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Sophomore Sensation Earns League Honors
Penguin guard Kendrick Perry of Ocoee, Fla., became just the second player in YSU men’s basketball history to earn first-team Horizon League honors for his efforts during the 2011-12 season. Perry was also recognized as a secondteam All-District 12 pick by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. A sophomore, he led the Horizon League in points per game throughout the season and led the conference slate by averaging 16.8 points per contest. During the league campaign, Perry became just the fifth player in conference history to lead all players in scoring and steals; he also set the YSU single-season record with 74 steals. Perry joins one other Penguin player who was named first-team all-league – Quin Humphrey was a two-time selection (2005-06 and 2006-07). He is also the only YSU sophomore to be named to the league’s first team. Perry scored a team-high 521 points and became the first player to score 500 points in a season since Humphrey in 200607. He is also the first YSU sophomore to eclipse the 500-point mark since Reggie Kemp in 1989-90. This past season, he led the league with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.9, led the league in minutes played per game (34.8), ranked second in steals per game (2.4), ranked fourth
in assists per game (3.9) and ranked ninth with 1.7 threepointers made per game. As a team, YSU set a school record with 10 wins in Horizon League play, posted its first winning season since 2001-02 and won a postseason conference tournament game for the first time since 2007.
GOLF OUTING RAISES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS The 25th annual Penguin Club Scholarship Golf Outing is set for Wednesday, June 13 at Oak Tree Country Club in West Middlesex, Pa. Participating golfers will get a chance to interact with YSU student-athletes, meet coaches from all of YSU’s intercollegiate sports and win door prizes provided by event sponsors. The golf outing was created in 1988 in memory of the late coach Bill Dailey. He was named the Penguin men’s 20
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basketball coach in 1987 but died in August of that year before taking over the program. YSU’s Penguin Club created the outing in his honor the following year to help raise funds for athletic scholarships, and the event has been held at Oak Tree since 2005. To participate, contact Tom Morella with the YSU Penguin Club, 330-941-2351 or tmorella@ysu.edu or visit the Penguin Club webpage at YSUSports.com.