# 2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by second-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.

## Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2017–18 season 8–24, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Cleveland State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | L 53–69 | 0–1 | Petersen Events Center (4,729) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Akron Northeast Ohio Coaches vs Cancer Doubleheader | L 69–98 | 0–2 | Wolstein Center (2,052) Cleveland, OH |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Heidelberg | W 106–83 | 1–2 | Beeghly Center (1,538) Youngstown, OH |
| Nov 16, 2018* 8:30 pm | | vs. Columbia John Bach Classic | W 94–83 | 2–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,765) Bronx, NY |
| Nov 17, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham John Bach Classic | L 61–67 | 2–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,809) Bronx, NY |
| Nov 18, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. FIU John Bach Classic | L 93–102 | 2–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (123) Bronx, NY |
| Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Westminster (PA) John Bach Classic | W 104–66 | 3–4 | Beeghly Center (1,838) Youngstown, OH |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 56–76 | 3–5 | North Athletic Complex (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, ATTSNPT | | at West Virginia | L 72–106 | 3–6 | WVU Coliseum (10,849) Morgantown, WV |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | L 94–100 $^{3OT}$ | 3–7 | Beeghly Center (1,370) Youngstown, OH |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 77–88 | 3–8 | Beeghly Center (3,449) Youngstown, OH |
| Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 58–48 | 4–8 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,527) Vestal, NY |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 15 Ohio State | L 56–75 | 4–9 | Value City Arena (12,637) Columbus, OH |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | L 66–78 | 4–10 (0–1) | Beeghly Center (2,129) Youngstown, OH |
| Dec 30, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | L 74–76 | 4–11 (0–2) | Beeghly Center (2,804) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 93–99 $^{OT}$ | 4–12 (0–3) | Resch Center (2,023) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 76–51 | 5–12 (1–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,160) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 63–78 | 5–13 (1–4) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,026) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | W 82–76 | 6–13 (2–4) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (890) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 17, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 74–80 | 6–14 (2–5) | Beeghly Center (1,598) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | L 74–82 | 6–15 (2–6) | Beeghly Center (2,950) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 62–72 | 6–16 (2–7) | Wolstein Center (1,103) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | W 75–74 | 7–16 (3–7) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,371) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit Mercy | W 72–70 | 8–16 (4–7) | Calihan Hall (1,817) Detroit, MI |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 72–71 | 9–16 (5–7) | Beeghly (1,572) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Green Bay | W 96–77 | 10–16 (6–7) | Beeghly Center (2,170) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 75–73 | 11–16 (7–7) | Beeghly Center (1,697) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 81–73 | 12–16 (8–7) | Beeghly Center (4,917) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 69–76 | 12–17 (8–8) | BB&T Arena (3,408) Highland Heights, KY |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 54–82 | 12–18 (8–9) | Nutter Center (5,743) Fairborn, OH |
| Mar 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | L 80–89 $^{OT}$ | 12–19 (8–10) | Beeghly Center (4,011) Youngstown, OH |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Oakland Quarterfinals | L 84–88 | 12–20 | Athletics Center O'rena (3,386) Auburn Hills, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||