2020–21 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	15–12 (9–11 Horizon)
Head coach	Jerrod Calhoun (4th season)
Associate head coach	Jason Slay
Assistant coaches	Ethan Faulkner Chinedu Nwachukwu
Home arena	Beeghly Center

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

Previous season

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

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 Jerrod Calhoun (Cincinnati) Assistant coach(es) Jason Slay (West Virginia State) Ethan Faulkner (Northern Kentucky) Chinedu Nwachukwu (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 18, 2020

Schedule and results

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 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.

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