2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
	† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner ;

2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
2015–16 record	11–21 (6–12 Horizon)
Head coach	Jerry Slocum (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Michael Wernicki; Stew Robinson; Kevin Bruinsma;
Home arena	Beeghly Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, were led by eleventh year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the 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.

Previous season[]

The Penguins finished the 2014–15 season 11–21, 2–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Detroit in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament. After the 2014–15 season, guard Marcus Keene transferred to Central Michigan.

Roster[]

2015–16 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Matt Donlan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Iowa Western CC	Melbourne, Australia
F	2	Devin Haygood	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Lincoln	Ypsilanti, Michigan
F	5	Sidney Umude	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. Thomas Aquinas	San Antonio, Texas
G	10	Ryan Strollo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Ursuline	Youngstown, Ohio
G	11	Latin Davis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Milan	Ypsilanti, Michigan
G	14	Tyler Warford	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Howard CC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	15	Brett Frantz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Neosho County CC	Lawrence, Kansas
F	20	Bobby Hain	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Jupiter	Jupiter, Florida
G	23	Francisco Santiago	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Wheeling Jesuit University	Cleveland, Ohio
G	24	Cameron Morse	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Carman-Ainsworth	Flint, Michigan
F	25	Jordan Andrews	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Riverside Academy	LaPlace, Louisiana
C	32	Jordan Kaufman	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Oral Roberts University	Andover, Kansas
F	33	Bryce Nickels	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sickles	Tampa, Florida

Head coach

Jerry Slocum (Kings (N.Y.))

Assistant coach(es)

Michael Wernicki (Pittsburgh)
Stew Robinson (Indiana)
Kevin Bruinsman (Spring Harbor)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 pm		at Kent State Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off	L 70–79	0–1	MAC Center (5,471) Kent, OH
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Toledo	L 78–100	0–2	Beeghly Center (1,723) Youngstown, OH
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Classic	L 101–104 ^3OT	0–3	Alico Arena (3,562) Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. Bowling Green FGCU Classic	L 72–79	0–4	Alico Arena (3,412) Fort Myers, FL
11/23/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. North Dakota FGCU Classic	W 79–69	1–4	Alico Arena (3,854) Fort Myers, FL
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm		Thiel	W 69–55	2–4	Beeghly Center (1,234) Youngstown, OH
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm		at Niagara	W 88–70	3–4	Gallagher Center (883) Lewiston, NY
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Robert Morris	W 65–58	4–4	Beeghly Center (1,497) Youngstown, OH
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		American	L 56–60	4–5	Beeghly Center (1,296) Youngstown, OH
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 11 Purdue	L 64–95	4–6	Mackey Arena (14,026) West Lafayette, IN
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Geneva	W 99–58	5–6	Beeghly Center (1,196) Youngstown, OH
12/19/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Michigan	L 46–105	5–7	Crisler Center (10,752) Ann Arbor, MI
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Notre Dame	L 78–87	5–8	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,313) South Bend, IN
Horizon League regular season
01/02/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit	L 87–96	5–9 (0–1)	Calihan Hall (1,655) Detroit, MI
01/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	W 100–98	6–9 (1–1)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,202) Rochester, MI
01/07/2016 7:45 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	L 65–81	6–10 (1–2)	Beeghly Center (1,644) Youngstown, OH
01/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	W 103–93	7–10 (2–2)	Beeghly Center (2,760) Youngstown, OH
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	L 64–84	7–11 (2–3)	BB&T Arena (1,866) Highland Heights, KY
01/16/2016 7:00 pm		at Wright State	L 45–81	7–12 (2–4)	Nutter Center (4,251) Fairborn, OH
01/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Valparaiso	L 65–96	7–13 (2–5)	Beeghly Center (1,703) Youngstown, OH
01/24/2016 1:00 pm		vs. Cleveland State	W 70–55	8–13 (3–5)	Quicken Loans Arena (2,633) Cleveland, OH
01/28/2016 8:00 pm		at UIC	W 82–78	9–13 (4–5)	UIC Pavilion (2,178) Chicago, IL
01/30/2016 8:00 pm		at Valparaiso	L 68–97	9–14 (4–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,520) Valparaiso, IN
02/04/2016 7:45 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 85–107	9–15 (4–7)	Beeghly Center (2,056) Youngstown, OH
02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Detroit	L 92–94	9–16 (4–8)	Beeghly Center (3,516) Youngstown, OH
02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	L 59–64	9–17 (4–9)	Beeghly Center (2,996) Youngstown, OH
02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 92–91 ^2OT	10–17 (5–9)	Beeghly Center (1,162) Youngstown, OH
02/20/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 90–107	10–18 (5–10)	Resch Center (3,530) Green Bay, WI
02/22/2016 8:00 pm		at Milwaukee	L 51–87	10–19 (5–11)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,688) Milwaukee, WI
02/25/2016 7:45 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	L 81–87	10–20 (5–12)	Beeghly Center (2,063) Youngstown, OH
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	W 94–75	11–20 (6–12)	Beeghly Center (3,349) Youngstown, OH
Horizon League Tournament
03/05/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (6) Detroit First round	L 79–92	11–21	Joe Louis Arena (5,247) Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ http://www.ysusports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule

[1] ttp://www.ysusports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule

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2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso	16	–	2	.889	30	–	7	.811
Oakland	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Wright State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	13	.629
Green Bay †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	13	.639
Milwaukee	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Detroit	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Youngstown State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Northern Kentucky*	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
Cleveland State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
UIC	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner