Saturday, January 8
Chicago, Ill.
10 AM
California Baptist University
at
Chicago State
MBB Preview: CBU Set to Open WAC Season in Chicago
1/3/2022 11:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CHICAGO – After a week delay, California Baptist University men's basketball is set to open Western Athletic Conference play at Chicago State on Saturday. Tip-off time is 10 a.m. Pacific.
GAME INFORMATION – Saturday, Jan. 8
Opponent: vs. Chicago State
Time: 10 a.m. Pacific
Location: Jones Convocation Center
Video: ESPN+ / WAC Digital Network (International Only)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Radio: Fox Sports 1350
The Lancers were the first team in all of NCAA Division I to 10 home wins and enters this week as one of just three teams with undefeated, 10-0 records on their home floor. Kentucky and Texas being the other two, while Indiana, Xavier and Duke are not far off at 9-0.
CBU will taking this show on the road for its fourth road game of the year to open its conference season. This will be the program's fifth meeting with Chicago State since it joined the WAC in 2018-19, with the Lancers going 4-0 in the series. The Lancers have enjoyed a 31.5 point average margin of victory over the Cougars.
Notable Notes:
GAME INFORMATION – Saturday, Jan. 8
Opponent: vs. Chicago State
Time: 10 a.m. Pacific
Location: Jones Convocation Center
Video: ESPN+ / WAC Digital Network (International Only)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Radio: Fox Sports 1350
The Lancers were the first team in all of NCAA Division I to 10 home wins and enters this week as one of just three teams with undefeated, 10-0 records on their home floor. Kentucky and Texas being the other two, while Indiana, Xavier and Duke are not far off at 9-0.
𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞
— California Baptist Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) January 1, 2022
The Lancers end the non-conference schedule as the country's only 🔟-0️⃣ team at home! #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/lwJWdRfZo4
CBU will taking this show on the road for its fourth road game of the year to open its conference season. This will be the program's fifth meeting with Chicago State since it joined the WAC in 2018-19, with the Lancers going 4-0 in the series. The Lancers have enjoyed a 31.5 point average margin of victory over the Cougars.
Notable Notes:
- Chicago State started the season with two wins but has since gone 2-9 to give it a 4-11 overall record on the year. This will be the Cougars' sixth home game of the season, as they are 3-2 on in the Jones Convocation Center.
- The Cougars have a brand-new coaching staff, led by head coach Gerald Gillion. He was named Chicago State's head coach last July after one season with the Samford Bulldogs and two seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech (2017-19).
- CSU returns just three players from last year's squad: Andrew Lewis, Carlo Marble and Coreyoun Rushin, with the newcomers being made up of four transfers and seven freshmen.
- Three Cougars: Brandon Betson (14.1), Jahsean Corbett (12.3) and Ali Abdou Dibba (11.5) come into this week scoring in double figures. Corbett is also second on the team with 7.1 rebounds per game while Betson leads the team with 2.6 assists.
- Abdou Dibba was promptly named the WAC Freshman of the Week on Monday. He made his collegiate debut last week and scored 21 points on 6-for-9 shooting and 8-for-11 from the free-throw line at Grand Canyon.
- Rebounding may be Chicago State's greatest strength, as it has a 36.2 to 35.9 advantage over its opponents on the boards this season. On the flip side, turnovers have been a problem for the Cougars, who average 17.5 a game compared to 13.9 from their opponents.
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