# 2020–21 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by fourth-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

## Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Point Park | W 72–52 | 1–0 | Beeghly Center (300) Youngstown, OH |
| December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 79–65 | 2–0 | Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY |
| December 14, 2020* 8:00 pm | | West Virginia Tech | W 80–66 | 3–0 | Beeghly Center (300) Youngstown, OH |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 64–79 | 3–1 (0–1) | BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY |
| December 20, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 70–60 | 4–1 (1–1) | BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY |
| December 26, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 69–87 | 4–2 (1–2) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| December 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 74–81 | 4–3 (1–3) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| January 1, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 84–77 | 5–3 (2–3) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Green Bay | L 69–79 | 5–4 (2–4) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| January 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Carlow | W 109–56 | 6–4 | Beeghly Center (300) Youngstown, OH |
| January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Wright State | W 74–72 | 7–4 (3–4) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| January 9, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 55–93 | 7–5 (3–5) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 65–82 | 7–6 (3–6) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 74–81 | 7–7 (3–7) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 22, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | L 66–67 | 7–8 (3–8) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 85–77 | 8–8 (4–8) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| January 29, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit Mercy | L 75–78 | 8–9 (4–9) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit Mercy | L 72–77 | 8–10 (4–10) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 84–78 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (5–10) | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA |
| February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 70–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (6–10) | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA |
| February 8, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rochester Christian University | W 60–50 | 11–10 | Beeghly Center (300) Youngstown, OH |
| February 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 84–70 | 12–10 (7–10) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 72–70 | 13–10 (8–10) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 70–72 | 13–11 (8–11) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 77–70 | 14–11 (9–11) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | (11) UIC First Round | W 74–58 | 15–11 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| March 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Oakland Quarterfinals | L 83–87 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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