2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
CIT, Cancelled
ConferenceHorizon League
2019–20 record18–15 (10–8 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Slay
Assistant coaches
  • Ethan Faulkner
  • Chinedu Nwachukwu
Home arenaBeeghly Center
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State153 .833  257  .781
Northern Kentucky135 .722  239  .719
Green Bay117 .611  1716  .515
Youngstown State108 .556  1815  .545
UIC108 .556  1817  .514
Oakland810 .444  1419  .424
Cleveland State711 .389  1121  .344
Milwaukee711 .389  1219  .387
Detroit Mercy*612 .333  823  .258
IUPUI315 .167  725  .219
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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.
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