# 2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represents Youngstown State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by first-year head coach Ethan Faulkner, play their home games at the Beeghly Center located in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

## Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2023–24 season 22–10, 14–6 in Horizon League play, to finish in second place. They were upset by Cleveland State in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament.
On March 30, 2024, it was announced that head coach Jerrod Calhoun would be accepting the head coaching position at Utah State. On April 1, assistant coach Ethan Faulkner was named Calhoun's successor.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:35 p.m., ESPN+ | | Westminster (PA) | Canceled due to power outage | Canceled due to power outage | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| November 9, 2024* 8:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Chicago State | W 80–60 | 1–0 | Jones Convocation Center (525) Chicago, IL |
| November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 21 Ohio State | L 47–81 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (10,797) Columbus, OH |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Syracuse | L 95–104 $^{2OT}$ | 1–2 | JMA Wireless Dome (19,610) Syracuse, NY |
| November 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Monmouth Axe 'Em Classic | W 72–62 | 2–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (117) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 22, 2024* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Presbyterian Axe 'Em Classic | L 42–67 | 2–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (103) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | at Stephen F. Austin Axe 'Em Classic | L 57–64 | 2–4 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,925) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | L 62–73 | 2–5 | Beeghly Center (1,543) Youngstown, OH |
| November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethany (WV) | W 128–60 | 3–5 | Beeghly Center (1,377) Youngstown, OH |
| December 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 72–58 | 4–5 (1–0) | UPMC Events Center (1,010) Moon Township, PA |
| December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 66–50 | 5–5 (2–0) | Beeghly Center (1,577) Youngstown, OH |
| December 14, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo | W 93–87 | 6–5 | Beeghly Center (2,416) Youngstown, OH |
| December 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 80–70 | 7–5 (3–0) | Nutter Center (3,932) Fairborn, OH |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 72–64 | 8–5 | G. B. Hodge Center (165) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 73–64 | 9–5 (4–0) | Beeghly Center (1,857) Youngstown, OH |
| January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at IU Indy | W 77–61 | 10–5 (5–0) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (562) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 81–90 | 10–6 (5–1) | Memorial Coliseum (1,375) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | W 72–61 | 11–6 (6–1) | Beeghly Center (1,639) Youngstown, OH |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 72–80 | 11–7 (6–2) | Beeghly Center (1,905) Youngstown, OH |
| January 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 64–79 | 11–8 (6–3) | UWM Panther Arena (1,957) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 73–69 | 12–8 (7–3) | Resch Center (1,651) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 70–72 | 12–9 (7–4) | Beeghly Center (1,773) Youngstown, OH |
| January 24, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Penn State Shenango | W 112–63 | 13–9 | Beeghly Center (1,314) Youngstown, OH |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 88–86 | 14–9 (8–4) | Beeghly Center (1,570) Youngstown, OH |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IU Indy | L 79–84 | 14–10 (8–5) | Beeghly Center (2,843) Youngstown, OH |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oakland | W 84–75 | 15–10 (9–5) | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,237) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 87–72 | 16–10 (10–5) | Calihan Hall (1,071) Detroit, MI |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 93–71 | 17–10 (11–5) | Beeghly Center (2,173) Youngstown, OH |
| February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Cleveland State | W 68–60 | 18–10 (12–5) | Wolstein Center (2,554) Cleveland, OH |
| February 21, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 74–84 | 18–11 (12–6) | Beeghly Center (2,609) Youngstown, OH |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 81–77 | 19–11 (13–6) | Beeghly Center (2,135) Youngstown, OH |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 79–88 | 19–12 (13–7) | Truist Arena (4,030) Highland Heights, KY |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | (5) Purdue Fort Wayne Quarterfinals | W 72–67 | 20–12 | Beeghly Center (2,605) Youngstown, OH |
| March 10, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (2) Cleveland State Semifinals | W 56–54 | 21–12 | Corteva Coliseum (1,775) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (1) Robert Morris Championship | L 78–89 | 21–13 | Corteva Coliseum (2,273) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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