Men's Basketball Makes First Road Trip to Central Michigan
11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Youngstown State vs. Central Michigan |
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| Date & Time | Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. |
| Location | McGuirk Arena | Mount Pleasant, Mich. |
| Radio | 570 WKBN | iHeartRadio |
| Video | CMUChippwas.com |
| Live Stats | CMUChippewas.com |
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The Youngstown State men's basketball team plays its first road game of the year when it visits Central Michigan, Tuesday, Nov. 18. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. at the McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
About Central Michigan
• Central Michigan was predicted to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference West Division. Central Michigan junior guard Chris Fowler has been honored on the 2014-15 Mid-American Conference Preseason All-West Division Team
• Central Michigan is the second of three Mid-American Conference schools YSU will play this season.
The Central Michigan Series
• This is the seventh meeting between Youngstown State and Central Michigan in series that dates back to 1985.
• The Chippewas hold a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series, but the Penguins have won the previous two matchups.
• In the last meeting, the Penguins defeated the Chippewas, 86-75, at the Beeghly Center on Feb. 23, 2013.
Last Time Against Central Michigan
• In the last meeting against Central Michigan, Blake Allen and Kamren Belin each scored 20 points to lead the Penguins to the victory.
• Allen connected on four 3-pointers while Belin went 7-of-13 from the field.
• DJ Cole scored 12 points and Damian Eargle added 10.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins are coming off a 71-53 win over Oberlin on Nov. 16 at the Beeghly Center.
• Five players scored in double figures led by Bobby Hain's career-high 20 points. Hain also posted his first double-double of the season and the 10th of his career with 11 rebounds.
• Seniors Shawn Amiker, DJ Cole and Fletcher Larson all reached double figures with 13, 10 and 10 points, respectively. Larson also posted a career-scoring high.
• Sophmomore Marcus Keene added 12 points.
• Amiker just missed a double-double with nine rebounds, and Cole was just short of one with nine assists.
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.
• Slocum ranks 37th all-time with 689 career victories eighth among active Division I coaches in all-time wins.
Tough Stretch
• The Penguins are entering one of its toughest weeks of the season.
• Youngstown State plays four games in a six-day span - all away - beginning with the game against the Chippewas.
• After Tuesday's contest, the Penguins will play three games in three days at the Eastern Michigan Tournament, Nov. 21-23.
Hain Posts Career-High, Double-Double
• Junior Bobby Hain recorded his first double-double of the season and the 10th of his career with a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds against Oberlin on Nov. 16.
• Hain was 6-of-11 from the floor and 8-of-9 from the free throw line.
Amiker Notches First Double-Double
• Senior Shawn Amiker posted his first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 69-61 loss to Kent State on Nov. 15.
• Amiker connected on 7-of-15 shooting from the floor and made six free throws.
• It was also third 20-point scoring effor of his career.
School Scoring Mark
• The 2,461 points scored in 2013-14 is the school's single-season record and marked the fifth straight season the Guins have scored at least 2,000 points. It marked the second straight year the single-season scoring record had been set. In 2012-13, the Penguins scored 2,426 points.
Center Piece
• Junior Bobby Hain is the team's leading returning scorer with 11.1 points per game. He also ranked tied for second in the Horizon League with 7.7 rebounds per game.
• Bobby Hain's 247 rebounds in 2013-14 were the most since Jerome Sims had 327 in 1991-92. Hain's total is also the fifth-highest rebounding mark in YSU's Division I history.
Cole League Leader
• Senior point guard DJ Cole led the Horizon League with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio, ranked third in the league with 4.6 assists per game and was seventh with 1.3 steals per game.
200 3's Again
• For the fourth straight season, the Penguins made at least 235 3-pointers with 249 last season. The Guins set the school's single-season 3-point record with 270 made 3-pointer in 2011-12 and the previous mark of 235 was set in 2010-11. In 2012-13, the Penguins made 245 3-pointers.
Home Cookin'
• The Guins won at least 10 home games for the third straight season. The Penguins won 11 times in both 2013-14 and 2012-13 and 10 times in 2011-12. Over the last three-plus seasons, the Penguins own a home record of 33-14.
Double Trouble
• Junior Bobby Hain emerged as one of the top post players in the league.
• Hain, who ranked tied for second in the Horizon League with 7.7 rebounds per game, posted his seventh double-doubles last season
• Hain had four double-doubles in the last 10 games and scored 10 points with 17 rebounds against Cleveland State.
• Over the last 10 games, Hain averaged 11.5 points and 10.9 rebounds per game.
• Hain ranked eighth in the Horizon League with a .509 field-goal percentage.
• Against league foes, he has a .530 field-goal percentage.
Cole Takes the lead
• With 143 assists last season, senior DJ Cole led team in that category.
• His assists were the most in a single-season since Derrick Harris had 147 in 2005-06.
• Cole posted nine assists four times lastseason, including against Milwaukee on Feb. 20.
• He also had nine against South Dakota (12/29), Detroit (1/18) and Oakland (1/31).
• Cole ranked third in the Horizon League with 4.6 assists per game.
15 for 3
• YSU finished the season with an overall record of 15-17 and a 6-10 mark in the Horizon League. The 15 wins marked the first time since 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85 YSU has won as many games in three straight seasons. YSU won 18 games in 2012-13 and 16 in 2011-12.
Slocum Gets 100
• With the win over Bethune-Cookman last season, Head Coach Jerry Slocum picked up his 100th victory at Youngstown State.
• Slocum became just the second coach in YSU men's basketball history to reach 100 wins.
• With 108 wins, Slocum ranks second in school history.
• It also marked the fourth school which Slocum has won at least 100 games.
• Slocum won 199 at Nyack (1975-87), 203 at Geneva (1987-96) and 179 at Gannon (1996-2005).
Most HL Wins In Consecutive Years
• Youngstown State's 23 Horizon League wins over the last three seasons marks a program high.
• The Penguins had just 16 league wins in the previous four years combined.
• The 10 wins in 2011-12 were the most since joining the league in 2001-02.
• In 2012-13 was the third time the Penguins have won at least seven league contests.
• The Penguins had 20 conference wins in their final two seasons in the Mid-Continent Conference - 11 in 2000-01 and nine in 1999-2000.
