2016 – 17 Youngstown State Penguins men 's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Penguins , led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Slocum , played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League . 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 Cleveland State and Oakland before losing to Northern Kentucky in the Semifinals
Horizon League Tournament
2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team