2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	17–16 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Dan D'Antoni (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline Scott Rigot Chris Duhon
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

Departures

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

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

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

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  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 Dan D'Antoni (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Chris Duhon (Duke) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

1. "HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2015.