2023–24 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2023–24 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–10 (14–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachEthan Faulkner
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Asher
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland † 15 – 5   .750 24 – 12   .667
Youngstown State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 10   .688
Green Bay 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Wright State 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Northern Kentucky 12 – 8   .600 18 – 15   .545
Milwaukee 12 – 8   .600 20 – 15   .571
Cleveland State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 15   .583
Purdue Fort Wayne 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Robert Morris 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313
IUPUI 2 – 18   .100 6 – 26   .188
Detroit Mercy 1 – 19   .050 1 – 31   .031
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by seventh-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center located in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2022–23 season 23–8, 15–5 in Horizon League play to finish as Horizon League regular season champions.[1] They defeated Detroit Mercy in the quarterfinal round of the Horizon League tournament,[2] before suffering an upset loss to eventual tournament winners Northern Kentucky in the semifinals.[3] As a regular season champion who didn't win their conference tournament, the Penguins received an automatic bid to play in the NIT, where they lost to Oklahoma State in the first round.[4] With a final record of 24–10, the 2022–23 season marked the Penguins' best season in Division I play.[5]

Roster

2023–24 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandon Rush 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Fairleigh Dickinson Warrensville Heights, Ohio
F 1 Ziggy Reid 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Merrimack Baltimore, Maryland
F 2 Christian Kirkland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Friends Select School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 EJ Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Toledo Cleveland, Ohio
G 4 David Wilkerson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Spartanburg Methodist Lansing, Michigan
G 5 Brett Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Tennessee Tech Oakland, California
C 10 Imanuel Zorgvol 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Northern Kentucky Paramaribo, Suriname
G 11 Bryson Langdon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Northern Kentucky Chicago, Illinois
F 13 Jaylen Bates 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Florida A&M Atlanta, Georgia
G 14 Dante DePante 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Central Catholic High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 20 Anthony Breland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Moravian Prep Newton, North Carolina
G 22 John Lovelace Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So We Are United Prep Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 30 Tommy Fryda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Boardman High School Boardman, Ohio
C 45 Gabe Dynes 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Simon Kenton High School Independence, Kentucky
F 55 DJ Burns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Murray State New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 62–72  0–1
 Cajundome (2,078)
Lafayette, LA
November 10, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Michigan L 62–92  0–2
 Crisler Center (11,380)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 13, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio Christian W 99–71  1–2
 Beeghly Center (1,474)
Youngstown, OH
November 17, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 75–68  2–2
 Beeghly Center (1,631)
Youngstown, OH
November 19, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lake Erie W 79–57  3–2
 Beeghly Center (1,430)
Youngstown, OH
November 24, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 69–77  3–3
 UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 29, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 94–69  4–3
(1–0) 		Beeghly Center (2,196)
Youngstown, OH
December 2, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris W 71–57  5–3
(2–0) 		UPMC Events Center (1,229)
Moon Township, PA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 78–72  6–3
 Convocation Center (3,799)
Athens, OH
December 9, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 72–68  7–3
 University Arena (1,598)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 14, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethany W 107–70  8–3
 Beeghly Center (1,788)
Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Westminster W 117–45  9–3
 Beeghly Center (2,078)
Youngstown, OH
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy W 75–65  10–3
 Beeghly Center (2,463)
Youngstown, OH
December 31, 2023
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland L 81–88  10–4
(2–1) 		Beeghly Center (2,456)
Youngstown, OH
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 76–79  10–5
(2–2) 		Truist Arena (3,105)
Highland Heights, KY
January 7, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 75–65  11–5
(3–2) 		Beeghly Center (1,649)
Youngstown, OH
January 10, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 93–85  12–5
(4–2) 		Beeghly Center (2,294)
Youngstown, OH
January 12, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ 		Wright State W 81–71  13–5
(5–2) 		Beeghly Center (2,672)
Youngstown, OH
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland L 67–70  13–6
(5–3) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,471)
Rochester, MI
January 20, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy W 105–64  14–6
(6–3) 		Calihan Hall (881)
Detroit, MI
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IUPUI W 78–50  15–6
(7–3) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (708)
Indianapolis, IN
January 28, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky W 82–52  16–6
(8–3) 		Beeghly Center (6,001)
Youngstown, OH
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 88–77  17–6
(9–3) 		Nutter Center (3,588)
Fairborn, OH
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 78–82  17–7
(9–4) 		Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,103)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 8, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 97–85 OT 18–7
(10–4) 		Beeghly Center (3,046)
Youngstown, OH
February 10, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay L 83–84  18–8
(10–5) 		Beeghly Center (3,229)
Youngstown, OH
February 14, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris W 87–77  19–8
(11–5) 		Beeghly Center (2,261)
Youngstown, OH
February 17, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 73–81  19–9
(11–6) 		Wolstein Center (2,397)
Cleveland, OH
February 23, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 84–80 OT 20–9
(12–6) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,296)
Milwaukee, WI
February 25, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 71–59  21–9
(13–6) 		Kress Events Center (3,202)
Green Bay, WI
February 28, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 69–55  22–9
(14–6) 		Beeghly Center (3,413)
Youngstown, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) (7) Cleveland State
Quarterfinals 		L 70–82  22–10
 Beeghly Center (3,102)
Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Defense Carries Penguins to 71-66 Win in Quarterfinals". Youngstown State University. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Northern Kentucky basketball defeats Youngstown State in Horizon League semifinals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Smith, Oklahoma St. beat Youngstown St. in NIT 69-64". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Youngstown State Penguins Men's Basketball School History". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Youngstown State University. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Youngstown State Penguins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2023.