Chicago State (3-7) at DePaul (5-5) Trayvon Palmer F 15 Sr Rebounds 9.0 Assists 1.6 MEDIA INFO

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1 @ChicagoStateMBB GAME NO. 11 Saturday, Dec. 17, p.m. Allstate Arena (18,500) - Rosemont, Ill SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP November (2-4, 2-0 home, 0-4 road) 12 Sat. Illinois Tech (HC) W, Thu. at No. 9 Wisconsin (ESPN3) L, Sat. at Oakland (ESPN3) L, Tues. East-West W, Sat. at Notre Dame (ESPN3) L, Wed. at UIC (ESPN3) L, December (1-3, 0-0 home, 1-3 road, 0-0 neutral) 2 Sat. at Western Illinois (ESPN3) W, (OT) 10 Sat. at Bradley (ESPN3) L, Sun. at Saint Louis (A10DN) L, Wed. at Northwestern (BTN) L, Sat. at DePaul (FS1)# 1 p.m. 19 Mon. at Missouri State (ESPN3)# 8:35 p.m. 22 Thu. vs. Southeast Missouri St.#+ 4 p.m. 23 Fri. vs. Troy/Cornell#+ 6 p.m. 28 Wed. at Valparaiso (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 30 Fri. at Central Michigan (ESPN3) 6 p.m. January (0-0, 0-0 home, 0-0 road) 5 Thu. UT Rio Grande Valley* (WDN)! 7:05 p.m. 7 Sat. New Mexico State* 2:05 p.m. 12 Thu. at Utah Valley* 8 p.m. 14 Sat. at Seattle U* (WDN) 9 p.m. 18 Tue. Roosevelt! 7:05 p.m. 21 Thu. at UT Rio Grande Valley* (WDN) 7 p.m. 26 Sat. CSU Bakersfield*! 7:05 p.m. 28 Thu. Grand Canyon* 2:05 p.m. February (0-0, 0-0 home, 0-0 road) 4 Sat. at New Mexico State* 8 p.m. 9 Thu. Seattle U* 7:05 p.m. 11 Sat. Utah Valley* (WDN) 2:05 p.m. 18 Sat. at UMKC* 5:05 p.m. 23 Thu. at Grand Canyon* 8 p.m. 25 Sat. at CSU Bakersfield* (WDN) 9 p.m. March (0-0, 0-0 home, 0-0 road, 0-0 neutral) 4 Sat. UMKC*@ (WDN) 4:35 p.m. 9 Thu. WAC Quarterfinals+ TBA 10 Fri. WAC Semifinals+ TBA 11 Sat. WAC Championship+ TBA Home games in bold! - WVON 1690 AM * - Western Athletic Conference game # - Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic WDN - WAC Digital Network + - Las Vegas, - Senior Day Chicago State (3-7) at DePaul (5-5) Fred Sims, Jr. G 14 So. 6-4 Points 18.3 Rebounds 3.3 Assists 1.5 MEDIA INFO Sports Information Director Corey Miggins Office Phone (773) Cell Phone (773) Website Department Twitter Other Numbers Trayvon Palmer F 15 Sr. 6-6 Points 14.8 Rebounds 9.0 Assists 1.6 PROBABLE STARTERS cmiggins@csu.edu Athletic Department Main (773) Athletic Department Fax (773) MBB Office Main (773) Joshua Batson G 21 Sr. 6-0 Points 2.1 Rebounds 1.4 Assists 1.0 TV: Fox Sports 1 COVERAGE Jeff Levering (P-B-P); Dickey Simpkins (Analyst) Radio: WSCR 670 AM Zach Zaidman (P-B-P); Laurence Holmes (Analyst) Live Stats: Patrick Szpir C 23 Fr. 6-9 Points 1.8 Rebounds 3.7 Assists 0.8 Brian Greene, Jr. G 35 Gr. 6-3 Points 3.5 Rebounds 2.1 Assists 1.8 TALE OF THE TAPE Stats CSU DPU Points Per Game Points Allowed Per Game Field Goal % Opponent Field Goal % Three-Point % Opponent Three Point % Free Throw % Opponent Free Throw % Rebounds Per Game Rebound Differential Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game Turnovers Per Game

