Men's Basketball Hosts Marygrove in Final Game of 2012
12/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Youngstown State men's basketball team plays its final game of 2012 when it hosts NAIA member Marygrove, Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Beeghly Center. Tipoff is set for 2:05 p.m. and is the first half of a men's and women's basketball doubleheader. The game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and IHeartRadio.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins won their fourth road game of the season with a 67-51 win over Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 21.
• Four players reach double figures in scoring and two had double-doubles.
• Senior Damian Eargle and Blake Allen each posted double-doubles. Eargle scored 13 points with 11 rebounds while Allen had 12 points with 10 boards.
• Junior Kendrick Perry just missed the first triple double in school history with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
• Freshman Bobby Hain added 14 points with seven rebounds.
Up Next
• The Penguins begin Horizon Leauge action next week when they visit UIC, Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 8 p.m.
• The Guins also face Loyola, Saturday, Jan. 5, at 4 p.m.
The Marygrove Series
• This is the first meeting between Youngstown State and Marygrove.
Scouting Marygrove
• Marygrove enters the week with a 1-13 record and plays Olivet College, Friday, Dec. 28.
• Darryl Foster is the only player for the Mustangs averging in double figures with 10.1 points per game.
• Diante Taylor is second on the team with 9.0 points per contest.
KP Named to Cousy Watch List
• Junior Kendrick Perry was named to the Watch List for the 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award.
• Perry is one of 80 nominees and leads the Penguins with 16.1 points and 4.6 assists per game.
• Perry ranks seventh all-time with 298 career assists.
A Win Will
• Improve YSU to 8-5 on the year.
• Mark YSU's fourth home win of the season.
• Mark YSU's first win over Marygrove.
• Mark Head Coach Jerry Slocum's 663rd career victory and his 82nd at Youngstown State.
• Mark YSU's 1,016th victory in the program's history.
Allen Moves into Second
• With four 3-pointers against Bethune-Cookman, senior Blake Allen moved into second place on the YSU all-time 3-pointers list.
• Allen has made 171 career 3's and needs 28 more to break the record of 198.
• He is also just the second YSU player to make at least 170 career 3-pointers in his career.
Guins Get Fourth Non-League Road Win
• The 67-51 win over Bethune-Cookman marked the fourth true non-league road win for Youngstown State this season.
• It marks the first time since 1984-85 Youngstown State won four times on the road in non-conference action.
KP Countdown
• Junior Kendrick Perry's countdown to 1,000 career points is officially underway.
• Perry now has 983 points in his career and needs just 17 points to become the 33rd player to score 1,000 points in YSU history.
• The last player to accomplish the feat was Vytas Sulskis (2007-11).
• The last junior to reach 1,000 points was Quin Humphrey in 2005-06.
50-50
• The Penguins recorded 50 rebounds in the 67-51 win over Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 21.
• Six players players combined for all 50 rebounds.
• The last time the Penguins grabbed 50 rebounds in a game was against UC-Riverside on Nov. 18, 2011.
KP Entering Select Company
• Junior Kendrick Perry needs 17 points, two assists and one more steal to become just the second player in school history to post 1,000 points, 300 assists and 130 steals in a career.
• The only other YSU player to accomplish that feat was Bruce Timko from 1982-86.
Eargle's Block Party
• Senior Damian Eargle already owns the YSU and Horizon League career blocks records with 250.
• Eargle has recorded a block in 14 straight games dating back to last season.
• He has also blocked at least one shot in 42 of the last 43 games.
• In his 73-game career at YSU, Eargle has tallied a block in 68 contests.
Hain's Homecoming
• Freshman Bobby Hain was quite impressive in the return to his home state.
• Hain averaged 12.5 points and seven rebounds per game and shot 52.6 percent from the floor against USF and Bethune-Cookman.
• He scored 14 points with seven rebounds against the Wildcats on Dec. 21 and had 11 points with seven boards against USF on Dec. 18.
More Millennium Man
• Kendrick Perry would become the 16th YSU player to score at least 1,000 points before his senior year.
• He would be the 14th player to reach the mark during his junior season.
• Perry would be just the sixth Division I junior to score 1,000 at YSU.
• He would also become just the 15th player since YSU joined Division I to score at least 1,000 career points.
Allen Leads Horizon League
• Senior Blake Allen is leads the Horizon League with 2.8 3-pointers made per game.
• Allen is also second with 33 3-pointers made.
Straight-Aiming Amiker
• Sophomore Shawn Amiker is one of the team's best in terms of efficiency.
• Amiker leads the team and ranks third in the Horizon League with a .542 field-goal percentage (39-of-72).
Eargle Reaches 1,000 Points
• With 17 points against James Madison on Nov. 20, senior Damian Eargle scored the 1,000th point in his collegiate career.
• Eargle has scored 832 points at Youngstown State and had 268 in 2008-09 at UNC-Greensboro for a total of 1,100.
• He needs 168 more to become a 1,000-point scorer at YSU.
Three for 1,000
• Seniors Blake Allen and Damian Eargle and junior Kendrick Perry each have a legitimate chance at scoring 1,000 points in their careers at YSU.
• Perry needs 17 more while Eargle is 168 away and Allen needs 250 more.
Perry Among League Leaders
• Junior Kendrick Perry is having an all-league caliber season.
• Perry ranks fifth in the Horizon League in scoring with 16.1 points per game.
• He also tied for third with 4.6 assists per game and ranks fifth with a .864 free-throw percentage.
