1995–96 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University from Huntington, West Virginia in the 1995–96 Season. Led by second year head coach Billy Donovan, the Herd finished with a final record of 17–11. Their second round elimination in the Southern Conference tournament led to the team not receiving an invitation to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive year. After the season, however, Donovan left Marshall to accept a job as the new head coach of Florida, whom he would lead to national championships in 2006 and 2007. Following his tenure at Florida, which would end in 2015, Donovan would become the head coach of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.[1][2]

1995–96 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1995–96 record17–11 (9–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
1995–96 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Davidson140 1.000  255  .833
VMI104 .714  1810  .643
Marshall86 .571  1711  .607
East Tennessee State311 .214  720  .259
Appalachian State311 .214  821  .276
South
Western Carolina104 .714  1713  .567
Chattanooga95 .643  1512  .556
Furman68 .429  1017  .370
The Citadel59 .357  1016  .385
Georgia Southern212 .143  323  .115
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1996; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1995–96 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C Chad Barry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
F John Brannen
Jr
C John Brown
So
G Sidney Coles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
G Chris Gray
So
F Carlton King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G Frank Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
F Refiloe Lethunya 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
G Keith Veney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G Jason Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1995*
Milligan W 124–71  1–0
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Nov 28, 1995
at Chattanooga W 95–86  2–0
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Dec 2, 1995*
at Kansas State L 88–106  2–1
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
Dec 8, 1995*
at Morehead State W 92–85  3–1
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
Dec 10, 1995*
Butler L 92–102  3–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 15, 1995*
Louisiana–Lafayette W 77–70  4–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 19, 1995*
vs. No. 4 Kentucky L 99–118  4–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Dec 23, 1995*
Radford W 101–73  5–3
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 3, 1996*
at Nevada L 83–92  5–4
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
Jan 6, 1996*
Hampton W 123–95  6–4
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 13, 1996
at Appalachian State L 87–89  6–5
(0–1)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
Jan 12, 1987
VMI W 78–71  7–5
(1–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 18, 1996*
vs. West Virginia
Capital Classic
W 91–87  8–5
Charleston Civic Center 
Charleston, WV
Jan 20, 1996
at East Tennessee State L 76–82 OT 8–6
(1–2)
Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
Jan 22, 1996
Chattanooga W 86–69  9–6
(2–2)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 27, 1996
Davidson L 57–106  9–7
(2–3)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 29, 1996
at Furman W 95–71  10–7
(3–3)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
Feb 3, 1996
The Citadel W 98–54  11–7
(4–3)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 5, 1996
at Western Carolina L 104–125  11–8
(4–4)
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
Feb 10, 1996
at Georgia Southern W 71–52  12–8
(5–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
Feb 12, 1996*
Jacksonville State W 111–90  13–8
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 14, 1996
Appalachian State W 95–64  14–8
(6–4)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 17, 1996
at VMI L 94–103  14–9
(6–5)
Camron Hall 
Lexington, VA
Feb 19, 1996
East Tennessee State W 111–84  15–9
(7–5)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 24, 1996
at Davidson L 77–83  15–10
(7–6)
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
Feb 26, 1996
Georgia Southern W 96–90  16–10
(8–6)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
SoCon Tournament
Mar 1, 1996
(3 N) vs. (2 S) Chattanooga
Quarterfinals
W 82–81  17–10
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 2, 1996
(3 N) vs. (1 N) Davidson
Semifinals
L 77–92  17–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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