Jernigan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Gary, Indiana
G	10	Matthew Robinson Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Miramar, Florida
F	11	Noble Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Deltona, Florida
G	12	Gabe Spinelli	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	13	Jalen Forrest	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Decatur, Georgia
G	14	Alex Raiford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
F	20	CJ Delancy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Jonesboro, Arkansas
F	22	Dailliss Cox	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	23	Quincy Allen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Ontario
F	24	Tehshaundre Cole	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	25	Mike Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Washington, D.C.
F	32	Gerald Jones III	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Lithonia, Georgia

Head coach

Scott Spinelli (Boston University)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin McClain (Alabama)
Dalonte Hill (Charlotte)
Ramim Bhuiya (UMass)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola Chicago	L 72–79	0–1	13 – G. Spinelli	6 – Jernigan	5 – Sunderland	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,626) Chicago, IL
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	Youngstown State	L 60–80	0–2	15 – G. Spinelli	6 – Forrest	3 – G. Spinelli	Jones Convocation Center (525) Chicago, IL
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Texas	L 58–105	0–3	14 – Tied	7 – Forrest	2 – Robinson Jr.	Moody Center (10,662) Austin, TX
November 16, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco Sunshine Slam campus site game	L 37–82	0–4	8 – Forrest	7 – Allen	2 – G. Spinelli	Sobrato Center (1,864) San Francisco, CA
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	L 66–86	0–5	15 – G. Spinelli	5 – G. Spinelli	4 – Robinson Jr.	Jones Convocation Center (101) Chicago, IL
November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Indiana State	L 61–97	0–6	14 – Allen	8 – Tied	1 – Tied	Hulman Center (4,397) Terre Haute, IN
November 25, 2024* 9:30 a.m.	vs. Radford Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	L 48–63	0–7	12 – Forrest	6 – Tied	3 – Crawford	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 9:30 a.m.	vs. Drexel Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket consolation game	L 71–83	0–8	19 – McKoy Jr.	6 – McKoy Jr.	4 – G. Spinelli	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 15 Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Summit League Network	at St. Thomas						Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Mercer						Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
December 19, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon						GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN	at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
NEC regular season
January 3, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Wagner						Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
January 5, 2024 TBD	at LIU						Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m.	Stonehill						Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m.	Le Moyne						Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
January 20, 2025 7:00 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson						Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
January 24, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Stonehill						Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut						William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m.	LIU						Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst						Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis						Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Fairleigh Dickinson						Bogota Savings Bank Center Hackensack, NJ
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m.	at Le Moyne						Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut						Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m.	Wagner						Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Mercyhurst						Owen McCormick Court Erie, PA
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis						DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Fields' 32 lead Fairfield over Chicago State 77-74 in CBI quarterfinals". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
^ Guerriero, Justin (2023-12-06). "Northeast Conference adds Chicago State as full member for '24-25 athletic year". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
^ "Preseason Power Play: Wagner and CCSU Rise to Top In Deadlocked #NECMBB Coaches' Poll". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Unveiled". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
^ "Chicago State Cougars 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-10-29.

[1] "Fields' 32 lead Fairfield over Chicago State 77-74 in CBI quarterfinals". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.

[2] Guerriero, Justin (2023-12-06). "Northeast Conference adds Chicago State as full member for '24-25 athletic year". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.

[coachpoll-3] "Preseason Power Play: Wagner and CCSU Rise to Top In Deadlocked #NECMBB Coaches' Poll". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[4] "2024–25 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Unveiled". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chicago State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-29.

[6] "Chicago State Cougars 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-10-29.

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