2022–23 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by sixth-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 23–8, 15–5 in Horizon League play, to finish in first place. They defeated Detroit Mercy in the quarterfinal round of the Horizon League tournament, before suffering an upset loss to eventual tournament winners Northern Kentucky in the semifinals. As the regular season leader who did not win their conference tournament, the Penguins received an auto-bid to play in the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Oklahoma State in the first round.

2022–23 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Horizon League regular season champions
NIT, first round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record24–10 (15–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachEthan Faulkner
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Asher
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaBeeghly Center
Seasons
2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 5   .750 24 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 6   .700 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 22 13   .629
Oakland 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Wright State 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
IUPUI 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Green Bay 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
2023 Horizon League tournament winner

With a final record of 24–10, the 2022–23 season marked the Penguins' best season in Division I play.[1]

Previous season

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The Penguins finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 12–9 in Horizon League play, to finish in seventh place. They were defeated by Robert Morris in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.[2] They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic, where they would defeat Morgan State in the first round,[3] before falling to Fresno State in the quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandon Rush 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Farleigh Dickinson Warrensville Heights, OH
F 1 Adrian Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Northern Kentucky Pickerington, OH
F 2 Malek Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Canisius Cincinnati, OH
G 4 Bryce McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Eastern Michigan Jackson, TN
G 5 Dwayne Cohill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Dayton Cleveland, OH
G 10 John Jr. Lovelace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr We Are United Prep Milwaukee, WI
F 11 William Dunn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Quincy Quincy, MI
G 15 Myles Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Carmel Christian Charlotte, NC
G 22 Shemar Rathan-Mayes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Orangeville Prep Toronto, ON
F 23 Josh Irwin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr West Geauga Mayfield Heights, OH
G 24 Chris Shelton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Hampton Richmond, VA
F 25 Jacori Owens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Combine Academy Charlotte, NC
G 32 Garrett Covington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Carmel Carmel, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Canisius W 92–81  1–0
Koessler Athletic Center (1,391)
Buffalo, NY
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Martin W 90–72  2–0
Beeghly Center (1,753)
Youngstown, OH
November 13, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Notre Dame L 81–88  2–1
Joyce Center (4,940)
South Bend, IN
November 15, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Grace Christian W 96–68  3–1
Beeghly Center (4,451)
Youngstown, OH
November 19, 2022*
6:00 p.m.
vs. UC San Diego
Navy MTE
W 73–54  4–1
Alumni Hall (124)
Annapolis, MD
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Navy
Navy MTE
L 67–80  4–2
Alumni Hall (664)
Annapolis, MD
November 26, 2022*
3:00 p.m.
at Western Illinois W 88–64  5–2
Western Hall (431)
Macomb, IL
December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 73–77 2OT 5–3
(0–1)
Truist Arena (2,421)
Highland Heights, KY
December 4, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wright State W 88–77  6–3
(1–1)
Nutter Center (3,205)
Dayton, OH
December 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Westminster (PA) W 117–65  7–3
Beeghly Center (1,954)
Youngstown, OH
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ohio L 79–81  7–4
Beeghly Center (1,691)
Youngstown, OH
December 16, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern W 85–81  8–4
Beeghly Center (2,544)
Youngstown, OH
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 76–65  9–4
McGuirk Arena (1,251)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cleveland State W 85–71  10–4
(2–1)
Beeghly Center (3,031)
Youngstown, OH
December 31, 2022
2:45 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 71–76  10–5
(2–2)
Beeghly Center (1,953)
Youngstown, OH
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Robert Morris W 78–56  11–5
(3–2)
Beeghly Center (1,377)
Youngstown, OH
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
IUPUI W 105–74  12–5
(4–2)
Beeghly Center (1,747)
Youngstown, OH
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 84–79  13–5
(5–2)
Calihan Hall (1,333)
Detroit, MI
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oakland W 85–69  14–5
(6–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,342)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 19, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Green Bay W 86–70  15–5
(7–2)
Resch Center (1,261)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 75–88  15–6
(7–3)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,053)
Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oakland W 77–73  16–6
(8–3)
Beeghly Center (3,801)
Youngstown, OH
January 29, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 73–63  17–6
(9–3)
Beeghly Center (4,187)
Youngstown, OH
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wright State W 91–89 3OT 18–6
(10–3)
Beeghly Center (2,498)
Youngstown, OH
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 74–56  19–6
(11–3)
Beeghly Center (3,531)
Youngstown, OH
February 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 81–72  20–6
(12–3)
Memorial Coliseum (1,632)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 12, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 78–81  20–7
(12–4)
Wolstein Center (2,023)
Cleveland, OH
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Milwaukee W 87–58  21–7
(13–4)
Beeghly Center (4,425)
Youngstown, OH
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Green Bay W 95–65  22–7
(14–4)
Beeghly Center (3,283)
Youngstown, OH
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Robert Morris L 64–83  22–8
(14–5)
UPMC Events Center (1,552)
Moon Township, PA
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at IUPUI W 93–79  23–8
(15–5)
The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) (8) Detroit Mercy
Quarterfinals
W 71–66  24–8
Beeghly Center (5,584)
Youngstown, OH
March 6, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Northern Kentucky
Semifinals
L 63–75  24–9
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
NIT
March 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) Oklahoma State
First round – Oklahoma State bracket
L 64–69  24–10
Beeghly Center (4,099)
Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Youngstown State Penguins Men's Basketball School History". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Keeps Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship First Round Roundup". Horizon League. March 2, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cohill Scores 28 as Penguins Top Morgan State 70-65 in The Basketball Classic". Youngstown State University. March 16, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Hicks, Stephen (March 24, 2022). "Fresno State beats Youngstown State, will host semifinal in The Basketball Classic". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Youngstown State University. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Youngstown State Penguins Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2022.