# 2011–12 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jerry Slocum. The Penguins played their home games at the Beeghly Center and are members of the Horizon League. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament, where they lost to Detroit.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov. 12* 7:00 pm | at Samford | W 76–69 | 1–0 | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| Nov. 15* 7:05 pm | Notre Dame (OH) | W 80–62 | 2–0 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Nov. 18* 7:05 pm | UC Riverside | W 53–49 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Nov. 23* 7:00 pm | at Penn State | L 71–82 | 3–1 | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| Nov. 26* 7:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 60–59 | 4–1 | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| Dec. 1 7:00 pm | at Detroit | W 64–61 | 5–1 (1–0) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| Dec. 3 3:00 pm | at Wright State | L 62–63 | 5–2 (1–1) | Nutter Center Dayton, OH |
| Dec. 6* 7:45 pm | Fredonia State | W 69–35 | 6–2 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Dec. 10* 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 72–80 | 6–3 | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY |
| Dec. 17* 7:00 pm | at Toledo | L 77–86 | 6–4 | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Dec. 19* 7:00 pm | at Akron | L 62–88 | 6–5 | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| Dec. 22 7:05 pm | at Robert Morris | L 56–59 | 6–6 | Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA |
| Dec. 31 2:00 pm | at Cleveland State | W 73–67 | 7–6 (2–1) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| Jan. 5 7:05 pm | Loyola | W 68–64 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (3–1) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Jan. 7 7:05 pm | UIC | W 71–50 | 9–6 (4–1) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Jan. 13 8:00 pm | at Valparaiso | L 62–76 | 9–7 (4–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan. 15 2:00 pm | at Butler | L 55–71 | 9–8 (4–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan. 20 7:05 pm | Milwaukee | W 68–66 | 10–8 (5–3) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Jan. 22 2:05 pm | Green Bay | W 77–47 | 11–8 (6–3) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Jan. 28 7:05 pm | Cleveland State | L 47–67 | 11–9 (6–4) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Jan. 31 8:00 pm | at Milwaukee | W 73–65 | 12–9 (7–4) | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb. 2 8:00 pm | at UIC | L 68–72 | 12–10 (7–5) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| Feb. 5 2:00 pm | at Loyola | W 80–63 | 13–10 (8–5) | Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL |
| Feb. 9 7:05 pm | Butler | L 59–68 | 13–11 (8–6) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Feb. 11 7:05 pm | Valparaiso | W 71–53 | 14–11 (9–6) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Feb. 14 8:00 pm | at Green Bay | L 65–71 | 14–12 (9–7) | Resch Center Green Bay, WI |
| Feb. 18 8:30 pm | at Austin Peay ESPN Sears BracketBusters | L 68–71 | 14–13 | Dunn Center Clarksville, TN |
| Feb. 23 7:05 pm | Wright State | W 61–54 | 15–13 (10–7) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Feb. 25 2:05 pm | Detroit | L 74–76 | 15–14 (10–8) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Horizon League tournament |||||
| Feb. 28 7:05 pm, HLN | Green Bay First Round | W 77–60 | 16–14 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Mar. 2 6:00 pm, ESPN3/HLN | vs. Detroit Quarterfinal | L 76–93 | 16–15 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||