2013–14 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Marshall Thundering Herd Men's Basketball Team represented Marshall University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Thundering Herd, led by fourth year head coach Tom Herrion , played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA . They finished the season 11–22, 4–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Old Dominion.[ 1]
At the end of the season, head coach Tom Herrion's remaining contract was bought out. On April 24, the Herd hired alumnus and former NBA assistant coach Dan D'Antoni as head coach. D'Antoni was an assistant at Marshall 43 years prior in 1970–71.
Preseason
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jaylen Brantley PG Springfield, MA
Notre Dame Prep
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
May 17, 2013
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Chris Thomas SG Marianna, FL
Chipola Junior College
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 27, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Shawn Smith PG San Francisco, CA
CC of San Francisco
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Apr 16, 2013
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Cheikh Tidiane Sane PF Ephraim, UT
Snow College
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Apr 2, 2013
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Justin Edmonds SG Albion, MI
Owens CC
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Mar 4, 2011
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : NR Rivals : NR ESPN : NR
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Roster
2013–14 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 0
Shawn Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg)
Jr
Sacramento, California
G 1
Kareem Canty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
Harlem, New York
G 4
Kevin McNair (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Atlanta, Georgia
F 13
Cheikh Sane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Dakar, Senegal
G 15
DeVince Boykins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
RS So
Forest City, North Carolina
F 21
TyQuane Goard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS So
Charleston, West Virginia
G 23
Justin Edmonds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Albion, Michigan
F 24
Elijah Pittman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Covington, Kentucky
F 25
Ryan Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
Indianapolis, Indiana
C 31
JP Kambola 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 32
Tamron Manning 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So
Georgetown, Kentucky
C 34
Yous Mbao 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
RS Sr
Rufisque, Senegal
G 35
Austin Loop 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
RS Fr
South Webster, Ohio
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
10/28/2013 *7:00 pm
Concord W 94–60 Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Regular season
11/08/2013 *7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 85–69 1–0
Cam Henderson Center (5,067)Huntington, WV
11/12/2013 *7:00 pm
Rio Grande W 119–77 2–0
Cam Henderson Center (4,761)Huntington, WV
11/17/2013 *2:00 pm
at Morehead State
L 94–102 2–1
Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
11/21/2013 *7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 73–80 OT
2–2
Cam Henderson Center (4,863)Huntington, WV
11/23/2013 *12:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 96–78 3–2
Cam Henderson Center (4,718)Huntington, WV
11/26/2013 *7:00 pm
WKU W 84–74 4–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,113)Huntington, WV
11/30/2013 *4:00 pm
at East Tennessee State
L 78–88 4–3
Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
12/05/2013 *8:00 pm
at Vanderbilt
L 67–69 4–4
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/07/2013 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Penn State
L 77–90 4–5
Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
12/14/2013 *7:30 pm, WOWK
vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic L 64–74 4–6
Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV
12/17/2013 *7:00 pm
Alice Lloyd W 121–57 5–6
Cam Henderson Center (4,127)Huntington, WV
12/21/2013 *7:00 pm
Arkansas State L 82–83 5–7
Cam Henderson Center (4,718)Huntington, WV
12/30/2013 *7:00 pm, CSS
at South Carolina
L 65–92 5–8
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
01/02/2014 *7:00 pm
at Akron
L 58–59 5–9
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
01/05/2014 *2:00 pm
Presbyterian W 77–49 6–9
Cam Henderson Center (4,358)Huntington, WV
01/09/2014 8:00 pm
at UTSA
L 81–90 6–10 (0–1)
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
01/11/2014 9:05 pm
at UTEP
L 56–66 6–11 (0–2)
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
01/16/2014 7:00 pm
North Texas L 65–80 6–12 (0–3)
Cam Henderson Center (4,586)Huntington, WV
01/18/2014 12:00 pm, CBSSN
Tulsa L 52–69 6–13 (0–4)
Cam Henderson Center (4,637)Huntington, WV
01/23/2014 8:00 pm
at Rice
W 73–63 7–13 (1–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/25/2014 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Louisiana Tech
L 77–98 7–14 (1–5)
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
01/30/2014 8:00 pm
FIU W 80–68 8–14 (2–5)
Cam Henderson Center (4,551)Huntington, WV
02/01/2014 12:00 pm, CSS
Florida Atlantic L 57–65 8–15 (2–6)
Cam Henderson Center (4,802)Huntington, WV
02/07/2014 9:30 pm, CBSSN
at Southern Miss
L 57–60 8–16 (2–7)
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/09/2014 2:00 pm
at Tulane
L 65–68 8–17 (2–8)
Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
02/15/2014 7:00 pm
at Charlotte
W 59–56 9–17 (3–8)
Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
02/20/2014 7:00 pm
UAB L 62–68 9–18 (3–9)
Cam Henderson Center (4,784)Huntington, WV
02/22/2014 2:00 pm, CSS
Middle Tennessee L 53–56 9–19 (3–10)
Cam Henderson Center (5,092)Huntington, WV
02/27/2014 7:00 pm
at Old Dominion
L 63–70 9–20 (3–11)
Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
03/02/2014 2:00 pm
East Carolina W 64–61 10–20 (4–11)
Cam Henderson Center (4,291)Huntington, WV
03/06/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Charlotte L 70–74 10–21 (4–12)
Cam Henderson Center (4,944)Huntington, WV
2014 Conference USA tournament
03/11/2014 8:00 pm
vs. Florida Atlantic First round W 63–59 11–21
Don Haskins Center (4,226)El Paso, TX
03/12/2014 4:30 pm
vs. Old Dominion Second round L 58–73 11–22
Don Haskins Center (3,916)El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
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