DETROIT — The city of Detroit has a special place in Juwan Maxey’s heart. The Youngstown State junior guard grew up not too far from Detroit Mercy’s campus and played high school basketball just down the road at Renaissance, where he was named All-City three times and scored more than ...
After a record-breaking final season at Youngstown State in 2023, Bryce Oliver went to work in pursuit of a long-time dream — a career in the NFL. Despite going undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Penguins alum was offered an undrafted free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans and he ...
ROCHESTER, Mich. — Since his return from injury, EJ Farmer has provided Youngstown State with a scoring presence that it sorely missed during his four-game absence. In his first game back in the starting lineup, Farmer led the Penguins with 25 points in an 84-75 road victory over Oakland ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State is coming off one of its best seasons in program history. The Penguins tied a school record for wins (36), while also winning their second regular season Horizon League championship in program history. In large part, YSU’s success was a product of the ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State’s recent defensive struggles were bound to catch up to it at some point. They finally got the best of the Penguins on Saturday, as YSU allowed an opponent to shoot above 47% for the fifth time in its last six Horizon League games in an 84-79 home loss to IU ...
YOUNGSTOWN — For the vast majority of the game, victory looked like a pipe dream for Youngstown State. The Penguins trailed Wright State by as many as 18 points in the first half and by as much as 17 in the second half. With about 13 minutes to go, YSU looked like it was out of answers on ...
