YSU basketball schedule starts at home

August 3, 2010 at 10:30p.m.

Youngstown State’s men’s basketball team will play four of its first five games at home in 2010-11, and has a road game at North Carolina State.

The schedule was released on Tuesday.

The Penguins also will play four Mid-American Conference teams in the non-conference, playing host to Buffalo on Nov. 16, then traveling to Akron four days later. YSU then plays host to Toledo on Nov. 24 and visits Kent State on Dec. 21.

Youngstown State finished 8-22 overall and 2-16 in the Horizon League last season, Jerry Slocum’s fifth at the school.

Slocum is 49-93 at YSU.

For more details read Wednesday's Vindicator or visit Vindy.com.