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2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represents Youngstown State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by first-year head coach Ethan Faulkner, play their home games at the Beeghly Center located in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record10–6 (5–1 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachDwaine Osborne
Assistant coaches
  • Danny Reese
  • Anthony Johnson
  • Mark Richmond
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 5 – 1   .833 10 – 6   .625
Milwaukee 4 – 1   .800 11 – 5   .688
Cleveland State 4 – 1   .800 10 – 6   .625
Northern Kentucky 4 – 1   .800 9 – 7   .563
Purdue Fort Wayne 4 – 2   .667 11 – 6   .647
Robert Morris 2 – 3   .400 10 – 6   .625
Wright State 2 – 3   .400 8 – 8   .500
Oakland 2 – 3   .400 5 – 11   .313
Detroit Mercy 2 – 4   .333 6 – 11   .353
IU Indy 1 – 5   .167 5 – 12   .294
Green Bay 0 – 6   .000 2 – 15   .118
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner
As of January 4, 2025

Previous season

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The Penguins finished the 2023–24 season 22–10, 14–6 in Horizon League play, to finish in second place.[1] They were upset by Cleveland State in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament.[2]

On March 30, 2024, it was announced that head coach Jerrod Calhoun would be accepting the head coaching position at Utah State.[3] On April 1, assistant coach Ethan Faulkner was named Calhoun's successor.[4]

Roster

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2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jason Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr VCU Richmond, VA
G 1 Ty Harper (5Y) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr The Master's Norcross, GA
F 2 Christian Kirkland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Friends Select School Philadelphia, PA
G 3 EJ Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Toledo Cleveland, OH
G 4 Elijah Guillory 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Moon Area HS Moon, PA
G 5 Siem Uijtendaal (5Y) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Canisius Haarlem, Netherlands
G 6 Shaheed Solebo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lane Tech Chicago, IL
G 8 Nik Hendrix 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hubbard HS Hubbard, OH
C 10 Imanuel Zorgvol 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northern Kentucky Paramaribo, Suriname
G 11 Juwan Maxey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Macomb CC Detroit, MI
G 13 David Wilkerson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Spartanburg Methodist Lansing, MI
G 14 Dante DePante 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Central Catholic HS Pittsburgh, PA
F 15 Cris Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Coffeyville CC Tallahassee, FL
G 25 Kevin Hamilton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
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 So Arkansas–Fort Smith Akron, OH
G 44 Nico Galette (5Y) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Sacred Heart Rahway, NJ
C 45 Gabe Dynes 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Simon Kenton HS Independence, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:35 p.m., ESPN+ 		Westminster (PA) Postponed due to power outage[5] Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
November 9, 2024*
8:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Chicago State W 80–60[6]  1–0
 Jones Convocation Center (525)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 21 Ohio State L 47–81  1–1
 Value City Arena (10,797)
Columbus, OH
November 16, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Syracuse L 95–104 2OT 1–2
 JMA Wireless Dome (19,610)
Syracuse, NY
November 21, 2024*
5:00 p.m. 		vs. Monmouth
Axe 'Em Classic 		W 72–62  2–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (117)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 22, 2024*
3:30 p.m. 		vs. Presbyterian
Axe 'Em Classic 		L 42–67  2–3
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (103)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 23, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		at Stephen F. Austin
Axe 'Em Classic 		L 57–64  2–4
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,925)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan L 62–73  2–5
 Beeghly Center (1,543)
Youngstown, OH
November 30, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bethany (WV) W 128–60  3–5
 Beeghly Center (1,377)
Youngstown, OH
December 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris W 72–58  4–5
(1–0) 		UPMC Events Center (1,010)
Moon Township, PA
December 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oakland W 66–50  5–5
(2–0) 		Beeghly Center (1,577)
Youngstown, OH
December 14, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo W 93–87  6–5
 Beeghly Center (2,416)
Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 80–70  7–5
(3–0) 		Nutter Center (3,932)
Fairborn, OH
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate W 72–64  8–5
 G. B. Hodge Center (165)
Spartanburg, SC
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 73–64  9–5
(4–0) 		Beeghly Center (1,857)
Youngstown, OH
January 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at IU Indy W 77–61  10–5
(5–0) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (562)
Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 81–90  10–6
(5–1) 		Memorial Coliseum (1,375)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 8, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cleveland State Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 17, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 19, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Green Bay Resch Center 
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 22, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Robert Morris Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 30, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wright State Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IU Indy Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oakland OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 12, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 16, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
February 21, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milwaukee Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Green Bay Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky Truist Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Fenbers, Robert (March 7, 2024). "Cleveland State men's basketball, missing its top scorer, stuns 2nd-seeded Youngstown State in tourney opener". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Hoffman, Doug (March 31, 2024). "Utah State hires Youngstown State's Jerrod Calhoun as men's basketball coach". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Madhavan, Neel (April 1, 2024). "YSU names Ethan Faulkner as next men's basketball head coach". Tribune Chronicle. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Power Outage Cancels Season-Opening YSU Women's Basketball Game; Men's Game Status TBD". Youngstown State University. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "StatBroadcast Live Stat Feed".
  7. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Youngstown State University. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Youngstown State Penguins Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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