1/31/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Youngstown State men's basketball team heads back on the road to take on Horizon League foe Detroit in a nationally-televised contest on ESPNU
• Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. and the game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins won their fourth straight Horizon League game after knocking off league-leader Valparaiso, 80-68, on Jan. 30.
• Junior Kendrick Perry posted his second double-double of the season with 28 points and career-high 11 rebounds.
• Junior Kamren Belin scored 16 points with three 3-pointers and nine rebounds.
• Senior Damian Eargle added 11 points.
Up Next
• The Penguins visit in-state rival Cleveland State, Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Tipoff is at 7 p.m. at the Wolstein Center and the game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
The Detroit Series
•This is the 34th meeting between Youngstown State and Detroit in a series that dates back to 1953.
• Detroit owns a 25-8 advantage in the all-time series and have won three straight and eight of the last nine games.
• The Titans defeated the Penguins, 101-61, on Jan. 10, 2013.
• The Penguins won the last meeting at Calihan Hall, 64-61, on Dec. 1, 2011.
Scouting Detroit
• Detroit is 14-8 overall and 6-3 in the Horizon League, just one-half game ahead of the Penguins in the league standings.
• Junior Ray McCallum leads the Titans with 18.4 points per game.
• Jason Calliste and Nick Minnerath are both averaging 13.5 points per contest.
• The Titans are averaging 78.6 points per game and 80.8 points per Horizon League contest.
A Win Will
• Improve YSU to 14-8 overall on the year.
• Improve YSU to 6-3 in the Horizon League.
• Mark YSU's seventh road win of the season.
• Mark YSU's ninth win over Detroit.
• Mark YSU's first five-game winning since 1999.
• Mark YSU first five-game winning streak against Horizon League foes.
• Mark Head Coach Jerry Slocum's 669th career victory and his 88th at Youngstown State.
• Mark YSU's 1,022nd victory in the program's history.
High Five
• With a win over Detroit, Youngstown State will achieve its first five-game winning streak since the 1998-99 season when it won five consecutive games from Jan. 30, to Feb. 13, 1999.
• It would also be the first five-game streak since the Penguins joined the Horizon League in 2001-02.
Four Straight
• Youngstown State is on its first four-game winning streak since 2008-09.
• The previous four-game winning streak was at the start of 2000-01 season.
KP Nets Second Double-Double
• Junior Kendrick Perry posted his second double of the season and the third one his career with 28 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Valparaiso on Jan. 30.
• Perry has recorded a double-double two of the last three games.
• His first was a 14-point, 10-rebound performance against Wright on Jan. 23.
• Over the last three game, Perry is averaging 19.7 points per game.
Belin Still Steady
• Over the last four games, Kamren Belin has been a steady offensive force for the Penguins.
• Belin is averaging 17.8 points and five rebounds per game.
• Belin is shooting 48.9 percent (23-of-47) from the field and 41.7 percent (10-of-24) from 3-point range.
• He is also shooting 83.3 percent (15-of-18) from the free-throw line.
Eargle Nearing 1,000 at YSU
• The 1,000-point countdown for senior Damian Eargle has officially started.
• Eargle needs just 53 more points to become the 34th player in school history to score 1,000 points.
• Eargle has scored 947 points, including 253 this season, in his three-year career at Youngstown State.
• Including his 268 points at UNCG in 2008-09, Eargle has scored 1,215 points in his collegiate career.
• He would become the only player in school history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 blocks.
Allen Nearing 3's Mark
• With two 3-pointers against Cleveland State, senior Blake Allen is within six of tying the YSU career 3-point record.
• Allen has made 192 career 3's and needs seven more to break the record of 198 in three years.
• The record of 198 was set by Craig Haese from 1997-2001, in four seasons.
• Allen ranks leads the Horizon League with 54 3-pointers made 2.7 3-pointers made per game.
Belin Named Newcomer of the Week
• After pouring in a career-high 24 points against Cleveland State on Jan. 26, Kamren Belin was named the Horizon League Newcomer of the Week.
• Belin was 7-of-14 from the field, including four 3-pointers, and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line against the Vikings.
• He also added five rebounds and three steals.
• Against Wright State on Jan. 23, Belin scored 10 points.
• Belin is averaging 12.1 points per game against Horizon League opponents.
• He has scored at least 20 points in two of the last three games, including a 21-point effort at Milwaukee on Jan. 19.
DJ - Put the Needle on the Record
• Over the last eight games, sophomore guard DJ Cole is averaging 8.5 points per game.
• Cole is also shooting 38 percent from the field, 43 percent from 3-point range and 85 percent from the free-throw line during that time.
• YSU is also 4-0 when Cole is in the starting linuep.
KP Moving Up
• With 28 points against Valparaiso on Jan. 30, junior Kendrick Perry moved into 21st place on the YSU all-time scoring list. He has scored 1,132 career points and needs 56 more to crack the top 20 all-time.
Eargle Approaching 300 Blocks
• Senior Damian Eargle has the chance to become the only player in YSU and Horizon League history to record 300 blocks.
• Eargle has 277 blocked shots, which are the YSU and Horizon League career records.
• Counting his 57 blocks at UNC-Greensboro, Eargle has reached 334 blocked shots for his entire college career.
To Catch a Thief
• Junior Kendrick Perry leads the Horizon League with 40 steals and 1.9 steals per game.
• Perry has a steal in 10 straight games, has a total of 28 and an average a 2.8 during that span.
• He had a season-high six steals against Green Bay on Jan. 17.
• Perry also ranks third in YSU history with 154 career steals.
• Last season, he set the school's single-game steals record with seven against Loyola on Feb. 5, 2012.
• Perry also set the YSU single-season mark with 74 swipes last year.
Perry Among League Leaders
• Junior Kendrick Perry is having an all-league caliber season.
• Perry ranks third in the Horizon League in scoring with 16.3 points per game.
• He is also fourth with 4.3 assists per game and with a .855 free-throw percentage.
• Perry is third in the Horizon League with 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Eargle Defensive Production
• Senior Damian Eargle is playing like a defensive player-of-the-year candidate.
• Eargle ranks sixth nationally and leads the Horizon League with 3.3 blocks per game.
• The Youngstown, Ohio, native is fifth in the league with 6.5 rebounds per game.
• He is also fourth with 4.9 defensive rebounds per game.
• Against Bowling Green on Dec. 1, Eargle grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, including 14 defensive boards.