2 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Last College 0 Glen Burns G Jr. Detroit, Mich. Lewisville (Texas) Danville (Ill.) Area CC 2 Clemmye Owens V G Sr. Toledo, Ohio Rogers Bethune-Cookman 3 Deionte Simmons F/C Jr. West Memphis, Ark. West Memphis Christian Danville (Ill.) Area CC 5 Anthony Eaves G So. Louisville, Ky. Ballard 10 Alex Dubovitskiy G/F Jr. Moscow, Russia Marianapolis Prep School (Ct.) Arizona Western College 11 Delundre Dixon G So. Rockford, Ill. Auburn 14 Fred Sims, Jr. G So. Chicago, Ill. North Lawndale 15 Trayvon Palmer G/F Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. Brown Deer North Dakota State College of Science 21 Joshua Batson G Sr. Chicago, Ill. Curie 23 Patrick Szpir C Fr. Wheeling, Ill. Wheeling 30 Gentry Hunt G Jr. Glenwood, Ill. Homewood-Flossmoor Northeastern College 32 Montana Byrd G Jr. Chicago, Ill. Mount Carmel 33 Jordan Madrid-Andrews F Sr. Denver, Colo. Bishop Machebeauf Umpqua CC 35 Brian Greene, Jr. G Gr. Chicago, Ill. Thornton Florida Gulf Coast 42 Charles Hunt F Jr. Chicago, Ill. Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Last College 21 Joshua Batson G Sr. Chicago, Ill. Curie 0 Glen Burns G Jr. Detroit, Mich. Lewisville (Texas) Danville (Ill.) Area CC 32 Montana Byrd G Jr. Chicago, Ill. Mount Carmel 42 Charles Dent F Jr. Chicago, Ill. Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville 11 Delundre Dixon G So. Rockford, Ill. Auburn 10 Alex Dubovitskiy G/F Jr. Moscow, Russia Marianapolis Prep School (Ct.) Arizona Western College 5 Anthony Eaves G So. Louisville, Ky. Ballard 35 Brian Greene, Jr. G Gr. Chicago, Ill. Thornton Florida Gulf Coast 30 Gentry Hunt G Jr. Glenwood, Ill. Homewood-Flossmoor Northeastern College 33 Jordan Madrid-Andrews F Sr. Denver, Colo. Bishop Machebeauf Umpqua CC 2 Clemmye Owens V G Sr. Toledo, Ohio Rogers Bethune-Cookman 15 Trayvon Palmer G/F Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. Brown Deer North Dakota State College of Science 3 Deionte Simmons F/C Jr. West Memphis, Ark. West Memphis Christian Danville (Ill.) Area CC 14 Fred Sims, Jr. G So. Chicago, Ill. North Lawndale 23 Patrick Szpir C Fr. Wheeling, Ill. Wheeling Returners (10) Pos. Name Ht. Cl. GP-GS PPG G Fred Sims, Jr.* 6-3 So G/F Trayvon Palmer* 6-5 Sr G Clemmye Owens V 6-2 Sr G Anthony Eaves 6-2 So F Jordan Madrid-Andrews 6-8 Sr G Montana Byrd 6-4 Jr G Delundre Dixon 6-3 So G Joshua Batson* 6-0 Jr G Gentry Hunt 6-3 Jr F Charles Dent 6-6 Jr Lost (6) Pos. Name Ht. Cl. GP-GS PPG G Kieran Woods G/F Jawad Adekoya* G Elliott Cole* 5-11 Sr F Jared Dimakos G Quron Davis 6-10 Sr F Devon Friend 6-6 Sr * - Denotes starter ROSTER BREAKDOWN Newcomers (5) Pos. Name Yr. G Glen Burns Jr. G/F Alex Dubovitskiy Jr. G Brian Greene, Jr. Gr. F/C Deionte Simmons Jr. C Patrick Szpir Fr. PRONUNCIATIONS Clemmye Owens V CLEM - E Patrick Szpir SPEAR Deionte Simmons DEE-ON-TAY Alex Dubovitskiy DOO-BOW-VIT-SKEE Delundre Dixon DELL-UN-DRAY COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tracy Dildy Associate Head Coach: James Farr Assistant Coach: Matt Raidbard Assistant Coach: Eddie Denard Volunteer Asst. Coach: Jared Dimakos Special Asst. to HC: Antonne Samuels 2

3 DOUBLE-DIGIT GAMES Player Pts Rebs Assts Fred Sims, Jr. 8 Clemmye Owens V 4 Trayvon Palmer 5 4 Deionte Simmons 2 Glen Burns 1 Anthony Eaves 1 20-POINT GAMES Player (Date) Points Clemmye Owens V (11/11) 26 Fred Sims, Jr. (11/17) 26 Fred Sims, Jr. (11/22) 21 Trayvon Palmer (11/22) 34 Fred Sims, Jr. (11/30) 24 Fred Sims, Jr. (12/3) 30 Trayvon Palmer (12/10) 21 Fred Sims, Jr. (12/14) 22 LED THE TEAM IN... Led Team In Scoring CSU Career Fred Sims, Jr Trayvon Palmer 3 15 Clemmye Owens V 1 3 Led Team In Rebounding CSU Career Trayvon Palmer 7 33 Deionte Simmons 2 2 Patrick Szpir 1 1 NOTE: Includes ties. DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player (Date) Pts Rbs Asts Trayvon Palmer (11/22) Trayvon Palmer (12/10) Trayvon Palmer (12/11) Trayvon Palmer (12/14) RETURNING NUMBERS Category Back-of-Total Pct. Points 1307-of % 3-Point FG s 137-of % Free Throws 226-of % Rebounds 684-of % Assists 230-of % Blocked Shots 57-of % Steals 150-of % Minutes 4130-of % RETURNING LEADERS Category Player Statistics Points Per-Game F. Sims, Jr Point FG% F. Sims, Jr. 31.3% Free Throw% C. Owens V 83.9% Rebounds-Per-Game T. Palmer 7.8 Assists-Per-Game J. Batson 1.6 Blocks-Per-Game T. Palmer 1.0 Steals T. Palmer 39 Minutes T. Palmer 905 SEASON HIGHS RECORD WHEN Overall Home Away Neutral vs. WAC vs. non-conference In overtime Day games (start before 5 p.m.) Night games (start after 5 p.m.) In November December: January: February: March: Leading at halftime: Trailing at halftime: Tied at halftime: More rebounds than opponent: Fewer rebounds than opponent: Rebounds equal: Higher FG% than opponent: Lower FG% than opponent: FG% equal: More turnovers than opponent: Fewer turnovers than opponent: Equal turnovers: Scoring 59 or less: : : : : or more: Individual Points... 34, Trayvon Palmer vs. East-West (11/22) Field Goals...16, Fred Sims, Jr. vs. East-West (11/22) 3-Point FG...7, Fred Sims, Jr. at Northwestern (12/14) Free Throws... 9, Fred Sims, Jr. at Western Illinois (12/3) Rebounds (twice), last: Trayvon Palmer at Bradley (12/11) Assists...6 (twice), last: Glen Burns at Oakland (11/19) Steals...4 (twice), last: Glen Burns vs. East-West (11/22) Blocks... 3, Patrick Szpir at UIC (11/30) Team Points...103, vs. East-West (11/22) Field Goals... 39, vs. East-West (11/22) 3-Point FG...13, at Northwestern (12/14) Free Throws... 20, vs. East-West (11/22) Rebounds... 48, vs. East-West (11/22) Assists... 26, vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) Steals... 11, vs. East-West (11/22) Blocks...6 (twice), last: UIC (11/30) 3

