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2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

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2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record25–11 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Old Dominion 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
Western Kentucky 14 4   .778 27 11   .711
Marshall 12 6   .667 25 11   .694
UTSA 11 7   .611 20 15   .571
UAB 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
North Texas 8 10   .444 20 18   .526
FIU 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Southern Miss 7 11   .389 16 18   .471
Louisiana Tech 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
UTEP 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Rice 4 14   .222 7 24   .226
Charlotte 2 16   .111 6 23   .207
2018 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–11, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UTSA, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky to become champions of the C-USA tournament. They received C-USA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they upset Wichita State in the first round before losing to West Virginia in the second round.

Previous season

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The Thundering Herd finished the 2016–17 season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament. There they lost to top-seeded Middle Tennessee. Despite finishing with 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ky're Allison 5 G 6'2" 181 Freshman Portsmouth, Ohio Transferred to Sinclair Community College
Stevie Browning 2 G 6'3" 188 RS Senior Logan, West Virginia Graduated
Jacob Kilgore 4 F 6'5" 191 Sophomore Huntington, West Virginia Walk-on; did not return
Austin Loop 35 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior South Webster, Ohio Graduated
Aleksa Nikolić 21 G 6'6.5" 221 RS Sophomore Pančevo, Serbia Graduated; did not return
Ryan Taylor 25 F 6'5" 249 RS Senior Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated
Terrence Thompson 1 F 6'7" 217 Junior Durham, North Carolina Graduate transferred to Wake Forest

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dani Koljanin 1 F 6'8" 219 Junior Pula, Croatia Junior college transferred from Monroe College

