2018-2019 Youngstown State Penguins

2018-2019 Youngstown State Penguins Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
31 Michael Akuchie So F 6-8 220 Oct 21, 1998 Plantation (FL) United States St. Thomas Aquinas High School
21 Noe Anabir Sr PF 6-8 229 May 28, 1995 Meyrin Switzerland N/A
34 Justin Bofenkamp Fr G 6-0 177 - Vienna (OH) United States John F. Kennedy High School
33 Naz Bohannon So F 6-6 230 Jan 22, 1999 Lorain (OH) United States Lorain High School
13 Donel Cathcart III Jr G 6-5 190 - Buffalo (NY) United States Cardinal O'Hara
32 Garrett Covington So G 6-5 215 - Carmel (IN) United States Bosco Institute
20 Geoff Hamperian Fr G 6-4 205 - Morgantown (WV) United States University High School
5 Kendale Hampton Jr GF 6-3 200 - Columbia (SC) United States A.C. Flora High School
42 Alex Holcombe Jr PF 6-9 260 - Marshall (TX) United States Marshall High School
30 John Kirincic Jr G 6-1 182 - University Heights (OH) United States SPIRE Sports Academy
0 Antwan Maxwell Jr SF 6-7 225 Mar 31, 1997 Savannah (GA) United States Sol C. Johnson High School
22 Devin Morgan Jr PG 5-10 212 Jul 28, 1997 Chester (VA) United States Matoaca High School
23 Olamide Pedersen Fr F 6-9 209 Nov 1, 1997 Copenhagen United States Sunrise Christian Academy
3 Darius Quisenberry Fr PG 6-2 188 - Dayton (OH) United States Wayne High School
50 John Salley, Jr. Fr C 6-11 275 - Richmond (VA) United States Benedictine High School
2 Jelani Simmons Fr G 6-5 190 - Columbus (OH) United States Beechcroft High School
1 Atiba Taylor Fr PG 6-4 180 Jul 25, 1999 Hackensack (NJ) United States Hackensack High School

Youngstown State Transfers Sitting Out 2018-2019

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Cameron Kane-Johnson Jr G 5-11 220 - Niles (OH) United States Westminster (PA)
- Mohamed Konate So F 6-4 205 - Sharon (PA) United States Glenville State

Recent Youngstown State Penguins History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-10 (14-6) 2nd (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 24-10 (15-5) 1st (Horizon) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2021-2022 19-15 (12-9) 6th (Horizon) 1st Rnd The Basketball Classic 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 15-12 (9-11) 6th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 18-15 (10-8) 4th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 12-20 (8-10) 6th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 8-24 (6-12) 8th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 13-21 (5-13) 8th (Horizon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 11-21 (6-12) 7th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 11-21 (2-14) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 15-17 (6-10) 7th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 18-16 (7-9) 5th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 16-15 (10-8) 6th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 9-21 (2-16) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 8-22 (2-16) 10th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 11-19 (7-11) 6th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 9-21 (5-13) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 14-17 (7-9) 4th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 7-21 (4-12) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 5-23 (2-14) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 8-20 (4-12) 7th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 9-20 (4-12) 6th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A

2018-2019 Youngstown State Penguins Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Darius Quisenberry Horizon All-League Second Team
Garrett Covington Horizon League All-Defensive Team
Darius Quisenberry Horizon League All-Freshman Team
Darius Quisenberry Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Feb 11, 2019)
Darius Quisenberry Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Feb 18, 2019)
Darius Quisenberry Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Feb 4, 2019)

2018-2019 Youngstown State Penguins Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Quisenberry J. Simmons G. Covington N. Bohannon N. Anabir
Rotation D. Morgan   D. Cathcart III M. Akuchie  
Lim PT A. Taylor K. Hampton A. Maxwell A. Holcombe J. Salley, Jr.
Lim PT J. Bofenkamp G. Hamperian     O. Pedersen
Lim PT   J. Kirincic      

2018-2019 Youngstown State Penguins Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Darius Quisenberry 32 27.2 13.8 2.9 3.8 1.3 0.0 2.0
Garrett Covington 30 26.2 10.3 3.9 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.2
Devin Morgan 31 23.3 9.5 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.0 1.8
Jelani Simmons 31 22.8 8.1 2.5 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.0
Naz Bohannon 29 29.1 7.8 8.3 3.0 0.8 0.2 2.2
Donel Cathcart III 32 16.3 7.0 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.1
Kendale Hampton 28 11.6 5.9 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4
Noe Anabir 29 14.9 4.0 3.0 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.2
Michael Akuchie 30 11.4 4.0 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6
Antwan Maxwell 28 10.8 3.4 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7
Olamide Pedersen 29 12.2 2.7 3.4 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.7
Atiba Taylor 11 5.5 1.9 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 1.1
John Salley, Jr. 16 7.8 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3
Alex Holcombe 20 5.3 1.5 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1
Geoff Hamperian 7 2.4 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Justin Bofenkamp 6 2.2 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5

2018-2019 Youngstown State Penguins Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jerrod Calhoun Head Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (Fairmont State, 2012 to 2017)
Jason Slay Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Virginia Military, 2015 to 2017)
Paul Molinari Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Associate Head Coach (Fairmont State, 2012 to 2017)
Ron Strollo Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 2001-2002 N/A
Trevor Parks Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Kevin Bruinsma Director of Player Personnel 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Youngstown State, 2015 to 2017)
Mark Richmond Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Director of Player Development (Fordham, 2015 to 2018)
Jamie Hall Assistant Director of Sports Information 2004-2005 N/A
John Vogel Assistant Director of Sports Information 2008-2009 N/A
Todd Burkey Athletic Trainer 2009-2010 N/A