2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	13–9 (7–4 Horizon)
Head coach	Ethan Faulkner (1st season)
Associate head coach	Dwaine Osborne
Assistant coaches	Danny Reese Anthony Johnson Mark Richmond
Home arena	Beeghly Center

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cleveland State	11	–	1		.917			17	–	6		.739
Purdue Fort Wayne	9	–	4		.692			16	–	8		.667
Milwaukee	8	–	4		.667			15	–	8		.652
Robert Morris	8	–	5		.615			16	–	8		.667
Youngstown State	8	–	5		.615			14	–	10		.583
Oakland	7	–	6		.538			10	–	14		.417
Wright State	6	–	7		.462			12	–	12		.500
Northern Kentucky	5	–	7		.417			10	–	13		.435
Detroit Mercy	4	–	9		.308			8	–	16		.333
IU Indy	4	–	9		.308			8	–	16		.333
Green Bay	0	–	13		.000			2	–	22		.083
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of February 2, 2025

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

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

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) — 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 Ethan Faulkner (Northern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Dwaine Osborne (Clearwater Christian) Danny Reese (Wooster) Anthony Johnson (Clemson) Mark Richmond (West Virginia) 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

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	W 72–61	11–6 (6–1)	Beeghly Center (1,639) Youngstown, OH
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 72–80	11–7 (6–2)	Beeghly Center (1,905) Youngstown, OH
January 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Milwaukee	L 64–79	11–8 (6–3)	UWM Panther Arena (1,957) Milwaukee, WI
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 73–69	12–8 (7–3)	Resch Center (1,651) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	L 70–72	12–9 (7–4)	Beeghly Center (1,773) Youngstown, OH
January 24, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Penn State Shenango	W 112–63	13–9	Beeghly Center (1,314) 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

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.