2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	11–21 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Dan D'Antoni (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline; Scott Rigot; Chris Duhon;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first 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 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.

2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
WKU	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
UAB †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	16	.556
Middle Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	19	–	17	.528
FIU	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Charlotte	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Marshall	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Southern Miss*	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310
Florida Atlantic	2	–	16	.111	9	–	20	.310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban

† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the season 11–22, 4–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Old Dominion. At the end of the season, head coach Tom Herrion's remaining contract was bought out.^[1]

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kareem Canty	1	G	6'1"	185	RS Freshman	Harlem, NY	Transferred to Auburn
Kevin McNair	4	G	6'1"	180	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Walk-on didn't return
Yous Mbao	34	C	7'2"	250	RS Senior	Rufisque, Senegal	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Stevie Browning	2	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Logan, WV	Transferred from Fairmont State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Browning will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jay Johnson	3	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Versailles, KY	Junior college transfer from John A. Logan College.
James Kelly	24	F	6'7"	246	Junior	Ann Arbor, MI	Transferred from Miami (FL). Under NCAA transfer rules, Kelly will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shane Hall PF	Paintsville, KY	Johnson Central High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 25, 2013
Shane Hall PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Aleksa Nikolic PG	Serbia	Kris Kros Pancevo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	May 22, 2014
Aleksa Nikolic PG	Recruiting 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Shawn Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Sacramento, California
G	2	Stevie Browning	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Logan, West Virginia
F	3	Jay Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Versailles, Kentucky
F	5	Cheikh Sane	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Dakar, Senegal
G	14	C. J. Burks (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Martinsburg, West Virginia
G	15	DeVince Boykins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Forest City, North Carolina
G	21	Aleksa Nikolić	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Pančevo, Serbia
G	23	Justin Edmonds	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Albion, Michigan
F	24	James Kelly	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Ann Arbor, Michigan
F	25	Ryan Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Indianapolis, Indiana
C	31	JP Kambola	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G	32	Tamron Manning	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Georgetown, Kentucky
G	33	Brett Bowling	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Pineville, West Virginia
G	35	Austin Loop	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS So	South Webster, Ohio
F	50	Milan Mijovic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	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
11/08/2014* 4:00 pm	Concord	W 92–80		Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm	Jacksonville State Global Sports Showcase	W 74–55	1–0	Cam Henderson Center (5,463) Huntington, WV
11/16/2014* 4:00 pm	Savannah State Global Sports Showcase	W 66–47	2–0	Cam Henderson Center (4,789) Huntington, WV
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm	West Virginia Tech	W 87–65	3–0	Cam Henderson Center (4,984) Huntington, WV
11/21/2014* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 7 Louisville Global Sports Showcase	L 67–85	3–1	KFC Yum! Center (21,661) Louisville, KY
11/26/2014* 8:00 pm, ASN	Morehead State	L 68–77	3–2	Cam Henderson Center (5,077) Huntington, WV
11/28/2014* 8:00 pm	Cleveland State Global Sports Showcase	L 59–68	3–3	Cam Henderson Center (4,991) Huntington, WV
12/01/2014* 7:30 pm, CBSSN	South Carolina	L 59–77	3–4	Cam Henderson Center (5,013) Huntington, WV
12/06/2014* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Penn State	L 69–73	3–5	Cam Henderson Center (5,158) Huntington, WV
12/14/2014* 4:30 pm, RTPT	vs. No. 22 West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	L 66–69	3–6	Charleston Civic Center (10,749) Charleston, WV
12/16/2014* 7:00 pm	King	W 90–76	4–6	Cam Henderson Center (4,608) Huntington, WV
12/20/2014* 3:00 pm	at Arkansas State	L 58–67	4–7	Convocation Center (1,781) Jonesboro, AR
12/22/2014* 10:00 pm	at Nevada	L 55–83	4–8	Lawlor Events Center (4,738) Reno, NV
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm	at Akron	L 63–70	4–9	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,937) Akron, OH
01/04/2015 3:00 pm	at WKU	L 62–81	4–10 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,597) Bowling Green, KY
01/08/2015 7:00 pm	No. 25 Old Dominion	L 51–72	4–11 (0–2)	Cam Henderson Center (4,661) Huntington, WV
01/10/2015 7:00 pm	Charlotte	L 72–77	4–12 (0–3)	Cam Henderson Center (5,013) Huntington, WV
01/15/2015 7:30 pm	at FIU	L 62–66 ^OT	4–13 (0–4)	FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
01/17/2015 5:30 pm, ASN	at Florida Atlantic	L 62–76	4–14 (0–5)	FAU Arena (1,167) Boca Raton, FL
01/22/2015 7:00 pm	UTSA	L 68–82	4–15 (0–6)	Cam Henderson Center (4,882) Huntington, WV
01/24/2015 3:00 pm, ASN	UTEP	W 78–71	5–15 (1–6)	Cam Henderson Center (5,302) Huntington, WV
01/29/2015 8:00 pm	at Southern Miss	W 69–54	6–15 (2–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,392) Hattiesburg, MS
01/31/2015 5:30 pm, ASN	at Louisiana Tech	L 57–81	6–16 (2–7)	Thomas Assembly Center (4,731) Ruston, LA
02/05/2015 7:00 pm	Rice	W 69–55	7–16 (3–7)	Cam Henderson Center (4,844) Huntington, WV
02/07/2015 7:00 pm	North Texas	W 80–73	8–16 (4–7)	Cam Henderson Center (5,276) Huntington, WV
02/14/2015 5:30 pm, ASN	WKU	W 87–82	9–16 (5–7)	Cam Henderson Center (6,135) Huntington, WV
02/19/2015 5:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee	L 51–90	9–17 (5–8)	Murphy Center (5,101) Murfreesboro, TN
02/21/2015 8:00 pm	at UAB	L 54–78	9–18 (5–9)	Bartow Arena (4,068) Birmingham, AL
02/26/2015 8:00 pm, ASN	FIU	W 87–69	10–18 (6–9)	Cam Henderson Center (4,886) Huntington, WV
02/28/2015 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	W 79–63	11–18 (7–9)	Cam Henderson Center (5,745) Huntington, WV
03/05/2015 8:00 pm, ASN	at Old Dominion	L 50–67	11–19 (7–10)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,114) Norfolk, VA
03/07/2015 7:00 pm	at Charlotte	L 73–86	11–20 (7–11)	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,434) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA tournament
03/11/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	vs. WKU First round	L 45–59	11–21	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Marshall buys out Tom Herrion. ESPN.com. March 14, 2014.
^ "HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

[1] Marshall buys out Tom Herrion. ESPN.com. March 14, 2014.

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

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