The Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represents

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, United States. They compete in the

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Division I as a member of the

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. The Thundering Herd are led by head coach Cornelius Jackson and play their home games at the on-campus

Cam Henderson Center The Cam Henderson Center is the primary indoor athletics complex at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, USA.NCAA tournament five times through the years (their 1987 appearance having been vacated), most recently in 2018. The Thundering Herd has also played in the NIT five times, last appearing in 2012. Marshall won the NAIA National Championship in

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, and is 7–2 all-time in the first collegiate basketball tournament, one year older than the NIT and four years older than the NCAA Tournament. Notable former Marshall basketball players include NBA and Marshall Hall of Famer

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, who was named as one of the NBA's 50 best players of all time. Greer was selected to 10 consecutive NBA All-Star games. Greer was named

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MVP in 1968, one year after leading the

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to the NBA title. Additionally, Marshall's

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was the first overall selection in the BAA (now NBA) draft in 1948.

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, current coaching consultant for the

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and

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winner, played college basketball at Marshall from 1970 to 1973.

History

Cam Henderson era

The legendary coach of the Thundering Herd was

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. Henderson, acknowledged as the creator of the modern zone defense, won 358 games against just 158 losses between 1935–1955. Henderson led Marshall to three consecutive Buckeye Conference titles from 1936 to 1939, but his greatest team was the 1946–47 team. They set a Marshall school record with 32 wins in a season; a 17–0 start to the season; a 35-game home winning streak; and won the National Championship in the National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (today's NAIA) in Kansas City in 1947, sweeping five games in six days. Marshall also played in the NAIB Tournament in 1938 and 1948, losing in the quarterfinals. His 1947–48 team won the Helms Foundation Los Angeles Invitational with a 46–44 win over

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, the same year Henderson coached the Marshall football team to the second-ever Tangerine Bowl.

, who played on that team, was the first draft pick of the

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by Providence. Center

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set a still NCAA record of 25.6 rebounds per game for Henderson's final team in 1954–55. Tonkovich, Gene "Goose" James and Bill Hall were First Team NAIB All-Americans in 1947, joined by Bill Toothman on the second team and Mervin Gutshall on honorable mention, meaning all five starters were on the All-American team. Tonkovich repeated on the second team in 1948. Walt Walowac was a first team Helms Foundation Small College All-American for Henderson in 1953, and was third team on the Helms squad in 1954. Henderson recorded wins over such marquee programs as Syracuse,

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, Memphis,

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, Pepperdine, Xavier,

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(No. 19 in the nation in 1950, a 96–72 Marshall win), Indiana State (Henderson was 2–1 versus

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, when the UCLA legend was coaching the Sycamores), BYU,

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, Western Kentucky, Loyola, Maryland, Miami-Florida, Denver, St. Francis, Wichita State, Colorado, Cal, CCNY, Long Island Univ., South Carolina and St. Louis. His 1954–55 team was second in the

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, but was denied a berth in the NIT by the league in the wake of the cheating scandals in New York and other college spots in the early 1950s.

Post-Henderson era (Jules Rivlin, Ellis Johnson, Carl Tacy, Bob Daniels, and Bob Zuffelato)

Henderson's first basketball All-American, Jule Rivlin, coached the 1955–56 Herd to its only MAC title and first-ever NCAA Tournament. Rivlin's 1958 Herd led the nation in scoring, with

and Leo Byrd, scoring 88.1 points per game and topping the

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-led Mountaineers of

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who averaged 88.0 points per game. Byrd was an All-American in 1959, first team on the Chuck Taylor/Converse team and second team on UPI and Helms Foundation. Henderson and Tonkovich are both members of the Helms Foundation NAIA Hall of Fame. Marshall was coached to the NIT in 1967 by Ellis T. Johnson (the first All-American for legendary Kentucky coach

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), advancing to the semifinals thanks in part to George Stone scoring 46 points versus

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in their quarterfinal game. Stone went on to play professionally for four years in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Johnson brought the Herd back to the NIT in 1968 behind point guard

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, but they lost in the first round.