4 OPENING TIP The Chicago State men s basketball team heads up north to Rosemont, Ill. on Saturday afternoon as it takes on host DePaul at Allstate Arena in the first game for both teams in the 2016 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic beginning at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Fox Sports One Network with Jeff Levering (Play-by-Play) and Dickey Simpkins (Analyst) calling the action. SCOUTING CSU The Cougars kick off the Las Vegas Classic sporting a 3-6 season record while entering the seventh game of their current 12-game road swing. CSU had three players score in double figures on Wednesday night as it dropped a close decision at Northwestern with sophomore guard Fred Sims, Jr. leading all scorers with 22 points that included going 7-of- 13 from three-point range. Sims, Jr. is currently averaging a team-high of 18.3 points per game to lead the Green and White on the year so far. Senior guard/forward Trayvon Palmer is second in scoring at 14.8 points a game in addition to grabbing a team-best nine rebounds and shooting 51 percent from the field. Senior guard Clemmye Owens V is the third CSU player averaging double digit scoring at 10.3 points per contest, and junior guard Glen Burns is producing team leading averages of 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game on the year. SCOUTING DEPAUL DePaul has posted a 5-4 record heading into Saturday s contest, but has dropped three of its last four contests in the month of December after losing an home decision to UIC at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Wednesday night. Sophomore guard Eli Cain is averaging 20 points a game to pace the Blue Demons while shooting 50 percent from the field and 41 percent from downtown. Senior guard Billy Garrett, Jr. is dishing out a teamleading three assists per game while ranking second in scoring with 14.3 points a game. forward Tre Darius McCallum leads DePaul in rebounding (7.0 rpg), blocked shots (0.9 bpg) and steals (1.8 spg). SERIES HISTORY Saturday s contest marks the 15th overall meeting between CSU and DePaul with the Blue Demons holding a 14-0 advantage and both teams are facing each other for the seventh consecutive season. DePaul produced a victory over the Green and White at Allstate Arena on Dec. 5, 2015 with Sims, Jr. leading CSU with a game-high 22 NEWS AND NOTES points off the bench. S3TTING A SEASON-HIGH The Green and White set a new season high for made threepoint field goals Wednesday at Northwestern after connecting on 13-of-26 from downtown. Sims, Jr. hit a season-best seven triples for CSU, while Owens V and sophomore guard Anthony Eaves each dropped a pair of triples. LINEUP MAINSTAYS Palmer and Sims, Jr. have been the only mainstays in the Green and White s starting lineup this season as both players have started all 10 contests. AIMING FOR A GRAND Owens V is aiming to score 1,000 points in his Division I career as he heads into Saturday s contest with 841 points scored in his Division I career at CSU and Bethune-Cookman. He is 159 points shy of achieving this feat. TRAY S DOUBLE-DIP Palmer has been playing well over CSU s last five contests by averaging a double-double of 15.2 points and 10.6 rebounds. He has also shot 48 percent from the field and converted 38 percent of his threepoint attempts. SIMS SCORING MILESTONE Sims, Jr. has achieved a scoring milestone as he tallied his 500th career point last Sunday at Saint Louis after connecting on a jumper at the 3:53 mark of the second half during a 10-0 run in the final five minutes. STRIVING FOR NO. 1 CSU head coach Tracy Dildy is now tied with legendary Cougar bench boss Bob Hallberg for the most Division I coaching wins at CSU with 49 victories entering the weekend. Dildy needs just one win break to the record. STRIVING FOR NO. 1 PART TWO Palmer looks to place his name as one of the school s best offensive rebounders in the program s D-I era as he s currently second on CSU s career offensive rebounds list as he has produced 177 o-boards to rank behind former Cougar Carl Montgomery s total of 214. FACING POSTSEAON COMPETITION - The Cougars will battle nine teams that competed in postseason play last season, including three teams that played in the 2016 NCAA Tournament: CSU Bakersfield, Notre Dame and Wisconsin. Other postseason opponents are New Mexico State (NIT), Valparaiso (NIT), Seattle (CBI), Central Michigan (CIT), Grand Canyon (CIT) and Oakland (Vegas 16). 20 POINT PICKUP - Sims, Jr. tallied his fifth 20-point game of the season at Northwestern after producing 22 points and shot 7-of-13 from three-point range. THE PUBLIC CONNECTION - CSU has three players this season that has played prep ball in the famed Chicago Public League. Representing the Public League are senior guard Joshua Batson (Curie), junior forward Charles Dent (Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville) and Sims, Jr. (North Lawndale). ROAD WARRIORS - Chicago State is currently in the middle of a stretch where it is playing 12 games away from home between Nov. 26 and Dec. 30 that includes its next four contests the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. In addition, the Cougars will play five in-state opponents (UIC, Western Illinois, Bradley, Northwestern and DePaul) during that stretch. UP NEXT CSU heads back to the state of Missouri on Monday, Dec. 19 for the second game of the Las Vegas Classic against host Missouri State at JHQ Arena in an ESPN3 live broadcast with the opening tip set for 8:35 p.m. QUICK FACTS General Information Location Chicago, Ill. Founded 1867 Enrollment 4,767 Conference Western Athletic Conference Interim President Cecil B. Lucy Interim Director of Athletics Tracy Dildy Team History (records entering ) First Year of Basketball First Year of Division I Basketball All-Time Record All-Time Division I Record Postseason Appearances CIT (2013) Record 4-28 (0-14 WAC) Emil & Patricia Jones Convocation Center Capacity 7,000 Opened

