2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, were led by eleventh year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the 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.

2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2015–16 record11–21 (6–12 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Wernicki
  • Stew Robinson
  • Kevin Bruinsma
Home arenaBeeghly Center
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso162 .889  307  .811
Oakland135 .722  2312  .657
Wright State135 .722  2213  .629
Green Bay117 .611  2313  .639
Milwaukee108 .556  2013  .606
Detroit99 .500  1615  .516
Youngstown State612 .333  1121  .344
Northern Kentucky*513 .278  921  .300
Cleveland State414 .222  923  .281
UIC315 .167  525  .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2014–15 season 11–21, 2–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Detroit in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament. After the 2014–15 season, guard Marcus Keene transferred to Central Michigan.

Roster

2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Matt Donlan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrIowa Western CC Melbourne, Australia
F 2 Devin Haygood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrLincoln Ypsilanti, Michigan
F 5 Sidney Umude 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSt. Thomas Aquinas San Antonio, Texas
G 10 Ryan Strollo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoUrsuline Youngstown, Ohio
G 11 Latin Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrMilan Ypsilanti, Michigan
G 14 Tyler Warford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoHoward CC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 15 Brett Frantz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNeosho County CC Lawrence, Kansas
F 20 Bobby Hain 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrJupiter Jupiter, Florida
G 23 Francisco Santiago 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoWheeling Jesuit University Cleveland, Ohio
G 24 Cameron Morse 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCarman-Ainsworth Flint, Michigan
F 25 Jordan Andrews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrRiverside Academy LaPlace, Louisiana
C 32 Jordan Kaufman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrOral Roberts University Andover, Kansas
F 33 Bryce Nickels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSickles Tampa, Florida
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm
at Kent State
Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off
L 70–79  0–1
MAC Center (5,471)
Kent, OH
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Toledo L 78–100  0–2
Beeghly Center (1,723)
Youngstown, OH
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Classic
L 101–104 3OT 0–3
Alico Arena (3,562)
Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Bowling Green
FGCU Classic
L 72–79  0–4
Alico Arena (3,412)
Fort Myers, FL
11/23/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. North Dakota
FGCU Classic
W 79–69  1–4
Alico Arena (3,854)
Fort Myers, FL
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
Thiel W 69–55  2–4
Beeghly Center (1,234)
Youngstown, OH
11/28/2015*
3:00 pm
at Niagara W 88–70  3–4
Gallagher Center (883)
Lewiston, NY
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Robert Morris W 65–58  4–4
Beeghly Center (1,497)
Youngstown, OH
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
American L 56–60  4–5
Beeghly Center (1,296)
Youngstown, OH
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 11 Purdue L 64–95  4–6
Mackey Arena (14,026)
West Lafayette, IN
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Geneva W 99–58  5–6
Beeghly Center (1,196)
Youngstown, OH
12/19/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Michigan L 46–105  5–7
Crisler Center (10,752)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Notre Dame L 78–87  5–8
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,313)
South Bend, IN
Horizon League regular season
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit L 87–96  5–9
(0–1)
Calihan Hall (1,655)
Detroit, MI
01/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland W 100–98  6–9
(1–1)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,202)
Rochester, MI
01/07/2016
7:45 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee L 65–81  6–10
(1–2)
Beeghly Center (1,644)
Youngstown, OH
01/09/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay W 103–93  7–10
(2–2)
Beeghly Center (2,760)
Youngstown, OH
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 64–84  7–11
(2–3)
BB&T Arena (1,866)
Highland Heights, KY
01/16/2016
7:00 pm
at Wright State L 45–81  7–12
(2–4)
Nutter Center (4,251)
Fairborn, OH
01/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso L 65–96  7–13
(2–5)
Beeghly Center (1,703)
Youngstown, OH
01/24/2016
1:00 pm
vs. Cleveland State W 70–55  8–13
(3–5)
Quicken Loans Arena (2,633)
Cleveland, OH
01/28/2016
8:00 pm
at UIC W 82–78  9–13
(4–5)
UIC Pavilion (2,178)
Chicago, IL
01/30/2016
8:00 pm
at Valparaiso L 68–97  9–14
(4–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,520)
Valparaiso, IN
02/04/2016
7:45 pm, ESPN3
Oakland L 85–107  9–15
(4–7)
Beeghly Center (2,056)
Youngstown, OH
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit L 92–94  9–16
(4–8)
Beeghly Center (3,516)
Youngstown, OH
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cleveland State L 59–64  9–17
(4–9)
Beeghly Center (2,996)
Youngstown, OH
02/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 92–91 2OT 10–17
(5–9)
Beeghly Center (1,162)
Youngstown, OH
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 90–107  10–18
(5–10)
Resch Center (3,530)
Green Bay, WI
02/22/2016
8:00 pm
at Milwaukee L 51–87  10–19
(5–11)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,688)
Milwaukee, WI
02/25/2016
7:45 pm, ESPN3
Wright State L 81–87  10–20
(5–12)
Beeghly Center (2,063)
Youngstown, OH
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 94–75  11–20
(6–12)
Beeghly Center (3,349)
Youngstown, OH
Horizon League Tournament
03/05/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (6) Detroit
First round
L 79–92  11–21
Joe Louis Arena (5,247)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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