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coached the Herd to a 23–4 season in 1971–72, losing to Southwest Louisiana, 112–101 in the NCAA Tournament. Marshall was ranked as high as No. 8 in the nation that season, and finished 12th in the nation. Russell Lee was a Converse All-American in 1972, and was selected in the first round of the ABA Draft and second round by the

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of the NBA, playing for that team for two years and three seasons overall in the NBA. Bob Daniels was the Herd coach beginning in the 1972–73 season leading the team to an appearance in the NIT.

was the point guard for the NCAA Tournament team in 1972 and the NIT team in 1973, was a CoSIDA Academic All-American both seasons and was awarded an NCAA post-graduate scholarship. He was drafted by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings and played four seasons in the NBA before moving on to greater glory in the Italian League, winning titles as a player and coach.

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wore No. 8 his first few seasons in the NBA because that was the number D'Antoni wore when he played with Kobe's father in Italy. Marshall advanced to the school's first conference title game in 1978, falling to Furman in the title game under charismatic coach Stu Aberdeen. Bob Zuffelato took the Herd to the

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finals in 1979–80, falling again to Furman, after Aberdeen died during the summer of 1979 while on vacation. The 1980–81 team saw Marshall post its first-ever win over

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at the

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. Marshall won the first game played against WVU in Huntington in 1982–83. Marshall would go on to be 5–0 versus the Mountaineers in Huntington before the series moved permanently to the

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in the state capital.

Rick Huckabay era

Rick Huckabay led Marshall to six Southern Conference titles - three regular season ones and three conference tournament championships. His teams made three NCAA Tournaments (the 1987 appearance later vacated by the NCAA) and an NIT appearance from 1983 to 1989, although they lost all four postseason contests. John Taft and Skip Henderson were both recruited by Huckabay and are one-two in scoring at Marshall all-time. A highlight of Huckabay's time at Marshall occurred on February 7, 1985, when backup guard Bruce Morris made the longest shot in NCAA basketball history. The "Shot Herd Round the World" measured 89 feet, 10 inches and ended the first half. Marshall went on to defeat Appalachian State in that game, 93–82.

Post Huckabay Era (Billy Donovan, Greg White, Donnie Jones, and Tom Herrion)

When

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was hired in 1994, he was 28 years old and the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I. Donovan helped land West Virginia native and future NBA standout Jason Williams after he had originally signed with Providence. When Donovan left to become the head coach of the

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in 1996, Williams followed him to the Gators. Donovan led the Thundering Herd to the Southern Conference North division title in the 1994–95 season. He went 35–20 in two seasons at Marshall. Notable assistant coaches at Marshall under Donovan included Anthony Grant and

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. Keith Veney set an NCAA record with 15 three-pointers in Marshall's Henderson Center against

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on December 14, 1996 for new head coach Greg White, who had been Marshall's point guard from 1977 to 1981. White followed in the great Marshall tradition of outstanding players from the

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area including both Mike and Dan D'Antoni. White coached his first Marshall team to its final Southern Conference tournament title game in 1996–97, falling to UT-Chattanooga on a last-second, game-winning shot. Marshall joined the Mid-American Conference for the second time in 1997–98, and the Herd was 21–9 in 1999–2000 under White, falling in the MAC semi-finals to Miami, Ohio. White's overall record at Marshall in seven seasons was 115–84. Donniejones

Before Donnie Jones came to coach Marshall from 2007 to 2010, he was an assistant with the

