2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
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C-USA tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 25–11 (12–6 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Cam Henderson Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 18 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–11, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UTSA, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky to become champions of the C-USA tournament. They received C-USA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they upset Wichita State in the first round before losing to West Virginia in the second round.
Previous season
The Thundering Herd finished the 2016–17 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.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Ky're Allison | 5 | G | 6'2" | 181 | Freshman | Portsmouth, Ohio | Transferred to Sinclair Community College |
Stevie Browning | 2 | G | 6'3" | 188 | RS Senior | Logan, West Virginia | Graduated |
Jacob Kilgore | 4 | F | 6'5" | 191 | Sophomore | Huntington, West Virginia | Walk-on; did not return |
Austin Loop | 35 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | South Webster, Ohio | Graduated |
Aleksa Nikolić | 21 | G | 6'6.5" | 221 | RS Sophomore | Pančevo, Serbia | Graduated; did not return |
Ryan Taylor | 25 | F | 6'5" | 249 | RS Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Graduated |
Terrence Thompson | 1 | F | 6'7" | 217 | Junior | Durham, North Carolina | Graduate transferred to Wake Forest |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Dani Koljanin | 1 | F | 6'8" | 219 | Junior | Pula, Croatia | Junior college transferred from Monroe College |
2017 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jarrod West PG | Clarksburg, West Virginia | Notre Dame High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | Sep 15, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Darius George SF | Staunton, Virginia | Robert E. Lee High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 19, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Tanner Robinette PF | Honaker, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sep 26, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Iran Bennett C | North Carolina | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Oct 17, 2016 | |
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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 | |||||||||||
Oct 29, 2017* 4:00 pm | West Virginia Tech | W 99–81 | Cam Henderson Center (4,820) Huntington, WV | ||||||||
Nov 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 95–76 | Cam Henderson Center (4,559) Huntington, WV | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm | UT Martin Global Sports Invitational | W 102–91 OT | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (5,754) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | Southern Global Sports Invitational | W 83–74 | 2–0 | Cam Henderson Center (4,674) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 83–86 | 2–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,857) Morehead, KY | |||||||
Nov 19, 2017* 5:00 pm, BTN+ | at Illinois Global Sports Invitational | L 74–91 | 2–2 | State Farm Center (10,022) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Nov 22, 2017* 8:00 pm | North Carolina Central Global Sports Invitational | W 92–84 | 3–2 | Cam Henderson Center (4,572) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Nov 26, 2017* 4:00 pm | Concord | W 106–70 | 4–2 | Cam Henderson Center (4,654) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 104–114 | 4–3 | Kaplan Arena (1,727) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | Akron | W 86–64 | 5–3 | Cam Henderson Center (5,104) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | Chattanooga | W 70–66 | 6–3 | Cam Henderson Center (4,811) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | W 93–87 | 7–3 | Savage Arena (4,369) Toledo, OH | |||||||
Dec 16, 2017* 8:00 pm | Ohio | W 99–96 OT | 8–3 | Cam Henderson Center (5,117) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 19, 2017* 6:30 pm, FS1 | at No. 9 Xavier | L 77–81 | 8–4 | Cintas Center (10,431) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | W 91–71 | 9–4 | Cam Henderson Center (5,218) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | W 85–66 | 10–4 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center (5,537) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana Tech | W 78–65 | 11–4 (2–0) | Cam Henderson Center (5,683) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, STADIUM | Western Kentucky | L 87–112 | 11–5 (2–1) | Cam Henderson Center (6,826) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Charlotte | W 91–83 | 12–5 (3–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,640) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Old Dominion | L 76–82 | 12–6 (3–2) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,287) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
Jan 18, 2018 8:00 pm, beIN | Middle Tennessee | W 73–63 | 13–6 (4–2) | Cam Henderson Center (5,320) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm | UAB | W 86–78 OT | 14–6 (5–2) | Cam Henderson Center (6,740) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, STADIUM | at Western Kentucky | L 74–85 | 14–7 (5–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (7,362) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Feb 1, 2018 8:00 pm, beIN | at UTSA | L 77–81 | 14–8 (5–4) | Convocation Center (1,042) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 9:00 pm | at UTEP | W 74–65 | 15–8 (6–4) | Don Haskins Center (6,061) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Feb 8, 2018 8:00 pm | FIU | W 76–66 | 16–8 (7–4) | Cam Henderson Center (5,078) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 79–68 | 17–8 (8–4) | Cam Henderson Center (5,761) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm | at Rice | W 93–80 | 18–8 (9–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,694) Houston, TX | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm | at North Texas | W 74–72 | 19–8 (10–4) | The Super Pit (4,115) Denton, TX | |||||||
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm, STADIUM | Old Dominion | L 79–84 | 19–9 (10–5) | Cam Henderson Center (5,829) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm | Charlotte | W 103–75 | 20–9 (11–5) | Cam Henderson Center (6,575) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, beIN | at UAB | L 77–91 | 20–10 (11–6) | Bartow Arena (3,156) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, STADIUM | at No. 24 Middle Tennessee | W 76–67 | 21–10 (12–6) | Murphy Center (10,050) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2018 7:30 pm, STADIUM | (4) | vs. (5) UTSA Quarterfinals | W 95–81 | 22–10 | The Ford Center at The Star (2,531) Frisco, TX | ||||||
Mar 9, 2018 1:30 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (9) Southern Miss Semifinals | W 85–75 | 23–10 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
Mar 10, 2018 8:30 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (3) Western Kentucky Championship | W 67–66 | 24–10 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2018* 1:30 pm, TNT | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 16 Wichita State First Round | W 81–75 | 25–10 | Viejas Arena (10,892) San Diego, CA | ||||||
Mar 18, 2018* 9:40 pm, TBS | (13 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 15 West Virginia Second Round/Rivalry | L 71–94 | 25–11 | Viejas Arena (11,628) San Diego, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Thundering Herd Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ "HERDZONE.COM :: Marshall Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.herdzone.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2017.