2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	12–20 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach	Jerrod Calhoun (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Molinari; Jason Slay; Brady Trenkle;
Home arena	Beeghly Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by second-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.

2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State	13	–	5	.722	21	–	14	.600
Northern Kentucky †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
Oakland	11	–	7	.611	16	–	17	.485
Green Bay	10	–	8	.556	21	–	17	.553
UIC	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Youngstown State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Detroit Mercy	8	–	10	.444	11	–	20	.355
IUPUI	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Cleveland State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Milwaukee	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290

† 2019 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2017–18 season 8–24, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Cleveland State.

Roster

2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Antwan Maxwell, Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Savannah, Georgia
G	1	Atiba Taylor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Hackensack, New Jersey
G	2	Jalani Simmons	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Columbus, Ohio
G	3	Darius Quisenberry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Springfield, Ohio
G	4	Cameron Kane-Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Niles, Ohio
G	5	Kendale Hampton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Columbia, South Carolina
G	13	Donel Cathcart III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Buffalo, New York
G	20	Geoff Hamperian (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Morgantown, West Virginia
F	21	Noe Anabir	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Geneva, Switzerland
G	22	Devin Morgan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Jr	Chester, VA
F	23	Olamide Pedersen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Brønshøj, Denmark
F	31	Michael Akuchie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Plantation, FL
G	32	Garrett Covington	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Carmel, Indiana
F	33	Naz Bohannon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Lorain, Ohio
G	34	Justin Bofenkamp (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Fr	Vienna, Ohio
F	42	Alex Holcombe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Houston, Texas
C	50	John Sally, Jr. (W)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Disputanta, Virginia

Head coach

Jerrod Calhoun (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Molinari (Villanova)
Jason Slay (West Virginia State)
Brady Trenkle (San Diego State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 53–69	0–1	Petersen Events Center (4,729) Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Akron Northeast Ohio Coaches vs Cancer Doubleheader	L 69–98	0–2	Wolstein Center (2,052) Cleveland, OH
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Heidelberg	W 106–83	1–2	Beeghly Center (1,538) Youngstown, OH
Nov 16, 2018* 8:30 pm		vs. Columbia John Bach Classic	W 94–83	2–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,765) Bronx, NY
Nov 17, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham John Bach Classic	L 61–67	2–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,809) Bronx, NY
Nov 18, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. FIU John Bach Classic	L 93–102	2–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (123) Bronx, NY
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Westminster (PA) John Bach Classic	W 104–66	3–4	Beeghly Center (1,838) Youngstown, OH
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	L 56–76	3–5	North Athletic Complex (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, ATTSNPT		at West Virginia	L 72–106	3–6	WVU Coliseum (10,849) Morgantown, WV
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	L 94–100 ^3OT	3–7	Beeghly Center (1,370) Youngstown, OH
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	L 77–88	3–8	Beeghly Center (3,449) Youngstown, OH
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Binghamton	W 58–48	4–8	Binghamton University Events Center (1,527) Vestal, NY
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN		at No. 15 Ohio State	L 56–75	4–9	Value City Arena (12,637) Columbus, OH
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	L 66–78	4–10 (0–1)	Beeghly Center (2,129) Youngstown, OH
Dec 30, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 74–76	4–11 (0–2)	Beeghly Center (2,804) Youngstown, OH
Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 93–99 ^OT	4–12 (0–3)	Resch Center (2,023) Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 76–51	5–12 (1–3)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,160) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 63–78	5–13 (1–4)	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,026) Chicago, IL
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at IUPUI	W 82–76	6–13 (2–4)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (890) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 17, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	L 74–80	6–14 (2–5)	Beeghly Center (1,598) Youngstown, OH
Jan 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	L 74–82	6–15 (2–6)	Beeghly Center (2,950) Youngstown, OH
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 62–72	6–16 (2–7)	Wolstein Center (1,103) Cleveland, OH
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	W 75–74	7–16 (3–7)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,371) Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit Mercy	W 72–70	8–16 (4–7)	Calihan Hall (1,817) Detroit, MI
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	W 72–71	9–16 (5–7)	Beeghly (1,572) Youngstown, OH
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	W 96–77	10–16 (6–7)	Beeghly Center (2,170) Youngstown, OH
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 75–73	11–16 (7–7)	Beeghly Center (1,697) Youngstown, OH
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 81–73	12–16 (8–7)	Beeghly Center (4,917) Youngstown, OH
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	L 69–76	12–17 (8–8)	BB&T Arena (3,408) Highland Heights, KY
Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	L 54–82	12–18 (8–9)	Nutter Center (5,743) Fairborn, OH
Mar 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	L 80–89 ^OT	12–19 (8–10)	Beeghly Center (4,011) Youngstown, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	at (3) Oakland Quarterfinals	L 84–88	12–20	Athletics Center O'rena (3,386) Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[1].

References

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[1] "2018-19 Youngstown State Men's Basketball Schedule".

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