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for 11 years and helped Billy Donovan coach the Gators to consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007. Jones got Marshall to a winning record for the first time since 2001 with a 16–14 mark in his first season In 2010, Jones coached Marshall to the CIT, which was their first post-season tournament since 1988. Marshall fell to Appalachian State in the CIT quarterfinals. Following the 2010 season, and amid growing fan concern over Marshall's performance in the 2010 CUSA and CIT tournaments, Donnie Jones left Marshall to coach conference rival UCF. Considering Jones' success at Marshall and his local ties to the Huntington area, many Marshall fans considered his departure a betrayal, further fueling the Marshall-UCF rivalry. In 2010, Marshall hired former

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head coach,

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, to lead the Thundering Herd. In 2012, Herrion coached the Thundering Herd to the

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for the first time since 1988. However, after back-to-back losing seasons in 2013 and 2014, Marshall bought out the remaining two years of his contract. In four seasons as head coach, Herrion's record was .500, going 67–67.

Dan D'Antoni era

On April 24, 2014, Marshall University Athletic Director Mike Hamrick announced Mullens native and

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assistant coach,

, as the next head coach of the Thundering Herd. D'Antoni is a

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alum and played point guard for The Herd from 1966 to 1970. He led the team in scoring with a 17.5 scoring average in 1968–69 and led the 1967 team to the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament, losing to Marquette 83–78 and then losing to

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93–76 in the 3rd place game. In 1968, he again led the team to the NIT, losing to St. Peter's 102–93 in the first round. He is one of 49 Marshall players to score 1,000 points, tallying 1,109. In 1990, he was inducted into the Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame. For the 2017–18 season, Marshall and coach D'Antoni finished the regular season with a win and season sweep over 24th-ranked

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, Marshall's first win over a top-25 opponent since 2011. In the ensuing Conference USA tournament as the conference's fourth seed, Marshall dominated against UTSA and Southern Miss, before hanging on late against

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67–66 in the conference tournament title game. This gave Marshall its first Conference USA championship and sent the Thundering Herd to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 31 years. As the 13th seed in the East, D'Antoni also led the Thundering Herd to their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory in program history, an 81–75 win over

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, the region's fourth seed, in the first round. Marshall would eventually get knocked out in the second round by a 94–71 loss to in-state rival

. For the 2018–19 season, Marshall finished the regular season as the Conference USA's sixth seed and on a season-high five-game win streak. Marshall, however, was not able to repeat the previous season's success and was knocked out in the conference tournament quarterfinals to Southern Miss, before ultimately accepting an invite in the CIT for the first time since 2011. As the tournament's number one seed, Marshall was able to secure a second-round bye following its opening-round 78–73 win over IUPUI. Following quarterfinal and semifinal wins over

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and

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respectively, Marshall would move on to the CIT Championship game against Green Bay, which they would dominate with a 90–70 victory and secure the program's first postseason hoops title in 72 years.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

Marshall has appeared in the NCAA tournament six times, although the official tally is five as their 1987 appearance was vacated due to NCAA violations. Their combined record is 1–6, or 1–5 by the official NCAA tally.

National Invitation Tournament results

Marshall has been selected to participate in five

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s. Their combined record is 2–6.

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament results

Marshall has been selected to participate in three CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–2. They were the CIT Champions in 2019.

NAIA tournament results

The Thundering Herd have appeared in the NAIA tournament three times. Their combined record is 7–2. They were NAIA National Champions in 1947.

Home venues

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(1950–1981) *

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* Russ Lee –

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Herd abroad

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, BK Inter Bratislava *

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Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Aleksa Nikolić – Spartak Saint Petersburg,

KD Ilirija Košarkarski klub Ilirija () or simply Ilirija is a basketball team based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The team competes in the Slovenian First League, the top-tier league in Slovenia, and in the regional ABA League. Honours *Slovenian Republic League ...

KK FMP Košarkaški klub FMP ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб ФMП), commonly referred to as KK FMP or as FMP Soccerbet due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The club plays in the ABA ...

, KK Zlatibor * Dagoberto Peña – Maldonado, Leones de Santo Domingo, Academia de la Montaña,

FC Barcelona Bàsquet B FC Barcelona Bàsquet B (English: FC Barcelona Basketball B), commonly referred to as FC Barcelona B () and colloquially known as Barça B (), is the reserve team of the FC Barcelona. The team currently plays in the Spanish 4th-tier level Terc ...

