Game Notes

The Youngstown State men's basketball team goes for its fifth consecutive win to start the season when it visits Massachusetts, Sunday, Nov. 17.
• Tipoff is set for 1p.m. EST at the Mullins Center, and the game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.

Last Time Out
• Youngstown State defeated Warren Wilson, 104-58 on Nov. 14 to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2000-01. Sophomore Bobby Hain posted the third double-double of his career with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Senior Kendrick Perry also scored 18 points with four steals. Senior Kamren Belin posted 17 points and Shawn Amiker tied a career high with 12 points. It marked the first time the Penguins scored at least 100 points since 2003.

The UMass Series
• This is the first meeting between Youngstown State and UMass.

Scouting UMass
• UMass enters the game with a 2-0 record after defeating Boston College, 86-73, on Nov. 10 and LSU, 92-90, on Nov. 12. Chaz Williams leads the Minutemen with 22 points per game and Cady Lalaine is close behind at 21.5 points per contest.

YSU-UMass Storylines
• The Youngstown State and UMass men's basketball programs have a few connections.
• Assistant Coach Marlon Williamson was a four-year letterwinner at YSU from 1999-2003.
• Williamson set the single-season steals mark with 64 in 2002-03, which was broken by Kendrick Perry's 74 in 2011-12.
• Williamson also ranks seventh all-time with 122 career steals.
• Director of Basketball Operations Andy Allison is a 2000 Youngstown State graduate and served as a team manager for the men's basketball program.
• UMass Head Coach Derek Kellogg spent one year as an assistant coach at YSU during the

Slocum In Elite Company
• Youngstown State Head Coach Jerry Slocum ranks among the best in the history of college basketball in terms of overall wins.
• As of Nov. 15, Slocum ranks 34th all-time with 677 career victories and surpassed Denny Crum, who had 675 career victories.
• He also ranks fifth among active Division I coaches in all-time wins.

A Win Will
• Improve YSU to 5-0 on the season.
• Mark YSU's first 5-0 start since 1979-80.
• Mark YSU's first 5-0 start as a D-I program.
• Mark YSU's first win over UMass.
• Mark the second straight season with a victory over an opponent from the Atlantic-10 - last was against George Washington in 2012-13.
• Mark YSU's second road win of the season.
• Mark Head Coach Jerry Slocum's 678th career victory and his 97th at Youngstown State.
• Mark YSU's 1,031st victory in the program's history.

Perry Nearing Steals Mark
• With two more two steals, senior Kendrick Perry will become Youngstown State career leader in steals.
• Perry has 181 swipes entering the UMass game and needs just one to tie and two to break the mark of 182 set by Bruce Alexander between 1978-83.)

Hot-Handed Hain
• Sophomore Bobby Hain posted the third double-double of his career with 18 points and 13 rebounds against Warren Wilson on Nov. 14.
• Hain connected on 7-of-11 from the floor and added 4-of-6 from the line.
• Over the last three games, Hain is shooting 68.2 percent (15-of-22) from the floor.

Century Mark
• With the 104-58 win over Warren Wilson College on Nov. 14, YSU reached the 100-point mark for the first time since 2003.
• The last time the Penguins scored at least 100 points was a 106-69 win over Slippery Rock on Dec. 3, 2003.

KP Notches 22nd 20-Point Game
• With a game-high 31 points against Eastern Kentucky, senior Kendrick Perry notched his 22nd game with at least 20 points.
• It also marked the fourth 30-point effort of his career.
• Last season, Perry scored more than 20 points 10 times.
• He also scored at least 20 points in a game as a sophomore nine times and once as a freshman in 2010-11.

Weber Nets Career-High
• Sophomore Ryan Weber began his sophomore campaign on the right foot.
• Weber scored a career-high 18 points with four 3-pointers, five rebounds and five steals against Kennesaw State.

Perry Now 15th
• With 84 points this season, senior Kendrick Perry now ranks 15th all-time on the YSU scoring list with 1,393 points.
• He needs seven more to become the 15th player to scored 1,400 points in a career.
• He needs eight more to move into 14th place on the all-time scoring list.
• He owns a career-scoring average of 14.7 points per game.

Keene Makes Impressive Debut
• Freshman Marcus Keene made an impressive debut last weekend. Keene averaged nine points, three rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
• He also converted 55 percent (5-of-9) of his 3-point attemtps.
• He scored a career-high 10 points against Kennesaw State on Nov. 8.

Penguins Picked Fifth; Get 1st Place Vote
• Youngstown State was picked to finish fifth in the Horizon League's Preseason Poll of head coaches, SIDs and selected media.
• The Penguins earned 219 points and received a first-place vote for the first time.

Perry Named Preseason POY
• Senior Kendrick Perry was named the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year after averaging 17.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game last season.
• Perry is the only returning player in the Horizon League that ranked in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals per game and free-throw percentage.
• Perry tied for the league lead with 1.9 steals per game, ranked second in scoring, fifth with a .845 free-throw percentage, sixth with 4.1 assists per game and 10th with 5.5 rebounds per game.

Belin Named Preseason Second-Team
• Senior Kamren Belin was voted to the Preseason All-Horizon League Second-Team. Last season, Belin averaged 11.1 points per game, but posted a 12.3 points per game scoring average in league play. His .407 3-point percentage ranked fifth in the league.

Back-to-Back Winning Campaigns
• With its 18-16 record last season, the Youngstown State men's basketball program posted its first back-to-back winning campaigns since 1984-85.
• In 2011-12, YSU went 16-15.
• The Penguins last posted consecutive winning seasons in 1983-84 (18-11) and 1984-85 (19-11).

Perry Preseason Accolades
• Senior Kendrick Perry collected a plethora of preseason honors this year.
• Besides the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year, Perry also collected the following preseason laurels:
• 2014 Cousy Award Watch List.
• 2014 Senior CLASS Award Candidate,
• Named 2013-14 Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year by Midmajormadness.com
• Named 2013-14 Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon Sports.
• Named Top Ten Mid-Major Point Guards to Watch in 2013-14 by MidMajorMadness.com.
• Named 2013-14 Horizon League Preseason Top Player by TheHoopsReport.com
• Ranked #17 on Bleacher Reports Top 20 Mid-Major Stars in 2013-14.