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Articles by Naz Bohannon
Men's Basketball Opens #HLMBB Tournament Against Flames
Setting the Scene • The Youngstown State men's basketball team garnered the No. 6 seed in the 2021 Progressive Insurance Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship and will host No. 11 UIC, Thursday, Feb. 25. • Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. at the Beeghly Center. •The game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN and ESPN+.
Bohannon, Covington, Rathan-Mayes Garner Horizon League Postseason Honors
Garrett Covington, Naz Bohannon, Shemar Rathan-Mayes Posted: Feb 23, 2021 Indianpolis, Ind. -- Youngstown State seniors Naz Bohannon and Garrett Covington and freshman Shemar Rathan-Mayes all garnered Horizon League postseason honors after a vote by the league's head coaches, the Horizon League announced on Tuesday.
Four Reach Double Figures in 77-70 Win Over IUPUI
Naz Bohannon (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Feb 20, 2021 PDF Stats Senior Naz Bohannon posted his 10th 20-point scoring performance with a team-high 23 points and led three others reaching double figures in a 77-70 win over IUPUI in the regular-season finale on Saturday at the Beeghly Center. With the win, the Penguins improve to 14-11 overall and 9-11 in the Horizon League while the Jaguars fall to 8-9 overall and 7-9 in league play.
Men's Basketball Plays Final Road Games at Robert Morris This Weekend
Shemar Rathan-Mayes (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Feb 04, 2021 Youngstown State at Robert Morris Date & Time Friday, Feb. 5 | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Feb.
Men's Basketball Defeats UIC, 85-77, on Historic Night
Naz Bohannon (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Jan 23, 2021 PDF Stats Senior Naz Bohannon scored 23 points and became the program's Division I leading rebounder and senior Garrett Covington scored the 1,000th point of his career as the Youngstown State men's basketball team defeated UIC, 85-77, on Saturday afternoon at Beeghly Center. Bohannon, who broke the record of 899 set by Tim Jackson from 1987-91, grabbed nine rebounds and now has 904 for his career.
Men's Basketball Returns to Beeghly Center to Host UIC
Garrett Covington (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Jan 21, 2021 Youngstown State vs. UIC Date & Time Friday, Jan.
Men's Basketball Visits Oakland This Weekend
Michael Akuchie (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Jan 13, 2021 Youngstown State at Oakland Date & Time Friday, Jan. 15 | 7 p.m. Location Athletics Center O'Rena | Rochester, Mich.
Men's Basketball Adds Game Against Carlow Tonight at 6 p.m.
Posted: Jan 04, 2021 Youngstown State vs.
Bohannon Named Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week
Naz Bohannon (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Jan 04, 2021 Youngstown State senior Naz Bohannon was named the Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 4, the Horizon League announced on Monday. This is the first weekly award of Bohannon's career and the first time a Youngstown State men's basketball player has won the award since Cameron Morse on Feb. 12, 2018. Bohannon averaged 27.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while shooting 71.9 percent (23-for-32) from the floor last week.
Men's Basketball Hosts Green Bay in Horizon League Home Opener, Jan. 1-2
Naz Bohannon (Photo courtesy of NKU Athletics Communications) Posted: Dec 31, 2020 Youngstown State vs. Green Bay Date & Time Friday, Jan. 1 | 4 p.m. - Saturday, Jan. 2 | 4 p.m. Location Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio Tickets YSUSports.com Radio 570 WKBN | iHeart Radio TV ESPN+ | ESPN3 Live Stats YSUSports.com - Friday | Saturday Live Tweets @YSUMensHoops | @YSUSports Hash Tags #GoGuins | #HLMBB Mobile App YSU Front Row Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun Press Conference Gamenotes vs.
Youngstown State-Wright State to Air on ESPN2 January 8
Posted: Dec 30, 2020 As part of the Horizon League's #FridayisHLMBB partnership with ESPN, the Youngstown State men's basketball game at Wright State on Friday, Jan. 8, has been selected to be broadcast live on ESPN2. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio The matchup features the top two teams in the Horizon League preseason poll with the Raiders tabbed as the preseason favorite and the Penguins landing at No. 2.
Men's Basketball Visits Cleveland State Saturday, Sunday
Posted: Dec 25, 2020 Youngstown State at Cleveland State Date & Time Saturday, Dec. 26 | 1 p.m. - Sunday, Dec. 27 | 1 p.m. Location Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio Tickets CSUVikings.com Radio 570 WKBN | iHeart Radio TV ESPN3 - Saturday | Sunday Live Stats YSUSports.com - Saturday | Sunday Live Tweets @YSUMensHoops | @YSUSports Hash Tags #GoGuins | #HLMBB Mobile App YSU Front Row Coach Calhoun Press Conference Gamenotes vs.
