# 2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by third-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 season 18–15, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC. They accepted and invitation to the CollegeIndsider.com Tournament. However, the CIT, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2018–19 season 12–20 overall, 8–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they were defeated by Oakland in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Virgin Islands Tour ||||||
| August 14, 2019* 6:00 pm | | vs. Calgary | W 74–71 | | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| August 15, 2019* 6:00 pm | | vs. US Virgin Islands | W 90–82 | | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| August 28, 2019* 10:00 am | | vs. Calgary | W 71–59 | | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | | Thiel | W 101–53 | 1–0 | Beeghly Center (1,841) Youngstown, OH |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at No. 5 Louisville Global Sports Shootout | L 55–78 | 1–1 | KFC Yum! Center (14,761) Louisville, KY |
| November 15, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 61–73 | 1–2 | Cajundome (4,804) Lafayette, LA |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central Global Sports Shootout | W 66–60 | 2–2 | Beeghly Center (1,564) Youngstown, OH |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Akron Global Sports Shootout | L 60–82 | 2–3 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,214) Akron, OH |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at USC Upstate Global Sports Shootout | W 66–61 | 3–3 | G. B. Hodge Center (564) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 27, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Westminster (PA) | W 93–67 | 4–3 | Beeghly Center (1,746) Youngstown, OH |
| November 30, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | L 72–88 | 4–4 | McGuirk Arena (1,521) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Robert Morris | W 81–70 | 5–4 | Beeghly Center (1,417) Youngstown, OH |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | L 64–66 | 5–5 | University Arena (1,658) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 15, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 65–50 | 6–5 | Beeghly Center (1,243) Youngstown, OH |
| December 18, 2019* 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 73–55 | 7–5 | Beeghly Center (1,988) Youngstown, OH |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm | | No. 25 West Virginia | L 64–75 | 7–6 | Covelli Centre (3,614) Youngstown, OH |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 83–73 | 8–6 (1–0) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (868) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 70–64 | 9–6 (2–0) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,210) Chicago, IL |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 74–82 | 9–7 (2–1) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | W 61–60 | 10–7 (3–1) | Beeghly Center (2,815) Youngstown, OH |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 69–67 | 11–7 (4–1) | Beeghly Center (2,510) Youngstown, OH |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 63–88 | 11–8 (4–2) | BB&T Arena (3,232) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 72–79 | 11–9 (4–3) | Nutter Center (5,474) Fairborn, OH |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (4–4) | Beeghly Center (1,712) Youngstown, OH |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 98–94 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (5–4) | Beeghly Center (2,798) Youngstown, OH |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | L 83–90 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (5–5) | Beeghly Center (1,596) Youngstown, OH |
| February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 91–76 | 13–11 (6–5) | Beeghly Center (4,633) Youngstown, OH |
| February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 67–55 | 14–11 (7–5) | Beeghly Center (3,298) Youngstown, OH |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 76–72 | 15–11 (8–5) | Calihan Hall (1,275) Detroit, MI |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 64–72 | 15–12 (8–6) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,488) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 88–70 | 16–12 (9–6) | Beeghly Center (2,148) Youngstown, OH |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 59–61 | 16–13 (9–7) | Beeghly Center (4,213) Youngstown, OH |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 92–102 | 16–14 (9–8) | Resch Center (2,217) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 73–69 | 17–14 (10–8) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,198) Milwaukee, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | (8) Milwaukee First round | W 63–57 | 18–14 | Beeghly Center (2,110) Youngstown, OH |
| March 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | at (4) UIC Quarterfinals | L 61–67 | 18–15 | Credit Union 1 Arena (642) Chicago, IL |
| CIT ||||||
| March 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3 | | First round | Cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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