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2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

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2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record17–16 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Marshall 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 25 13   .658
UTEP 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Western Kentucky 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
North Texas 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Rice 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
FIU 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 5 13   .278 8 25   .242
Southern Miss* 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
UTSA 3 15   .167 5 27   .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second 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 17–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UTEP in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Middle Tennessee.

Previous season

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The Thundering Herd finished the 2014–15 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shawn Smith 1 F 6'6" 228 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated
Jay Johnson 3 F 6'7" 232 Junior Versailles, KY Graduated & transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan
Cheikh Sane 5 F 6'9" 225 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated
DeVince Boykins 15 G 6'4" 210 RS Junior Forest City, NC Graduated & transferred to Georgia Southern
J. P. Kambola 31 C 6'9" 244 Senior Toronto, ON Graduated
Tamron Manning 32 G 6'4" 210 Junior Georgetown, KY Graduated & transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Terrence Thompson 1 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Durham, NC Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College
Jon Elmore 4 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Charleston, WV Transferred from VMI. Under NCAA transfer rules, Elmore will have to sit out for the first semester of the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2015 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Christian Thieneman
SF
Louisville, KY Trinity High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Aleksandar Dozic
SF
Podgorica, Crna Gora Don Bosco Prep High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "Marshall Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  • "2015 Marshall Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Christian Thieneman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
F 1 Terrence Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Durham, North Carolina
G 2 Stevie Browning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Logan, West Virginia
G 3 Brett Bowling (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Pineville, West Virginia
F 4 Jacob Kilgore (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Huntington, West Virginia
F 13 Ajdin Penava 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 14 C. J. Burks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Martinsburg, West Virginia
G 21 Aleksa Nikolić Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Pančevo, Serbia
G 23 Justin Edmonds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Albion, Michigan
F 24 James Kelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Sr Ann Arbor, Michigan
F 25 Ryan Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 32 Aleksandar Dozic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Podgorica, Montenegro
G 33 Jon Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Charleston, West Virginia
G 34 Noah Frampton (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Poca, West Virginia
G 35 Austin Loop 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr South Webster, Ohio
F 50 Milan Mijovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/12/2015*
7:00 pm
Bluefield State W 112–78 
Cam Henderson Center (5,107)
Huntington, WV
11/15/2015*
3:30 pm
Newberry L 89–101 
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Non-conference regular season
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Tennessee L 74–84  0–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,341)
Knoxville, TN
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
at Morehead State L 61–85  0–2
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,432)
Morehead, KY
11/27/2015*
7:30 pm
James Madison L 75–89  0–3
Cam Henderson Center (4,683)
Huntington, WV
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 70–85  0–4
Convocation Center (6,783)
Athens, OH
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Akron L 65–75  0–5
Cam Henderson Center (4,631)
Huntington, WV
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
at James Madison L 84–107  0–6
JMU Convocation Center (3,404)
Williamsburg, VA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois
Global Sports Classic
W 82–76  1–6
Cam Henderson Center (4,391)
Huntington, WV
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 96–72  2–6
Cam Henderson Center (4,553)
Huntington, WV
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm
North Carolina Central
Global Sports Classic
W 92–73  3–6
Cam Henderson Center (4,178)
Huntington, WV
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 20 West Virginia
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
L 68–86  3–7
Charleston Civic Center (11,748)
Charleston, WV
12/21/2015*
10:30 pm
vs. Wyoming
Global Sports Classic semifinals
W 90–82  4–7
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/22/2015*
10:30 pm
vs. Grand Canyon
Global Sports Classic Championship
L 81–85  4–8
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/27/2015*
4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 4 Maryland L 67–87  4–9
Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016
1:00 pm, ASN
WKU W 94–76  5–9
(1–0)
Cam Henderson Center (4,623)
Huntington, WV
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 90–67  6–9
(2–0)
Cam Henderson Center (4,577)
Huntington, WV
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
FIU W 99–81  7–9
(3–0)
Cam Henderson Center (5,127)
Huntington, WV
01/14/2016
8:00 pm
at North Texas W 97–78  8–9
(4–0)
The Super Pit (1,585)
Denton, TX
01/16/2016
8:00 pm
at Rice W 94–90  9–9
(5–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,196)
Houston, TX
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
at Charlotte L 95–103  9–10
(5–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,015)
Charlotte, NC
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ASN
at Old Dominion W 78–75  10–10
(6–1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,140)
Norfolk, VA
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee W 82–66  11–10
(7–1)
Cam Henderson Center (5,724)
Huntington, WV
01/30/2016
12:00 pm, CBSSN
UAB L 78–81  11–11
(7–2)
Cam Henderson Center (7,085)
Huntington, WV
02/04/2016
9:05 pm
at UTEP L 108–112  11–12
(7–3)
Don Haskins Center (6,993)
El Paso, TX
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ASN
at UTSA W 109–91  12–12
(8–3)
Convocation Center (900)
San Antonio, TX
02/13/2016
8:00 pm, FCS
at WKU W 96–93 OT 13–12
(9–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,373)
Bowling Green, KY
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Charlotte W 87–72  14–12
(10–3)
Cam Henderson Center (6,164)
Huntington, WV
02/20/2016
7:00 pm
Old Dominion W 82–65  15–12
(11–3)
Cam Henderson Center (8,520)
Huntington, WV
02/25/2016
8:00 pm
at UAB L 91–95  15–13
(11–4)
Bartow Arena (7,190)
Birmingham, AL
02/27/2016
6:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 74–83  15–14
(11–5)
Murphy Center (4,051)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/03/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Louisiana Tech L 94–97  15–15
(11–6)
Cam Henderson Center (5,945)
Huntington, WV
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 108–106 OT 16–15
(12–6)
Cam Henderson Center (6,431)
Huntington, WV
Conference USA tournament
03/10/16
9:30 pm, ASN
vs. (6) UTEP
Quarterfinals
W 87–85  17–15
Legacy Arena (3,933)
Birmingham, AL
03/11/16
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. (2) Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
L 90–99  17–16
Legacy Arena (6,176)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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