YOUNGSTOWN - Kendrick Perry is the Horizon League scoring champion with 16.8 points per game.
The Youngstown State University junior point guard also led the league with a 2.0 assist-turnover ratio and minutes played with 34.8 per outing.
It was the first time a YSU player won the scoring title since Quin Humphrey did it in the 2005-06 season with 19.2 points per game.
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"It's an honor because there's so much talent," Perry said. "At the end of the day, all I want to do is win. I'd rather have a Horizon League championship than leading the league in scoring."
YSU's Damian Eargle also was the league's shot block leader with 3.9 per game and is one of the tops in the nation.
In addition, YSU's Blake Allen led the league with three 3-pointer per game.
And, Ursuline graduate and Cleveland State senior D'Aundray Brown led the league with 2.6 steals a game.
HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT: YSU host Green Bay on Tuesday. Also, No. 3 Detroit hosts No. 10 Loyola (7-22, 1-17), No. 4 Milwaukee (19-12, 11-7) hosts No. 9 UIC (8-21, 3-15) and No. 5 Butler (18-13, 11-7) hosts No. 7 Wright State (13-18, 7-11). All first-round games begin at 7 p.m. The second round and semifinals are at No. 1 seed Valparaiso (21-10, 14-4). The winner of the Loyola-Detroit game takes on the winner of the Green Bay-YSU contest Friday at 6 p.m., while UIC-Milwaukee winner takes on the Wright State-Butler winner Friday at 8:30 p.m. In the semifinals, the Loyola-Detroit-Green Bay-YSU winner takes on No. 2 seed Cleveland State (22-9, 12-6) at 6 p.m., while the UIC-Milwaukee-Wright State-Butler winner faces Valparaiso at 8:30 p.m. Both semifinals are on Saturday. The championship game will pit the two semifinal winners at the home site of the highest remaining seed.
TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets for Tuesday's first-round home Horizon League Tournament game at Beeghly Center are on sale. Tickets are $12 for chairback seats and cost $6 for those 12 and younger. Adult general admission are $8 and $4 for those 12 and younger. YSU students get free general admission tickets with a student ID. ... Also Penguin Club members and YSU season ticket holders have until 7 p.m., Monday to renew their same seats for the tournament game and purchase additional tickets. The YSU tickets office at Stambaugh Stadium is open from 1-5 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday. ... Regular-season parking permits will be honored for the tournament game.
