2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–11, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UTSA, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky to become champions of the C-USA Tournament. They received C-USA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they upset No. 4 seed Wichita State in the First Round before losing to No. 5 seed and rival West Virginia in the Second Round.

2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record25–11 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Cline
  • Scott Rigot
  • Cornelius Jackson
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee162 .889  258  .758
Old Dominion153 .833  257  .781
Western Kentucky144 .778  2711  .711
Marshall126 .667  2511  .694
UTSA117 .611  2015  .571
UAB108 .556  2013  .606
North Texas810 .444  2018  .526
FIU810 .444  1418  .438
Southern Miss711 .389  1618  .471
Louisiana Tech711 .389  1716  .515
Florida Atlantic612 .333  1219  .387
UTEP612 .333  1120  .355
Rice414 .222  724  .226
Charlotte216 .111  623  .207
2018 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2016–17 season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech to advance to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament. There they lost to top-seeded Middle Tennessee. Despite finishing with 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ky're Allison5G6'2"181FreshmanPortsmouth, OhioTransferred to Sinclair Community College
Stevie Browning2G6'3"188RS SeniorLogan, West VirginiaGraduated
Jacob Kilgore4F6'5"191SophomoreHuntington, West VirginiaWalk-on; did not return
Austin Loop35G6'4"210RS SeniorSouth Webster, OhioGraduated
Aleksa Nikolić21G6'6.5"221RS SophomorePančevo, SerbiaGraduated; did not return
Ryan Taylor25F6'5"249RS SeniorIndianapolis, IndianaGraduated
Terrence Thompson1F6'7"217JuniorDurham, North CarolinaGraduate transferred to Wake Forest

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Dani Koljanin1F6'8"219JuniorPula, CroatiaJunior college transferred from Monroe College

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarrod West
PG
Clarksburg, West Virginia Notre Dame High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sep 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Darius George
SF
Staunton, Virginia Robert E. Lee High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tanner Robinette
PF
Honaker, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Iran Bennett
C
North Carolina Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Oct 17, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
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 2017-08-04.
  • "2017 Marshall Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

    Roster

    2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Christian Thieneman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoTrinity Louisville, Kentucky
    F 1 Dani Koljanin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrMonroe Pula, Croatia
    F 3 Jannson Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrNewnan Newnan, Georgia
    G 4 Christian Villers (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrAshland Ashland, Kentucky
    G 5 Marcus Reed (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrRiverside Charleston, West Virginia
    F 11 Ajdin Penava 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrFifth High School Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    G 12 Ot Elmore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS SrTexas–Rio Grande Valley Charleston, West Virginia
    G 13 Jarrod West 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)179 lb (81 kg) FrNotre Dame HS Clarksburg, West Virginia
    G 14 C.J. Burks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrHedgesville Martinsburg, West Virginia
    F 21 Darius George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrRobert E. Lee Staunton, Virginia
    G 23 Rondale Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrWake Forest Lewisburg, West Virginia
    G 24 Will Fenton (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrFayetteville Fayetteville, West Virginia
    G/F 32 Phil Bledsoe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoWheeling Park Wheeling, West Virginia
    G 33 Jon Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrVMI Charleston, West Virginia
    F 50 Milan Mijović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrSecondary Vocational School Belgrade, Serbia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: 11/11/2017