5 HEAD COACH TRACY DILDY The season will be the seventh for Chicago native Tracy Dildy as head coach for the Chicago State men s basketball program. The Cougars had a strong season in which they earned the third seed in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. It was the highest seed of any NCAA Division I team in Illinois that season in their respective conference tournament. The Cougars 13 victories were the fourth most by a CSU team during the Cougars 30-year Division I existence. Chicago State s eight conference wins tied for the most in a season during that same time period. CSU s marquee victory came at home over eventual WAC Tournament Champion and NCAA participant New Mexico State for its first ever win over a team with a top-100 RPI ranking. Dildy made history at Chicago State during the season by guiding the Cougars to the program s first ever NCAA Division I championship and postseason berth. The Cougars defeated Houston Baptist in the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament Championship and earned a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Cougars earned a wealth of honors during season with Quinton Pippen earning Co-GWC Defensive Player of the Year honors and Nate Duhon taking home the GWC Newcomer of the Year Award. Duhon was the second consecutive Cougar to earn the honor after Jeremy Robinson won it in Matt Ross and Jamere Dismukes won All-GWC Honorable Mention accolades. The Cougars finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in steals with 9.4 per game. Dildy s squads have also made major strides in the classroom. When Dildy took over the program he inherited scholarship reductions and a postseason ban due to low Academic Progress Rate scores. Dildy wasted little time changing the culture of the program. In his first year on the job in , Dildy compiled a 957 single-year APR. His single-year score, the most recent data released by the NCAA, was a perfect 1,000. It was the only perfect single-year score among Chicago s five Division I men s basketball programs. CSU has had of 11 student-athletes earn academic all-conference honors from the GWC and WAC conferences since the school year. Dildy built a reputation as an accomplished assistant and a respected recruiter before arriving at Chicago State in Dildy spent three years as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at UIC from before taking the job at Chicago State. During his tenure at the west side school, the Flames captured victories over BCS schools Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech and Oregon State in addition to winning 18 games and garnering a Horizon League Tournament semifinal appearance in He was named the top mid-major assistant by Hoop Scoop in 2008, one of the top 25 mid-major assistant by CollegeInsider.com in 2009 and one of Hoop Scoop s top 50 mid-major assistants in Basketball Times in April. It was the second stint for Dildy with the Flames after serving as a student assistant coach during the season under former CSU head coach Bob Hallberg. Following that season, he became a full-time assistant at UIC from where he recruited UIC all-time greats Kenny Williams, Sherell Ford and Mark Miller. Before returning to UIC in 2007, Dildy helped sign a high-touted recruiting class during his lone season as an assistant coach under Mike Davis at UAB in He also spent four seasons as an assistant at two Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools Ole Miss and Auburn. He helped assemble a nationally-ranked recruiting class for the season at Ole Miss that was rated as high as third by numerous recruiting publications and earned a spot on Rivals.com s list of the Top 25 recruiters in the nation in June While at Auburn, Dildy helped the Tigers post a record during the season and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2003 NCAA Tournament where they fell to eventual national champion Syracuse and Carmelo Anthony by one point. In addition, he recruited NBA player Marquise Daniels. Dildy enjoyed success at DePaul from where he worked as an assistant coach, the associate head coach and even served as an acting head coach in He helped the Blue Demons advance to the quarterfinals of the NIT in 2001 and reached the second round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Dildy spearheaded four huge recruiting classes for DePaul which included the nation s top-ranked class in 2001 and the second-best class in the country in 1999 in addition to signing future NBA players Quentin Richardson, Bobby Simmons, Steven Hunter and Eddy Curry. Before his stint at DePaul, Dildy spend three seasons as an assistant coach at Ball State from He recruited future NBA player Bonzi Wells, who was a twotime Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and the MAC s all-time leading scorer, and helped the Cardinals reach the NCAA Tournament in The Chicago native played point guard and lettered for two seasons at UIC from and finished his collegiate career with the eighth-most assists (260) in school history. He graduated from King High School in 1985, where he was coached by Public League coaching legend Landon Sonny Cox. He earned Honorable Mention All-America and All-State honors as a senior in which he averaged 15 points a game for the Jaguars. King was the preseason No. 1 team in the nation by USA Today during Dildy s senior year. Dildy also garnered First Team All-City and All-State accolades in his junior campaign. Dildy earned a bachelor s degree in education from UIC in He garnered inductions into the UIC Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995, the State of Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Chicago Public League Hall of Fame in Dildy currently resides in Plainfield, Ill. The Dildy File Year Position University Overall Conference Head Coach Chicago State (WAC) Head Coach Chicago State (WAC) Head Coach Chicago State (WAC) Head Coach Chicago State (GWC) Head Coach Chicago State (GWC) Head Coach Chicago State (GWC) Associate Head Coach UIC Associate Head Coach UIC Associate Head Coach UIC Assistant Coach UAB Assistant Coach Ole Miss Assistant Coach Ole Miss Assistant Coach Auburn Assistant Coach Auburn Associate Head Coach DePaul Associate Head Coach DePaul Assistant Coach DePaul Assistant Coach DePaul Assistant Coach DePaul Assistant Coach Ball State Assistant Coach Ball State Assistant Coach Ball State Assistant Coach UIC Assistant Coach UIC Assistant Coach UIC Career Record: (entering season) Playing Career: UIC (1991 graduate) 5

