2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Lance Irvin. They played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 0–9, 0–0 in WAC play before suspending the season due to COVID-19 and an insufficient number of players.

Previous season
The 2019–20 Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 4–25, 0–14 in WAC play to finish in last place. They were set to be the eighth overall seed in the WAC tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transfers

 * Levelle Ziegler - East LA College
 * Isaiah Simpson - Santa Monica College
 * Aaris-Monte Bonds - Southeastern CC
 * Coreyoun Rushin - Idaho State
 * Jordan Polynice - East LA College

WAC media poll
The WAC men's basketball media poll was released on October 27, 2020. Chicago State was picked to finish ninth.

Schedule
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!colspan=9 style=| WAC regular season



Source

Rankings
* AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings