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Youngstown State sports notebook: Jerrod Calhoun, Dwayne Cohill honored

By YSU Athletics Communications
From left, Youngstown State’s Jerrod Calhoun and Dwayne Cohill
From left, Youngstown State’s Jerrod Calhoun and Dwayne Cohill Photo provided

Youngstown State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 12 Coach of the Year, and senior Dwayne Cohill was named First-Team All-District, the NABC announced on Tuesday.

The NABC has released the 2022-23 NABC Division I All-District Teams and District Coaches of the Year. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.

Calhoun led Youngstown State to the first regular-season conference championship in program history with a 15-5 Horizon League record and was named the 2022-23 Horizon League Coach of the Year. He is the first coach in YSU history to earn a district coach-of-the-year award.

The sixth-year mentor also led the Penguins to a program-record tying 24 wins this season, and guided the Penguins to the first National Invitation Tournament berth in program history.

Cohill, an All-Horizon League First-Team selection in 2022-23, leads the Penguins with 17.8 points and 4.8 assists per game, and shot 51.3 percent from the field, 43.2 percent from 3-point range and 86.4 percent from the free-throw line.

Cohill, who is just the second player in program history to score at least 500 points with at least 150 assists, ranks second in the Horizon League in assists per game, fifth in free-throw percentage and field-goal percentage, and sixth in scoring.

He is just the fourth player in school history to earn all-district honors and the first since 2019-20. Cohill is also just the third to be named all-district first-team and the first since 2016-17.

Baseball: Schedule changes made to home series against Oakland

Schedule changes have been made to the Youngstown State baseball team’s upcoming home-opening series against Oakland at Eastwood Field.

The three-game Horizon League series, which was originally scheduled to begin on Friday at 5 p.m., will now start on Thursday at 4 p.m. The Penguins and Golden Grizzlies will now proceed to play on Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Thursday’s game will be YSU’s 2023 home and Horizon League opener. The contest will feature a YSU schedule magnet giveaway courtesy of Mercy Health. Friday’s game will feature $2 Hot Dog Wally hot dogs and $1 pop at the concession stand while Saturday’s series finale will feature a YSU team poster giveaway and $4 16-ounce beer at the concession stand.

Live audio for all three games of the series will be available at YSNLive.com, and live stats will be available through links on YSUsports.com. Fans can also follow @YSUBaseball on Twitter for live updates.

Updated Series Schedule vs. Oakland

  • Thursday – 4 p.m.
  • Friday – 3 p.m.
  • Saturday – 1 p.m.

The Penguins are currently scheduled to play a non-conference contest at Pitt on Wednesday at 3 p.m. before hosting the Golden Grizzlies on Thursday. Wednesday’s game at Pitt will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra and YSNLive.com.

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