6 STUDENT-ATHLETE CSU CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS 0 Glen Burns G 6-3 Points: 12 at Wisconsin (11/17) Rebounds: 5 at Oakland (11/19) Assists: 6 twice, last: Oakland (11/19) Steals: 4 vs. East-West (11/22) Blocks: 1 at Wisconsin (11/17) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs Avg. Assts Blks Stls Pts.-Avg Quick Hitter: college transfer scored a season-high 12 points at Wisconsin (11/17) and dished out six assists in two games. 2 Clemmye Owens V G 6-2 Senior Points: 28 at Grand Canyon (12/15/14)* Rebounds: 8 at Minnesota (12/16/15) Assists: 6 at Oakland (12/28/15) Steals: 7 at North Florida (12/21/13)* Blocks: 1 7x, last: Northwestern (12/14/16) 26 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) 5 3x, last: Northwestern (12/14) 4 twice, last: UIC (11/30) 3 at UIC (11/30) 1 at Northwestern (12/14) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Assts Blks Stls Pts.-Avg * * Totals * - at Bethune-Cookman Quick Hitter: Has scored 841 points in Division I career and is 159 points shy from 1,000 points. 3 Deionte Simmons F/C 6-8 Points: 15 at Oakland (11/19) Rebounds: 9 twice, last: UIC (11/30) Assists: Steals: Blocks: vs. East-West (11/22) at Oakland (11/19) at Wisconsin (11/17) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Assts Blks Stls Pts.-Avg Quick Hitter: college teammate at Danville Area C.C. with fellow junior Glen Burns who equaled a season high with nine rebounds at UIC (11/30). 6

7 STUDENT-ATHLETE CSU CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS 5 Anthony Eaves G 6-2 Sophomore Points: 18 vs. Seattle (1/9/16) Rebounds: 5 at Northwestern (12/14/16) Assists: 3 3x, last: Green Bay (1/19/16) Steals: 3 vs. Seattle (1/9/16) Blocks: 2 at Northwestern (12/14/16) 12 at Northwestern (12/14) 5 at Northwestern (12/14) 1 twice, last: Northwestern (12/14) 1 twice, last: Northwestern (12/14) 2 at Northwestern (12/14) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Asst. Blk. Stl. Pts.-Avg Totals Quick Hitter: Produced big game at Northwestern (12/14) with season-best 12 points along with career highs of five rebounds and two blocked shots. 10 Alex Dubovitskiy G/F 6-6 Points: 6 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) Rebounds: 2 vs. East-West (11/22) Assists: Steals: 2 at Bradley (12/11) Blocks: Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Assts Blks Stls Pts.-Avg Quick Hitter: Lone international player on team who scored a season-best six points in season-opening game versus Illinois Tech (11/12). 11 Delundre Dixon G 6-3 Sophomore Points: 10 vs. CSU Bakersfield (3/10/16) Rebounds: 7 vs. East-West (11/22/16) Assists: 6 vs. Utah Valley (1/23/16) Steals: 2 4x, last: Wisconsin (11/17/16) Blocks: 1 6x, last: UIC (11/30/16) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Asst. Blk. Stl. Pts.-Avg Totals Quick Hitter: Tied a season scoring high at Western Illinois (12/3) with seven points. 7 3x, last: Western Illinois (12/3) 7 vs. East-West (11/22) 3 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) 2 at Wisconsin (11/17) 1 at UIC (11/30) 7

8 STUDENT-ATHLETE CSU CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS 14 Fred Sims, Jr. G 6-4 Sophomore Points: 30 at Western Illinois (12/3/16) Rebounds: 6 twice, last: East-West (11/22/16) Assists: 4 3x, Illinois Tech (11/12/16) Steals: 4 twice, Illinois Tech (11/12/16) Blocks: 2 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12/16) 30 at Western Illinois (12/3) 6 vs. East-West (11/22) 4 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) 4 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) 2 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Asst. Blk. Stl. Pts.-Avg Total Quick Hitter: Averaging 17.8 points per game and shooting 37 percent from three-point range over CSU s last five games. 15 Trayvon Palmer G/F 6-6 Senior Points: 34 vs. East-West (11/22/16) Rebounds: 16 vs. Indiana University Northwest (11/18/15) Assists: 5 at Seattle (2/4/16) Steals: 4 vs. Indiana University Northwest (11/18/15) Blocks: 4 twice, last: Grand Canyon (1/21/16) 34 vs. East-West (11/22) 15 twice, last: Bradley (12/11) 3 vs. East-West (11/22) 2 twice, last: Northwestern (12/14) 2 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Asst. Blk. Stl. Pts.-Avg Totals Quick Hitter: Posted third consecutive double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds at Northwestern (12/14). 21 Joshua Batson G 6-0 Senior Points: 10 vs. CSU Bakersfield (1/24/15) Rebounds: 6 vs. Utah Valley (1/23/16) Assists: 5 twice, last: Illinois Tech (11/13/15) Steals: 7 vs. Indiana University Northwest (11/18/14) Blocks: 1 3x, last: Western Illinois (12/19/15) 9 vs. East-West (11/22) 3 at UIC (11/30) 2 vs. East-West (11/22) 2 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Assts Blks Stls Pts.-Avg Total Quick Hitter: Recorded season highs of nine points and two assists against East-West (11/22). 8

