Youngstown, Ohio – Youngstown State men's basketball Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun today announced Ethan Faulkner has been elevated to Associate Head Coach of the program.

Faulkner is in his fourth season after joining the Penguins prior to the 2019-20 season.

During that time, Faulkner has helped the Penguins to 55 victories over the last three-plus seasons.

"Ethan has been an integral part of our success since he arrived at YSU," Calhoun said. "He does a phenomenal job in all areas of our program from recruiting, coaching and mentoring our guys.

He has certainly earned this promotion and will be a head coach in the near future."

Faulkner helped the Penguins to 19 wins in 2021-22, which were the most since 2000-01 and set a school record for most wins as members of the Horizon League. The Penguins also set a school record for most conference wins with 12.

Last season, Youngstown State also tied the Division I record for most home wins with 13 and secured the program's second postseason berth in three years with an appearance in the inaugural The Basketball Classic. The Penguins also won its second postseason game with a 70-65 victory over Morgan State.

In 2020-21, Faulkner helped the Penguins to its second straight winning season by posting a 15-12 overall record. It marked the first consecutive winnings season since the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.

The Penguins continued its strong play at home by winning 10 games at the Beeghly Center. YSU averaged 76.6 points and 13.1 assists per game at home. 

In 2019-20, Faulkner helped the Penguins to one the most historic seasons in the program's Division I history. YSU finished the season with an overall record of 18-15 and placed fourth in the Horizon League with a 10-8 league mark. The Penguins' 18 wins were the most since 2012-13 and ranked tied for the fourth most in YSU's Division I era. The 10 league wins tied a school record for most wins in Horizon League play. YSU's 17 regular season wins were the most since 2000-01 and the most since joining the Horizon League.

Youngstown State went 13-3 at the Beeghly Center and set a Division I mark for most wins at home. The Penguins averaged 76.9 points and 14.6 assists per game at Beeghly Center.

Faulkner, a 2014 graduate of Northern Kentucky, spent the three years (2016-19) at the University of the Cumberlands, one season at Mount Vernon Nazarene University (2015-16) and one year as an assistant coach at Northern Kentucky (2014-15).

He earned his bachelor's degree in physical and health education from Northern Kentucky in 2014.