List of Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball seasons

For Marshall's current season, see 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team.

The Marshall Thundering Herd college basketball team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, representing Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). Marshall has played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia since 1981. The team's current head coach is Cornelius Jackson, who was hired in March 2024.[1]

The Thundering Herd fielded their first team in 1906–07.[2] They have played 112 seasons of basketball,[A 1] compiling a record of 1599–1188–2[3] and winning seven regular season conference championships and four conference tournaments. The Thundering Herd appeared in the NCAA tournament six times,[A 2] compiling a 1–6 record, and they appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Additionally, Marshall has won two postseason championships, the NAIA tournament in 1947 and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in 2019.

Season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
L.B. Crotty (Independent) (1906–1908)
1906–07 L.B. Crotty 0–1
1907–08 L.B. Crotty 5–0–1
Boyd Chambers (Independent) (1908–1914)
1908–09 Boyd Chambers 6–2
1909–10 Boyd Chambers 3–3
1911–12 Boyd Chambers 2–2
1912–13 Boyd Chambers 1–4
1913–14 Boyd Chambers 2–5
Arch Reilly (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918–19 Archer Reilly 2–5
Skeeter Shelton (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920–21 Kemper Shelton 6–9
Herbert Cramer (Independent) (1921–1922)
1921–22 Herbert Cramer 5–4–1
J. E. R. Barnes (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922–23 J.E.R. Barnes 1–3
Bill Strickling (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923–24 Bill Strickling 8–7
Russ Meredith (Independent) (1924–1925)
1924–25 Russ Meredith 12–6
Charles Tallman (Independent) (1925–1926)
1925–26 Trusty Tallmann 10–7
Bill Strickling (Independent) (1926–1927)
1926–27 Bill Strickling 7–10
Johnny Stuart (Independent) (1927–1931)
1927–28 Johnny Stuart 11–10
1928–29 Johnny Stuart 14–8
1929–30 Johnny Stuart 12–3
1930–31 Johnny Stuart 9–8
Tom Dandelet (Independent) (1931–1932)
1931–32 Tom Dandelet 7–12
Tom Dandelet (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1932–1935)
1932–33 Tom Dandelet 10–9 3–6 4th
1933–34 Tom Dandelet 13–8 6–4 2nd
1934–35 Tom Dandelet 12–9 3–6 4th
Cam Henderson (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1935–1939)
1935–36 Cam Henderson 6–10 1–8 6th
1936–37 Cam Henderson 21–8 9–1 1st
1937–38 Cam Henderson 28–4 10–0 1st NAIA second round
1938–39 Cam Henderson 22–5 8–1 1st
Cam Henderson (Independent) (1939–1948)
1939–40 Cam Henderson 25–4
1940–41 Cam Henderson 14–9
1941–42 Cam Henderson 15–9
1942–43 Cam Henderson 10–7
1943-44 Cam Henderson 15–7
1944-45 Cam Henderson 17–9
1945–46 Cam Henderson 25–10
1946–47 Cam Henderson 32–4 NAIA champions
1947–48 Cam Henderson 22–11 NAIA second round
Cam Henderson (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1952)
1948–49 Cam Henderson 16–12 2–2 4th
1949–50 Cam Henderson 15–9 5–4 3rd
1950–51 Cam Henderson 13–13 2–6 6th
1951–52 Cam Henderson 15–11 5–7 4th
Cam Henderson (Independent) (1952–1953)
1952–53 Cam Henderson 20–4
Cam Henderson (Mid-American Conference) (1953–1955)
1953–54 Cam Henderson 13–8 6–7 4th
1954–55 Cam Henderson 17–4 10–4 2nd
Jule Rivlin (Mid-American Conference) (1955–1963)
1955–56 Jule Rivlin 18–5 10–2 1st NCAA first round
1956–57 Jule Rivlin 15–9 8–4 2nd
1957–58 Jule Rivlin 17–7 9–3 2nd
1958–59 Jule Rivlin 12–12 6–6 T–3rd
1959–60 Jule Rivlin 10–13 4–8 6th
1960–61 Jule Rivlin 11–13 5–7 4th
1961–62 Jule Rivlin 10–13 6–6 T–4th
1962–63 Jule Rivlin 7–16 1–11 T–6th
Ellis T. Johnson (Mid-American Conference) (1963–1969)
1963–64 Ellis Johnson 6–17 1–11 7th
1964–65 Ellis Johnson 4–20 1-11 7th
1965–66 Ellis Johnson 12–12 4–8 T–5th
1966–67 Ellis Johnson 20–8 10–2 2nd NIT Fourth Place
1967–68 Ellis Johnson 17–8 9–3 2nd NIT first round
