Indianapolis, Ind. – Youngstown State senior Dwayne Cohill was named to the Preseason All-Horizon League First-Team, and the Penguins were predicted to finish fifth in the Horizon League Preseason Poll, the league announced on Wednesday.

Cohill, who was named All-Horizon League Third-Team last season, averaged a team-high 14.9 points per game with 4.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game in 2021-22. He scored 508 points with 144 rebounds, 88 assists and 33 steals, and shot 45.5 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3-point range and 83.5 percent from the free-throw line.

He ranked third in the Horizon League in free-throw percentage, eighth in field-goal percentage, 10th in scoring and 18th in assists per game. Cohill also scored in double figures 25 times, had eight games with 20-or-more points and posted a career-high 31 points against UIC on Feb. 17.

The Penguins received one first-place vote and garnered 291 total points for their fifth-place selection. Ahead of YSU was Purdue Fort Wayne and Northern Kentucky, who were both predicted to win the league with 394 points. The Mastodons collected 17 first-place votes while the Norse tallied 15.

Wright State was picked third with 329 points and three first-place votes while Oakland had 321 points and two first place votes.

Detroit Mercy had two first-place votes and 268 points for sixth while Cleveland State (188 points) was seventh, Robert Morris (163) was eighth and Milwaukee (132) was picked ninth. Green Bay and IUPUI were picked 10th and 11th with 111 and 49 points, respectively.

The Penguins open the 2022-23 season at Canisius on Monday, Nov. 7, and host Tennessee-Martin in home opener, Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Beeghly Center. Youngstown State opens Horizon League play at Northern Kentucky on Thursday, Dec. 1 and at Wright State on Sunday, Dec. 4. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased by calling the YSU Athletics Ticket Office at (330) 941-1YSU (1978).

2022-23  #HLMBB Preseason Poll
Pl.        Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
T1.       Purdue Fort Wayne (17) – 394
T1.       Northern Kentucky (15) – 394
3.         Wright State (3) – 329
4.         Oakland (2) – 321
5.         Youngstown State (1) – 291
6.         Detroit Mercy (2) – 268
7.         Cleveland State – 188
8.         RMU – 163
9.         Milwaukee – 132
10.       Green Bay – 111
11.       IUPUI – 49

#HLMBB Preseason Player of the Year

Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy

Preseason All-League First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Jalen Moore, Oakland
Jarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort Wayne
Dwayne Cohill, Youngstown State

Preseason All-League Second Team (alphabetical order by school)
Trevon Faulkner, Northern Kentucky
Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
Kahliel Spear, RMU
Trey Calvin, Wright State
Amari Davis, Wright State