2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the regular season 13–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated Cleveland State and Oakland before losing to Northern Kentucky in the Semifinals.

2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2016–17 record13–21 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coachJerry Slocum (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Wernicki
  • Stew Robinson
  • Kevin Bruinsma
Home arenaBeeghly Center
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Oakland144 .778  259  .735
Valparaiso144 .778  249  .727
Green Bay126 .667  1814  .563
Northern Kentucky126 .667  2411  .686
Wright State117 .611  2012  .625
UIC711 .389  1719  .472
Detroit612 .333  823  .258
Cleveland State513 .278  922  .290
Youngstown State513 .278  1321  .382
Milwaukee414 .222  1124  .314
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

On March 7, 2017, Jerry Slocum announced he was retiring as head coach at Youngstown State.[1] He had a record of 142–232 in 12 years at the school. On March 27, the school hired Jerrod Calhoun from Division II Fairmont State as the new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2015–16 season 11–21, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Detroit in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Bobby Hain20F6'10"240SeniorJupiter, FLGraduated
Jordan Andrews25F6'5"180FreshmanLaPlace, LATransferred to South Alabama
Bryce Nickels33F6'9"200FreshmanTampa, FLTransferred to Florida SouthWestern State

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Rahim Williams22G6'5"185JuniorBrampton, ONJunior college transferred from State College of Florida

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Braun Hartfield
SG
Garfield Heights, OH Garfield Heights High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Oct 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

