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2020–21 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

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2020–21 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record15–12 (9–11 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Slay
Assistant coaches
  • Ethan Faulkner
  • Chinedu Nwachukwu
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 16 4   .800 18 6   .750
Cleveland State 16 4   .800 19 8   .704
Detroit Mercy 10 6   .625 12 10   .545
Northern Kentucky 11 7   .611 14 11   .560
Oakland 10 10   .500 12 18   .400
Youngstown State 9 11   .450 15 12   .556
IUPUI 7 9   .438 8 10   .444
Milwaukee 7 10   .412 10 12   .455
Green Bay 8 12   .400 8 17   .320
UIC 6 10   .375 9 13   .409
Purdue Fort Wayne 6 14   .300 8 15   .348
Robert Morris 3 12   .200 4 15   .211
2021 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2020–21 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by fourth-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

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The Penguins finished the 2019–20 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.

Roster

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2020–21 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Greyson Kelley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 1 Jamir Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Passaic, New Jersey
G 2 Carson Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Struthers, Ohio
G 3 Darius Quisenberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Springfield, Ohio
G 4 Kenny Ganley, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Brecksville, Ohio
G 5 Christian Bentley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Brampton, Ontario, Canada
G 11 Daniel Ogoro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr London, England
G 14 Alex Vargo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Wheeling, West Virginia
G 15 Myles Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 20 Geoff Hamperian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Morgantown, West Virginia
G 22 Shemar Rathan-Mayes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F 24 Cheick Traore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Concord, North Carolina
F 25 Williiam Dunn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Quincy, Michigan
F 31 Michael Akuchie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Plantation, Florida
G 32 Garrett Covington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Carmel, Indiana
F 33 Naz Bohannon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Lorain, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Point Park W 72–52  1–0
Beeghly Center (300)
Youngstown, OH
December 13, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 79–65  2–0
Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 14, 2020*
8:00 pm
West Virginia Tech W 80–66  3–0
Beeghly Center (300)
Youngstown, OH
Horizon League regular season
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 64–79  3–1
(0–1)
BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
December 20, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Northern Kentucky W 70–60  4–1
(1–1)
BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
December 26, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 69–87  4–2
(1–2)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
December 27, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 74–81  4–3
(1–3)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
January 1, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 84–77  5–3
(2–3)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay L 69–79  5–4
(2–4)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 4, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Carlow W 109–56  6–4
Beeghly Center (300)
Youngstown, OH
January 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Wright State W 74–72  7–4
(3–4)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
January 9, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State L 55–93  7–5
(3–5)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 65–82  7–6
(3–6)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 16, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 74–81  7–7
(3–7)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 22, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC L 66–67  7–8
(3–8)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 85–77  8–8
(4–8)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 29, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit Mercy L 75–78  8–9
(4–9)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 30, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit Mercy L 72–77  8–10
(4–10)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 84–78 OT 9–10
(5–10)
UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
February 6, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 70–66 OT 10–10
(6–10)
UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
February 8, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Rochester Christian University W 60–50  11–10
Beeghly Center (300)
Youngstown, OH
February 12, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 84–70  12–10
(7–10)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 72–70  13–10
(8–10)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 19, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI L 70–72  13–11
(8–11)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 77–70  14–11
(9–11)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) (11) UIC
First Round
W 74–58  15–11
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
March 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) at (3) Oakland
Quarterfinals
L 83–87 OT 15–12
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Youngstown State Men's Basketball Schedule". Youngstown State Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2019.