Men's Basketball Visits Eastern Michigan Friday Night
11/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Youngstown State vs. Eastern Michigan |
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| Date & Time | Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. |
| Location | Convocation Center | Ypsilanti, Mich. |
| Radio | 570 WKBN | iHeartRadio |
| Video | EMUEagles.com |
| Live Stats | EMUEagles.com |
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Game Preview
• Youngstown State embarks on a tough stretch with three games in three days at the Eastern Michigan Showcase, Nov. 21-23.
• The Penguins take on Eastern Michigan, Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich.
• Youngstown State also faces Longwood, Nov. 22, at 4:30 p.m. and UNC-Greensboro, Nov. 23, at Noon.
• The game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
About Eastern Michigan
• Eastern Michigan is currently 2-0 after defeating Oakland, 89-77, on Nov. 17.
• Raven Lee (17.5 ppg) scored 24 points while Karrington Ward posted 22 against the Golden Grizzlies.
• Eastern Michigan senior forward Karrington Ward, who leads the Eagles with 19 points per game, was named to the 2014-15 Mid-American Conference Preseason All-West Division Team.
• Eastern Michigan was picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
• Eastern Michigan is the third of three Mid-American Conference schools YSU will play this season.
The Eastern Michigan Series
• This is the 11th meeting between Youngstown State and Eastern Michigan in series that dates back to 1957.
• The Eagles own 6-4 advantage in the all-time series.
• In the last meeting, the Eagles defeated the Penguins 77-71 on Dec. 7, 2005.
• The last Penguins victory was a 74-60 win on Feb. 23, 2005, at the Beeghly Center.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins are coming off a 75-63 loss to Central Michigan on Nov. 18.
• Sophomore Marcus Keene scored a career-high 24 points with a career-best five 3-pointers.
• Junior Shaun Stewart scored a career-high 14 points against the Chippewas.
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.
Keene Hits Career High
• Sophomore Marcus Keene scored a career-high 24 points against Central Michigan on 8-of-15 shooting from the field.
• Keene also made career-best five 3-pointers against the Chippewas,
• The San Antonio, Texas, native scored 22 of his 24 points in the second half against CMU.
20-20-20
• In each of the Penguins games this season, on players has scored at least 20 points.
• Actually, three different players have scored at least 20 points this season.
• Senior Shawn Amiker scored 20 against Kent State (11/15), Bobby Hain had 20 against Oberlin (11/16) and Marcus Keene had 24 against Central Michigan (11/18).
Stewart Nets Career High
• Junior Shaun Stewart reached double figures for the first time in his YSU career against Central Michigan on Nov. 18.
• Stewart scored a career-high 14 points, including 3-pointers against the Chippewas.
DJ the Distributor
• Senior point guard DJ Cole continues to impress with his ball distribution.
• Cole 5.7 assists per game and has 17 assists in just three games.
• He had five assists against Central Michigan (11/18) and a season-high nine against Oberlin (11/16).
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 effort 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.
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 last season, 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.
Penguins Add Three During Early Signing Period
Jordan Andrews, Latin Davis and Devin Haygood have each signed National Letters of Intent during the early signing period to continue their academic and athletic careers at Youngstown State,
Andrews (Reserve, La.) is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Riverside Academy, Davis (Ypsilanti, Mich.) is a 5-foot-11 point guard from Milan High School and Haygood (Ypsilanti, Mich.) is a 6-foot-7 forward from Lincoln Senior High School.
Andrews, who was named all-metro, all-parish and all-district last season, averaged 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals per game while leading Riverside Academy to its second straight state championship. He was also named the MVP of the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Championship Prep Classic in January. As a sophomore, Andrews averaged 13.6 points per game and was named Honorable Mention all-state and led Riverside to a state championship.
Davis, a two-time all-state, all-conference and all-county performer, led Milan to a state championship as a junior and averaged 16 points, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game. In the state championship game, Davis scored a career-high 34 points and went 7-for-7 from 3-point range in the 78-59 win over Benton Harbor.
Haygood was an all-conference selection last season after averaging 15 points and seven rebounds per game.
