Liles Nets Double-Double, Penguins Hold Off High Point For 64-61 Win

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Dec. 19, 2008 | Box Score

Penguins Close Out Road Trip Against A-10 Member Charlotte

The Youngstown State men’s basketball team (2-7, 0-2 Horizon League) closes out its three-game road stretch when it visits Atlantic-10 Conference member Charlotte, Sunday, Dec. 21.
Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. at the Halton Arena in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be broadcast on 106.1 WBBG-FM due to broadcast conflicts with the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers.

    The Penguins are coming off their first road victory of the season after holding off High Point, 64-61, on Friday evening. It was also YSU’s first victory over a Division I opponent this season.
    Senior Jack Liles recorded his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds and junior Kelvin Bright posted 14 points and dished out four assists. Junior DeAndre Mays also reached double figures with 13 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds with five assists and four steals.
    Bright leads the Penguins with 14.1 points per game while sophomore Vytas Sulskis is second on the squad with 10.9 points per game. Junior Sirlester Martin leads the team and ranks second in the Horizon League with 8.2 rebounds per game.
    Charlotte, who has not played since Dec.10, enters the contest with a 3-6 record but has won its last two contests. The 49ers defeated Southern Illinois, 66-64 on Dec. 6, and Mississippi State, 70-64, on Dec. 10. This is also Charlotte’s first home game since Nov. 22 when it lost to Clemson, 71-70.
    Lamont Mack leads three 49ers scoring in double figures with 12 points per game. Mack is also second on the squad in rebounding with 5.1 rebounds per game. Ian Anderson and An’Juan Wilderness are also averaging in double digits with 10.8 and 10.7 points per game, respectively.
    This is the first meeting between Youngstown State and Charlotte.
    After eight-day layoff for Christmas, the Penguins return home to host Division II Lock Haven, Monday, Dec. 29.
    Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center and will be broadcast on NewsRadio 570 AM WKBN.

Scouting Charlotte
Charlotte, who has not played since Dec.10, enters the contest with a 3-6 record but has won its last two contests. The 49ers defeated Southern Illinois, 66-64 on Dec. 6, and Mississippi State, 70-64, on Dec. 10. This is also Charlotte’s first home game since Nov. 22 when it lost to Clemson, 71-70.
Lamont Mack leads three 49ers scoring in double figures with 12 points per game. Mack is also second on the squad in rebounding with 5.1 rebounds per game. Ian Anderson and An’Juan Wilderness are also averaging in double digits with 10.8 and 10.7 points per game, respectively.

Last Time Out
The Penguins are coming off their first road victory of the season after holding off High Point, 64-61, on Friday evening. It was also YSU’s first victory over a Division I opponent this season.
Senior Jack Liles recorded his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds and junior Kelvin Bright posted 14 points and dished out four assists. Junior DeAndre Mays also reached double figures with 13 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds with five assists and four steals.

Up Next... Lock Haven
After eight-day layoff for Christmas, the Penguins return home to host Division II Lock Haven, Monday, Dec. 29. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center and will be broadcast on NewsRadio 570 AM WKBN.

The Charlotte Series
This is the first meeting between Youngstown State and Charlotte.

Liles Net Second Double-Double
Senior Jack Liles turned in his best performance of the season when posted his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds in a 64-61 win over High Point on Friday evening. Liles connected on 6-of-12 from the field and grabbed seven offensive rebounds. He also tallied a blocked shot and a steal.

Rebillot Nabs First Career Start
Senior Zack Rebillot started the first game of his career on Friday against High Point. Rebillot scored four points and grabbed four rebounds against the Panthers. He also became the first walk-on to start since Billy Clapper started on Senior Night in 2005.

Bright Continues to Shine
Over the last four games, junior Kelvin Bright has been almost unstoppable. During that span, Bright is averaging 18.8 points per game while 46.4 percent from the field and 54.2 percent from behind the 3-point arc. The Silver Spring, Md., native scored 21 points against Kent State (Dec. 15) on 8-of-13 shooting from the field, including three 3-pointers. Bright also became the second YSU player this season to score 20-or-more points in consecutive games. He scored a career-high 27 points against Butler on Dec. 6.

Cooksey Impressive Against Kent State
Sophomore Vance Cooksey turned in the best performance of his career against Kent State on Monday evening. The Chicago, Ill., native scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the floor and 7-of-11 from the free-throw line. Cooksey’s eight made field goals also set a career high. He also dished out five assists.

Liles Still Streakin’
Youngstown State senior Jack Liles has played in 91 consecutive games, dating back to the 2005-06 season. Liles, who has played in 97 career games, needs 316 points, 39 rebounds and seven blocks to become the first player in school history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks in a career. Liles also ranks third all-time with 93 career blocked shots.

Finding The Range
Since starting the season shooting just 2-of-31 from the 3-point line after the first two games, the Penguins have really honed in from the arc. Over the last seven contests, the Penguins are shooting 50-of-128 for a .391 3-point percentage. Twice the Guins have made 10 3-pointers in a game (Allegheny, 11/22, and Valparaiso, 12/4) and are averaging 7.8 3-pointers made per game over the last six contests.

Bright Hits For Career High
Junior Kelvin Bright scored a career-high 27 points in YSU’s 78-71 loss to defending Horizon League champion Butler on Dec. 6. Bright went 9-of-16 from the floor, including making a career-best five 3-pointers. Bright also scored 13 points on 4-of-9 shooting with three treys against Valparaiso on Dec. 4.

Cooksey Takes Care
Sophomore Vance Cooksey has been on of the best in the league at taking care of the basketball. The 6-foot guard ranks third in the Horizon League in assists-to-turnover ratio at 2.0. Cooksey has dished out 24 assists and committed just 12 turnovers in eight games.

Martin The Glass Cleaner
Junior Sirlester Martin has been a presence on the glass for Youngstown State all season. Martin leads the team and ranks second in the Horizon League with 8.2 rebounds per game. He has twice grabbed 11 rebounds in a game (11 vs. Buffalo, 11/15, 11 vs. Valpo, 12/4) and has hauled down at least four boards in every contest. Over the last five games, Martin has grabbed 47 rebounds for an average of 9.4 rebounds per game.

Guins Second in Rebounding
As a team, Youngstown State ranks second in the league in rebounding with 37.2 rebounds per game. The Guins also lead the league in offensive rebounds with 14.4 offensive rebounds per game. The Penguins rank sixth in the circuit in defensive rebounds with 22.4 defensive rebounds per game.

Sulskis Has 20-20 Vision
For the first time in his career, sophomore Vytas Sulskis recorded back-to-back 20-point performances after scoring 22 points against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Nov. 29. Sulskis also scored a season-high 24 points against Robert Morris on Nov. 25. Sulskis also became the first player to score at least 20 points in consecutive games since Quin Humphrey scored 20 against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 17) and 35 against Wright State (Feb. 22) during the 2006-07 season.

Tis The Season
Through the first eight games of the season, Youngstown State has been one of the most generous team in the Horizon League. The Penguins rank third in the circuit with 14.6 assists per game. DeAndre Mays ranks seventh in the league with 3.6 assists per game.

Guins Sign All-Stater Lamar McKnight
Head Coach Jerry Slocum announced that Lamar McKnight, a Division IV Third-Team All-Ohio selection, has signed a National Letter of Intent during the early signing period to join the Youngstown State men’s basketball program. McKnight, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound forward from Bedford St. Peter Chanel High School, averaged a double-double as a junior with 17 points and 10 rebounds per game while leading Chanel to the Division IV state Final Four. McKnight also posted three blocks per game and shot more than 50 percent from the field.