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2017-18 Youngstown State Men’s Basketball Notes vs. UIC | #GoGuins BASKETBALL TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: • @YSUSports | TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @YSUMensHoops GAME 20 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UIC (8-11, 3-3 HORIZON LEAGUE) VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE (5-14, 3-3 HORIZON LEAGUE) Date Opponent TV/Radio Time Thursday, Jan. 18 • 7 p.m. EDT • Beeghly Center • Youngstown, Ohio Nov. 11 vs. Kent State& ESPN3/570 WKBN L, 78-111 Nov. 14 FRANCISCAN (DH) ESPN3/570 WKBN W, 134-46 GAME AT A GLANCE Nov. 18 at Canisius 570 WKBN L, 84-104 Nov. 21 WESTMINSTER% ESPN3/570 WKBN W, 91-83 SERIES INFO: UIC leads the all-time series, 27-11; In Youngstown: UIC leads, 10-8; In Chicago: UIC leads, 16-3; Neutral Site: UIC leads, 1-0 Nov. 24 vs. Northern Colorado% 570 WKBN L, 67-80 STREAK: YSU, L2 Nov. 25 vs. Southern Miss% 570 WKBN L, 64-71 LAST MEETING: YSU lost, 84-81, on Feb. 9, 2017 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill. Nov. 26 vs. South Dakota% FS North/570 WKBN L, 53-81 COACHES: Jerrod Calhoun is in his first season at YSU (5-14); sixth season overall (129-52) Nov. 29 ROBERT MORRIS ESPN3/570 WKBN L 74-81 Steve McClain is in his third season at Wright State (30-55); 12th season overall (187-170) Dec. 2 at DePaul FSN/570 WKBN L, 73-89 RADIO: 570 WKBN; Robb Schmidt (PBP) Dec. 9 at Butler FSN/570 WKBN L, 67-95 TV/Video: ESPN3 Dec. 18 at Idaho State 570 WKBN L, 62-86 YSU TWITTER PAGES: @YSUMensHoops and @YSUSports Dec. 20 at Utah State 570 WKBN L, 74-91 Dec. 29 at Indiana BTN/570 WKBN L, 51-79 YOUNGSTOWN STATE PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES Jan. 1 at Cleveland State* ESPN3/570 WKBN W, 80-77 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP-GS PPG RPG Other Jan. 4 MILWAUKEE* ESPN3/570 WKBN W, 72-63 1 Braun Hartfield G 6-6 185 So. Cleveland, Ohio 19-17 14.8 3.6 30 stls Jan. 6 GREEN BAY* (DH) ESPN3/570 WKBN W, 85-74 2 Devin Haygood F 6-7 185 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 18-10 6.9 4.6 57.4 FG% Jan. 10 at Oakland* ESPN3/570 WKBN L, 82-95 24 Cameron Morse G 6-2 180 Sr. Flint, Mich. 19-18 14.5 2.6 76 assts Jan. 12 at Detroit Mercy* ESPN3/570 WKBN L, 91-93 32 Garrett Covington G 6-5 195 Fr. Carmel, Ind. 19-13 7.8 3.3 46.9 FG% Jan. 15 at Wright State* ESPN3/570 WKBN L, 67-77 33 Naz Bohannon F 6-6 230 Fr. Lorain, Ohio 19-18 6.5 7.6 86 DReb Jan. 18 UIC* ESPN3/570 WKBN 7 p.m. Jan. 20 IUPUI* ESPN3/570 WKBN 7 p.m. OFF THE BENCH Jan. 25 at Milwaukee* ESPN3/570 WKBN 8 p.m. 0 Tyree Robinson F 6-5 220 Jr. Fall River, Mass 18-6 7.8 3.7 61.9 FG% Jan. 27 at Green Bay* ESPN3/570 WKBN 1 p.m. 4 Jaylen Benton G 6-3 180 Sr. Columbus, Ohio 19-3 5.6 1.7 41.3 3PT% Feb. 1 NORTHERN KENTUCKY* ESPN3/570 WKBN 7 p.m. 5 Jeremiah Ferguson G 6-2 180 So. Naperville, Ill. 16-4 5.3 1.0 27 assts Feb. 3 WRIGHT STATE* ESPN3/570 WKBN 7 p.m. 10 Ryan Strollo G 6-2 180 Sr. Youngstown, Ohio 8-0 1.5 0.6 4 3s Feb. 8 at UIC* ESPN3/570 WKBN 8 p.m. 11 Dan Ritter G 6-3 176 Fr. North Lima, Ohio 4-0 0.0 0.8 3 stls Feb. 10 at IUPUI* ESPN3/570 WKBN 1 p.m. 14 Jacob Brown F 6-9 195 Fr. Clemmons, N.C. 8-0 1.8 1.1 3 stls Feb. 14 OAKLAND* ESPN3/570 WKBN 7 p.m. 21 Noe Anabir F 6-8 220 Jr. Geneva, Switzerland 16-3 2.5 1.7 57.1 FG% Feb. 16 DETROIT MERCY* ESPN3/570 WKBN 7 p.m. 23 Francisco Santiago G 6-1 160 Sr. Cleveland, Ohio 8-1 2.6 1.3 9 assts Feb. 19 at Northern Kentucky* ESPN3/570 WKBN 7:30 p.m. 31 Michael Akuchie F 6-8 210 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 18-2 4.0 2.3 92.9 FT% Feb. 24 CLEVELAND STATE* ESPN3/570 WKBN 7 p.m. March 2 HL First Round# ESPN3/570 WKBN TBA YOUNGSTOWN STATE STORYLINES March 3 HL Quarterfinals# ESPN3/570 WKBN TBA • First-year Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun be- League in 2001-02. March 4 HL Quarterfinals# ESPN3/570 WKBN TBA came the program’s 13th head coach on • Over the last two games, Bohannon aver- March 5 HL Semifinals# ESPNU/570 WKBN 7/9 p.m. March 28, 2017. aged 12 points and 13.5 rebounds per game March 6 HL Championship# ESPN/2/570 WKBN 7 p.m. • Senior guard Cameron Morse needs just and shot 47.6 percent from the field. 