Chicago State Cougars
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| University | Chicago State University |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Denisha Hendricks |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Varsity teams | 13 |
| Basketball arena | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center |
| Baseball stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Ray and Joan Kroc Stadium |
| Other arenas | Jacoby D. Dickens Center (volleyball) |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Colors | Green and White |
| Website | www |
The Chicago State Cougars are the varsity athletic teams representing Chicago State University of Chicago, Illinois in intercollegiate athletics. The university currently sponsors twelve varsity teams. The Cougars compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Western Athletic Conference, joining that conference on July 1, 2013.
A member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Chicago State University currently sponsors teams in seven men's and eight women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports.
Melvin Bland was the first CSU student athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Tyrone Everhart also was a NAIA Honorable Mention All-American wrestler the same year. Fred Evans as a sophomore became the first black swimmer ever to win a National Championship in 1975. The Chicago State University Ice Hockey Team produced 2 NCAA Division 2 All-Americans in the 1975–76 season. George Hansen and Bob Janecyk were selected in 1975–76 to the NCAA (College Division) West All-American Team. Janecyk was selected two more times designated as an NCAA (College Division) West All-American Team goaltender for CSU in 1976–77 and 1977–78. He went on to play for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. The first NAIA District #20 Championship Team in any sport was the 1975 wrestling team, which captured the NAIA District #20 Championship coached by Dr. James G. Pappas. The Cougar Wrestling Team also won District #20 titles in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980.
In 1984, the CSU Men's Basketball Team captured third place at the NAIA National Championships. The team's performance throughout the tournament was as follows:
Chicago State (Ill.) 79, Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 62
Chicago State 105, Kearney State (Neb.) 104 2OT
Chicago State 68, Chaminade (Hawaii) 66 (Quarterfinals)
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