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	1–16 (1–1 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 →

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.

2024–25 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
LIU	3	–	0	1.000	7	–	11	.389
Fairleigh Dickinson	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	11	.353
Central Connecticut	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
Chicago State	1	–	1	.500	1	–	16	.059
Wagner	1	–	2	.333	9	–	7	.563
Stonehill*	1	–	2	.333	9	–	9	.500
Mercyhurst**	1	–	2	.333	7	–	11	.389
Saint Francis	1	–	2	.333	6	–	11	.353
Le Moyne*	0	–	2	.000	5	–	12	.294
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** ineligible for both the 2025 NEC tournament and the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 NEC tournament winner As of January 10, 2025

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 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., NEC Front Row	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., BallerTV	vs. Radford Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket Semifinal	L 48–63	0–7	12 – Forrest	6 – Tied	3 – Crawford	Ocean Center (1,690) Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 9:30 a.m., BallerTV	vs. Drexel Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket Third Place	L 71–83	0–8	19 – McKoy Jr.	6 – McKoy Jr.	4 – G. Spinelli	Ocean Center (1,548) Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 15 Wisconsin	L 53–74	0–9	10 – Forrest	11 – G. Spinelli	3 – G. Spinelli	Kohl Center (14,711) Madison, WI
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Summit League Network	at St. Thomas	L 76–98	0–10	15 – McKoy Jr.	9 – Jernigan	3 – Tied	Shoenecker Arena (879) St. Paul, MN
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis	L 62–85	0–11	18 – Crawford	7 – Forrest	2 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (4,815) St. Louis, MO
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Mercer	L 63–75	0–12	20 – Crawford	9 – Tied	6 – Crawford	Hawkins Arena (812) Macon, GA
December 19, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon	L 51–74	0–13	11 – Crawford	8 – Delancy	3 – Crawford	Global Credit Union Arena (7,024) Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge	L 57–81	0–14	14 – Tied	9 – Crawford	6 – Crawford	Premier America Credit Union Arena (650) Northridge, CA
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 24 Illinois	L 64–117	0–15	20 – G. Spinelli	6 – Forrest	3 – G. Spinelli	State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL
NEC regular season
January 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Wagner	W 64–52	1–15 (1–0)	15 – Crawford	7 – Cox	3 – G. Spinelli	Spiro Sports Center (191) Staten Island, NY
January 5, 2024 1:00 p.m.	at LIU	L 39–53	1–16 (1–1)	9 – G. Spinelli	9 – Forrest	3 – Sunderland	Steinberg Wellness Center (126) 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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