2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record18–15 (10–8 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Slay
Assistant coaches
  • Ethan Faulkner
  • Chinedu Nwachukwu
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
Northern Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Green Bay 11 – 7   .611 17 – 16   .515
Youngstown State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
UIC 10 – 8   .556 18 – 17   .514
Oakland 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Cleveland State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Milwaukee 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Detroit Mercy* 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
IUPUI 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by third-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–15, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC. They accepted and invitation to the CollegeIndsider.com Tournament. However, the CIT, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2018–19 season 12–20 overall, 8–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they were defeated by Oakland in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Tyler Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
F 1 Jamir Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Jr Passaic, New Jersey
G 2 Jelani Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Darius Quisenberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Springfield, Ohio
G 4 Kenny Ganley, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brecksville, Ohio
G 5 Christian Bentley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brampton, Ontario, Canada
G 11 Daniel Ogoro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr London, England
G 13 Donel Cathcart III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Buffalo, New York
G 20 Geoff Hamperian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Morgantown, West Virginia
G 22 Devin Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chester, Virginia
F 23 Olamide Pedersen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brønshøj, Denmark
F 25 Mohamed Konate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bamako, Mali
F 31 Michael Akuchie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Plantation, Florida
G 32 Garrett Covington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Carmel, Indiana
F 33 Naz Bohannon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Lorain, Ohio
G 34 Justin Bofenkamp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Vienna, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Virgin Islands Tour
August 14, 2019*
6:00 pm 		vs. Calgary W 74–71 
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
August 15, 2019*
6:00 pm 		vs. US Virgin Islands W 90–82 
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
August 28, 2019*
10:00 am 		vs. Calgary W 71–59 
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:45 pm, ESPN3 		Thiel W 101–53  1–0
 Beeghly Center (1,841)
Youngstown, OH
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCRSN 		at No. 5 Louisville
Global Sports Shootout 		L 55–78  1–1
 KFC Yum! Center (14,761)
Louisville, KY
November 15, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 61–73  1–2
 Cajundome (4,804)
Lafayette, LA
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Carolina Central
Global Sports Shootout 		W 66–60  2–2
 Beeghly Center (1,564)
Youngstown, OH
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Akron
Global Sports Shootout 		L 60–82  2–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,214)
Akron, OH
November 23, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at USC Upstate
Global Sports Shootout 		W 66–61  3–3
 G. B. Hodge Center (564)
Spartanburg, SC
November 27, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Westminster (PA) W 93–67  4–3
 Beeghly Center (1,746)
Youngstown, OH
November 30, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan L 72–88  4–4
 McGuirk Arena (1,521)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Robert Morris W 81–70  5–4
 Beeghly Center (1,417)
Youngstown, OH
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at Western Michigan L 64–66  5–5
 University Arena (1,658)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 15, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State W 65–50  6–5
 Beeghly Center (1,243)
Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2019*
7:45 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 73–55  7–5
 Beeghly Center (1,988)
Youngstown, OH
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm 		No. 25 West Virginia L 64–75  7–6
 Covelli Centre (3,614)
Youngstown, OH
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IUPUI W 83–73  8–6
(1–0) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (868)
Indianapolis, IN
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC W 70–64  9–6
(2–0) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,210)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State L 74–82  9–7
(2–1) 		Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland W 61–60  10–7
(3–1) 		Beeghly Center (2,815)
Youngstown, OH
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 69–67  11–7
(4–1) 		Beeghly Center (2,510)
Youngstown, OH
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 63–88  11–8
(4–2) 		BB&T Arena (3,232)
Highland Heights, KY
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wright State L 72–79  11–9
(4–3) 		Nutter Center (5,474)
Fairborn, OH
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 73–75 OT 11–10
(4–4) 		Beeghly Center (1,712)
Youngstown, OH
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 98–94 OT 12–10
(5–4) 		Beeghly Center (2,798)
Youngstown, OH
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC L 83–90 OT 12–11
(5–5) 		Beeghly Center (1,596)
Youngstown, OH
February 1, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		IUPUI W 91–76  13–11
(6–5) 		Beeghly Center (4,633)
Youngstown, OH
February 8, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 67–55  14–11
(7–5) 		Beeghly Center (3,298)
Youngstown, OH
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy W 76–72  15–11
(8–5) 		Calihan Hall (1,275)
Detroit, MI
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Oakland L 64–72  15–12
(8–6) 		Athletics Center O'rena (3,488)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State W 88–70  16–12
(9–6) 		Beeghly Center (2,148)
Youngstown, OH
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 59–61  16–13
(9–7) 		Beeghly Center (4,213)
Youngstown, OH
February 27, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay L 92–102  16–14
(9–8) 		Resch Center (2,217)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 73–69  17–14
(10–8) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,198)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) (8) Milwaukee
First round 		W 63–57  18–14
 Beeghly Center (2,110)
Youngstown, OH
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) at (4) UIC
Quarterfinals 		L 61–67  18–15
 Credit Union 1 Arena (642)
Chicago, IL
CIT
March 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3
First round 		Cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls to Oakland in the quarterfinals, 88-84". Youngstown State Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Youngstown State Men's Basketball Schedule". Youngstown State Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2019.