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1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

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1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 12
Record23–4
Head coach
Associate head coachStewart Way
Assistant coachBill Robinette
Home arenaVeterans Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons
1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts   26 2   .929
No. 7 Marquette   25 4   .862
Hawaii   23 4   .852
No. 12 Marshall   23 4   .852
No. 10 Florida State   28 5   .848
Northern Illinois   21 4   .840
No. 6 South Carolina   24 5   .828
Duquesne   20 5   .800
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Providence   21 6   .778
Detroit   18 6   .750
Houston   20 7   .741
Jacksonville   20 8   .714
No. 15 Villanova   20 8   .714
Pan American   17 7   .708
Niagara   21 9   .700
Penn State   17 8   .680
Fordham   18 9   .667
St. Bonaventure   16 8   .667
Cincinnati   17 9   .654
Georgia Southern   17 9   .654
Colgate   15 8   .652
St. John's   19 11   .633
Fairleigh Dickinson   15 9   .625
Illinois State   16 10   .615
Virginia Tech   16 10   .615
Canisius   15 11   .577
Creighton   15 11   .577
Holy Cross   15 11   .577
Oklahoma City   16 12   .571
Loyola (LA)   14 11   .560
Rutgers   14 11   .560
West Virginia   13 11   .542
Hardin–Simmons   14 12   .538
DePaul   12 11   .522
Centenary   13 12   .520
Long Island   13 12   .520
Boston College   13 13   .500
Dayton   13 13   .500
Pittsburgh   12 12   .500
Air Force   12 13   .480
Fairfield   12 13   .480
Saint Francis (PA)   12 13   .480
Saint Peter's   12 13   .480
Indiana State   12 14   .462
St. Francis (NY)   12 14   .462
Utah State   12 14   .462
Xavier   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Manhattan   11 13   .458
George Washington   11 14   .440
Navy   10 13   .435
Denver   11 15   .423
Portland   10 16   .385
Seton Hall   10 16   .385
Southern Illinois   10 16   .385
Ball State   9 15   .375
Loyola (IL)   8 14   .364
Tulane   8 18   .308
Boston University   7 16   .304
South Alabama   7 17   .292
Iona   6 17   .261
Butler   6 20   .231
Georgia Tech   6 20   .231
Notre Dame   6 20   .231
Stetson   6 20   .231
Georgetown   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Carl Tacy, played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse as an Independent. They finished the season 23–4 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to Southwestern Louisiana in the First Round. They finished ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the UPI Poll.[1]

Roster

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1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Mike D'Antoni 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mullens, West Virginia
G 14 Greg Imperi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Huntington, West Virginia
G 22 Billy James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Scottsburg, Indiana
G 23 Jerry Strittholt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
G 24 Tyrone Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Patterson, New York
F 34 Lyle Monroe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Fort Recovery, Ohio
F 41 Bobby Driscoll 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
F 42 Bill Bertalan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hollywood, Florida
F 43 Gary Orsini 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Inwood, West Virginia
F 45 Randy Noll 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Covington, Kentucky
C 51 Willie Wilcox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
C 52 Andy Frederiksen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
C 53 John Sark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. Clair Shores, Michigan
G/F 55 Russ Lee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Boston, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 4, 1971
South Dakota W 104–70  1–0
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,225)
Huntington, WV
Dec 8, 1971
Saint Peter's W 106–71  2–0
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
Dec 11, 1971
George Washington W 97–73  3–0
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,254)
Huntington, WV
Dec 13, 1971
at Morehead State W 105–82  4–0
Wetherby Gymnasium (5,500)
Morehead, KY
Dec 17, 1971
Mississippi State
Marshall Memorial Invitational
W 95–69  5–0
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,344)
Huntington, WV
Dec 18, 1971
No. 8 St. John's
Marshall Memorial Invitational
W 110–107 OT 6–0
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,344)
Huntington, WV
Dec 20, 1971
Maine W 100–68  7–0
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,180)
Huntington, WV
Dec 27, 1971
No. 20 vs. Wisconsin
Milwaukee Classic
W 85–83  8–0
Milwaukee Arena (10,746)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 28, 1971
No. 17 at No. 2 Marquette
Milwaukee Classic
L 72–74  8–1
Milwaukee Arena (10,746)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 30, 1971
No. 17 Ohio W 88–81  9–1
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,500)
Huntington, WV
Jan 6, 1972
No. 13 Morehead State L 98–103  9–2
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,742)
Huntington, WV
Jan 8, 1972
No. 13 Western Michigan W 102–77  10–2
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
Jan 12, 1972
No. 20 DePauw W 102–76  11–2
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,270)
Huntington, WV
Jan 15, 1972
No. 20 at Morris Harvey W 88–69  12–2
Charleston Civic Center (7,100)
Charleston, WV
Jan 19, 1972
No. 16 Miami (OH) W 81–63  13–2
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,333)
Huntington, WV
Jan 22, 1972
No. 16 at Bowling Green W 103–80  14–2
Anderson Arena (4,480)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 29, 1972
No. 14 Morris Harvey W 78–68  15–2
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,473)
Huntington, WV
Feb 3, 1972
No. 11 Cleveland State W 102–70  16–2
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,312)
Huntington, WV
Feb 5, 1972
No. 11 vs. Long Island W 70–61  17–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Feb 8, 1972
No. 11 at Samford W 92–79  18–2
Seibert Hall (3,100)
Homewood, AL
Feb 12, 1972
No. 11 Bowling Green W 91–67  19–2
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
Feb 16, 1972
No. 10 at Ohio W 95–76  20–2
Convocation Center (10,965)
Athens, OH
Feb 19, 1972
No. 10 at UNC Charlotte W 89–69  21–2
Belk Gymnasium (3,750)
Charlotte, NC
Feb 21, 1972
No. 10 at Saint Francis (PA) W 95–80  22–2
Johnstown War Memorial Arena 
Johnstown, PA
Feb 29, 1972
No. 9 UNC Charlotte W 76–59  23–2
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (6,519)
Huntington, WV
Mar 2, 1972
No. 9 at Miami (OH) L 71–77  23–3
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1972
No. 10 vs. No. 9 Southwestern Louisiana
First Round – Midwest Region
L 101–112  23–4
Pan American Center (3,976)
Las Cruces, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2018–19 Marshall Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Marshall University. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "1971-72 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "1971-72 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved May 30, 2019.