2011–12 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

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 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record15–13 (10–7 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Wernicki
  • Brian DePaoli
  • Byron Thorne
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-12

Schedule

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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

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