The 2018–19 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...

. The Penguins, led by second-year head coach

Jerrod Calhoun Jerrod Frank Calhoun (born October 17, 1981) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team. Playing career A standout basketball player at Villa Angela-St. Joseph H ...

, played their home games at the

Beeghly Center The Beeghly Physical Education Center, or simply Beeghly Center, is a 6,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Youngstown, Ohio. The arena, built at a cost of $5.5 million and named for local businessman Leon A. Beeghly, opened on December 2, 1972. It ...

as members of the

Horizon League The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region. The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...

. They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to

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Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2017–18 season 8–24, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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