2013–14 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2013–14 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Conference Horizon League
2013–14 record 15–17 (6–10 Horizon)
Head coach Jerry Slocum (9th year)
Assistant coach Michael Wernicki
Assistant coach Brian DePaoli
Assistant coach Steve Hall
Home arena Beeghly Center
2013–14 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Green Bay 14 2   .875     24 7   .774
Cleveland State 12 4   .750     21 12   .636
Wright State 10 6   .625     21 15   .583
Valparaiso 9 7   .563     18 16   .529
Milwaukee 7 9   .438     21 14   .600
Oakland 7 9   .438     13 20   .394
Youngstown State 6 10   .375     15 17   .469
Detroit 6 10   .375     13 19   .406
UIC 1 15   .063     6 25   .194
2014 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by ninth year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Oakland.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Jalon Plummer Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Belleville, Michigan
2 Kyle Steward Forward 6–7 190 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
3 Kendrick Perry Guard 6–0 175 Senior Ocoee, Florida
4 Shawn Amiker Guard 6–5 185 Junior Oak Park, Michigan
5 Kamren Belin Forward 6–7 235 Senior Atlanta, Georgia
10 Marcus Keene Guard 5–11 160 Freshman San Antonio, Texas
11 DJ Cole Guard 5–11 175 Junior Olathe, Kansas
14 Josh Chojnacki Forward 6–9 240 Senior Erie, Pennsylvania
20 Bobby Hain Forward 6–10 235 Sophomore Jupiter, Florida
23 Ronnye Beamon Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Calumet City, Illinois
25 Fletcher Larson Forward 6–8 215 Junior Lakewood, New York
32 Larry Johnson Jr. Forward 6–4 220 Sophomore Oak Park, Michigan
33 Ryan Weber Forward 6–6 200 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
34 Mike Podolsky Guard 6–1 214 Senior Canfield, Ohio

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013* at Kennesaw State
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
W 73–57  1–0 KSU Convocation Center (1,412)
11/09/2013* vs. FIU
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
W 74–72 OT 2–0 KSU Convocation Center (N/A)
11/10/2013* vs. Eastern Kentucky
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
W 75–67  3–0 KSU Convocation Center (N/A)
11/14/2013* Warren Wilson
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
W 104–58  4–0 Beeghly Center (1,402)
11/17/2013* at UMass L 69–85  4–1 Mullins Center (N/A)
11/20/2013* Thiel W 82–58  5–1 Beeghly Center (1,428)
11/23/2013* Westminster College W 108–57  6–1 Beeghly Center (1,201)
11/27/2013* at Kent State L 79–83  6–2 MAC Center (1,963)
11/30/2013* Austin Peay L 86–88  6–3 Beeghly Center (1,460)
12/04/2013* Robert Morris W 84–76  7–3 Beeghly Center (N/A)
12/07/2013* at UMKC L 80–88  7–4 Swinney Recreation Center (1,067)
12/14/2013* at Pittsburgh L 73–91  7–5 Petersen Events Center (8,621)
12/17/2013* Bethune–Cookman W 71–59  8–5 Beeghly Center (1,399)
12/21/2013* at St. Johns L 87–96  8–6 Carnesecca Arena (4,248)
12/29/2013* South Dakota W 85–59  9–6 Beeghly Center (1,872)
1/02/2014 at Milwaukee L 76–82  9–7 (0–1) U.S. Cellular Arena (2,362)
1/04/2014 at Green Bay L 69–85  9–8 (0–2) Resch Center (2,644)
1/07/2014 at UIC W 75–62  10–8 (1–2) UIC Pavilion (N/A)
1/13/2014 Cleveland State W 67–66  11–8 (2–2) Beeghly Center (2,855)
1/18/2014 Detroit W 77–63  12–8 (3–2) Beeghly Center (3,447)
1/23/2014 Valparaiso L 71–74  12–9 (3–3) Beeghly Center (1,938)
1/25/2014 Wright State W 68–67  13–9 (4–3) Beeghly Center (4,743)
1/31/2014 at Oakland L 85–86  13–10 (4–4) Athletics Center O'rena (2,952)
2/05/2014 at Wright State L 67–77  13–11 (4–5) Nutter Center (3,713)
2/09/2014 at Detroit L 81–83 OT 13–12 (4–6) Calihan Hall (3,048)
2/13/2014 Green Bay L 40–71  13–13 (4–7) Beeghly Center (2,153)
2/15/2014 UIC W 59–56  14–13 (5–7) Beeghly Center (3,559)
2/20/2014 Milwaukee W 88–83 OT 15–13 (6–7) Beeghly Center (1,505)
2/22/2014 at Valparaiso L 66–68  15–14 (6–8) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,657)
2/25/2014 at Cleveland State L 69–70 OT 15–15 (6–9) Wolstein Center (2,641)
3/01/2014 Oakland L 81–87  15–16 (6–10) Beeghly Center (4,392)
2014 Horizon League Tournament
3/04/2014 at Oakland
(First round)
L 92–96 OT 15–17 Athletics Center O'rena (2,283)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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