2011–12 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2011–12 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
2011–12 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	15–13 (10–7 Horizon)
Head coach	Jerry Slocum;
Assistant coaches	Michael Wernicki; Brian DePaoli; Byron Thorne;
Home arena	Beeghly Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jerry Slocum. The Penguins played their home games at the Beeghly Center and are members of the Horizon League. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament, where they lost to Detroit.^[1]

2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso	14	–	4	.778	22	–	11	.667
Cleveland State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Detroit †	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Milwaukee	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Butler	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Youngstown State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Green Bay	10	–	8	.556	15	–	15	.500
Wright State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
UIC	3	–	15	.167	8	–	22	.267
Loyola Chicago	1	–	17	.056	7	–	23	.233

† 2012 Horizon League Tournament winner As of March 6, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2010–11 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Blake Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tampa, FL
G	3	Kendrick Perry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Ocoee, FL
G	4	Shawn Amiker, Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Oak Park, MI
G	5	Nate Perry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Greensburg, PA
G	11	DJ Cole	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Olathe, KS
F	14	Josh Chojnacki	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Erie, PA
G	20	Ashen Ward	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Cleveland, OH
F	21	Damian Eargle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Warren, OH
F	22	Cale Zuiker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Marshfield, WI
F	23	DuShawn Brooks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Chicago, IL
G	24	Danny Reese	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Youngstown, OH
F	25	Fletcher Larson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lakewood, NY
F	32	Chris Morgan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Vienna, OH
G	34	Mike Podolsky	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	So	Canfield, OH

Head coach

Jerry Slocum (King's (NY))

Assistant coach(es)

Michael Wernicki (Pittsburgh)
Brian DePaoli (Clarion)
Byron Thorne (Penn State Behrend)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-12

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov. 12* 7:00 pm	at Samford	W 76–69	1–0	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
Nov. 15* 7:05 pm	Notre Dame (OH)	W 80–62	2–0	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Nov. 18* 7:05 pm	UC Riverside	W 53–49 ^OT	3–0	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Nov. 23* 7:00 pm	at Penn State	L 71–82	3–1	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov. 26* 7:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	W 60–59	4–1	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
Dec. 1 7:00 pm	at Detroit	W 64–61	5–1 (1–0)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Dec. 3 3:00 pm	at Wright State	L 62–63	5–2 (1–1)	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
Dec. 6* 7:45 pm	Fredonia State	W 69–35	6–2	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Dec. 10* 7:00 pm	at Buffalo	L 72–80	6–3	Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
Dec. 17* 7:00 pm	at Toledo	L 77–86	6–4	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
Dec. 19* 7:00 pm	at Akron	L 62–88	6–5	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
Dec. 22 7:05 pm	at Robert Morris	L 56–59	6–6	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA
Dec. 31 2:00 pm	at Cleveland State	W 73–67	7–6 (2–1)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
Jan. 5 7:05 pm	Loyola	W 68–64 ^OT	8–6 (3–1)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan. 7 7:05 pm	UIC	W 71–50	9–6 (4–1)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan. 13 8:00 pm	at Valparaiso	L 62–76	9–7 (4–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Jan. 15 2:00 pm	at Butler	L 55–71	9–8 (4–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan. 20 7:05 pm	Milwaukee	W 68–66	10–8 (5–3)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan. 22 2:05 pm	Green Bay	W 77–47	11–8 (6–3)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan. 28 7:05 pm	Cleveland State	L 47–67	11–9 (6–4)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan. 31 8:00 pm	at Milwaukee	W 73–65	12–9 (7–4)	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
Feb. 2 8:00 pm	at UIC	L 68–72	12–10 (7–5)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb. 5 2:00 pm	at Loyola	W 80–63	13–10 (8–5)	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL
Feb. 9 7:05 pm	Butler	L 59–68	13–11 (8–6)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Feb. 11 7:05 pm	Valparaiso	W 71–53	14–11 (9–6)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Feb. 14 8:00 pm	at Green Bay	L 65–71	14–12 (9–7)	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
Feb. 18 8:30 pm	at Austin Peay ESPN Sears BracketBusters	L 68–71	14–13	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Feb. 23 7:05 pm	Wright State	W 61–54	15–13 (10–7)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Feb. 25 2:05 pm	Detroit	L 74–76	15–14 (10–8)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Horizon League tournament
Feb. 28 7:05 pm, HLN	Green Bay First Round	W 77–60	16–14	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Mar. 2 6:00 pm, ESPN3/HLN	vs. Detroit Quarterfinal	L 76–93	16–15	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

References

^ "Detroit 93, Youngstown St. 76". ESPN. March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[1] "Detroit 93, Youngstown St. 76". ESPN. March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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