The Chicago State at Drake men's basketball game originally scheduled to be played Sunday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. but was postponed due to health and safety protocols within the Cougars program, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Cougars will play at No. 9 Iowa State tonight a 6 p.m. and will wrap up non-conference play Wednesday at Drake. Western Athletic Conference play will begin following the holiday break with CSU staying on the road and playing at Grand Canyon (12/30) and New Mexico State (1/1).
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Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Â The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet.Â
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