2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record13–21 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Wernicki
  • Stew Robinson
  • Kevin Bruinsma
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
Valparaiso 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
Green Bay 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Northern Kentucky † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
Wright State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
UIC 7 – 11   .389 17 – 19   .472
Detroit 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
Cleveland State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Youngstown State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 21   .382
Milwaukee 4 – 14   .222 11 – 24   .314
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the regular season 13–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Cleveland State and Oakland before losing to Northern Kentucky in the semifinals.

On March 7, 2017, Jerry Slocum announced he was retiring as head coach at Youngstown State.[1] He had a record of 142–232 in 12 years at the school. On March 27, the school hired Jerrod Calhoun from Division II Fairmont State as the new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2015–16 season 11–21, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Detroit in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Bobby Hain 20 F 6'10" 240 Senior Jupiter, FL Graduated
Jordan Andrews 25 F 6'5" 180 Freshman LaPlace, LA Transferred to South Alabama
Bryce Nickels 33 F 6'9" 200 Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Rahim Williams 22 G 6'5" 185 Junior Brampton, ON Junior college transferred from State College of Florida

Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Braun Hartfield
SG 		Garfield Heights, OH Garfield Heights High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Oct 20, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Matt Donlan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Capital Christian
Iowa Western CC 		Melbourne, Australia
G 1 Braun Hartfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Garfield Heights Cleveland, OH
F 2 Devin Haygood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lincoln Ypsilanti, MI
G 4 Jeremiah Ferguson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Marist Naperville, IL
G 10 Ryan Strollo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Ursuline Youngstown, OH
G 11 Latin Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Milan Ypsilanti, MI
G 12 Noah Dean (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Southside Christian Greenville, SC
G 14 Tyler Warford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Muhlenberg County (KY)
Howard CC 		Pittsburgh, PA
G 15 Brett Frantz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Free State
Neosho County CC 		Lawrence, KS
F 21 Stefan Rosic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Central Texas Academy
Arizona Western College 		Kragujevac, Serbia
G/F 22 Rahim Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Orangeville Prep
State College of Florida 		Toronto, ON
G 23 Francisco Santiago 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Saint Ignatius
Wheeling Jesuit 		Cleveland, OH
G 24 Cameron Morse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Carman-Ainsworth Flint, MI
C 32 Jordan Kaufman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Central
Oral Roberts 		Andover, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Michael Wernicki (Pittsburgh)
  • Stew Robinson (Indiana)
  • Kevin Bruinsman (Spring Harbor)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
1:30 pm 		Penn State Behrend W 100–61 
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
Non-Conference regular season
11/12/2016*
7:45 pm, ESPN3 		Akron
Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer 		W 90–82  1–0
 Beeghly Center (2,601)
Youngstown, OH
11/15/2016*
8:00 pm 		at Toledo L 98–103 OT 1–1
 Savage Arena (3,891)
Toledo, OH
11/18/2016*
5:30 pm 		vs. Jacksonville
Red Diamond Roundball Classic 		L 54–79  1–2
 Mitchell Center (2,225)
Mobile, AL
11/19/2016*
3:05 pm 		at South Alabama
Red Diamond Roundball Classic 		L 75–84  1–3
 Mitchell Center (1,948)
Mobile, AL
11/20/2016*
1:30 pm 		vs. FIU
Red Diamond Roundball Classic 		W 78–73  2–3
 Mitchell Center (1,823)
Mobile, AL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Westminster (PA)
Red Diamond Roundball Classic 		W 97–67  3–3
 Beeghly Center (1,654)
Youngstown, OH
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Canisius L 84–90  3–4
 Beeghly Center (1,174)
Youngstown, OH
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Robert Morris W 75–74  4–4
 Charles L. Sewall Center (792)
Moon Township, PA
12/03/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oberlin W 87–72  5–4
 Beeghly Center (1,773)
Youngstown, OH
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Michigan State L 57–77  5–5
 Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm 		at American L 62–77  5–6
 Bender Arena (1,143)
Washington, D.C.
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Niagara W 101–97 OT 6–6
 Beeghly Center (1,294)
Youngstown, OH
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio State L 40–77  6–7
 Value City Arena (11,417)
Columbus, OH
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Milwaukee W 88–87  7–7
(1–0) 		Beeghly Center (2,854)
Youngstown, OH
12/31/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Green Bay L 77–90  7–8
(1–1) 		Beeghly Center (1,402)
Youngstown, OH
01/05/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 70–83  7–9
(1–2) 		BB&T Arena (2,632)
Highland Heights, KY
01/07/2017
4:00 pm, ASN 		at Wright State W 80–75  8–9
(2–2) 		Nutter Center (3,977)
Dayton, OH
01/12/2017
7:45 pm, ESPN3 		Valparaiso L 62–78  8–10
(2–3) 		Beeghly Center (2,517)
Youngstown, OH
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UIC L 89–92 OT 8–11
(2–4) 		Beeghly Center (2,787)
Youngstown, OH
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Detroit L 71–87  8–12
(2–5) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
01/20/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay W 92–89  9–12
(3–5) 		Resch Center (2,991)
Green Bay, WI
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Milwaukee L 85–94 OT 9–13
(3–6) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (641)
Milwaukee, WI
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cleveland State W 67–64  10–13
(4–6) 		Beeghly Center (4,821)
Youngstown, OH
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 76–90  10–14
(4–7) 		Beeghly Center (1,550)
Youngstown, OH
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Detroit L 80–90  10–15
(4–8) 		Beeghly Center (3,465)
Youngstown, OH
02/09/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UIC L 81–84  10–16
(4–9) 		UIC Pavilion (5,519)
Chicago, IL
02/11/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Valparaiso L 72–82  10–17
(4–10) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (4,823)
Valparaiso, IN
02/16/2017
7:45 pm, ESPN3 		Wright State L 81–84  10–18
(4–11) 		Beeghly Center (2,351)
Youngstown, OH
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky W 81–77  11–18
(5–11) 		Beeghly Center (4,609)
Youngstown, OH
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Oakland L 72–101  11–19
(5–12) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,553)
Rochester, MI
02/25/2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State L 55–69  11–20
(5–13) 		Wolstein Center (1,717)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
03/03/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (8) Cleveland State
First Round 		W 84–69  12–20
 Joe Louis Arena (5,468)
Detroit, MI
03/04/2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (1) Oakland
Quarterfinals 		W 81–80  13–20
 Joe Louis Arena (8,481)
Detroit, MI
03/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		(9) vs. (4) Northern Kentucky
Semifinals 		L 74–84  13–21
 Joe Louis Arena (3,708)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[3][4][5].

References

  1. ^ "Youngstown State coach Slocum retires at 65". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Youngstown State names Jerrod Calhoun its new coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Youngstown State Men's Basketball Schedule".
  4. ^ "2021-22 Youngstown State Penguins Schedule".
  5. ^ "2016-17 Youngstown State Penguins Schedule and Results".