2023–24 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Gerald Gillion, played their home games at the Jones Convocation Center located in Chicago, Illinois and competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. They finished the season 13–19.
| 2023–24 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball | |
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CBI, Quarterfinals | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 13–19 |
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| Associate head coach | Baronton Terry |
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| Home arena | Jones Convocation Center |
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| Chicago State | – | – | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On December 13, 2023, the Cougars upset the 25th-ranked Northwestern Wildcats 75–73 at Welsh–Ryan Arena, marking Chicago State's first-ever win over a ranked team.
On April 12, 2014, head coach Gerald Gillion left the school to become the associate head coach at LIU.
The season was the Cougars' final season as an independent, with the university joining the Northeast Conference in July 2024.