Chicago State University - Jacoby Dickens Center

9501 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60628

Overview

The Jacoby D. Dickens Center (JDC), home to the Chicago State volleyball team, underwent a stellar transformation during the 2021 season. The floor, which had not been refinished since 2013, was sanded down to the raw wood starting in mid-October and two coats of Bona Sport Seal 350 were applied then painted with a custom-color light and dark blue. Custom Cougars logos and lettering were applied, then sealed, to produce the finished product December 1.

The Cougars volleyball team, which just completed its most prolific Division I season in school history in 2021, established a school Division I record 17 wins, hosted a national postseason tournament for the first time in school history and earned Western Athletic Conference Coach (Tony Trifonov) and Player of the Year (Yanlis Feliz), will move back into the JDC for an encore season in August 2022 after playing one season in the Jones Convocation Center (JCC).

The JDC, formerly known as the CSU Athletic Building, was named after the late Jacoby D. Dickens. It was constructed in 1971 and was home of the Chicago State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics for 36 years, before moving into the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (JCC) which was built in 2007.

The JDC was previously upgraded in 2013 with banners and a refinished and repainted floor to go along with state-of-the-art lighting which was installed in 2012. The multi-use facility also houses classrooms for the Chicago State University Health, Recreation, and Physical Education Department, which accommodate students enrolled in physical education, recreation, sports management and physical therapy courses.

The JDC is equipped with up to 2,500 seats for spectators, three swimming pools, an indoor track, a fitness center, eight locker rooms, three classrooms, a dance studio, a training room and a multi-purpose gymnasium.

Facilities:
Dance Studio
Fieldhouse/Gym
Fitness Center
Pool