2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Conference Horizon League
2016–17 record 4–4 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach Jerry Slocum (12th year)
Assistant coach Michael Wernicki
Assistant coach Stew Robinson
Assistant coach Kevin Bruinsma
Home arena Beeghly Center
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Oakland 0 0       8 1   .889
Valparaiso 0 0       7 1   .875
Wright State 0 0       6 3   .667
Northern Kentucky 0 0       5 3   .625
UIC 0 0       4 3   .571
Youngstown State 0 0       5 4   .556
Green Bay 0 0       4 4   .500
Milwaukee 0 0       3 5   .375
Cleveland State 0 0       2 5   .286
Detroit 0 0       1 7   .125
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team will represent Youngstown State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by twelfth year head coach Jerry Slocum, will play their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Bobby Hain 20 F 6'10" 240 Senior Jupiter, FL Graduated
Jordan Andrews 25 F 6'5" 180 Freshman LaPlace, LA Transferred to South Alabama
Bryce Nickels 33 F 6'9" 200 Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Rahim Williams 22 G 6'5" 185 Junior Brampton, ON Junior college transferred from State College of Florida

Recruiting class of 2016

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 
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:

Roster

2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Donlan, MattMatt Donlan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Capital Christian
Iowa Western CC
Melbourne, Australia
G 1 Hartfield, BraunBraun Hartfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Garfield Heights Cleveland, OH
F 2 Haygood, DevinDevin Haygood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lincoln Ypsilanti, MI
G 4 Ferguson, JeremiahJeremiah Ferguson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Marist Naperville, IL
G 10 Strollo, RyanRyan Strollo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Ursuline Youngstown, OH
G 11 Davis, LatinLatin Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Milan Ypsilanti, MI
G 12 Dean, NoahNoah Dean (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Southside Christian Greenville, SC
G 14 Warford, TylerTyler Warford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Muhlenberg County (KY)
Howard CC
Pittsburgh, PA
G 15 Frantz, BrettBrett Frantz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Free State
Neosho County CC
Lawrence, KS
F 21 Rosic, StefanStefan Rosic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Central Texas Academy
Arizona Western College
Kragujevac, Serbia
G/F 22 Williams, RahimRahim Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Orangeville Prep
State College of Florida
Toronto, ON
G 23 Santiago, FranciscoFrancisco Santiago 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Saint Ignatius
Wheeling Jesuit
Cleveland, OH
G 24 Morse, CameronCameron Morse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Carman-Ainsworth Flint, MI
C 32 Kaufman, JordanJordan Kaufman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Central
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 
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 
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*
 ESPN3
Oberlin   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

12/06/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Michigan State   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

12/10/2016*
2:00 PM
at American   
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.

12/14/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Niagara   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

12/20/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Ohio State   
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Horizon League regular season

12/29/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Milwaukee   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

12/31/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3
Green Bay   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

01/02/2017
7:30 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky   
BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY

01/07/2017
4:00 PM, ASN
at Wright State   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

01/12/2017
7:45 PM, ESPN3
Valparaiso   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

01/14/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UIC   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

01/16/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Detroit   
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

01/20/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Green Bay   
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI

01/22/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Milwaukee   
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 
Milwaukee, WI

01/28/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Cleveland State   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

02/02/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Oakland   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

02/04/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Detroit   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

02/09/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at UIC   
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL

02/11/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Valparaiso   
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN

02/16/2017
7:45 PM, ESPN3
Wright State   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

02/18/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

02/21/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Oakland   
Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI

02/25/2017
3:30 PM, ESPN3
at Cleveland State   
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League Tournament

03/03/17–03/07/2017
vs.    
Joe Louis Arena 
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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