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarrod West
PG
Clarksburg, West Virginia Notre Dame High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sep 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Darius George
SF
Staunton, Virginia Robert E. Lee High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tanner Robinette
PF
Honaker, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:1/5 stars
Iran Bennett
C
North Carolina Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Oct 17, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 4, 2017.
  • "2017 Marshall Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Christian Thieneman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Trinity Louisville, Kentucky
F 1 Dani Koljanin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Monroe Pula, Croatia
F 3 Jannson Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Newnan Newnan, Georgia
G 4 Christian Villers (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ashland Ashland, Kentucky
G 5 Marcus Reed (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Riverside Charleston, West Virginia
F 11 Ajdin Penava 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fifth High School Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 12 Ot Elmore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Texas–Rio Grande Valley Charleston, West Virginia
G 13 Jarrod West 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Notre Dame HS Clarksburg, West Virginia
G 14 C.J. Burks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Hedgesville Martinsburg, West Virginia
F 21 Darius George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Robert E. Lee Staunton, Virginia
G 23 Rondale Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Wake Forest Lewisburg, West Virginia
G 24 Will Fenton (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Fayetteville Fayetteville, West Virginia
G/F 32 Phil Bledsoe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wheeling Park Wheeling, West Virginia
G 33 Jon Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr VMI Charleston, West Virginia
F 50 Milan Mijović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Secondary Vocational School Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 11/11/2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2017*
4:00 pm
West Virginia Tech W 99–81 
Cam Henderson Center (4,820)
Huntington, WV
Nov 5, 2017*
7:00 pm
West Virginia Wesleyan W 95–76 
Cam Henderson Center (4,559)
Huntington, WV
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm
UT Martin
Global Sports Invitational
W 102–91 OT 1–0
Cam Henderson Center (5,754)
Huntington, WV
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
Southern
Global Sports Invitational
W 83–74  2–0
Cam Henderson Center (4,674)
Huntington, WV
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Morehead State L 83–86  2–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,857)
Morehead, KY
Nov 19, 2017*
5:00 pm, BTN+
at Illinois
Global Sports Invitational
L 74–91  2–2
State Farm Center (10,022)
Champaign, IL
Nov 22, 2017*
8:00 pm
North Carolina Central
Global Sports Invitational
W 92–84  3–2
Cam Henderson Center (4,572)
Huntington, WV
Nov 26, 2017*
4:00 pm
Concord W 106–70  4–2
Cam Henderson Center (4,654)
Huntington, WV
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 104–114  4–3
Kaplan Arena (1,727)
Williamsburg, VA
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Akron W 86–64  5–3
Cam Henderson Center (5,104)
Huntington, WV
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm
Chattanooga W 70–66  6–3
Cam Henderson Center (4,811)
Huntington, WV
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo W 93–87  7–3
Savage Arena (4,369)
Toledo, OH
Dec 16, 2017*
8:00 pm
Ohio W 99–96 OT 8–3
Cam Henderson Center (5,117)
Huntington, WV
Dec 19, 2017*
6:30 pm, FS1
at No. 9 Xavier L 77–81  8–4
Cintas Center (10,431)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 91–71  9–4
Cam Henderson Center (5,218)
Huntington, WV
Conference USA regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 85–66  10–4
(1–0)
Cam Henderson Center (5,537)
Huntington, WV
Dec 30, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana Tech W 78–65  11–4
(2–0)
Cam Henderson Center (5,683)
Huntington, WV
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, STADIUM
Western Kentucky L 87–112  11–5
(2–1)
Cam Henderson Center (6,826)
Huntington, WV
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Charlotte W 91–83  12–5
(3–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,640)
Charlotte, NC
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Old Dominion L 76–82  12–6
(3–2)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,287)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 18, 2018
8:00 pm, beIN
Middle Tennessee W 73–63  13–6
(4–2)
Cam Henderson Center (5,320)
Huntington, WV
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm
UAB W 86–78 OT 14–6
(5–2)
Cam Henderson Center (6,740)
Huntington, WV
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, STADIUM
at Western Kentucky L 74–85  14–7
(5–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,362)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 1, 2018
8:00 pm, beIN
at UTSA L 77–81  14–8
(5–4)
Convocation Center (1,042)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 3, 2018
9:00 pm
at UTEP W 74–65  15–8
(6–4)
Don Haskins Center (6,061)
El Paso, TX
Feb 8, 2018
8:00 pm
FIU W 76–66  16–8
(7–4)
Cam Henderson Center (5,078)
Huntington, WV
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 79–68  17–8
(8–4)
Cam Henderson Center (5,761)
Huntington, WV
Feb 15, 2018
8:00 pm
at Rice W 93–80  18–8
(9–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,694)
Houston, TX
Feb 17, 2018
6:00 pm
at North Texas W 74–72  19–8
(10–4)
The Super Pit (4,115)
Denton, TX
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, STADIUM
Old Dominion L 79–84  19–9
(10–5)
Cam Henderson Center (5,829)
Huntington, WV
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 103–75  20–9
(11–5)
Cam Henderson Center (6,575)
Huntington, WV
Mar 1, 2018
8:00 pm, beIN
at UAB L 77–91  20–10
(11–6)
Bartow Arena (3,156)
Birmingham, AL
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, STADIUM
at No. 24 Middle Tennessee W 76–67  21–10
(12–6)
Murphy Center (10,050)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA tournament
Mar 8, 2018
7:30 pm, STADIUM
(4) vs. (5) UTSA
Quarterfinals
W 95–81  22–10
Ford Center at The Star (2,531)
Frisco, TX
Mar 9, 2018
1:30 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (9) Southern Miss
Semifinals
W 85–75  23–10
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 10, 2018
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (3) Western Kentucky
Championship
W 67–66  24–10
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
1:30 pm, TNT
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 16 Wichita State
First Round
W 81–75  25–10
Viejas Arena (10,892)
San Diego, CA
Mar 18, 2018*
9:40 pm, TBS
(13 E) vs. (5 E) No. 15 West Virginia
Second Round/Rivalry
L 71–94  25–11
Viejas Arena (11,628)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1][2]

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