Men's Basketball Visits In-State Foe Cleveland State Wednesday
2/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Gamenotes vs. Cleveland State
Head Coach Jerry Slocum Video
Senior DJ Cole Video
| Youngstown State vs. Cleveland State |
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| Date & Time | Wednesday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m. |
| Arena | Goodman Arena | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Radio | 570 WKBN | iHeartRadio |
| Video | ESPN3.com |
| Live Stats | CSUVikings.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 visits in-state and Horizon League foe Cleveland State, Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Goodman Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed on ESPN3.com.
About Cleveland State
• Cleveland State enters the game with a 13-10 overall mark and is tied for the league lead with a 7-2 mark.
• The Vikings have won seven of their last nine and eight of their last 12 games.
• Leading the Vikings is Trey Lewis with 16.9 points per game.
• Anton Grady is averaging 13.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while Charlie Lee is averging 11.5 points per contest.
The Cleveland State Series
• This is the 83rd meeting between Youngstown State and Cleveland State in a series that dates back to 1930.
• The Vikings own a slim 43-39 advantage in the all-time series and have won the last two contests.
• In the last meeting, the Vikings defeated the Penguins, 74-61, at the Beeghly Center on Jan. 17.
• The Penguins lost a heartbreaker in overtime, 70-69, the last time these teams met in Goodman Arena.
• The last time Youngstown State won in Cleveland was in 2011.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins are coming off a 96-80 loss to Oakland on Feb. 1.
• Junior Bobby Hain tied a career high with 26 points and had nine rebounds against the Golden Grizzlies.
• Osandai Vaughn scored 16 points while Marcus Keene added 10 points.
Up Next
• The Penguins are off for a week before hosting Green Bay, Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 7:45 p.m.
• That contest can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed ESPN3.com.
Hain's 1,000-Point Countdown
• With 943 career points, junior Bobby Hain needs just 57 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.
Penguins Among Scoring Leaders
• Youngstown State has three of the top 17 scorers in the Horizon League.
• Sophomore Marcus Keene ranks sixth in the Horizon League with 15.9 points per game.
• Junior Bobby Hain is seventh with 15.3 points per game and senior Shawn Amiker is 17th with 10.6 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 9-2 when they shooting at least 45 percent from the field.
Keene 4th on Single-Season 3-PT List
• Sophomore Marcus Keene has moved into fourth place on the YSU single-season 3-pointers made chart.
• Keene has made 74 3-pointers this season and needs just 17 more to move into a tie for third place on the list.
• He is just the third player in school history to make at least 70 3-pointers in one season.
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 (15.3 ppg), 7.5 rebounds (7.5 rpg) and shooting at least 50 percent from the field (.527).
• He is third in the league in field-goal percentage, fourth in rebounding and is seventh in scoring.
Cole Nearing 400 Assists
• Senior DJ Cole has 393 career assists and needs seven more to become the fifth player in school history to reach 400 assists.
• He currently ranks fifth on the all-time list and needs 64 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.
• Cole also leads the Horizon League with a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Vaughn Hitting Stride
• Sophomore Osandai Vaughn has been hitting his stride offensively lately.
• He recorded 16 points against Oakland on Feb. 1, scored 12 points against Detroit on Jan. 29, 10 points against UIC on Jan. 24, and 17 points against Valparaiso on Jan. 20 with a career-high three 3-pointers.
• Vaughn scored 11 points against Cleveland State on Jan. 17, 14 points in the loss at Milwaukee on Jan. 14, scored 10 points against Green Bay on Jan. 11 and Valparaiso on Jan. 4.
• He had a career scoring high with 18 points against UIC on Jan. 2.
• Over the last 11 games, Vaughn has scored 134 points.
• In his previous 11 games played, Vaughn scored a total of 15 points.
• Vaughn is averaging 12.2 points per game over the last 11 games.
• He has also made 14 of his last 28 3-pointers.
