2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Thundering Herd, led by first 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 11–21, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to WKU.
Previous season
The Thundering Herd 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. At the end of the season, head coach Tom Herrion 's remaining contract was bought out.[ 1]
Preseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Stevie Browning 2
G
6'3"
180
Sophomore
Logan, WV Transferred from Fairmont State . Under NCAA transfer rules, Browning will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jay Johnson
3
F
6'7"
210
Junior
Versailles, KY Junior college transfer from John A. Logan College .
James Kelly 24
F
6'7"
246
Junior
Ann Arbor, MI Transferred from Miami (FL) . Under NCAA transfer rules, Kelly will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Shane Hall PF Paintsville, KY
Johnson Central High School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sep 25, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Aleksa Nikolic PG Serbia
Kris Kros Pancevo
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
May 22, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
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
2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 1
Shawn Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg)
Sr
Sacramento, California
G 2
Stevie Browning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So
Logan, West Virginia
F 3
Jay Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg)
Jr
Versailles, Kentucky
F 5
Cheikh Sane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Dakar, Senegal
G 14
C. J. Burks (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Martinsburg, West Virginia
G 15
DeVince Boykins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Forest City, North Carolina
G 21
Aleksa Nikolić 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
Fr
Pančevo, Serbia
G 23
Justin Edmonds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Albion, Michigan
F 24
James Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 241 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Ann Arbor, Michigan
F 25
Ryan Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
RS So
Indianapolis, Indiana
C 31
JP Kambola 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg)
RS Sr
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 32
Tamron Manning 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Georgetown, Kentucky
G 33
Brett Bowling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
Fr
Pineville, West Virginia
G 35
Austin Loop 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
RS So
South Webster, Ohio
F 50
Milan Mijovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg)
Fr
Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 2]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014 *4:00 pm
Concord W 92–80 Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Regular season
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm
Jacksonville State Global Sports Showcase W 74–55 1–0
Cam Henderson Center (5,463)Huntington, WV
11/16/2014 *4:00 pm
Savannah State Global Sports Showcase W 66–47 2–0
Cam Henderson Center (4,789)Huntington, WV
11/18/2014 *7:00 pm
West Virginia Tech W 87–65 3–0
Cam Henderson Center (4,984)Huntington, WV
11/21/2014 *9:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 7 Louisville Global Sports Showcase L 67–85 3–1
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
11/26/2014 *8:00 pm, ASN
Morehead State L 68–77 3–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,077)Huntington, WV
11/28/2014 *8:00 pm
Cleveland State Global Sports Showcase L 59–68 3–3
Cam Henderson Center (4,991)Huntington, WV
12/01/2014 *7:30 pm, CBSSN
South Carolina L 59–77 3–4
Cam Henderson Center (5,013)Huntington, WV
12/06/2014 *6:00 pm, CBSSN
Penn State L 69–73 3–5
Cam Henderson Center (5,158)Huntington, WV
12/14/2014 *4:30 pm, RTPT
vs. No. 22 West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic L 66–69 3–6
Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV
12/16/2014 *7:00 pm
King W 90–76 4–6
Cam Henderson Center (4,608)Huntington, WV
12/20/2014 *3:00 pm
at Arkansas State
L 58–67 4–7
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
12/22/2014 *10:00 pm
at Nevada
L 55–83 4–8
Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
12/30/2014 *7:00 pm
at Akron
L 63–70 4–9
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
01/04/2015 3:00 pm
at WKU
L 62–81 4–10 (0–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
01/08/2015 7:00 pm
No. 25 Old Dominion
L 51–72 4–11 (0–2)
Cam Henderson Center (4,661)Huntington, WV
01/10/2015 7:00 pm
Charlotte L 72–77 4–12 (0–3)
Cam Henderson Center (5,013)Huntington, WV
01/15/2015 7:30 pm
at FIU
L 62–66 OT
4–13 (0–4)
FIU Arena Miami, FL
01/17/2015 5:30 pm, ASN
at Florida Atlantic
L 62–76 4–14 (0–5)
FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/22/2015 7:00 pm
UTSA L 68–82 4–15 (0–6)
Cam Henderson Center (4,882)Huntington, WV
01/24/2015 3:00 pm, ASN
UTEP W 78–71 5–15 (1–6)
Cam Henderson Center (5,302)Huntington, WV
01/29/2015 8:00 pm
at Southern Miss
W 69–54 6–15 (2–6)
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/31/2015 5:30 pm, ASN
at Louisiana Tech
L 57–81 6–16 (2–7)
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
02/05/2015 7:00 pm
Rice W 69–55 7–16 (3–7)
Cam Henderson Center (4,844)Huntington, WV
02/07/2015 7:00 pm
North Texas W 80–73 8–16 (4–7)
Cam Henderson Center (5,276)Huntington, WV
02/14/2015 5:30 pm, ASN
WKU W 87–82 9–16 (5–7)
Cam Henderson Center (6,135)Huntington, WV
02/19/2015 5:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee
L 51–90 9–17 (5–8)
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
02/21/2015 8:00 pm
at UAB
L 54–78 9–18 (5–9)
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
02/26/2015 8:00 pm, ASN
FIU W 87–69 10–18 (6–9)
Cam Henderson Center (4,886)Huntington, WV
02/28/2015 7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 79–63 11–18 (7–9)
Cam Henderson Center (5,745)Huntington, WV
03/05/2015 8:00 pm, ASN
at Old Dominion
L 50–67 11–19 (7–10)
Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
03/07/2015 7:00 pm
at Charlotte
L 73–86 11–20 (7–11)
Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Conference USA tournament
03/11/2015 7:00 pm, ASN
vs. WKU First round L 45–59 11–21
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
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