2025–26 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

2025–26 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
2025–26 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	8–5 (2–1 Horizon)
Head coach	Ethan Faulkner (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Dwaine Osborne
Assistant coaches	Danny Reese; Anthony Johnson; Mark Richmond;
Home arena	Beeghly Center

2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Oakland	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	7	.462
Robert Morris	2	–	1	.667	10	–	4	.714
Youngstown State	2	–	1	.667	8	–	5	.615
Purdue Fort Wayne	2	–	1	.667	8	–	6	.571
Detroit Mercy	2	–	1	.667	5	–	7	.417
Wright State	1	–	1	.500	6	–	7	.462
Northern Kentucky	1	–	2	.333	9	–	5	.643
Green Bay	1	–	2	.333	6	–	7	.462
Cleveland State	0	–	3	.000	4	–	10	.286
IU Indy	0	–	3	.000	4	–	10	.286

† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represents Youngstown State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by second-year head coach Ethan Faulkner, play their home games at the Beeghly Center located in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2024–25 season 21–13, 13–7 in Horizon League play, to finish in fourth place.^[1] They were defeated by Robert Morris in the championship game of the Horizon League tournament.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jason Nelson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	VCU	Richmond, VA
G	1	Cam Polak (6Y)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	PennWest California	West Homestead, PA
F	2	Rich Wolf	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Charlotte	Centerville, OH
G	3	Derrick Anderson (5Y)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lake Erie	Boardman, OH
F	4	Tyler Robinett (6Y)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	College of Idaho	Middleton, ID
G	5	Shaheed Solebo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Lane Tech	Chicago, IL
G	6	Drew King	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Elon	Phoenix, AZ
F	7	Vlad Salaridze (6Y)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	UT Martin	Tbilisi, Georgia
G	8	Jaiden Haynes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Moravian Prep	Atlanta, GA
G	9	Bryson Dawkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Houston Christian	Dothan, AL
C	10	Imanuel Zorgvol	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Northern Kentucky	Paramaribo, Suriname
F	13	Markus Navarra	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Lee Academy	Saranac Lake, NY
F	15	Cris Carroll	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Coffeyville CC	Tallahassee, FL
F	21	Connor Swider	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Worcester Academy	Portsmouth, RI
G	77	Tae Blackshear	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	McLennan CC	Atlanta, GA

Head coach

Ethan Faulkner (Northern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Dwaine Osborne (Clearwater Christian)
Danny Reese (Wooster)
Anthony Johnson (Clemson)
Mark Richmond (West Virginia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
(6Y) Sixth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	Akron	W 84–78	–	Beeghly Center (502) Youngstown, OH
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh	L 59–74	0–1	Petersen Events Center (5,050) Pittsburgh, PA
November 7, 2025* 9:00 p.m., MW Network	at Grand Canyon	W 90–81	1–1	Global Credit Union Arena (7,142) Phoenix, AZ
November 10, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Penn State Shenango	W 115–53	2–1	Beeghly Center (1,861) Youngstown, OH
November 15, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+/YES Network	at St. Bonaventure	L 80–84	2–2	Reilly Center (4,084) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Toledo	L 75–92	2–3	Savage Arena (3,741) Toledo, OH
November 23, 2025* 5:30 p.m.	vs. UNC Greensboro Jacksonville Classic	L 62–68	2–4	John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (346) Jacksonville, FL
November 24, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Southern Jacksonville Classic	W 67–61	3–4	John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (542) Jacksonville, FL
November 28, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chicago State	W 87–64	4–4	Beeghly Center (1,356) Youngstown, OH
December 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Wright State	W 69–68	5–4 (1–0)	Beeghly Center (1,471) Youngstown, OH
December 6, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at IU Indy	W 78–55	6–4 (2–0)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (629) Indianapolis, IN
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Thiel	W 103–52	7–4	Beeghly Center (1,526) Youngstown, OH
December 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Robert Morris	L 77–80 ^OT	7–5 (2–1)	UPMC Events Center (1,407) Moon Township, PA
December 20, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	USC Upstate	W 74–65	8–5	Beeghly Center (3,041) Youngstown, OH
December 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Detroit Mercy			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oakland			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky			Truist Arena Highland Heights, Kentucky
January 7, 2026 7:17 p.m., ESPN+	Purdue Fort Wayne			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 9, 2026* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Bryant & Stratton			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wright State			Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 22, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Green Bay			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Milwaukee			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
January 30, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	IU Indy			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Purdue Fort Wayne			Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
February 7, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Robert Morris			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
February 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oakland			OU Credit Union O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
February 15, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy			Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
February 18, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Cleveland State			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Kentucky			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
February 25, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Green Bay			Kress Center Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
^ Krispinsky, Chad (March 11, 2025). "YSU comes up short in Horizon League Championship game". WKBN. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Youngstown State University. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
^ "Youngstown State Penguins Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

[2] Krispinsky, Chad (March 11, 2025). "YSU comes up short in Horizon League Championship game". WKBN. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Youngstown State University. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

[4] "Youngstown State Penguins Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

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