# 2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the regular season 13–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Cleveland State and Oakland before losing to Northern Kentucky in the semifinals.
On March 7, 2017, Jerry Slocum announced he was retiring as head coach at Youngstown State. He had a record of 142–232 in 12 years at the school. On March 27, the school hired Jerrod Calhoun from Division II Fairmont State as the new head coach.

## Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2015–16 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Bobby Hain | 20 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Jupiter, FL | Graduated |
| Jordan Andrews | 25 | F | 6'5" | 180 | Freshman | LaPlace, LA | Transferred to South Alabama |
| Bryce Nickels | 33 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Freshman | Tampa, FL | Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Rahim Williams | 22 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Junior | Brampton, ON | Junior college transferred from State College of Florida |

## Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Braun Hartfield SG | Garfield Heights, OH | Garfield Heights High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 1:30 pm | | Penn State Behrend | W 100–61 | | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer | W 90–82 | 1–0 | Beeghly Center (2,601) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/15/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Toledo | L 98–103 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Savage Arena (3,891) Toledo, OH |
| 11/18/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Jacksonville Red Diamond Roundball Classic | L 54–79 | 1–2 | Mitchell Center (2,225) Mobile, AL |
| 11/19/2016* 3:05 pm | | at South Alabama Red Diamond Roundball Classic | L 75–84 | 1–3 | Mitchell Center (1,948) Mobile, AL |
| 11/20/2016* 1:30 pm | | vs. FIU Red Diamond Roundball Classic | W 78–73 | 2–3 | Mitchell Center (1,823) Mobile, AL |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Westminster (PA) Red Diamond Roundball Classic | W 97–67 | 3–3 | Beeghly Center (1,654) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 84–90 | 3–4 | Beeghly Center (1,174) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 75–74 | 4–4 | Charles L. Sewall Center (792) Moon Township, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oberlin | W 87–72 | 5–4 | Beeghly Center (1,773) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Michigan State | L 57–77 | 5–5 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | at American | L 62–77 | 5–6 | Bender Arena (1,143) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 101–97 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 | Beeghly Center (1,294) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio State | L 40–77 | 6–7 | Value City Arena (11,417) Columbus, OH |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 88–87 | 7–7 (1–0) | Beeghly Center (2,854) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Green Bay | L 77–90 | 7–8 (1–1) | Beeghly Center (1,402) Youngstown, OH |
| 01/05/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 70–83 | 7–9 (1–2) | BB&T Arena (2,632) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm, ASN | | at Wright State | W 80–75 | 8–9 (2–2) | Nutter Center (3,977) Dayton, OH |
| 01/12/2017 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | L 62–78 | 8–10 (2–3) | Beeghly Center (2,517) Youngstown, OH |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | L 89–92 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (2–4) | Beeghly Center (2,787) Youngstown, OH |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit | L 71–87 | 8–12 (2–5) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| 01/20/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | W 92–89 | 9–12 (3–5) | Resch Center (2,991) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | L 85–94 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (3–6) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (641) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 67–64 | 10–13 (4–6) | Beeghly Center (4,821) Youngstown, OH |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | L 76–90 | 10–14 (4–7) | Beeghly Center (1,550) Youngstown, OH |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | L 80–90 | 10–15 (4–8) | Beeghly Center (3,465) Youngstown, OH |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 81–84 | 10–16 (4–9) | UIC Pavilion (5,519) Chicago, IL |
| 02/11/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 72–82 | 10–17 (4–10) | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,823) Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/16/2017 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | L 81–84 | 10–18 (4–11) | Beeghly Center (2,351) Youngstown, OH |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 81–77 | 11–18 (5–11) | Beeghly Center (4,609) Youngstown, OH |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 72–101 | 11–19 (5–12) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,553) Rochester, MI |
| 02/25/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 55–69 | 11–20 (5–13) | Wolstein Center (1,717) Cleveland, OH |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Cleveland State First Round | W 84–69 | 12–20 | Joe Louis Arena (5,468) Detroit, MI |
| 03/04/2017 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) Oakland Quarterfinals | W 81–80 | 13–20 | Joe Louis Arena (8,481) Detroit, MI |
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (9) | vs. (4) Northern Kentucky Semifinals | L 74–84 | 13–21 | Joe Louis Arena (3,708) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||