Youngstown State University
Green Bay
Penguins Play Final Regular Season Road Game at Green Bay Sunday
2/24/2024 5:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Youngstown State at Green Bay
Feb. 25, 2024 | Kress Center
Green Bay, Wis. | 3 p.m.
Broadcast Information
Radio: 570 WKBN (Robb Schmidt) | Listen
TV: ESPN+ | Watch
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Tipoff Notes
The Youngstown State men's basketball team (20-9, 12-6 HL) plays its final regular season road game when it visits Green Bay, Sunday, Feb. 25. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. at the Kress Center in Green Bay, Wis. The game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN and ESPN+.
Up Next
The Penguins play their final regular season game of the year when they host Detroit Mercy, Wednesday, Feb. 28. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. at Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio.
Last Time Out
Youngstown State is coming off a crucial 84-80 overtime road win at Milwaukee on Feb. 23. DJ Burns recorded his 19th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Gabe Dynes had a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards and had four blocks. Ziggy Reid scored 16 points and John Lovelace, Jr., added 15 points.
Scouting Green Bay
Green Bay enters the game with an overall record of 17-11 and a 12-5 mark in the Horizon League. Green Bay is led by Noah Reynolds with 19.7 points per game. As a team, the Phoenix is averaging 68.9 points per game and allowing 67.5 points per contest.
Series vs. Green bay
This is the 56th meeting between Youngstown State and Green Bay in a series that dates back to 1973. The Phoenix own a 37-18 advantage in the all-time series, but the Penguins have won six of the last eight games and seven of the last 11. In the last meeting, Green Bay defeated the Penguins, 84-83, on a last second 3-pointer at Beeghly Center on Feb. 10, 2024. Youngstown State has won just four times in Green Bay, but has won the last two games.
A Win Would...
- Improve YSU's record to 21-9 overall and 13-6 in Horizon League play.
- Mark the second straight season with at least 13 conference wins.
- Mark the first time in program history YSU had at least 13 conference wins in consecutive seasons.
- Mark the first time since 1956-58 that YSU has won at least 21 games in consecutive seasons.
- Be the second straight year and the second time since 1981-82 YSU recorded at least 21 wins.
- Give YSU an 8-7 road record.
- Be YSU's 19th win over Green Bay.
- Be the 241st in Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun's career and his 117th at Youngstown State.
- Make Jerrod Calhoun the third coach in school history to record at least 117 wins.
- Be Jerrod Calhoun's eighth win over Green Bay.
Double Century
Seniors Brett Thompson and Bryson Langdon have both eclipsed the 100 assist plateau this season. Thompson leads the Penguins with 118 assists while Langdon has 108. It marks the second straight season a pair of Penguins were credited with at least 100 assists. It is also just the fourth time since joining the Horizon League that two players posted at least 100 assists in the same season.
400/300 Club
Senior DJ Burns is on the cusp of joining an exclusive club at Youngstown State. Burns has 379 points and 302 rebounds this season. He needs just 21 more points to become the second player in YSU's Division I history to record 400 points and 300 rebounds in the same season. The first was Adrian Nelson, who accomplished the feat in 2022-23.
20 Win-Seasons
With its win over Milwaukee, the Youngstown State won at least 20 games in consecutive seasons since 1963-64 and 1964-65. It also marked just the third time in program history the Penguins won 20 games in consecutive seasons. The first time was in 1956-57 and 1957-58. It will also mark just the third 20-campaign since 1981-82 when the Penguins joined the NCAA Division I.
