Directed by Dr. Kate Ferguson, the Pep Band performs at all of the YSU men’s and women’s home basketball games, as well as Horizon League Conference tournament games. The band's instrumentation includes flutes, clarinets, mellophones, trumpets, trombones, baritones, saxophones, tubas, drums, auxiliary percussion, and bass guitar. Members are paid a stipend per game for participation.
Auditions for Pep Band will open in early October 2023.