Schedule:
https://www.gocsucougars.com/sports/mens...l/schedule
Schedule highlights
5 Division I non conference home games is the most in recent years and a rapid turnaround from scheduling under Dildy and Irvin.
At Loyola Chicago and Drake
At Iowa State
Hosting fellow Illinois schools Illinois State, Northern Illinois, and SIUE.
Opening the season as host to St Thomas for their very first game as a Division I program
New coach Gerald Gillion says "We live in a digital age. Nobody has time to wait years for progress when everything around us changes so rapidly. I'm a winner. My staff and I will not accept mediocrity on any level. We need to win now, not next year. We don’t want to rebuild; we want to re-tool. The winning mentality is built to last.”
A Florida native, Gillion has spent time at USF, Florida International, Tennessee Tech and most recently Samford.
There are 9 transfers on State's roster, including a number of Juco standouts, including Favour Chukwukelu.