Youngstown State Penguins basketball
Youngstown State Penguins basketball history
Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH)
Beeghly Physical Education Center
Horizon League
Current head coach: Ethan Faulkner (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Dwaine Osborne (2024-)
- Asst: Danny Reese (2017-)
- Asst: Evan Faulkner (2024-)
- Asst: Anthony Johnson (2024-)
- Asst: Mark Richmond (2017-19, 2024-)
- Chief of Staff: Rocco Nolfi (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-1
- CIT/TBC Appearances: 2 (2013, 2023)
- CIT/TBC Overall Record: 2-2
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 9 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 8-11
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1947, 1957, 1958, 1959)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 5-4
Conference Titles (Ohio Valley, Summit, Horizon):
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Horizon League Player of the Year: 0
Youngstown State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Ethan Faulkner | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrod Calhoun | 2017-24 | 118-106 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Slocum | 2005-17 | 142-232 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Robic | 1999-2005 | 58-113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Peters | 1993-99 | 78-87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stroia | 1989-93 | 29-81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Cleamons | 1987-89 | 12-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rice Sr. | 1982-87 | 75-67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom Rosselli | 1940-42, 46-82 | 539-388 | – | 13^ | 0 |
| no team | 1943-46 | – | – | – | – |
| Joe Morbito | 1942-43 | 11-5 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Sweeney | 1935-40 | 42-51 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McPhee | 1930-32, 33-35 | 21-40 | – | – | – |
| Denton Doll | 1932-33 | 3-11 | – | – | – |
| Al Fairfield | 1927-30 | 16-10 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Youngstown State program was at either the NCAA Division II or NAIA level; YSU moved up to Division I prior to the 1981-82 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.