9 STUDENT-ATHLETE CSU CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS 23 Patrick Szpir C 6-9 Freshman Points: 4 vs. Illinois Tech (11/12) Rebounds: 5 twice, last: Notre Dame (11/26) Assists: 3 at Oakland (11/19) Steals: 2 at Wisconsin (11/17) Blocks: 3 at UIC (11/30) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Assts Blks Stls Pts.-Avg Quick Hitter: Recorded a season-high three blocked shots at UIC (11/30). 30 Gentry Hunt G 6-3 Points: 3 at Notre Dame (11/26/16) Rebounds: 1 twice, last: 3 at Notre Dame (11/26/16) Assists: 1 vs. East-West (11/22/16) Steals: 1 vs. Illinois Tech (11/13/15) Blocks: 1 vs. Illinois Tech (11/13/15) 3 at Notre Dame (11/26) 1 at Notre Dame (11/26) 1 vs. East-West (11/22) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Asst. Blk. Stl. Pts.-Avg Total Quick Hitter: Walk-on scored three points and grabbed a defensive rebound at Notre Dame (11/26). 32 Montana Byrd G 6-4 Points: 12 vs. Omaha (12/29/14) Rebounds: 11 at Western Kentucky (12/17/14) Assists: 3 vs. Illinois Tech (11/13/15) Steals: 3 Indiana University Northwest (11/25/14) Blocks: 1 4x, last: CSU Bakersfield (1/11/16) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Asst. Blk. Stl. Pts.-Avg Totals Quick Hitter: Made season debut at Saint Louis (12/11). 9

10 STUDENT-ATHLETE CSU CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS 33 Jordan Madrid-Andrews F 6-8 Senior Points: 14 vs. Alabama State (11/28/15) Rebounds: 10 at Ball State (12/31/15) Assists: 3 twice, last: Alabama State (11/28/15) Steals: 3 vs. Illinois Tech (11/13/15) Blocks: 1 5x, last: Ball State (12/31/15) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Asst. Blk. Stl. Pts.-Avg Totals Quick Hitter: Will sit out the season as a medical redshirt. 35 Brian Greene, Jr. G 6-3 Grad Student Points: 14 at South Carolina (1/12/13)* Rebounds: 5 twice, last: Northwestern (12/14/16) Assists: 5 3x, last: East-West (11/22/16) Steals: 3 vs. Kentucky (1/19/13)* Blocks: 1 6x, last: UIC (11/30/16) 9 at Oakland (11/19) 5 twice, last: Northwestern (12/14) 5 twice, last: East-West (11/22) 2 at Oakland (11/19) 1 3x, last: UIC (11/30) Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Assts Blks Stls Pts.-Avg * ** ** Total * - at Auburn; ** - at Florida Gulf Coast Quick Hitter: Grabbed a career high-tying five rebounds at Northwestern (12/14). 42 Charles Dent F 6-6 Points: Rebounds: 1 vs. New Mexico State (2/13/16) Assists: Steals: Blocks: Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rebs. Avg. Assts Blks Stls Pts.-Avg Totals Quick Hitter: Walk-on currently sitting out due to injury. 10

11 RADIO/TV ROSTER COACHING STAFF 0 Glen Burns G Clemmye Owens V G 6-2 Senior 3 Deionte Simmons F/C Anthony Eaves G 6-2 Sophomore Tracy Dildy Head Coach 7th season UIC (1991) 10 Alex Dubovitskiy G/F Delundre Dixon G 6-3 Sophomore 14 Fred Sims, Jr. G 6-4 Sophomore 21 Joshua Batson G 6-0 Senior 15 Trayvon Palmer G/F 6-5 Senior 23 Patrick Szpir C 6-9 Freshman James Farr Assoc. Head Coach 10th season Creighton (1989) Matt Raidbard Assistant Coach 7th season Indiana (2006) 30 Gentry Hunt G Montana Byrd G Jordan Madrid-Andrews F 6-8 Senior 35 Brian Greene, Jr. G 6-3 Grad Student Eddie Denard Assistant Coach 2nd season Chicago St. (2014) Antonne Samuels Special Asst. to HC 1st season UW-Lacrosse (1993) 42 Charles Dent F 6-6 Jared Dimakos Volunteer Asst. Coach 1st season Chicago St. (2015) 11

