Youngstown State Penguins
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #143
Conference Rank: #1 Horizon
2024-25 Record: 21-13, 13-7
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Ethan Faulkner
Coach Record: 21-13 at Youngstown State, 21-13 overall
Key Departed Players:
EJ Farmer, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.2 apg
Nico Galette, Guard, 12.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.0 apg
Juwan Maxey, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.2 apg
Ty Harper, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.7 apg
Gabe Dynes, Center, 6.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.1 bpg
Siem Uijtendaal, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
Key Returning Players:
Cris Carroll, Senior, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
Jason Nelson, Senior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
Imanuel Zorgvol, Junior, Center, DNP last season
Key New Players:
Derrick Anderson, Junior, Guard, Transfer from DII
Rontavious Blackshear, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Bryson Dawkins, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Houston Christian
Jaiden Haynes, Freshman, Guard
Andrew King, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Elon
Cam Polak, Senior, Guard, Transfer from DII
Tyler Robinett, Senior, Forward, Transfer from NAIA
Rich Rolf, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Charlotte
Vladimer Salaridze, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Tennessee-Martin
Shaheed Solebo, Freshman, Guard
Connor Swider, Freshman, Forward
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.4 (104th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.9 (178, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.6 (240, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (94, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.8 (67, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (286, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.3 (129, 5)
Rebound Margin: 0.8 (186, 7)
Assists Per Game: 13.8 (158, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (231, 7)
