2021–22 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Youngstown State Penguins
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:19–15
Conf Record:12–9
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Ethan Faulkner
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Chinedu Nwachukwu
Ac2 Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Ben Asher
Ac3 Year:1st
Tourney Result:Quarterfinals

The 2021–22 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represents Youngstown State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by fifth-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. they finished the regular season 18–14, 12–9 in Horizon League play, to finish in seventh place. They lost to Robert Morris in the first round of the Horizon League tournament. The Penguins accepted an invitation to play in The Basketball Classic tournament, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Penguins finished the 2020–21 season 15–12, 9–11 in Horizon League play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated UIC in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Oakland.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Christian Bentley G 6'3 207 Senior Graduated
F 6'6 228 Senior Transferred to Clemson
Kenny Ganley Jr. G 6'4 195 RS Sophomore
Geoff Hamperian G 6'4 205 Senior Morgantown, WVTransferred to Fort Hays State
Darius Quisenberry G 6'1 188 Senior Transferred to Fordham
Carson Ryan F 6'4 200 Senior
Cheick Traore G 6'8 220 Sophomore Transferred to Chowan

Incoming transfers

Transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Dwayne Cohill G 6'2 180 Junior Dayton
Collen Gurley G 6'2 210 Senior Mount Union
Owen Long G 6'2 180 Junior Maryville College
Tevin OlisonG 6'4 200 Senior Cumberlands
Chris SheltonG 6'4 210 Junior Hampton

Recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Horizon League tournament|-|-!colspan=12 style=| The Basketball Classic|-Source[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 9, 2022 . Men’s Basketball Accepts Invitation to The Basketball Classic . March 9, 2022 . Youngstown State University.
  2. News: 2021-22 Youngstown State Men's Basketball Schedule. Youngstown State Athletics. November 26, 2021. en.