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.
The Thundering Herd fielded their first team in 1906–07. They have played 112 seasons of basketball, compiling a record of 1599–1188–2 and winning seven regular season conference championships and four conference tournaments. The Thundering Herd appeared in the NCAA tournament six times, 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
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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
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Notes
- Marshall did not field teams for the 1910-11, 1914-18, or 1919-20 seasons.
- The NCAA vacated Marshall's loss in the 1987 NCAA tournament. 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
- Carey, Greg (March 25, 2024). "Jackson replaces D'Antoni as Marshall basketball coach". WV MetroNews. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- "Marshall Men's Basketball 2020–21 Media Guide" (PDF). HerdZone.com. 2020. pp. 20–21. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- NCAA Statistics http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2023/D1.pdf
- Marshall University Infractions Report . ncaa.org. March 11, 2018.