CB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., (English: Club Basketball Students) known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Liga ACB, Asociación ...

BC Pieno žvaigždės BC Pieno žvaigždės () was a professional basketball club from Pasvalys, Lithuania. Founded in 1999, the team competed in the top-tier Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) for 13 seasons from 2011 to 2024. The club name c ...

CB Breogán Club Baloncesto Breogán, S.A.D., also known as Río Breogán for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Lugo, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. The club was founded in 1966 by the Varela-Portas brothers. The team pla ...

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Saski Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLea ...

Belfius Mons-Hainaut Union Mons-Hainaut is a Belgian professional basketball club that is based in Mons, Wallonia. The club competes in the highest division of the country, the BNXT League. The club's home arena is the Mons Arena. Founded as Quaregnon in 1959, the c ...

Spójnia Stargard Spójnia Stargard, also known as shortly Spójnia, is a professional Poland, Polish basketball team based in Stargard, Poland, currently (as of 2022) playing in the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the highest tier in Polish basketball. Spójnia ho ...

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KFÍ The Vestri men's basketball team, commonly known as Vestri, is a basketball team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. The club was founded in 1965 as Körfuknattleiksfélag Ísafjarðar and held that name until it merged with newly founded Íþrótta ...

, İstanbul DSİ,

Roseto Sharks Pallacanestro Roseto is an Italian professional basketball club based in Roseto degli Abruzzi. They play in the third division Serie B Basket, Serie B as of the 2024–25 season. Sponsorship names The club has had several denominations through th ...

BK Ventspils BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. History BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant p ...

, Valmiera Ordo, Kataja BC,

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

Jászberényi KSE Jászberényi KSE, shortly JKSE, is a Hungarian professional basketball team based in Jászberény. The team plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest professional league in Hungary. The team was f ...

Cheikh Sane Cheikh Tidiane Sane (born May 4, 1992) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Fribourg Olympic of the Swiss Basketball League. He formerly played professionally in Denmark, Greece, Japan and Switzerland. References External links E ...

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Team FOG Næstved Team FOG Næstved is a professional basketball team from Næstved, Denmark, playing in the best Danish basketball league, Basketligaen. The team won its first title in 2017, where they won the Danish Basketball Cup. Their current head coach is A ...

Koroivos Koroivos (, before 1955: Κελεβή - ''Kelevi'') is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a flat rural area, south of the river Pineios. It is 2 km southeast of Lefkochori, 2 km west of Roupaki, ...

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Nigel Spikes Nigel Spikes (born October 18, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Ehime Orange Vikings of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball, Marshall Thundering He ...

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Miami Midnites The Miami Midnites are a professional minor league basketball team based in Miami, Florida. Established in 2014, the club was an affiliate of the Maccabi Haifa B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The team is owned by Jeffrey Rosen (bus ...

Halifax Rainmen The Halifax Rainmen were a professional basketball team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They played in the Atlantic Division of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) and their home games took place at the Scotiabank Centre, form ...

Maccabi Haifa B.C. Maccabi (sports), Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club () known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi XT Haifa () is a professional basketball club based in the city of Haifa in Israel. It is the basketball section of the Maccabi Haifa association. The t ...

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Sioux Falls Skyforce The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and are affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team has played its home games in the Sanford Pentagon since the 2013–14 ...

Wellington Saints The Wellington Saints are a New Zealand professional men's basketball team based in Wellington. The Saints compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at TSB Bank Arena. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as ...

, Fukushima Firebonds,

Akita Northern Happinets The Akita Northern Happinets are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Akita that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the B.League. The team was formed as an expansion team of the bj league in 2010 and found s ...

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* {{Sun Belt Conference men's basketball navbox Basketball teams established in 1907