304 more points to become the third player • Junior Tyree Robinson has made 20-of-34 in program history to record 2,000 points in field-goal attempts in Horizon League play All times are Eastern and subject to change. a career. for a FG% of .588. * - Horizon League contest • Morse became the 10th player school his- • Senior Cameron Morse has scored 943points & - Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer Doubleheader tory to score 1,600 points and ranks 10th all- in his last 42 Horizon League games for an av- % - 2017 Sanford Pentagon Showcase Exempt Tournament time with 1,696. erage of 22.3 points per game. • Morse also needs 296 points to become • Morse ranks in the YSU top 10 in 3-point- # - at Little Caesar’s Arena YSU’s Division I all-time leading scorer. The ers made (t-3rd), points per game (6th) field YSU Division I scoring record is 1,991 by set goals made (9th) and scoring (10th). He’s ap- by Kendrick Perry (2010-14). proaching top 10 FTs made. • Freshman Naz Bohannon became the first • Sophomore Braun Hartfield ranks 9th in YSU freshman to post at least three double- the Horizon League in scoring (14.8), third in double in season since joining the Horizon steals per game (1.6). WWW.YSUSPORTS.COM 2017-18 Youngstown State Men’s Basketball Notes vs. UIC | #GoGuins 2017-18 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School/High School 0 Tyree Robinson F 6-5 220 Jr. Fall River, Mass./Odessa (Texas)/Durfee 1 Braun Hartfield G 6-6 185 So. Cleveland, Ohio/Garfield Heights 2 Devin Haygood F 6-7 185 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln 4 Jaylen Benton G 6-3 180 Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Southeast Missouri State/Westerville North 5 Jeremiah Ferguson G 6-2 180 So. Naperville, Ill./The Peddle School/Marist 10 Ryan Strollo G 6-2 190 Sr. Youngstown, Ohio/Walsh/Ursuline 11 Dan Ritter G 6-3 176 Fr. North Lima, Ohio/South Range 14 Jacob Brown F 6-9 195 Fr. Clemmons, N.C./Forest Hill Academy 20 Geoff Hamperian G 6-4 200 Fr. Morgantown, W.Va./University 21 Noe Anabir F 6-8 220 Jr. Geneva Switzerland/Mesa Community/Lions of Geneva 22 Devin Morgan* G 5-10 180 Jr. Chester, Va./Delaware State/Matoaca 23 Francisco Santiago G 6-1 160 Sr. Cleveland, Ohio/Wheeling Jesuit/St. Ignatius 24 Cameron Morse G 6-2 180 Sr. Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth 30 John Kirincic G 6-1 175 So. University Heights, Ohio/Spire Academy 31 Michael Akuchie F 6-8 210 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 32 Garrett Covington G 6-5 195 Fr. Carmel, Ind./Don Bosco Prep/Carmel 33 Naz Bohannon F 6-6 230 Fr. Lorain, Ohio/Lorain 34 Justin Bofenkamp G 6-0 180 Fr. Vienna, Ohio/Warren JFK 50 John Sally, Jr. C 6-11 250 Fr. Disputanta, Va./Benedictine College Prep • - indicates player must sit out the 2017-18 year to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements Head Coach: Jerrod Calhoun (Cincinnati, 2004) First Season at YSU; Sixth Overall Associate Head Coach: Bobby Steinburg (Middle Tennessee State, 1997) Assistant Coach: Paul Molinari (Villanova, 1990) Assistant Coach: Jason Slay (West Virginia State, 2008) Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Richmond (West Virginia, 2008) Director of Player Personnel: Kevin Bruinsma (Spring Arbor, 2008) Assistant to the Head Coach: Danny Reese (Wooster, 2015) Graduate Manager: Shammgod Wells (Fairmont State, 2017) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Noe Anabir “No-aye An-uh-ber” Michael Akuchie “ah-coo-CHAY” Naz Bohannon “NOZ Bo-han-un” John Kirincic “Ker-in-sick” Paul Molinari “MALL-in-ARE-ee” ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Class By Years With Program By Position By Home State/Country Seniors 4 Fourth Year 3 Center 1 Florida 1 Juniors 4 Third Year 1 Forward 6 Illinois 1 Sophomores 3 Second Year 2 Guard 12 Indiana 1 Freshmen 8 First Year 13 Massachusetts 1 Michigan 2 North Carolina 1 Ohio 8 Switzerland 1 Virginia 2 West Virginia 1 GAME 20 | YOUNGSTOWN STATE VS. UIC | JAN. 18, 2018 | 7 P.M. 2017-18 Youngstown State Men’s Basketball Notes vs. UIC | #GoGuins QUICK FACTS PENGUINS OPEN SHORT TWO-GAME HOMESTAND GAINST HURSDAY Location: Youngstown, Ohio A UIC T Enrollment: 12,756 GAME PREVIEW Founded: 1908 • The Youngstown State men’s basketball team returns home for a pair Nickname: Penguins of games beginning with a matchup against UIC, Thursday, Jan. 18. Colors: Red and White • Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.