2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	9–4 (3–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Dan D'Antoni (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline; Scott Rigot; Cornelius Jackson;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky	11	–	3	.786	21	–	8	.724
Old Dominion	11	–	5	.688	15	–	8	.652
Marshall	9	–	5	.643	15	–	7	.682
Florida Atlantic	7	–	5	.583	13	–	10	.565
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	9	–	15	.375
Middle Tennessee	3	–	13	.188	5	–	18	.217
FIU	2	–	15	.118	9	–	17	.346
West
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
UAB	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
North Texas †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
UTSA	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
UTEP	8	–	8	.500	12	–	12	.500
Rice	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Southern Miss	4	–	13	.235	8	–	17	.320

† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team will represent Marshall University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by seventh-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, will play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the East Division of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated UTEP and were scheduled to play Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament. However, the tournament canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cam Brooks-Harris	24	F	6'6"	175	RS Freshman	Zanesville, Ohio	Transferred to Tallahassee Community College
Dajour Rucker	32	F	6'7"	250	Freshman	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Left team due to personal reasons
Robby Williams	14	G	5'10"	150	Freshman	Charleston, West Virginia	Walk-on; transferred to Coastal Alabama Community College

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Obinna Anochili-Killen SF/PF	Chapmanville, West Virginia	Chapmanville High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 19, 2019
Obinna Anochili-Killen SF/PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
David Early SG	Logan, West Virginia	Logan High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jan 29, 2020
David Early SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: NR 247Sports: 99th 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 2020-06-04. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

Roster

2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Andrew Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS So	Corbin	Corbin, Kentucky
G/F	1	C. J. Meredith (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Spring Valley	Huntington, West Virginia
F	2	Iran Bennett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	335 lb (152 kg)	RS Jr	Hargrave	Durham, North Carolina
F	3	Jannson Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	RS Sr	Newnan	Newnan, Georgia
G	4	Ty Sturm (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Cabell Midland	Hurricane, West Virginia
G/F	5	Jeremy Dillon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Mingo Central	Mingo, West Virginia
G	11	Luke Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Fairland	Proctorville, Ohio
G	13	Jarrod West	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame HS	Clarksburg, West Virginia
G/F	15	Marko Sarenac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Hoosac	Ljubovija, Serbia
F	21	Darius George	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Staunton (Robert E. Lee)	Staunton, Virginia
G	23	David Early	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Logan	Logan, West Virginia
G	24	Taevion Kinsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Eastmoor	Columbus, Ohio
F	25	Obinna Anochili-Killen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Chapmanville	Lagos, Nigeria
F	31	Mikel Beyers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Mesa CC	Houston, Texas
G	35	Devin Collins (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Chapmanville	Chapmanville, West Virginia
C	50	Goran Miladinovic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Hoosac	Tivat, Montenegro

Head coach

Dan D'Antoni (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Cline (Wake Forest)
Scott Rigot (Buffalo)
Cornelius Jackson (Marshall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/22/2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv	Coppin State	Canceled^[2]					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Nov 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv	Arkansas State	W 70–56	1–0	17 – Kinsey	7 – Kinsey	8 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,251) Huntington, WV
Dec 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wright State	W 80–64	2–0	31 – Kinsey	8 – George	9 – West	Nutter Center (50) Fairborn, OH
Dec 5, 2020* TBA	at Akron	Postponed					James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
Dec 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports	at College of Charleston	W 84–72	3–0	19 – Tied	8 – George	9 – Kinsey	TD Arena (1,419) Charleston, SC
Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv	Ohio	W 81–67	4–0	28 – Kinsey	10 – Taylor	6 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,272) Huntington, WV
Dec 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv	Toledo	L 87–96 ^OT	4–1	20 – Kinsey	8 – Taylor	6 – Tied	Cam Henderson Center (1,222) Huntington, WV
Dec 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, Stadium	Northern Iowa	Canceled					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 20, 2020* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv	Robert Morris	W 85–71	5–1	24 – Williams	9 – West	8 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,230) Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv	UNC Asheville	W 88–67	6–1	26 – Kinsey	8 – Taylor	9 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,244) Huntington, WV
Conference USA regular season
Jan 1, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	L 68–75	6–2 (0–1)	21 – Kinsey	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA
Jan 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	W 80–73	7–2 (1–1)	20 – Kinsey	10 – Taylor	9 – Taylor	Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA
Jan 8, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium	Charlotte	Postponed					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 9, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium	Charlotte	Postponed					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 15, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN	at Western Kentucky	L 73–81	7–3 (1–2)	19 – Williams	7 – Taylor	9 – Taylor	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,117) Bowling Green, KY
Jan 17, 2021 2:00 pm, CBSSN	Western Kentucky	L 67–69	7–4 (1–3)	17 – Taylor	12 – Kinsey	5 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,274) Huntington, WV
Jan 22, 2021 7:00 pm	at FIU	W 79–66	8–4 (2–3)	16 – Tied	10 – Taylor	6 – West	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (308) Miami, FL
Jan 23, 2021 2:00 pm, Stadium	at FIU	W 89–72	9–4 (3–3)	22 – Kinsey	12 – Kinsey	3 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (128) Miami, FL
Jan 29, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium	Florida Atlantic	Postponed					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 30, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium	Florida Atlantic	Postponed					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
Feb 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
Feb 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Tennessee						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Tennessee						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 19, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Feb 26, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU	North Texas						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 27, 2021 2:00 pm, Stadium	North Texas						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 10–13, 2021 TBA	vs. TBD						Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Men's Basketball Contest Against Coppin State Canceled, Arkansas State Still Set for Friday". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ "Marshall Men's Hoops Releases Non-Conference Schedule, C-USA Announces Changes to Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
^ "2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

[1] "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "Men's Basketball Contest Against Coppin State Canceled, Arkansas State Still Set for Friday". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[3] "Marshall Men's Hoops Releases Non-Conference Schedule, C-USA Announces Changes to Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

[4] "2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

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