Non-Conference Preview: Chicago State – Yahoo Sports

We are counting down the days to the start of the college basketball season.

If you’re reading this on the day is was published, we have 47 days to the official start of College Basketball, and 36 days until we can see the team in action against K-State (presuming it’s televised).

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The Full Non-Conference Schedule:

October 23rd — at Kansas State (exhibition)

October 29th — at UNLV (exhibition)

November 6th — vs Saint Louis (in St. Louis)

November 15th — vs Marquette (in Chicago)

December 1st — vs Pittsburgh (ACC-SEC Challenge)

December 6th — vs Kansas (in Kansas City)

December 12th — vs Nebraska (in Kansas City)

December 18th — at Indiana

December 20th — vs Illinois (in St. Louis)

December 22nd — vs Chicago State

After the last few years of a poor lineup of Q4 games in the non-conference schedule, Missouri pulled a 180 and have schedule as well as anyone in the country. On top of playing Illinois and Kansas as previously scheduled, the Tigers are playing neutral court matchups against SLU, Marquette, Nebraska, and a road game at Indiana. There’s no question Dennis Gates stepped it up.

Let’s Meet: the Chicago State Cougars

Does anyone know where Chicago State is located? I’ve never heard of the state of Chicago. *rim shot*

Formerly Cook County Normal School, the Chicago Normal School, the Chicago Teachers College, and then Chicago State College, the now University has been around in some form since 1867. For those who don’t know, the “Normal School” thing is mostly about teaching. Instead of an explanation, I’ll link to this.

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In the early 1970s, the school moved from its Blue Island location to where it’s located now off 94 on the southside of Chicago.

The Cougars didn’t begin playing basketball until 1966 when they joined up as an NAIA school. In the mid 1980s they made the jump to DI basketball. While they haven’t yet played in an NCAA Tournament, the program hasn’t been devoid of success at the D1 level. In their second season they went 22-6,…

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