2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 20–15 (10–8 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Cam Henderson Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament. There they lost to top-seeded Middle Tennessee. Despite finishing with 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
On January 24, 2017, assistant coach Chris Duhon resigned following an arrest for driving on a revoked license three days earlier.[1]
Previous season
The Thundering Herd finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UTEP in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Middle Tennessee.
Preseason
The Thundering Herd was picked to finish in fourth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2] Jon Elmore and Ryan Taylor were selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.[2]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Brett Bowling | 3 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Sophomore | Pineville, West Virginia | Walk-on; transferred to West Virginia Wesleyan |
Justin Edmonds | 23 | G | 6'4" | 220 | RS Senior | Albion, Michigan | Graduated |
James Kelly | 24 | F | 6'8" | 259 | Senior | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Graduated |
Aleksandar Dozic | 32 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Podgorica, Montenegro | Transferred to Marist |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Rondale Watson | 23 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Lewisburg, West Virginia | Transferred from Wake Forest. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of eligibility left. |
Ot Elmore | 24 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Junior | Charleston, West Virginia | Transferred from Texas–Rio Grande Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Elmore graduated from UTRGV. |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Phil Bledsoe #102 PF | Wheeling, West Virginia | Wheeling Park High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | Sep 14, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Jannson Williams PF | Newnan, Georgia | Newnan High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 18, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Ky're Allison PG | Portsmouth, Ohio | Portsmouth High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 7, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2016* 6:00 pm | West Virginia State | W 93–70 | Cam Henderson Center (5,178) Huntington, WV | ||||||||
11/06/2016* 2:00 pm | Charleston (WV) | W 100–76 | Cam Henderson Center (5,138) Huntington, WV | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/12/2016* 12:00 pm | North Carolina Central Global Sports Invitational | W 81–69 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (5,375) Huntington, WV | |||||||
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Morehead State | W 85–77 | 2–0 | Cam Henderson Center (5,872) Huntington, WV | |||||||
11/19/2016* 5:00 pm | Western Carolina Global Sports Invitational | W 98–63 | 3–0 | Cam Henderson Center (5,741) Huntington, WV | |||||||
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | Jackson State Global Sports Invitational | W 71–61 | 4–0 | Cam Henderson Center (4,785) Huntington, WV | |||||||
11/25/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Ohio State Global Sports Invitational | L 70–111 | 4–1 | Value City Arena (14,355) Columbus, OH | |||||||
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | Ohio | W 98–88 | 5–1 | Cam Henderson Center (6,031) Huntington, WV | |||||||
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | L 80–89 | 5–2 | McBrayer Arena (2,100) Richmond, KY | |||||||
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 85–96 | 5–3 | McKenzie Arena (3,064) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | Toledo | W 111–105 OT | 6–3 | Cam Henderson Center (5,696) Huntington, WV | |||||||
12/17/2016* 7:30 pm | at Akron | L 88–99 | 6–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,598) Akron, OH | |||||||
12/19/2016* 6:00 pm | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 81–65 | 7–4 | Cam Henderson Center (5,196) Huntington, WV | |||||||
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 24 Cincinnati | L 91–93 OT | 7–5 | Fifth Third Arena (10,540) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Pittsburgh | L 106–112 | 7–6 | Peterson Events Center (8,028) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2016 1:00 pm | at FIU | W 94–70 | 8–6 (1–0) | FIU Arena (598) Miami, FL | |||||||
01/02/2017 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 89–72 | 9–6 (2–0) | FAU Arena (1,009) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
01/05/2017 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 90–86 OT | 10–6 (3–0) | Cam Henderson Center (4,573) Huntington, WV | |||||||
01/07/2017 7:00 pm | Charlotte | W 110–93 | 11–6 (4–0) | Cam Henderson Center (6,617) Huntington, WV | |||||||
01/12/2017 8:00 pm, beIN | at Middle Tennessee | L 57–69 | 11–7 (4–1) | Murphy Center (4,598) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
01/14/2017 2:00 pm | at UAB | L 78–94 | 11–8 (4–2) | Bartow Arena (3,275) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/21/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | WKU | W 94–80 | 12–8 (5–2) | Cam Henderson Center (6,813) Huntington, WV | |||||||
01/26/2017 7:00 pm | UTSA | W 92–71 | 13–8 (6–2) | Cam Henderson Center (5,297) Huntington, WV | |||||||
01/28/2017 7:00 pm | UTEP | L 68–91 | 13–9 (6–3) | Cam Henderson Center (6,781) Huntington, WV | |||||||
02/02/2017 8:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 76–91 | 13–10 (6–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,373) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
02/04/2017 7:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 90–94 | 13–11 (6–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,804) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/11/2017 6:00 pm, FCS | at WKU | W 84–79 | 14–11 (7–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,742) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
02/16/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | UAB | W 74–59 | 15–11 (8–5) | Cam Henderson Center (5,637) Huntington, WV | |||||||
02/18/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | Middle Tennessee | L 86–97 | 15–12 (8–6) | Cam Henderson Center (7,620) Huntington, WV | |||||||
02/23/2017 8:00 pm, beIN | at Old Dominion | L 65–86 | 15–13 (8–7) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,248) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
02/25/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | at Charlotte | W 93–89 | 16–13 (9–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (7,040) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
03/02/2017 7:00 pm | Rice | L 88–89 | 16–14 (9–8) | Cam Henderson Center (4,994) Huntington, WV | |||||||
03/04/2017 7:00 pm | North Texas | W 106–104 | 17–14 (10–8) | Cam Henderson Center (6,017) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
03/08/2017 9:00 pm, CI | (6) | vs. (11) Florida Atlantic First round | W 89–74 | 18–14 | Legacy Arena (6,410) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
03/09/2017 9:00 pm, ASN | (6) | vs. (3) Old Dominion Quarterfinals | W 64–63 | 19–14 | Legacy Arena (4,005) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
03/10/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (2) Louisiana Tech Semifinals | W 93–77 | 20–14 | Legacy Arena (3,299) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
03/11/2017 8:30 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (1) Middle Tennessee Championship | L 72–83 | 20–15 | Legacy Arena (3,956) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ "Marshall basketball assistant coach Chris Duhon resigns following Saturday arrest". Charleston Gazette-Mail. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. October 6, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2016.