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Basketball Hosts Green Bay Tonight as Part of a Double-Header
by YSU
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015 7:57 am
Basketball Hosts Green Bay Tonight as Part of a Double-Header

Game Preview 

• For the third straight game, the Youngstown State men's basketball team takes on one of the top teams in the Horizon League standings when it hosts Green Bay, Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Beeghly Center.

• Tipoff is set for 7:45 p.m. ET and can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed on ESPN3.com. The game is also part of a women's and men's basketball doubleheader.

 

About Green Bay

• Green Bay enters the game with a 19-5 overall record and an 8-2 Horizon League, which places the Phoenix third in the league standings.

• Leading the Phoenix is reigning Horizon League Player of the Year Keifer Sykes.

• Sykes leads the Horizon League with 18.3 points per game and ranks fourth with 4.0 assists per game.

• Senior Greg Mays is averaging 11.1 points per game while Carrington Love is averaging 11.0 points per game.

 

The Green Bay Series

• This is the 38th meeting between Youngstown State and Green Bay in a series that dates back to 1993.

• The Phoenix own a 29-8 advantage in the all-time series and have won the last five contests.

• In the last meeting, the Phoenix won, 82-67, at the Resch Center on Jan. 11, 2015.

• The last time Youngstown State defeated Green Bay was in 2012 at the Beeghly Center.

 

Last Time Out

• The Penguins are coming off a 73-60 loss to Cleveland State on Feb. 4.

• Senior Shawn Amiker posted his fourth double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

• Senior Bobby Hain and sophomore Osandai Vaughn each scored 12 points, and sophomore Marucus Keene added 11.

 

Up Next

• The Penguins go back on the road to take on Wright State, Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m.

• That contest can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed ESPN3.com.

 

Hain's 1,000-Point Countdown

• With 955 career points, junior Bobby Hain needs just 45 more to become the 36th YSU player to score 1,000 points in a career.

• Hain would become the seventh player to accomplish the feat under Head Coach Jerry Slocum.

• The last YSU junior to reach 1,000 points was Kendrick Perry in the 2012-13 season.


Penguins Among Scoring Leaders

• Youngstown State has three of the top 18 scorers in the Horizon League.

• Sophomore Marcus Keene ranks sixth in the Horizon League with 15.7 points per game.

• Junior Bobby Hain is seventh with 15.2 points per game and senior Shawn Amiker is 18th with 10.7 points per game.

 

45 and Above

• Youngstown State has a great chance of winning when it makes 45 percent of its field-goal attempts.

• The Penguins are 9-2 when they shooting at least 45 percent from the field.

 

Keene 4th on Single-Season 3-PT List

• Sophomore Marcus Keene has moved into fourth place on the YSU single-season 3-pointers made chart.

• Keene has made 77 3-pointers this season and needs just 14 more to move into a tie for third place on the list.

• He is just the third player in school history to make at least 75 3-pointers in one season.

 

Uniquely Hain

• Junior Bobby Hain is in a class by himself.

• Hain is the only player in the Horizon League averaging at least 15 points (15.2 ppg), 7.5 rebounds (7.5 rpg) and shooting at least 50 percent from the field (.525).

• He is third in the league in field-goal percentage, fourth in rebounding and is seventh in scoring.

 

Cole Nearing 400 Assists

• Senior DJ Cole has 398 career assists and needs two more to become the fifth player in school history to reach 400 assists.

• He currently ranks fifth on the all-time list and needs 59 more to move into fourth place.

• With two assists against Wright State on Jan. 8, Cole posted 100 assists this season.

• It marked the third straight year Cole has been credited with at least 100 assists.

• The last player to post 100 assists in three straight seasons was Kendrick Perry, who accomplished the feat four times from 2010-14.

• Cole also leads the Horizon League with a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio.

 

Vaughn Hitting Stride

• Sophomore Osandai Vaughn has been hitting his stride offensively lately.

• He scored 12 points against Cleveland State on Feb. 4, recorded 16 points against Oakland on Feb. 1, scored 12 points against Detroit on Jan. 29, 10 points against UIC on Jan. 24, and 17 points against Valparaiso on Jan. 20 with a career-high three 3-pointers.

• Vaughn scored 11 points against Cleveland State on Jan. 17, 14 points in the loss at Milwaukee on Jan. 14, scored 10 points against Green Bay on Jan. 11 and Valparaiso on Jan. 4.

• He had a career scoring high with 18 points against UIC on Jan. 2.

• Over the last 12 games, Vaughn has scored 146 points.

• In his previous 11 games played, Vaughn scored a total of 15 points.

• Vaughn is averaging 12.2 points per game over the last 12 games.

• He has also made 15 of his last 30 3-pointers.

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