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 29, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    West Virginia Tech W 99–81 
    Cam Henderson Center (4,820)
    Huntington, WV
    Nov 5, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    West Virginia Wesleyan W 95–76 
    Cam Henderson Center (4,559)
    Huntington, WV
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    UT Martin
    Global Sports Invitational
    W 102–91 OT 1–0
    Cam Henderson Center (5,754)
    Huntington, WV
    Nov 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Southern
    Global Sports Invitational
    W 83–74  2–0
    Cam Henderson Center (4,674)
    Huntington, WV
    Nov 16, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Morehead State L 83–86  2–1
    Ellis Johnson Arena (3,857)
    Morehead, KY
    Nov 19, 2017*
    5:00 pm, BTN+
    at Illinois
    Global Sports Invitational
    L 74–91  2–2
    State Farm Center (10,022)
    Champaign, IL
    Nov 22, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    North Carolina Central
    Global Sports Invitational
    W 92–84  3–2
    Cam Henderson Center (4,572)
    Huntington, WV
    Nov 26, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    Concord W 106–70  4–2
    Cam Henderson Center (4,654)
    Huntington, WV
    Nov 29, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at William & Mary L 104–114  4–3
    Kaplan Arena (1,727)
    Williamsburg, VA
    Dec 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Akron W 86–64  5–3
    Cam Henderson Center (5,104)
    Huntington, WV
    Dec 5, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Chattanooga W 70–66  6–3
    Cam Henderson Center (4,811)
    Huntington, WV
    Dec 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Toledo W 93–87  7–3
    Savage Arena (4,369)
    Toledo, OH
    Dec 16, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    Ohio W 99–96 OT 8–3
    Cam Henderson Center (5,117)
    Huntington, WV
    Dec 19, 2017*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    at No. 9 Xavier L 77–81  8–4
    Cintas Center (10,431)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 22, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Eastern Kentucky W 91–71  9–4
    Cam Henderson Center (5,218)
    Huntington, WV
    Conference USA regular season
    Dec 28, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Southern Miss W 85–66  10–4
    (1–0)
    Cam Henderson Center (5,537)
    Huntington, WV
    Dec 30, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Louisiana Tech W 78–65  11–4
    (2–0)
    Cam Henderson Center (5,683)
    Huntington, WV
    Jan 6, 2018
    7:00 pm, STADIUM
    Western Kentucky L 87–112  11–5
    (2–1)
    Cam Henderson Center (6,826)
    Huntington, WV
    Jan 11, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Charlotte W 91–83  12–5
    (3–1)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (4,640)
    Charlotte, NC
    Jan 13, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Old Dominion L 76–82  12–6
    (3–2)
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,287)
    Norfolk, VA
    Jan 18, 2018
    8:00 pm, beIN
    Middle Tennessee W 73–63  13–6
    (4–2)
    Cam Henderson Center (5,320)
    Huntington, WV
    Jan 20, 2018
    7:00 pm
    UAB W 86–78 OT 14–6
    (5–2)
    Cam Henderson Center (6,740)
    Huntington, WV
    Jan 27, 2018
    7:00 pm, STADIUM
    at Western Kentucky L 74–85  14–7
    (5–3)
    E. A. Diddle Arena (7,362)
    Bowling Green, KY
    Feb 1, 2018
    8:00 pm, beIN
    at UTSA L 77–81  14–8
    (5–4)
    Convocation Center (1,042)
    San Antonio, TX
    Feb 3, 2018
    9:00 pm
    at UTEP W 74–65  15–8
    (6–4)
    Don Haskins Center (6,061)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 8, 2018
    8:00 pm
    FIU W 76–66  16–8
    (7–4)
    Cam Henderson Center (5,078)
    Huntington, WV
    Feb 10, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Florida Atlantic W 79–68  17–8
    (8–4)
    Cam Henderson Center (5,761)
    Huntington, WV
    Feb 15, 2018
    8:00 pm
    at Rice W 93–80  18–8
    (9–4)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,694)
    Houston, TX
    Feb 17, 2018
    6:00 pm
    at North Texas W 74–72  19–8
    (10–4)
    The Super Pit (4,115)
    Denton, TX
    Feb 22, 2018
    7:00 pm, STADIUM
    Old Dominion L 79–84  19–9
    (10–5)
    Cam Henderson Center (5,829)
    Huntington, WV
    Feb 24, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Charlotte W 103–75  20–9
    (11–5)
    Cam Henderson Center (6,575)
    Huntington, WV
    Mar 1, 2018
    8:00 pm, beIN
    at UAB L 77–91  20–10
    (11–6)
    Bartow Arena (3,156)
    Birmingham, AL
    Mar 3, 2018
    7:00 pm, STADIUM
    at No. 24 Middle Tennessee W 76–67  21–10
    (12–6)
    Murphy Center (10,050)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    Conference USA Tournament
    Mar 8, 2018
    7:30 pm, STADIUM
    (4) vs. (5) UTSA
    Quarterfinals
    W 95–81  22–10
    The Ford Center at The Star (2,531)
    Frisco, TX
    Mar 9, 2018
    1:30 pm, CBSSN
    (4) vs. (9) Southern Miss
    Semifinals
    W 85–75  23–10
    The Ford Center at The Star 
    Frisco, TX
    Mar 10, 2018
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    (4) vs. (3) Western Kentucky
    Championship
    W 67–66  24–10
    The Ford Center at The Star 
    Frisco, TX
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 2018*
    1:30 pm, TNT
    (13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 16 Wichita State
    First Round
    W 81–75  25–10
    Viejas Arena (10,892)
    San Diego, CA
    Mar 18, 2018*
    9:40 pm, TBS
    (13 E) vs. (5 E) No. 15 West Virginia
    Second Round/Rivalry
    L 71–94  25–11
    Viejas Arena (11,628)
    San Diego, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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