YSU MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW | Today’s game at a glance


Matchup: YSU (6-13, 2-4 Horizon League) vs. Wright State (8-10, 2-3).

Tip-off: 7 p.m. at Beeghly Center.

Radio/TV: WKBN-AM 570/ ESPN Plus.

Coaches: YSU — Jerrod Calhoun is 14-38 in two seasons with the Penguins and 138-75 overall in seven seasons; Wright State — Scott Nagy is 53-32 while in his third season with the Raiders and is 463-272 overall in his 24th season.

YSU starters: Naz Bohannon (6.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 50 assists), 6-6 sophomore forward; Darius Quisenberry (12.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 65 assists), 6-1 freshman guard; Ola Pedersen (3.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg), 6-8 freshman forward; Garrett Covington (11.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 28 steals), 6-5 sophomore guard, Jelani Simmons (8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 40-percent on 3-pointers), 6-5 freshman guard.

Wright State starters: Bill Wampler (14.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg), 6-6 junior forward; Cole Gentry (14.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg), 5-10 junior guard; Louden Love (13.9 ppg, 8.4), 6-9 sophomore forward; Mark Hughes (10.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg), 6-4 senior guard; Parker Ernsthausen (4.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg), 6-11 senior center.

Series history: Wright State leads the series 45-12. The Raiders won the last meeting, 83-57, on Feb. 3, 2018.

Notebook: Wright State swept the season series last year. ... The Raiders’ Hughes is an Ursuline graduate. ... YSU and Wright State meet for the 58th time. ... YSU is seeking its first win against Wright State at home for the first time since a 68-67 victory in 2014. ... Quisenberry is averaging 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in Horizon League play. He has scored in double figures in five of six games and owns an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.0. He’s also scored at least 20 points in three of six Horizon League games. ... Wright State is 1-5 on the road.

Next: YSU plays Northern Kentucky on Saturday at 1 p.m.

—The Vindicator