2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record12–20 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Molinari
  • Jason Slay
  • Brady Trenkle
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 13 – 5   .722 21 – 14   .600
Northern Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Oakland 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Green Bay 10 – 8   .556 21 – 17   .553
UIC 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Youngstown State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375
Detroit Mercy 8 – 10   .444 11 – 20   .355
IUPUI 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Cleveland State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Milwaukee 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† 2019 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by second-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2017–18 season 8–24, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Cleveland State.

Roster

2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Antwan Maxwell, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Savannah, Georgia
G 1 Atiba Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Hackensack, New Jersey
G 2 Jalani Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Darius Quisenberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Springfield, Ohio
G 4 Cameron Kane-Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Niles, Ohio
G 5 Kendale Hampton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina
G 13 Donel Cathcart III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Buffalo, New York
G 20 Geoff Hamperian (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Morgantown, West Virginia
F 21 Noe Anabir 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Geneva, Switzerland
G 22 Devin Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Chester, VA
F 23 Olamide Pedersen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Brønshøj, Denmark
F 31 Michael Akuchie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Plantation, FL
G 32 Garrett Covington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Carmel, Indiana
F 33 Naz Bohannon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lorain, Ohio
G 34 Justin Bofenkamp (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Vienna, Ohio
F 42 Alex Holcombe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Houston, Texas
C 50 John Sally, Jr. (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Disputanta, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Pittsburgh L 53–69  0–1
 Petersen Events Center (4,729)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Akron
Northeast Ohio Coaches vs Cancer Doubleheader 		L 69–98  0–2
 Wolstein Center (2,052)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Heidelberg W 106–83  1–2
 Beeghly Center (1,538)
Youngstown, OH
Nov 16, 2018*
8:30 pm 		vs. Columbia
John Bach Classic 		W 94–83  2–2
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,765)
Bronx, NY
Nov 17, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fordham
John Bach Classic 		L 61–67  2–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,809)
Bronx, NY
Nov 18, 2018*
12:00 pm 		vs. FIU
John Bach Classic 		L 93–102  2–4
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (123)
Bronx, NY
Nov 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Westminster (PA)
John Bach Classic 		W 104–66  3–4
 Beeghly Center (1,838)
Youngstown, OH
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris L 56–76  3–5
 North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 1, 2018*
4:00 pm, ATTSNPT 		at West Virginia L 72–106  3–6
 WVU Coliseum (10,849)
Morgantown, WV
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan L 94–100 3OT 3–7
 Beeghly Center (1,370)
Youngstown, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan L 77–88  3–8
 Beeghly Center (3,449)
Youngstown, OH
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Binghamton W 58–48  4–8
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,527)
Vestal, NY
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 15 Ohio State L 56–75  4–9
 Value City Arena (12,637)
Columbus, OH
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy L 66–78  4–10
(0–1) 		Beeghly Center (2,129)
Youngstown, OH
Dec 30, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 74–76  4–11
(0–2) 		Beeghly Center (2,804)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 3, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay L 93–99 OT 4–12
(0–3) 		Resch Center (2,023)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 5, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 76–51  5–12
(1–3) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,160)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 10, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC L 63–78  5–13
(1–4) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (2,026)
Chicago, IL
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at IUPUI W 82–76  6–13
(2–4) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (890)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 17, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State L 74–80  6–14
(2–5) 		Beeghly Center (1,598)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 19, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky L 74–82  6–15
(2–6) 		Beeghly Center (2,950)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 62–72  6–16
(2–7) 		Wolstein Center (1,103)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Oakland W 75–74  7–16
(3–7) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,371)
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Detroit Mercy W 72–70  8–16
(4–7) 		Calihan Hall (1,817)
Detroit, MI
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Milwaukee W 72–71  9–16
(5–7) 		Beeghly (1,572)
Youngstown, OH
Feb 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Green Bay W 96–77  10–16
(6–7) 		Beeghly Center (2,170)
Youngstown, OH
Feb 14, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 75–73  11–16
(7–7) 		Beeghly Center (1,697)
Youngstown, OH
Feb 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC W 81–73  12–16
(8–7) 		Beeghly Center (4,917)
Youngstown, OH
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 69–76  12–17
(8–8) 		BB&T Arena (3,408)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wright State L 54–82  12–18
(8–9) 		Nutter Center (5,743)
Fairborn, OH
Mar 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cleveland State L 80–89 OT 12–19
(8–10) 		Beeghly Center (4,011)
Youngstown, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) at (3) Oakland
Quarterfinals 		L 84–88  12–20
 Athletics Center O'rena (3,386)
Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1].

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Youngstown State Men's Basketball Schedule".