2021-2022 Youngstown State Penguins

2021-2022 Youngstown State Penguins Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
31 Michael Akuchie Sr F 6-8 220 Oct 21, 1998 Plantation (FL) United States St. Thomas Aquinas High School
10 Luke Chicone Fr G 5-11 170 - Mentor (OH) United States Mentor High School
5 Dwayne Cohill Sr PG 6-2 180 Jan 19, 2000 Parma Heights (OH) United States Holy Name High School
32 Garrett Covington RS-Sr G 6-5 215 - Carmel (IN) United States Bosco Institute
25 William Dunn So F 6-8 220 - Quincy (MI) United States Quincy High School
3 Collen Gurley RS-Sr G 6-3 210 - Akron (OH) United States Archbishop Hoban High School
15 Myles Hunter So F 6-5 210 - Matthews (NC) United States Carmel Christian School
23 Josh Irwin RS-Fr F 6-7 235 - Mayfield Heights (OH) United States West Geauga High School
0 Greyson Kelley Sr G 6-2 200 - Raleigh (NC) United States North Raleigh Christian Academy
13 Owen Long Jr G 6-3 181 - Sikeston (MO) United States Sikeston High School
21 Michael Lucarotti RS-Fr SG 6-5 210 - Erie (PA) United States Cathedral Preparatory School
11 Daniel Ogoro So SG 6-6 175 Jan 6, 2000 Lewisham England Springfield Commonwealth Academy
2 Tevin Olison Sr G 6-4 200 Sep 28, 1998 Memphis (TN) United States Mitchell High School
20 Jacori Owens Fr C 6-9 240 - Charlotte (NC) United States COMBINE Academy
- Shemar Rathan-Mayes So PG 5-11 190 Jul 17, 2001 Scarborough Canada Orangeville Prep
24 Chris Shelton Jr G 6-4 210 - Louisa (VA) United States Louisa High School
1 Jamir Thomas Sr F 6-8 275 - Passaic (NJ) United States Passaic High School
14 Alex Vargo RS-So G 6-6 210 - Wheeling (WV) United States Wheeling Park 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

2021-2022 Youngstown State Penguins Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dwayne Cohill Horizon All-League Third Team
Michael Akuchie Horizon All-League Second Team
Michael Akuchie Horizon League Player of the Week (Jan 31, 2022)
Dwayne Cohill Horizon League Player of the Week (Dec 13, 2021)

2021-2022 Youngstown State Penguins Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Rathan-Mayes D. Cohill T. Olison M. Hunter M. Akuchie
Rotation L. Chicone D. Ogoro   G. Covington  
Rotation   C. Shelton   W. Dunn  
Lim PT O. Long M. Lucarotti   J. Thomas J. Owens

2021-2022 Youngstown State Penguins Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dwayne Cohill 34 29.7 14.9 4.2 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.4
Michael Akuchie 34 31.1 13.7 7.8 1.5 0.6 0.7 1.9
Tevin Olison 34 30.7 12.6 4.4 1.3 1.2 0.4 2.0
Garrett Covington 3 25.7 10.3 5.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 1.0
Shemar Rathan-Mayes 33 26.2 8.1 2.4 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.4
Myles Hunter 33 18.3 5.5 2.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.6
William Dunn 26 14.5 5.4 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.7
Chris Shelton 30 11.0 4.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3
Daniel Ogoro 30 18.2 2.7 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.7
Owen Long 30 9.7 2.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.4
Luke Chicone 26 12.5 2.7 1.5 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.7
Jamir Thomas 28 7.9 2.4 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5
Jacori Owens 14 5.7 1.7 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5
Michael Lucarotti 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2021-2022 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)
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)
Ben Asher Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Director of Basketball Operations (Rutgers, 2019 to 2021)
Danny Reese Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2021-2022 Director of Player Personnel (Youngstown State, 2019 to 2021)
Ron Strollo Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 2001-2002 N/A
Trevor Parks Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
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
Shaun Bailey Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 N/A