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2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

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2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record1–2 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachDwaine Osborne
Assistant coaches
  • Danny Reese
  • Anthony Johnson
  • Mark Richmond
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 0 0   4 2   .667
Detroit Mercy 0 0   3 2   .600
Purdue Fort Wayne 0 0   3 2   .600
Wright State 0 0   3 2   .600
Cleveland State 0 0   3 3   .500
Milwaukee 0 0   2 2   .500
IU Indy 0 0   2 3   .400
Green Bay 0 0   2 3   .400
Youngstown State 0 0   1 2   .333
Oakland 0 0   1 3   .250
Northern Kentucky 0 0   0 4   .000
2025 Horizon League tournament winner
As of November 20, 2024

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.

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] The next day, 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, Virginia
G 1 Ty Harper (5Y) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr The Master's Norcross, Georgia
F 2 Christian Kirkland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Friends Select School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 EJ Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Toledo Cleveland, Ohio
G 4 Elijah Guillory 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Moon Area HS Moon, Pennsylvania
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, Illinois
G 8 Nik Hendrix 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hubbard HS Hubbard, Ohio
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, Michigan
G 13 David Wilkerson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Spartanburg Methodist Lansing, Michigan
G 14 Dante DePante 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Central Catholic HS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 15 Cris Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Coffeyville CC Tallahassee, Florida
G 25 Kevin Hamilton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Arkansas–Fort Smith Akron, Ohio
G 44 Nico Galette (5Y) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Sacred Heart Rahway, New Jersey
C 45 Gabe Dynes 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Simon Kenton HS Independence, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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 pm, ESPN+
Westminster (PA) Postponed due to power outage[5] Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
November 9, 2024*
8:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Chicago State W 80–60[6]  1–0
Jones Convocation Center (525)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 21 Ohio State L 47–81  1–1
Value City Arena (10,797)
Columbus, OH
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+
at Syracuse L 95–104 2OT 1–2
JMA Wireless Dome (19,610)
Syracuse, NY
November 21, 2024*
5:00 pm
vs. Monmouth
Axe 'Em Classic
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
November 22, 2024*
3:30 pm
vs. Presbyterian
Axe 'Em Classic
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
November 23, 2024*
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin
Axe 'Em Classic
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
November 27, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
November 30, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Bethany (WV) Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
December 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
December 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
December 14, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
December 21, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 1, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at IU Indy Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
January 8, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 17, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 19, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay Resch Center 
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 22, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
January 30, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Wright State Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
IU Indy Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
February 12, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 16, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
February 21, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, 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. ^ "Cleveland State men's basketball, missing its top scorer, stuns 2nd-seeded Youngstown State in tourney opener". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Utah State hires Youngstown State's Jerrod Calhoun as men's basketball coach". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "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. 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 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2024.