# 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, led by eleventh-year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio 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.

## 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.

## Schedule

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