12 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2017 WAC TOURNAMENT The 2017 Western Athletic Conference Tournament will be played in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena on March The men s championship game will be played on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 10 p.m. and will air on ESPNU. PRESEASON COACHES POLL No. Teams (first-place votes) Pts. 1. New Mexico State (4) Grand Canyon (3) CSU Bakersfield (1) Utah Valley 27 T-5. Seattle U 25 T-5. UMKC UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State 7 Preseason Coaches All-WAC Teams First Team Ian Baker, Sr., G, New Mexico State Dedrick Basile, Sr., G, CSU Bakersfield Joshua Braun, R-Jr., G, Grand Canyon Martez Harrison, Sr., G, UMKC Brendan Westendorf, Sr., G, Seattle U Second Team LaVell Boyd, Sr., G, UMKC Antonio Green, So., G, UTRGV Zach Nelson, R-Sr., F, Utah Valley DeWayne Russell, Sr., G, Grand Canyon William Powell, Sr., F, Seattle Preseason Coaches Player of the Year Joshua Braun, Grand Canyon PRESEASON MEDIA POLL No. Teams (first-place votes) Pts. 1. New Mexico State (13) Grand Canyon UMKC CSU Bakersfield Seattle Utah Valley UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State 17 Preseason Media All-WAC Teams First Team Ian Baker, Sr., G, New Mexico State Dedrick Basile, Sr., G, CSU Bakersfield Joshua Braun, R-Jr., G, Grand Canyon Martez Harrison, Sr., G, UMKC Brendan Westendorf, Sr., G, Seattle U Second Team Jaylin Airington, R-Sr., F, CSU Bakersfield Antonio Green, So., G, UTRGV Dan Kimasa, Jr., F, UTRGV Zach Nelson, R-Sr., F, Utah Valley William Powell, Sr., F, Seattle Preseason Media Player of the Year Joshua Braun, Grand Canyon WAC STANDINGS Team WAC Pct. Overall Pct. New Mexico State CSU Bakersfield UMKC Utah Valley Seattle Grand Canyon UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State Wednesday, Dec. 14 Northwestern 68, Chicago State 64 No. 10 Arizona 64, Grand Canyon 54 Thursday, Dec. 15 CSU Bakersfield 105, Bethesda 78 Omaha 80, UMKC 75 Seattle U 82, Mississippi Valley State 67 Friday, Dec. 16 Lamar at UT Rio Grande Valley, 7 p.m. (WDN) Saturday, Dec. 17 UMKC at No. 13 West Virginia, 12 p.m. Chicago State at DePaul, 1 p.m. (FS1) UT Rio Grande Valley at Houston, 4 p.m. (ESPN3) New Mexico State at Arizona State, 7 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at Grand Canyon, 8 p.m. Utah Valley at Weber State, 8 p.m. 12

13 NCAA DIVISION I ERA RECORD BOOK ( TO PRESENT) TEAM SINGLE GAME RECORDS Points Scored 137 vs. Illinois Tech - 11/13/15 Points Allowed 140 vs. Troy State - 1/23/95 Most Combined Points 271 vs. Troy State - 1/23/95 Fewest Points Scored 36 at Kansas State - 1/22/07 Fewest Points Allowed 41 vs. Utah Valley - 1/28/10 Least Combined Points 84 vs. Utah Valley - 1/28/10 Most Field Goals Made 56 vs. Illinois Tech - 11/13/15 Best Field Goal %.700 (35-of-50) vs. Texas-Pan American - 2/2/08 Most made 3-pointers 17 vs. Troy State - 1/8/96 Best 3-point %.706 (12-of-17) at Western Illinois - 2/18/05 Most Free Throws Made 36 vs. Longwood - 2/16/09 Most Free Throw Attempts 53 vs. Valparaiso - 3/6/05 Best Free Throw % (twice) (min. 10 attempts) 12-of-12 vs. Loyola-Chicago - 1/20/13 12-of-12 at UNLV - 1/3/12 Most Rebounds 65 vs. LeMoyne-Owen - 2/9/87 Most Assists 38 vs. US International - 1/14/86 Most Steals 26 (twice) last: vs. Illinois Tech - 11/13/15 Most Blocks 12 vs. UTEP - 11/29/06 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME RECORDS Most Points 43 - David Holston vs. St. Bonaventure - 11/9/06 Most Rebounds 21 - Carl Montgomery vs. South Dakota - 3/10/11 Deji Akindele vs. Green Bay - 12/1/04 Most Assists 14 - David Holston vs. Houston Baptist - 3/2/09 Most Steals 11 - Darron Brittman vs. St. Xavier - 2/8/86 Darron Brittman vs. McKendree - 1/24/86 Most Blocks 9 - Chidozie Chukwumah vs. East-West - 2/10/07 (non D-I opponent) 8 - Deji Akindele vs. Southern Utah - 2/3/05 Most 3-pointers in a game 11 - David Holston vs. Northern Michigan - 11/14/07 (non D-I opponent) 9 - Rod Parker at Iowa - 12/18/ times, most recent Jonathan Montgomery - 1/22/11 Most Free Throws 19 - Royce Parran at UMKC - 3/5/06 OVERTIME GAMES All overtime games (36 games, 12-24) Four Overtimes (1 game, 0-1) , L - vs. Utah Valley (1/29/09) Three Overtimes (2 games, 1-1) 84-77, W - at Seattle U (2/27/14) 83-78, L - at NJIT (1/12/13) Two Overtimes (3 games, 0-3) 98-97, L - at Northern Illinois (2/27/08) 82-81, L - at UMKC (2/6/06) 71-68, L - at Youngstown St. (1/20/01) Single Overtime (31 games, 12-19) 83-76, W - at Western Illinois (12/3/16) 71-68, L - at UTRGV (2/13/14) 77-70, L - at DePaul (12/15/13) 66-63, L - vs. Loyola Chicago (1/20/13) 63-60, L - at Rice (12/19/12) 98-95, W - vs. Houston Baptist (1/21/12) 73-70, L - at South Dakota (3/10/11) 97-94, L - at Houston Baptist (2/3/11) 67-65, L - vs. Liberty (11/27/10) 85-83, L - vs. Houston Baptist (2/2/10) , W - at Houston Baptist (2/9/09) 99-89, L - at Utah Valley (2/9/08) 82-77, W - at Cleveland State (12/19/06) 77-69, W - vs. Centenary (2/11/06) 76-67, W - vs. Western Illinois (1/8/05) 70-69, W - vs Oakland (1/18/04) 71-65, L - at Houston (12/23/03) 75-68, L - at Wagner (12/22/03) 75-73, L - at Western Illinois (1/16/03) 99-95, L - vs. Oakland (2/19/00) 89-87, W - vs. Southern Utah (1/16/99) 81-79, W - at Southern Utah (1/22/98) 85-82, L - vs. NE Illinois (1/15/98) 90-83, L - vs. Buffalo (12/6/97) 90-89, L - at Western Michigan (12/18/96) , L - vs. Troy State (2/8/96) 72-65, L - at Dayton (2/3/88) 84-75, W - vs. McNeese State (1/4/88) 94-92, W - vs. LeMoyne-Owen (2/9/87) 64-61, W - at Green Bay (12/23/85) 79-66, L - at Illinois State (1/19/85) COACHING RECORDS Coach Record (Pct.) Bob Hallberg (.727) ( : 308 games) Dr. Isadore Salario (.516) ( : 93 games) Joseph Buckhalter (.468) ( : 77 games) Robert Griggas (.358) ( : 106 games) Benjy Taylor (.351) ( : 111 games) Kevin Jones (.313) ( : 131 games) Tommy Suitts (.310) ( : 84 games) Tracy Dildy (.241) (2010-present: 191 games)* Bo Ellis (.178) ( : 129 games) Rick Pryor (.173) ( : 110 games) Craig Hodges 8-51(.136) ( : 59 games) Phil Gary 6-42 (.125) ( : 48 games) * - Dildy s record entering this season Highest Shooting Percentage from the Floor (min. 8 attempts) (8-of-8) - Clark Bone vs. Central Florida - 12/18/02 13

