| Basketball Hands Out Hardware at Postseason Awards Banquet |
| Tuesday, April 21 2009 |
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| Youngstown, Ohio –The Youngstown State men's basketball program recognized several outstanding individual accomplishments at its annual postseason awards banquet on Sunday at the Ohio Room in Kilcawley Center on the campus on Youngstown State University. Junior DeAndre Mays was recognized for being named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team and garnered the Assists Leader Award after averaging 3.5 assists per game. Senior Jack Liles received the Coach Dom Rosselli Coaches Award, sophomore Vytas Sulskis collected the Four Square Scholar-Athlete Award with a 3.21 grade-point average, Zack Rebillot was the recipient of the Tony Vivo Hustle Award and sophomore Tom Parks was named the Penguin Club Most Improved Player. Sophomore Vance Cooksey earned the Free-Throw Percentage Award after leading the team with a .760 free-throw percentage. Junior Sirlester Martin earned the Leo Mogus Leading Rebounder Award after ranking second in the Horizon League with 7.3 rebounds per game. |
| Men's Basketball Signs Warren Harding Standout Sheldon Brogdon |
| Thursday, April 16 2009 |
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| Youngstown, Ohio -- Head Coach Jerry Slocum announced that Sheldon Brogdon, a Division I Third-Team All-Ohio selection in 2008, signed a National Letter of Intent during the late signing period to join the Youngstown State University men’s basketball program. Brogdon, a 6-foot, 170-pound guard from Warren G. Harding High School, averaged 18.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, two assists and two steals per game as a senior. Slocum said that Brogdon is a versatile player and is pleased that an outstanding local product decided to sign with YSU. “We are excited to have one of the best local-area players sign with us and stay home and play in the Horizon League, which is a very tough league,” Slocum said. “Sheldon has the athleticism to play multiple positions. “He shoots the ball well and has the quickness to be a good defensive player.” Since the consolidation of Warren G. Harding and Warren Western Reserve High Schools in 1990, Brogdon is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,003 career points. He is also the school’s all-time leader with 112 3-pointers made and ranks second with 376 career field goals made. As a junior, Brogdon averaged 21 points, three assists and three rebounds per game, and led his squad to a 23-2 record and an appearance in the Division I Regional Final. He was also named First-Team All-Northeastern Ohio and was a All-Steel Valley Conference First-Team selection. “Youngstown State is a great fit for me,” Brodgon said. “It is close to home and I liked the way they play. I think I can help them and they can help me become a better player. “YSU plays freely and together,” Brogdon said. “The coaching staff was also a big factor in my decision and being close to my family was important.” Slocum added that Brogdon comes from an outstanding and well-coached high school program. “I have great respect for Coach Arnold and the Warren Harding basketball program,” Slocum said. “They do a tremendous job, not only with the way they coach on the court, but also the way they care about their student-athletes off the floor.” Brogdon joins two-time All-Ohio Third-Team selection Lamar McKnight (Bedford St. Peter Chanel H.S.) in the 2009-10 recruiting class. |
| YSU Athletics Acquires Hoops From 2009 Men’s Basketball Final Four |
| Wednesday, April 15 2009 |
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| Youngstown, Ohio –Youngstown State Athletics has acquired the basketball hoops from the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four for use by its men’s and women’s basketball programs effective immediately, the department announced. The basketball hoops were installed on Friday. "The acquisition of these two basketball hoops is another important step in the enhancement of the Beeghly Center,” Associate Athletics Director Rick Love said. “We want the Beeghly Center to be the best place in the Horizon League to play basketball and we feel this gets us closer to that goal.” The baskets, attained through an agreement with Spalding, are Spalding Spring-Assisted Main Court A10s Portable Backstops. These backstops are equipped with a regulation Superglass Pro Backboard, Slum-Dunk Precision 180 Goal, E-Z Bolt Backboard Padding and Custom Frame and Padding colors. The hoops were used for practices on Friday, both semifinals on Saturday, practices Sunday and the national championship game on Monday night when North Carolina defeated Michigan State, 89-72, at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. Following the game, the hoops were shipped to Youngstown. Over the last five years, renovations to the Beeghly Center include: a new Dom Rosselli Court, a new weight room, a remodeled men’s and women’s basketball coaches suite, remodeled men’s basketball locker room, new YSU Athletics Hall of Fame plaques, retired numbers and NCAA Tournament-team displays, a renovated Courtside Coaches Court and various painting projects. |