# 2013–14 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by ninth year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jalon Plummer | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Belleville, Michigan |
| 2 | Kyle Steward | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| 3 | Kendrick Perry | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Ocoee, Florida |
| 4 | Shawn Amiker | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Oak Park, Michigan |
| 5 | Kamren Belin | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10 | Marcus Keene | Guard | 5–11 | 160 | Freshman | San Antonio, Texas |
| 11 | DJ Cole | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Junior | Olathe, Kansas |
| 14 | Josh Chojnacki | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Senior | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| 20 | Bobby Hain | Forward | 6–10 | 235 | Sophomore | Jupiter, Florida |
| 23 | Ronnye Beamon | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Calumet City, Illinois |
| 25 | Fletcher Larson | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | Lakewood, New York |
| 32 | Larry Johnson Jr. | Forward | 6–4 | 220 | Sophomore | Oak Park, Michigan |
| 33 | Ryan Weber | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 34 | Mike Podolsky | Guard | 6–1 | 214 | Senior | Canfield, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:30 pm | at Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Tournament | W 73–57 | 1–0 | KSU Convocation Center (1,412) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/09/2013* 3:00 pm | vs. FIU Kennesaw State Tournament | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | KSU Convocation Center (N/A) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/10/2013* 1:00 pm | vs. Eastern Kentucky Kennesaw State Tournament | W 75–67 | 3–0 | KSU Convocation Center (N/A) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/14/2013* 7:05 pm | Warren Wilson Kennesaw State Tournament | W 104–58 | 4–0 | Beeghly Center (1,402) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/17/2013* 1:00 am | at UMass | L 69–85 | 4–1 | Mullins Center (N/A) Amherst, MA |
| 11/20/2013* 7:45 pm | Thiel | W 82–58 | 5–1 | Beeghly Center (1,428) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/23/2013* 11:15 am | Westminster College | W 108–57 | 6–1 | Beeghly Center (1,201) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/27/2013* 7:00 pm | at Kent State | L 79–83 | 6–2 | MAC Center (1,963) Kent, OH |
| 11/30/2013* 7:05 pm | Austin Peay | L 86–88 | 6–3 | Beeghly Center (1,460) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/04/2013* 7:45 pm | Robert Morris | W 84–76 | 7–3 | Beeghly Center (N/A) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/07/2013* 1:05 pm | at UMKC | L 80–88 | 7–4 | Swinney Recreation Center (1,067) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/14/2013* 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | L 73–91 | 7–5 | Petersen Events Center (8,621) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/17/2013* 7:05 pm | Bethune–Cookman | W 71–59 | 8–5 | Beeghly Center (1,399) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/21/2013* 7:05 pm | at St. Johns | L 87–96 | 8–6 | Carnesecca Arena (4,248) Queens, NY |
| 12/29/2013* 2:05 pm | South Dakota | W 85–59 | 9–6 | Beeghly Center (1,872) Youngstown, OH |
| 1/02/2014 8:00 pm | at Milwaukee | L 76–82 | 9–7 (0–1) | U.S. Cellular Arena (2,362) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/04/2014 2:00 pm | at Green Bay | L 69–85 | 9–8 (0–2) | Resch Center (2,644) Green Bay, WI |
| 1/07/2014 8:00 pm | at UIC | W 75–62 | 10–8 (1–2) | UIC Pavilion (N/A) Chicago, IL |
| 1/13/2014 7:05 pm | Cleveland State | W 67–66 | 11–8 (2–2) | Beeghly Center (2,855) Youngstown, OH |
| 1/18/2014 7:00 pm | Detroit | W 77–63 | 12–8 (3–2) | Beeghly Center (3,447) Youngstown, OH |
| 1/23/2014 7:05 pm | Valparaiso | L 71–74 | 12–9 (3–3) | Beeghly Center (1,938) Youngstown, OH |
| 1/25/2014 7:05 pm | Wright State | W 68–67 | 13–9 (4–3) | Beeghly Center (4,743) Youngstown, OH |
| 1/31/2014 7:00 pm | at Oakland | L 85–86 | 13–10 (4–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,952) Rochester, MI |
| 2/05/2014 7:00 pm | at Wright State | L 67–77 | 13–11 (4–5) | Nutter Center (3,713) Fairborn, OH |
| 2/09/2014 2:00 pm | at Detroit | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 13–12 (4–6) | Calihan Hall (3,048) Detroit, MI |
| 2/13/2014 7:05 pm | Green Bay | L 40–71 | 13–13 (4–7) | Beeghly Center (2,153) Youngstown, OH |
| 2/15/2014 7:05 pm | UIC | W 59–56 | 14–13 (5–7) | Beeghly Center (3,559) Youngstown, OH |
| 2/20/2014 7:05 pm | Milwaukee | W 88–83 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (6–7) | Beeghly Center (1,505) Youngstown, OH |
| 2/22/2014 8:05 pm | at Valparaiso | L 66–68 | 15–14 (6–8) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,657) Valparaiso, IN |
| 2/25/2014 7:00 pm | at Cleveland State | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 (6–9) | Wolstein Center (2,641) Cleveland, OH |
| 3/01/2014 7:05 pm | Oakland | L 81–87 | 15–16 (6–10) | Beeghly Center (4,392) Youngstown, OH |
| 2014 Horizon League tournament |||||
| 3/04/2014 7:00 pm | at Oakland First round | L 92–96 $^{OT}$ | 15–17 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,283) Rochester, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||