Men's Basketball Hosts Milwaukee on Senior Night Saturday
2/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Youngstown State vs. Milwaukee |
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| Date & Time | Saturday, Feb. 28, 7:05 p.m. |
| Arena | Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Radio | 570 WKBN | iHeartRadio |
| Video | ESPN3.com |
| Live Stats | YSUSports.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 plays its final regular season game when it visits Horizon League foe Milwaukee on Senior Night, Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Beeghly Center.
• Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. ET and can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed on ESPN3.com.
The Seniors
• Prior to the game, the Penguins will honor seniors Shawn Amiker and DJ Cole and senior manager Julian "Juice" Jones.
About Milwaukee
• Milwaukee enters the game with an overall record of 13-16 and an 8-7 mark in the Horizon League.
• The Panthers are coming off a 61-58 win at Wright State on Feb. 26, and have won six of their last eight contests.
• Leading the Panthers is Steve McWhorter with 14.1 points per game.
• Junior Matt Tiby is also in double figures with 13 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
The Milwaukee Series
• This is the 37th meeting between Youngstown State and Milwaukee in a series that dates back to 1972.
• The Panthers own a 26-10 advantage in the all-time series and won the last meeting 77-62 on Jan. 14.
• The Penguins won the last time these teams met at the Beeghly Center, 88-83, in overtime.
• Youngstown State has won five of the last seven contests against Milwaukee.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins are coming off an 82-71 loss to Oakland on Feb. 25.
• Freshman Sidney Umude scored a career-high 16 points to lead YSU.
• Senior DJ Cole scored 12 points with seven assists and sophomore Osandai Vaughn also had 12 points.
• Junior Bobby Hain recorded his eighth double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Up Next
• The will participate in the Horizon League men's basketball tournament, Tuesday, March 3.
• The opponent has yet to be determined.
• That contest can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed ESPN3.com.
Hain's 1,000-Point Countdown
• With 995 career points, junior Bobby Hain needs just five 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.
YSU 2K
• With 2,146 points, Youngstown State has scored at least 2,000 points in a season for the sixth straight year.
• It is also the seventh time in the last nine seasons the Penguins have scored at least 2,000 points.
Penguins Among Scoring Leaders
• Youngstown State has three of the top 16 scorers in the Horizon League.
• Sophomore Marcus Keene ranks sixth in the Horizon League with 15.5 points per game.
• Junior Bobby Hain is eighth with 14.5 points per game and senior Shawn Amiker is 16th with 11.2 points per game.
45 and Above
• Youngstown State has a great chance of winning when it makes 45 percent of its field-goal attempts.
• The Penguins are 10-4 when they shooting at least 45 percent from the field.
Keene Nearing Single-Season 3-PT Mark
• Sophomore Marcus Keene has moved into fourth place on the YSU single-season 3-pointers made chart.
• Keene has made 86 3-pointers this season and needs just eight more to tie and nine to break the YSU single-season record of 94 set by Blake Allen in 2012-13.
• He is just the third player in school history to make at least 80 3-pointers in one season.
Amiker Sets Games Played Record
• With 126 games played, senior Shawn Amiker owns the Youngstown State career record.
• He broke the record of 123 against Wright State on Feb. 15.
Cole Nets 400 Assists
• With two assists against Wright State on Feb. 15, senior DJ Cole became the fifth player in school history to reach 400 assists and has 411 for his career.
• He currently ranks fifth on the all-time list and needs 46 more to move into fourth place.
• With two assists against Wright State on Jan. 8, 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.
