Men's Basketball Visits Green Bay Sunday
1/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Youngstown State vs. Green Bay |
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| Date & Time | Sunday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. |
| Location | Resch Center | Green Bay, Wis. |
| Radio | 570 WKBN | iHeartRadio |
| Video | ESPN3.com |
| Live Stats | GreenBayPhoenix.com |
| Live Tweets |
@YSUSports | @YSUMensHoops | @JayMe_Hall |
| Hash Tags | #GoGuins | #HLMBB |
| Mobile App | YSU Front Row |
Game Preview
• The Youngstown State men's basketball team returns to the road to take on defending Horizon League regular-season champion Green Bay, Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Resch Center.
• Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET and can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed on ESPN3.com.
About Green Bay
• Green Bay enters the game with a 13-3 overall record and a 2-0 mark in Horizon League play.
• The Phoenix, who have won four straight, are led by Horizon League preseason player of the year Keifer Sykes with 18.9 points per game.
• Carrington Love is averaging 10.7 points per game and Greg Mays is posting 9.4 points per contest.
The Green Bay Series
• This is the the 37th meeting between Youngstown State and Green Bay in a series that dates back to 1993.
• The Phoenix own a 28-8 advantage in the all-time series and have four the last four contests.
• The last time the Penguins won at the Resch Center was in 2003.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins are coming off a tough 70-61 home loss to Wright State on Jan. 8 at the Beeghly Center.
• Sophomore Marcus Keene led the Penguins with 17 points.
• Junior Shaun Stewart tied a career-high with three 3-pointers and scored 13 points.
• Senior DJ Cole added 11 points and made three 3's as well.
Up Next
• The Penguins stay in the state of Wisconsin when they visit Milwaukee, Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 8:30 p.m.
Hain's 1,000-Point Countdown
• With 834 career points, junior Bobby Hain needs just 166 more to become the 36th YSU player to score 1,000 points in a career.
• Hain would become the seventh player to accomplish the feat under Head Coach Jerry Slocum.
• The last YSU junior to reach 1,000 points was Kendrick Perry in the 2012-13 season.
Guins In National Stats
• Three members of the YSU men's basketball team are among the national leaders in several categories.
• Sophomore Marcus Keene ranks fourth nationally with 53 3-pointers made.
• Junior Bobby Hain ranks seventh with 151 total rebounds and 10th in field goals made with 105.
• Senior DJ Cole ranks eighth with 100 total assits.
Penguins Among Scoring Leaders
• Youngstown State has three of the top 12 scorers in the Horizon League.
• Sophomore Marcus Keene ranks seventh in the Horizon League with 16.3 points per game.
• Junior Bobby Hain is eighth with 15.2 points per game and senior Shawn Amiker is 12th with 12. 0 points per game.
45 and Above
• Youngstown State has a great chance of winning when it make 45 percent of its field-goal attempts.
• The Penguins are 8-2 when they shooting at least 45 percent from the field.
Uniquely Hain
• Junior Bobby Hain is in a class by himself.
• Hain is the only player in the Horizon League averaging at least 15 points (15.2 ppg), eight rebounds (8.3 rpg) and shooting about 50 percent from the field (.517).
• He leads the league in rebounding, ranks third in field-goal percentage and is eighth in scoring.
Cole Reaches Century Mark
• With two assists against Wright State, senior DJ Cole posted 100 assists this season.
• It marked the third straight year Cole has been credited with at least 100 assists.
• The last player to post 100 assists in three straight seasons was Kendrick Perry, who accomplished the feat four times from 2010-14.
Vaughn Hitting Stride
• Sophomore Osandai Vaughn has been hitting his stride offensively lately.
• Vaughn scored 10 points against Valparaiso on Jan. 4 and had a career scoring high with 18 points against UIC on Jan. 2.
• Over the last four games, Vaughn has scored 44 points.
• In his previous 11 games played, Vaughn scored a total of 15 points.
• Vaughn averaged 11 points and 4.8 rebounds per game over the four games.
