Unless you're known as a devout Kanye West fan, you've never heard of the Chicago State University Cougars or their 347th-ranked (in RPI) Division I basketball team.

Benjy Taylor wishes he had never heard of them, either. In three seasons as head coach, Taylor posted a 39-53 record—a huge improvement over the combined 119-421 record of the seven coaches before him—but led the team to their first winning season since 1986 before his firing was announced April 19.

Another snag in CSU's admirable pursuit of Division I noteworthiness, Taylor is the Cougars' sixth head coach to come and go since Chicago State moved up to the Mid-Continent Conference for D-I play in 1994.

With a 19-13 season that blew away all ...

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