| 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]
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.
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, WV | Transferred 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 | |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous 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 Olison | G | 6'4 | 200 | Senior | Cumberlands | ||
| Chris Shelton | G | 6'4 | 210 | Junior | Hampton |
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