Penguins Open Horizon League Play at NKU This Weekend
Garrett Covington (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Dec 18, 2020 Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky Date & Time Saturday, Dec. 19 | 2 p.m. - Sunday, Dec. 20 | 3 p.m. Location BB&T Arena | Highland Heights, Ky. Tickets NKUNorse.com Radio 570 WKBN | iHeart Radio TV ESPN3 | ESPN2 Live Stats YSUSports.com Live Tweets @YSUMensHoops | @YSUSports Hash Tags #GoGuins | #HLMBB Mobile App YSU Front Row Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun Press Conference Gamenotes vs.
Men's Basketball to Open 2020-21 Season Against Bluefield Wednesday Night
Michael Akuchie (Photo by Robert Hayes) Posted: Dec 07, 2020 Youngstown State vs. Bluefield Date & Time Wednesday, Dec.
Men's Basketball Predicted to Finish Second, Quisenberry, Bohannon Garner Preseason Honors
Posted: Nov 05, 2020 Indianapolis, Ind. -- The Youngstown State men's basketball team has been predicted to finish second in the 2020-21 Horizon League season in a preseason poll conducted by the league's head coaches, athletic communications directors and selected media. This is the Penguins' highest preseason ranking since joining the league and just the third time YSU has collected first-place votes. The three first-place votes are the most in program history.
Men's Basketball Announces Award Winners
Naz Bohannon (left) and Darius Quisenberry Posted: May 27, 2020 The Youngstown State men's basketball team has named its award winners for the 2019-20 season, Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun announced. Junior Naz Bohannon and sophomore Darius Quisenberry were each selected as the Dom Rosselli Most Valuable Player, Bohannon earned the Bill Dailey Leadership Award, and freshman Daniel Ogoro collected the Four-Square Club Academic Award.
Catching Up With Geoff Hamperian
Posted: Apr 16, 2020 Sophomore Geoff Hamperian (Morgantown, W.Va./Exercise Science) gave YSUSports.com an update in our first Catching Up With series. What is your current location? Morgantown, West Virginia Who are you living with at the moment? My parents Who is the funniest person on the team? Tyler Foster Who is the smartest person on the team? Geoff Hamperian Who is the toughest person on the team? Naz Bohannon Which teammate was the most improved this year?
Quisenberry Goes Off for 41, Penguins Beat League-Leading Wright State 88-70
Darius Quisenberry (No. 3) and Michael Akuchie (No. 31) (Photo by Rob Hayes) Posted: Feb 20, 2020 PDF Boxscore Highlights Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun Postgame Comments Junior Naz Bohannon Postgame Comments Sophomore Darius Quisenberry Postgame Comments Darius Quiseberry went berserk and scored a career-high 41 points, and the Youngstown State men's' basketball team emphatically beat Horizon League-leading Wright State 88-70 in front of a raucous crowd on Thursday night at Beeghly Center.
Penguins Host UIC Thursday in Pack the House/White Out Night
Posted: Jan 29, 2020 Youngstown State vs. UIC Date & Time Saturday, Jan. 30 | 7 p.m. ET Location Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio Tickets YSUSports.com Radio 570 WKBN |IHeart Radio TV ESPN+ | WatchESPN Live Stats YSUSports.com Live Tweets @YSUMensHoops | @YSUSports Hash Tags #GoGuins | #HLMBB Mobile App YSU Front Row Gamenotes vs.
Improvement, Exciting Finishes Highlight 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Season
The Youngstown State men's basketball season concluded recently and the 2018-19 campaign was one of marked improvement. The Penguins finished with a four-win improvement, and their eight wins in the Horizon League tied for the second-most victories in conference play since joining the league in 2001-02.
Naz Bohannon Named Preseason All-Horizon League Second-Team, Penguins Tabbed Ninth
Indianapolis, Ind. – Youngstown State sophomore Naz Bohannon was voted the Preseason All-Horizon League Second-Team, and the YSU men's basketball was predicted to finish ninth after a vote of the league's head coaches, athletics communications directors and selected media. Bohannon was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team in 2017-18 after averaging 7.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, which ranked sixth in the Horizon League.
‘The time is now’ for Naz Bohannon and Youngstown State
I can feel it already. That rush that overwhelms me during warmups. My hands start to twitch, my body starts to shake, and my legs are moving a mile a minute. I feel my insides screaming with the anxiety to lay everything on the line and give these fans the show they paid for. The time is now. I kiss the names on my shoes and point to God.
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