# 2021–22 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented 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.

## Previous season

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.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Christian Bentley | G | 6'3 | 207 | Senior | Brampton, ON | Graduated |
| Naz Bohannon | F | 6'6 | 228 | Senior | Lorain, OH | Transferred to Clemson |
| Kenny Ganley Jr. | G | 6'4 | 195 | RS Sophomore | Brecksville, OH | |
| Geoff Hamperian | G | 6'4 | 205 | Senior | Morgantown, WV | Transferred to Fort Hays State |
| Darius Quisenberry | G | 6'1 | 188 | Senior | Springfield, OH | Transferred to Fordham |
| Carson Ryan | F | 6'4 | 200 | Senior | Struthers, OH | |
| Cheick Traore | G | 6'8 | 220 | Sophomore | Concord, NC | Transferred to Chowan |

### Incoming transfers

Transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Dwayne Cohill | G | 6'2 | 180 | Junior | Cleveland, OH | Dayton |
| Collen Gurley | G | 6'2 | 210 | Senior | Alliance, OH | Mount Union |
| Owen Long | G | 6'2 | 180 | Junior | Sikeston, MO | Maryville College |
| Tevin Olison | G | 6'4 | 200 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Cumberlands |
| Chris Shelton | G | 6'4 | 210 | Junior | Richmond, VA | Hampton |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Luke Chicone PG | Mentor, OH | Mentor High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Josh Irwin PF | Mayfield Heights, OH | West Geauga High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Michael Lucarotti SG | Erie, PA | Cathedral Preparatory School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jacori Owens PF | Charlotte, NC | Combine Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 8:30 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 59–75 | 0–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,884) University Park, PA |
| November 13, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 97–79 | 1–1 | Show Me Center (1,280) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 19, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Thomas J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament | W 79–75 | 2–1 | Beeghly Center (1,393) Youngstown, OH |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament | L 66–69 | 2–2 | Beeghly Center (1,309) Youngstown, OH |
| November 21, 2021* 3:45 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament | L 53–58 | 2–3 | Beeghly Center (1,731) Youngstown, OH |
| December 2, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 70–68 | 3–3 (1–0) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,936) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 4, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 82–58 | 4–3 (2–0) | Kress Events Center (1,685) Green Bay, WI |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 84–77 | 5–3 | Beeghly Center (1,459) Youngstown, OH |
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 71–43 | 6–3 | Beeghly Center (2,630) Youngstown, OH |
| December 18, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Westminster | W 83–54 | 7–3 | Beeghly Center (1,979) Youngstown, OH |
| December 22, 2021* 6:00 pm, Big 12 Now | | at West Virginia | L 52–82 | 7–4 | WVU Coliseum (9,784) Morgantown, WV |
| December 29, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Defiance | W 96–56 | 8–4 | Beeghly Center (300) Youngstown, OH |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Detroit Mercy | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Detroit Mercy | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| January 1, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 72–87 | 8–5 (2–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,034) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 64–60 | 9–5 (3–1) | UPMC Events Center (353) Moon, PA |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 61–71 | 9–6 (3–2) | Beeghly Center (1,290) Youngstown, OH |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 80–86 | 9–7 (3–3) | Beeghly Center (1,773) Youngstown, OH |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 67–68 | 9–8 (3–4) | Beeghly Center (1,634) Youngstown, OH |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 90–87 | 10–8 (4–4) | Beeghly Center (2,032) Youngstown, OH |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 61–64 | 10–9 (4–5) | Wolstein Center (2,290) Cleveland, OH |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 71–82 | 10–10 (4–6) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,822) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 63–50 | 11–10 (5–6) | Beeghly Center (1,501) Youngstown, OH |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 86–72 | 12–10 (6–6) | Beeghly Center (2,633) Youngstown, OH |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 61–55 | 13–10 (7–6) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (420) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 66–64 | 14–10 (8–6) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,314) Chicago, IL |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 78–71 | 15–10 (9–6) | Beeghly Center (1,580) Youngstown, OH |
| February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 82–69 | 16–10 (10–6) | Beeghly Center (1,970) Youngstown, OH |
| February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 68–73 | 16–11 (10–7) | Beeghly Center (1,241) Youngstown, OH |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 88–79 | 17–11 (11–7) | Beeghly Center (1,823) Youngstown, OH |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 74–61 | 18–11 (12–7) | Beeghly Center (2,110) Youngstown, OH |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 71–84 | 18–12 (12–8) | Nutter Center (3,059) Dayton, OH |
| February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 61–75 | 18–13 (12–9) | BB&T Arena (2,747) Highland Heights, KY |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Robert Morris First round | L 73–77 | 18–14 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| The Basketball Classic ||||||
| March 16, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morgan State First round | W 70–65 | 19–14 | Beegley Center Youngstown, OH |
| March 23, 2022 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fresno State Quarterfinals | L 71–80 | 19–15 | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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