• Perry is fifth in the Horizon League with 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• He also ranks 10th with 1.3 steals per game.
Eargle Defensive Production
• Senior Damian Eargle is playing like a defensive player-of-the-year candidate.
• Eargle ranks seventh nationally and leads the Horizon League with 3.6 blocks per game.
• The Youngstown, Ohio, native is second in the league with 7.6 rebounds per game.
• Eargle is tied for third in the league with 1.5 steals per game.
• He is also second in the league with 6.0 defensive rebounds per game.
• Against Bowling Green on Dec. 1, Eargle grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, including 14 defensive boards.
Takin' Care of Business
• The YSU trio of guards of Blake Allen, DJ Cole and Kendrick Perry take care of the ball well.
• Combined, the three have dished out 120 assists compared to just 60 turnovers.
• That works out to an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.0.
• Allen leads the league at 2.8, Perry is fifth at 2.1 and Cole is ninth at 1.4.
KP Scores Career High
• Junior Kendrick Perry scored a career-high 34 points against North Dakota State on Nov. 19.
• His 34 points were the most since Quin Humphrey scored 35 on Feb. 22, 2007, against Wright State.
• Perry scored 12 straight YSU points, including the Guins' final 10 of regulation.
• He hit a 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left in the second half to force overtime.
• For the game, Perry made a career-best 13 field goals, grabbed a season-high eight rebounds and made four 3-pointers.
Belin Nets Back-to-Back Double-Doubles
• With 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against JMU, junior Kamren Belin posted his second straight double-double.
• Belin recorded the first double-double of his career against North Dakota State on Nov. 19.
• Belin scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the Bison.
Belin Hits For Career High
• Junior forward Kamren Belin scored a career-high 17 points against his home-state school.
• Belin connected on 5-of-9 from the field, including three 3-pointers against Georgia on Nov. 12.
• He also grabbed six rebounds and made 4-of-5 free-throw attempts.
KP Named Player of the Week
• For the second time in his career, junior Kendrick Perry was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Nov. 19.
• Perry averaged 21 points, four assists and three steals per game and shot 50 percent from the floor in two wins.
Eargle Second To Get to 200 Blocks, Gets 300
• Senior Damian Eargle became just the second player in school history to accumulate at least 200 career blocked shots.
• Eargle has 250 blocked shots, which is the YSU career record.
• The only other player with 200 blocks is Ricky Tunstall, who recorded 221 career blocks.
• Counting his 57 blocks at UNC-Greensboro, Eargle has reached 307 blocked shots for his entire college career.
Perry Now 7th in Assists
• Junior Kendrick Perry ranks tied for seventh all-time with 298 career assists.
• Perry is averaging 4.6 assists per game in his career.
• He needs two more to reach 300 and seven more to move into sixth place.
Penguins Ink Marcus Keene Early
• The Penguins inked Marcus Keene to a National Letter-of-Intent during the early signing period.
• Keene, a 5-foot-9 point guard from San Antonio, Texas, was named all-state after averaging 14.7 points, 5.1 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.
• Over his junior and sophomore seasons, Keene scored 781 points.
Penguins Picked Fourth
• Youngstown State was picked to finish fourth in the Horizon League in a poll of the League's Head Coaches, SIDs and select media.
• It is the highest preseason ranking for the Penguins since joining the Horizon League in 2001-02.
• YSU was never picked higher than seventh.
Perry Preseason First-Team
• Junior Kendrick Perry was named to the Horizon League Preseason First-Team.
• He is the first player since Quin Humphrey in 2006-07 to receive preseason league accolades.
• Perry led the league in scoring last year with 16.8 points per game.
Eargle Preseason Second-Team
• Senior Damian Eargle was selected to the Horizon League Preseason Second-Team.
• Eargle led the league in blocks (3.7), ranked third in rebounding (7.5) and 15th in scoring.
KP NABC All-District 2nd-Team
• Junior Kendrick Perry was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 12 Second-Team last season.
First Winning Season in 11 Years
• The Penguins finished last season with an overall record of 16-15 and a 10-8 mark in the Horizon League.
• The 16 wins are the most since 2000-01 and the overall record marks the first winning season since the same year.
KP First-Team All-League
Junior Kendrick Perry was named to the All-Horizon League First-Team last season. Below are some tidbits on Perry:
• Led HL in scoring in all games (16.8) and league games only (16.8 ppg).
• Led league in steals in conference games (2.4).
• Just the fifth player to lead the Horizon League in scoring and steals in the same season.
• Tied for league lead with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.9.
• Ranked second in steals (2.4) in all games.
• Ranked fourth in assists per game (3.9).
• Was the first sophomore in school history to earn first-team all-conference honors.
• First YSU player since Quin Humphrey (2006-07 and 2005-06) to be named first-team all-league.
Eargle Named All-Defensive Team
Senior forward Damian Eargle was voted to the Horizon League All-Defensive Team. Below are some notes on Eargle's 2011-12 season:
• Set the Horizon League single-season blocks record for all games with 116 and league-games only with 65.
• Owns the Horizon League career record for blocks in conference play at 122.
• Ranked third nationally with 3.7 blocks per game.
KP Most Points Since 2006-07
• With 521 points last season, Kendrick Perry has scored the most points in a single-season since Quin Humphrey scored 584 in 2006-07.
• Perry, who led the league in scoring at 16.8 points per game, scored at least 20 points in seven of the last 11 games.
• He was the first player since Humphrey to score 500 points and the first sophomore since Reggie Kemp to reach that mark in 1989-90.