    Roster

    2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Matt Donlan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrCapital Christian
    Iowa Western CC
    Melbourne, Australia
    G 1 Braun Hartfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrGarfield Heights Cleveland, OH
    F 2 Devin Haygood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLincoln Ypsilanti, MI
    G 4 Jeremiah Ferguson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMarist Naperville, IL
    G 10 Ryan Strollo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrUrsuline Youngstown, OH
    G 11 Latin Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoMilan Ypsilanti, MI
    G 12 Noah Dean (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSouthside Christian Greenville, SC
    G 14 Tyler Warford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrMuhlenberg County (KY)
    Howard CC
    Pittsburgh, PA
    G 15 Brett Frantz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrFree State
    Neosho County CC
    Lawrence, KS
    F 21 Stefan Rosic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrNorth Central Texas Academy
    Arizona Western College
    Kragujevac, Serbia
    G/F 22 Rahim Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrOrangeville Prep
    State College of Florida
    Toronto, ON
    G 23 Francisco Santiago 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS JrSaint Ignatius
    Wheeling Jesuit
    Cleveland, OH
    G 24 Cameron Morse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCarman-Ainsworth Flint, MI
    C 32 Jordan Kaufman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrCentral
    Oral Roberts
    Andover, KS
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Michael Wernicki (Pittsburgh)
    • Stew Robinson (Indiana)
    • Kevin Bruinsman (Spring Harbor)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/05/2016*
    1:30 PM
    Penn State Behrend W 100–61 
    Beeghly Center 
    Youngstown, OH
    Non-Conference regular season
    11/12/2016*
    7:45 PM, ESPN3
    Akron
    Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer
    W 90–82  1–0
    Beeghly Center (2,601)
    Youngstown, OH
    11/15/2016*
    8:00 PM
    at Toledo L 98–103 OT 1–1
    Savage Arena (3,891)
    Toledo, OH
    11/18/2016*
    5:30 PM
    vs. Jacksonville
    Red Diamond Roundball Classic
    L 54–79  1–2
    Mitchell Center (2,225)
    Mobile, AL
    11/19/2016*
    3:05 PM
    at South Alabama
    Red Diamond Roundball Classic
    L 75–84  1–3
    Mitchell Center (1,948)
    Mobile, AL
    11/20/2016*
    1:30 PM
    vs. FIU
    Red Diamond Roundball Classic
    W 78–73  2–3
    Mitchell Center (1,823)
    Mobile, AL
    11/22/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Westminster (PA)
    Red Diamond Roundball Classic
    W 97–67  3–3
    Beeghly Center (1,654)
    Youngstown, OH
    11/26/2016*
    12:00 PM, ESPN3
    Canisius L 84–90  3–4
    Beeghly Center (1,174)
    Youngstown, OH
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Robert Morris W 75–74  4–4
    Charles L. Sewall Center (792)
    Moon Township, PA
    12/03/2016*
    8:00 PM, ESPN3
    Oberlin W 87–72  5–4
    Beeghly Center (1,773)
    Youngstown, OH
    12/06/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPNU
    at Michigan State L 57–77  5–5
    Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    12/10/2016*
    2:00 PM
    at American L 62–77  5–6
    Bender Arena (1,143)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/14/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Niagara W 101–97 OT 6–6
    Beeghly Center (1,294)
    Youngstown, OH
    12/20/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Ohio State L 40–77  6–7
    Value City Arena (11,417)
    Columbus, OH
    Horizon League regular season
    12/29/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Milwaukee W 88–87  7–7
    (1–0)
    Beeghly Center (2,854)
    Youngstown, OH
    12/31/2016
    12:00 PM, ESPN3
    Green Bay L 77–90  7–8
    (1–1)
    Beeghly Center (1,402)
    Youngstown, OH
    01/05/2017
    7:30 PM, ESPN3
    at Northern Kentucky L 70–83  7–9
    (1–2)
    BB&T Arena (2,632)
    Highland Heights, KY
    01/07/2017
    4:00 PM, ASN
    at Wright State W 80–75  8–9
    (2–2)
    Nutter Center (3,977)
    Dayton, OH
    01/12/2017
    7:45 PM, ESPN3
    Valparaiso L 62–78  8–10
    (2–3)
    Beeghly Center (2,517)
    Youngstown, OH
    01/14/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    UIC L 89–92 OT 8–11
    (2–4)
    Beeghly Center (2,787)
    Youngstown, OH
    01/16/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Detroit L 71–87  8–12
    (2–5)
    Calihan Hall 
    Detroit, MI
    01/20/2017
    8:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Green Bay W 92–89  9–12
    (3–5)
    Resch Center (2,991)
    Green Bay, WI
    01/22/2017
    2:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Milwaukee L 85–94 OT 9–13
    (3–6)
    UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (641)
    Milwaukee, WI
    01/28/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Cleveland State W 67–64  10–13
    (4–6)
    Beeghly Center (4,821)
    Youngstown, OH
    02/02/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Oakland L 76–90  10–14
    (4–7)
    Beeghly Center (1,550)
    Youngstown, OH
    02/04/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Detroit L 80–90  10–15
    (4–8)
    Beeghly Center (3,465)
    Youngstown, OH
    02/09/2017
    8:00 PM, ESPN3
    at UIC L 81–84  10–16
    (4–9)
    UIC Pavilion (5,519)
    Chicago, IL
    02/11/2017
    8:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Valparaiso L 72–82  10–17
    (4–10)
    Athletics–Recreation Center (4,823)
    Valparaiso, IN
    02/16/2017
    7:45 PM, ESPN3
    Wright State L 81–84  10–18
    (4–11)
    Beeghly Center (2,351)
    Youngstown, OH
    02/18/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Northern Kentucky W 81–77  11–18
    (5–11)
    Beeghly Center (4,609)
    Youngstown, OH
    02/21/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Oakland L 72–101  11–19
    (5–12)
    Athletics Center O'rena (2,553)
    Rochester, MI
    02/25/2017
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    at Cleveland State L 55–69  11–20
    (5–13)
    Wolstein Center (1,717)
    Cleveland, OH
    Horizon League Tournament
    03/03/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    (9) vs. (8) Cleveland State
    First Round
    W 84–69  12–20
    Joe Louis Arena (5,468)
    Detroit, MI
    03/04/2017
    5:30 pm, ESPN3
    (9) vs. (1) Oakland
    Quarterfinals
    W 81–80  13–20
    Joe Louis Arena (8,481)
    Detroit, MI
    03/06/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    (9) vs. (4) Northern Kentucky
    Semifinals
    L 74–84  13–21
    Joe Louis Arena (3,708)
    Detroit, MI

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time

    Source[3][4][5].

    References

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