2019-2020 Youngstown State Penguins

2019-2020 Youngstown State Penguins Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
31 Michael Akuchie Jr F 6-8 220 Oct 21, 1998 Plantation (FL) United States St. Thomas Aquinas High School
5 Christian Bentley Jr G 6-3 200 - Brampton Canada First Love Christian Academy
34 Justin Bofenkamp So G 6-0 177 - Vienna (OH) United States John F. Kennedy High School
33 Naz Bohannon Jr F 6-6 230 Jan 22, 1999 Lorain (OH) United States Lorain High School
13 Donel Cathcart III Sr G 6-5 190 - Buffalo (NY) United States Cardinal O'Hara
32 Garrett Covington Jr G 6-5 215 - Carmel (IN) United States Bosco Institute
0 Tyler Foster So SG 6-5 200 - Baltimore (MD) United States Mt. Zion Prep
4 Kenny Ganley, Jr. RS-Fr G 6-5 190 - Brea (CA) United States Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
20 Geoff Hamperian So G 6-4 205 - Morgantown (WV) United States University High School
- Cameron Kane-Johnson Jr G 5-11 220 - Niles (OH) United States Niles High School
25 Mohamed Konate So F 6-4 205 - Sharon (PA) United States Kennedy Catholic High School
22 Devin Morgan Sr PG 5-10 212 Jul 28, 1997 Chester (VA) United States Matoaca High School
11 Daniel Ogoro RS-Fr SG 6-6 175 Jan 6, 2000 Lewisham England Springfield Commonwealth Academy
23 Olamide Pedersen So F 6-9 209 Nov 1, 1997 Copenhagen United States Sunrise Christian Academy
3 Darius Quisenberry So PG 6-2 188 - Dayton (OH) United States Wayne High School
2 Jelani Simmons So G 6-5 190 - Columbus (OH) United States Beechcroft High School
1 Jamir Thomas Jr F 6-8 275 - Passaic (NJ) United States Passaic High School

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

2019-2020 Youngstown State Penguins Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Darius Quisenberry NABC All-District (12) Second Team
Darius Quisenberry Horizon All-League First Team
Garrett Covington Horizon League All-Defensive Team
Devin Morgan Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year

2019-2020 Youngstown State Penguins Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Quisenberry D. Cathcart III G. Covington N. Bohannon M. Akuchie
Rotation D. Morgan J. Simmons      
Lim PT J. Bofenkamp G. Hamperian M. Konate J. Thomas  
Lim PT   C. Bentley   O. Pedersen  
Lim PT   C. Kane-Johnson      
Lim PT   T. Foster      

2019-2020 Youngstown State Penguins Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Darius Quisenberry 33 31.5 16.6 3.6 4.2 1.5 0.1 2.8
Naz Bohannon 33 32.2 11.2 8.6 2.5 0.7 0.2 2.4
Michael Akuchie 33 26.0 9.0 6.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8
Garrett Covington 32 26.2 8.5 4.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.2
Donel Cathcart III 33 21.5 7.1 3.1 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.1
Devin Morgan 33 18.0 6.1 1.9 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.8
Jelani Simmons 33 18.2 5.4 2.2 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.8
Jamir Thomas 32 9.2 3.2 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6
Tyler Foster 14 7.7 2.8 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5
Christian Bentley 32 10.1 2.6 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.9
Geoff Hamperian 23 7.8 2.5 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
Justin Bofenkamp 6 2.0 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Mohamed Konate 2 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Olamide Pedersen 10 6.0 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0

2019-2020 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)
Chinedu Nwachukwu Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Director of Player Personnel (Michigan, 2017 to 2019)
Ethan Faulkner Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Northern Kentucky, 2014 to 2015)
Ron Strollo Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 2001-2002 N/A
Trevor Parks Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Danny Reese Director of Player Personnel 2019-2020 Administrative Assistant (Youngstown State, 2016 to 2019)
Paul Molinari Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Youngstown State, 2017 to 2019)
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