The 2017–18 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by first-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the 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 Cleveland State.
Previous season The Penguins finished the 2016–17 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.
On March 7, 2017, Jerry Slocum announced he was retiring as head coach at Youngstown State. He had a record of 142–232 in 12 years at the school. On March 27, the school hired Jerrod Calhoun from Division II Fairmont State as the new head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Matt Donlan 0 F 6'7" 190 RS Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated Latin Davis 11 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Ypsilanti, MI Graduate transferred to Wayne State Noah Dean 12 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Greenville, SC Walk-on; transferred Tyler Warford 14 G 6'1" 170 Senior Pittsburgh, PA Walk-on; graduated Brett Frantz 15 G 6'3" 185 RS Senior Lawrence, KS Graduated Stefan Rosic 21 F 6'7" 200 Junior Kragujevac, Serbia Graduate transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State Rahim Williams 22 G/F 6'6" 190 Junior Toronto, ON Graduate transferred to Shaw Jordan Kaufman 32 C 7'0" 250 RS Senior Andover, KS Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tyree Robinson 0 F 6'4" 200 Junior Fitchburg, MA Junior college transferred from Odessa College Jaylen Benton 4 G 6'3" 180 Senior Columbus, OH Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Benton graduated from Southeast Missouri State. Will join the team as a walk-on. Alex Wilbourn 13 C 6'11" 205 Junior San Diego, CA Junior college transferred from San Diego City College. Noe Anabir 21 F 6'7" 220 Junior Geneva, Switzerland Junior college transferred from Mesa CC Devin Morgan 22 G 5'10" 180 Junior Chester, VA Transferred from Delaware State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Morgan will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2017
Recruiting class of 2018
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Horizon League tournament
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