1968–69 Ellis Johnson 9–15 3–9 T–6th
Stewart Way (Independent) (1969–1971)
1969–70 Stewart Way 9–14
1970–71 Stewart Way 16–10
Carl Tacy (Independent) (1971–1972)
1971–72 Carl Tacy 23–4 NCAA University Division first round
Bob Daniels (Independent) (1972–1977)
1972–73 Bob Daniels 20–7 NIT first round
1973–74 Bob Daniels 17–9
1974–75 Bob Daniels 13–13
1975–76 Bob Daniels 13–14
1976–77 Bob Daniels 8–19
Stu Aberdeen (Southern Conference) (1977–1979)
1977–78 Stu Aberdeen 14–15 8–5 3rd
1978–79 Stu Aberdeen 11–16 5–8 5th
Bob Zuffelato (Southern Conference) (1979–1983)
1979–80 Bob Zuffelato 17–12 10–6 2nd
1980–81 Bob Zuffelato 18–10 8–8 T–6th
1981–82 Bob Zuffelato 16–11 8–8 T–4th
1982–83 Bob Zuffelato 20–8 13–3 2nd
Rick Huckabay (Southern Conference) (1983–1989)
1983–84 Rick Huckabay 25–6 13–3 1st NCAA Division I first round
1984–85 Rick Huckabay 21–13 12–4 2nd NCAA Division I first round
1985–86 Rick Huckabay 19–11 10–6 T–2nd
1986–87 Rick Huckabay 25–6 15-1 1st NCAA Division I first round
1987–88 Rick Huckabay 24–8 14–2 1st NIT first round
1988–89 Rick Huckabay 15–15 6–8 6th
Dana Altman (Southern Conference) (1989–1990)
1989–90 Dana Altman 15–13 9–5 5th
Dwight Freeman (Southern Conference) (1990–1994)
1990–91 Dwight Freeman 14–14 7–7 5th
1991–92 Dwight Freeman 7–22 3–11 6th
1992–93 Dwight Freeman 16–11 11–7 4th
1993–94 Dwight Freeman 9–18 7–11 7th
Billy Donovan (Southern Conference) (1994–1996)
1994–95 Billy Donovan 18–9 10–4 1st (North)
1995–96 Billy Donovan 17–11 8–6 3rd (North)
Greg White (Southern Conference) (1996–1997)
1996–97 Greg White 20–9 10–4 T–1st (North)
Greg White (Mid-American Conference) (1997–2003)
1997–98 Greg White 11–16 7–11 T–3rd (East)
1998–99 Greg White 16–11 11–7 6th (East)
1999–00 Greg White 21–9 11–7 T–3rd (East)
2000–01 Greg White 18–9 12–6 T–2nd (East)
2001–02 Greg White 15–15 8–10 5th (East)
2002–03 Greg White 14–15 9–9 T–3rd (East)
Ron Jirsa (Mid-American Conference) (2003–2005)
2003–04 Ron Jirsa 12–17 8–10 4th (East)
2004–05 Ron Jirsa 6–22 3–15 6th (East)
Ron Jirsa (Conference USA) (2005–2007)
2005–06 Ron Jirsa 12–16 5–9 9th
2006–07 Ron Jirsa 13–19 7–9 T–8th
Donnie Jones (Conference USA) (2007–2010)
2007–08 Donnie Jones 16–14 8–8 6th
2008–09 Donnie Jones 15–17 7–9 6th
2009–10 Donnie Jones 24–10 11-5 3rd CIT Quarterfinalists
Tom Herrion (Conference USA) (2010–2014)
2010–11 Tom Herrion 22–12 9–7 T–5th CIT first round
2011–12 Tom Herrion 21–14 9–7 T–5th NIT first round
2012–13 Tom Herrion 13–19 6–10 T–9th
2013–14 Tom Herrion 11–22 4–12 T–14th
Dan D'Antoni (Conference USA) (2014–2022)
2014–15 Dan D’Antoni 11–21 7–11 T–11th
2015–16 Dan D’Antoni 17–16 12–6 T–3rd
2016–17 Dan D’Antoni 20–15 10–8 6th
2017–18 Dan D’Antoni 25–11 12–6 4th NCAA Division I Round of 32
2018–19 Dan D’Antoni 23–14 11–7 6th CIT champions
2019–20 Dan D’Antoni 17–15 10-8 6th
2020–21 Dan D’Antoni 15–7 9–5 3rd (East)
2021–22 Dan D'Antoni 12–21 4–14 7th (East)
Dan D'Antoni (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–2024)
2022–23 Dan D’Antoni 24–8 13–5 T–2nd
2023–24 Dan D’Antoni 13–20 7–11 T–10th
Total: 1599–1188–2

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Notes

  1. ^ Marshall did not field teams for the 1910-11, 1914-18, or 1919-20 seasons.
  2. ^ The NCAA vacated Marshall's loss in the 1987 NCAA tournament.[4] As such, the 1987 appearance in the tournament is not included in the official NCAA listing for Marshall.

References

General
  • "Marshall Men's Basketball 2020–21 Media Guide" (PDF). HerdZone.com. 2020. pp. 20–21. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
Specific
  1. ^ Carey, Greg (March 25, 2024). "Jackson replaces D'Antoni as Marshall basketball coach". WV MetroNews. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Marshall Men's Basketball 2020–21 Media Guide" (PDF). HerdZone.com. 2020. pp. 20–21. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. ^ NCAA Statistics http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2023/D1.pdf
  4. ^ Marshall University Infractions Report . ncaa.org. March 11, 2018.