Men's Basketball Hosts Franciscan in Home Opener Tuesday Night
11/13/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Youngstown State vs. Franciscan | |
|---|---|
| Date & Time | Tuesday, Nov. 14 @ 7:35 p.m. |
| Location | Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Tickets | YSUSports.com |
| Radio | 570 WKBN | iHeartRadio |
| Video | ESPN3 | WatchESPN |
| Live Stats | YSUSports.com |
| Live Tweets | @YSUMensHoops | @YSUSports |
| Hash Tags | #GoGuins | #HLMBB |
| Mobile App | YSU Front Row |
Youngstown State Storylines
• The Penguins return three starters and six letterwinners from last year's team that advanced to the Horizon League Semifinals.
• First-year Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun became the program's 13th head coach on March 28, 2017.
• Senior guard Cameron Morse needs just 560 more points to become the third player in program history to record 2,000 points in a career.
• Morse, a two-time All-Horizon League selection, also needs 552 points to become YSU's Division I all-time leading scorer.
• Senior guard Francisco Santiago ranked second in the Horizon League in assists (158), assists per game (4.6), steals per game (1.4) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2). He also averaged 11.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
• Junior Devin Haygood led the Penguins and ranked fourth in the league with 35 blocked shots.
• Junior Tyree Robinson posted double figures in his first game and start with the Penguins, scoring 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
• Freshman Naz Bohannon made his first career start against Kent State and nearly had a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds.
• Five other players made their YSU debuts against Kent State - senior Jaylen Benton, juniors Noe Anabir and Alex Wilbourn and freshmen Michael Akuchie and Garrett Covington.
