The 2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented

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during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...

. The Penguins, led by 12th-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the

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. They finished the regular season 13–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated

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and

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before losing to

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in the semifinals. On March 7, 2017, Jerry Slocum announced he was retiring as head coach at Youngstown State. He had a record of 142–232 in 12 years at the school. On March 27, the school hired

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from Division II Fairmont State as the new head coach.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 11–21, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. They lost to

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in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule and results

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