14 STARTING LINEUPS Starting Lineups G G G/F F F/C Nov. 13, ILLINOIS TECH Glen Burns Clemmye Owens V Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Deionte Simmons Nov. 17, at Wisconsin Glen Burns Clemmye Owens V Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Deionte Simmons Nov. 19, at Oakland Glen Burns Clemmye Owens V Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Deionte Simmons Nov. 21, EAST-WEST Glen Burns Clemmye Owens V Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Deionte Simmons Nov. 23, at Notre Dame Glen Burns Clemmye Owens V Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Patrick Szpir Nov. 27, at UIC Glen Burns Clemmye Owens V Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Patrick Szpir Dec. 3, at Western Illinois Joshua Batson Brian Greene, Jr. Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Patrick Szpir Dec. 10, at Bradley Joshua Batson Clemmye Owens V Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Patrick Szpir Dec. 11, at Saint Louis Joshua Batson Clemmye Owens V Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Patrick Szpir Dec. 14, at Northwestern Joshua Batson Brian Greene, Jr. Fred Sims, Jr. Trayvon Palmer Patrick Szpir Dec. 17, at DePaul Dec. 19, at Missouri State Dec. 22, vs. Southeast Missouri State Dec. 23, vs. Troy/Cornell Dec. 28, at Valparaiso Dec. 30, at Central Michigan Jan. 5, UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY Jan. 7, NEW MEXICO STATE Jan. 12, at Utah Valley Jan. 14, at Seattle Jan. 18, ROOSEVELT Jan. 21, at UT Rio Grande Valley Jan. 26, CSU BAKERSFIELD Jan. 28, GRAND CANYON Feb. 4, at New Mexico State Feb. 9, SEATTLE Feb. 11, UTAH VALLEY Feb. 18, at UMKC Feb. 23, at Grand Canyon Feb. 25, at CSU Bakersfield March 4, UMKC 14

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16 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Chicago State vs Northwestern 12/14/16 6:00 p.m. at Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) Chicago State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 15 Palmer, Trayvon f Batson, Joshua f Szpir, Patrick c Sims Jr., Fred g Greene Jr., Brian g Owens V, Clemmye Simmons, Deionte Eaves, Anthony Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 Northwestern Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 4 Law, Vic f Benson, Barret c Lindsey, Scottie g McIntosh, Bryant g Lumpkin, Sanjay g Brown, Isiah Ash, Jordan Taphorn, Nathan Skelly, Gavin Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 Officials: DJ Carstensen, Rob Kueneman, John Gaffney Technical fouls: Chicago State-Simmons, Deionte. Northwestern-None. Attendance: 5723 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Chicago State Northwestern Last FG - CSUM 2nd-00:14, NU 2nd-00:35. Largest lead - CSUM by 2 2nd-08:50, NU by 14 2nd-16:36. CSUM led for 02:20. NU led for 35:11. Game was tied for 02:29. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CSUM NU Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 6 times. 16

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