YSU Men’s Basketball Season Begins with New Head Coach [Video]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Ethan Faulkner, head coach of the Youngstown State University men’s basketball team, is the 14th head coach in the program’s history. He was elevated to the position after the departure of former head coach Jerrod Calhoun to Utah State University.

Faulkner had served as the associate head coach since 2022 and has been with the program for six seasons. Moving from associate to head coach, Faulkner says the biggest difference between the two roles is the decision-making.

“You go from the guy who is making suggestions to the guy who is making decisions,” Faulkner says. “I have surrounded myself with really good people as far as the coaching staff, and I’m excited for what we have been able to do.”

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