Chicago State Cougars men's basketball

Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
	2025–26 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
University	Chicago State University
Head coach	Landon Bussie (1st season)
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Arena	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center ; (capacity: 7,000)
Conference	NEC
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Green and white;
Conference tournament champions
	Great West: 2013

UniversityChicago State University

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.^[2] The Cougars play their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. They joined the Northeast Conference in the 2024-2025 season.^[3]

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.^[4] The Cougars have never appeared in the NCAA tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	First Round	Bethany Nazarene	L 63–69
1983	First Round Second Round	Tri-State West Virginia Wesleyan	W 76–65 L 70–87
1984	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Franklin Pierce Kearney State Chaminade Fort Hays State Westmont	W 79–62 W 105–104 ^2OT W 68–66 L 84–86 ^OT W 86–82 ^OT

v t e Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Dickens Athletic Center (1971–2007) Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (2007–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Northeast Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Chicago State Cougars Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Mercyhurst Lakers New Haven Chargers Saint Francis Red Flash (departs July 1, 2026) Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Rookie of the Year
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Postseason tournaments