Vikings back on track heading into league play--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State vs. Western Michigan men’s basketball: Tristan Enaruna’s career night helps Vikings stay perfect at home--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Stays Perfect at Home with Win over Western Michigan--csuvikings.com
Vikings batter through Drexel to sweep Fort Myers trip--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Finishes FGCU Tournament With 69-59
Victory Over Drexel--csuvikings.com
UDM Downed At Central Michigan--detroittitans.com
Titans Fly Out To NC State For Saturday Affair--detroittitans.com
Titans Place Four In Double-Figures in Hard-Fought Battle Over Florida
A&M--detroittitans.com
Freshman Duo Shows Out as Phoenix Takes Care of MSOE--greenbayphoenix.com
BALANCED JAGUARS BREEZE PAST DEFIANCE COLLEGE, 90-67--iupuijags.com
Men’s Basketball suffers setback to Saint Mary’s--nkunorse.com
Oakland Men's Basketball Falls to Michigan State 62-79 in East Lansing--WXOU
Infiltrating UD Arena: Recap of Oakland versus Dayton--HoriZone Roundtable
Toledo's 32 From the Free-Throw Beats Oakland Women's Basketball 75-63--WXOU
Golden Grizzlies Lose at the Buzzer to Miami (OH) in OT Thriller--goldengrizzlies.com
Sellers Sets Appearance Record as 'Dons Dominate Aquinas on Fitness Day--gomastodons.com
Wright State’s Nagy dreading visit from Division III team--Dayton Daily News
Men's Basketball closes non-conference schedule with Friday matinee--wsuraiders.com
Big third quarter not enough in Raiders' Vegas debut--wsuraiders.com
NCAA Basketball: RJ Davis’ rise, Oso Ighodaro’s regression highlight Dec. 22 Rauf Report--Heat Check CBB
Youngstown State is a mid-major to monitor
Let’s go into the holiday on a deep cut! After all, this is the time of year for Penguins, right?
Jerrod Calhoun and his coaching staff are quietly turning Youngstown State into a premier program in the Horizon League. The Penguins won their first-ever conference title last season behind an elite offense. After retooling its roster via the transfer portal, YSU is more balanced and perhaps more dangerous this year.
The Penguins are 10-1 in their last 11 games following an 0-2 start, with the only loss coming to Dayton on the road by eight. This run has featured a significantly increased role for Tennessee Tech transfer Brett Thompson. The fifth-year guard is averaging 13.0 points in eight games since entering the starting lineup.
Thompson has given the Penguins another high-level scoring option to pair with Brandon Rush, the team’s leading scorer who put up 23 points in Thursday’s victory over Navy.
While those two lead the backcourt, the frontcourt runs through versatile big men DJ Burns and Ziggy Reid. Both players can dominate the glass, make plays out of the post and shoot the 3, giving YSU an offense that is very tough to stop.
Youngstown State currently has the highest KenPom rating in the Horizon (135). Meanwhile, its NET ranking (102) rivals the likes of Kansas State (94), Arkansas (96) and Indiana (115). The Penguins are a legitimately good team — and they might just wreak havoc on your bracket come March.
YSU’s offense carries Penguins past Navy’s defense for 75-65 victory--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Finish Non-Conference Play with Seventh Straight Victory--ysusports.com
Canisius rallies from 16 down to defeat YSU 65-59--Warren Tribune Chronicle
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