2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 17–16 (12–6 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Cam Henderson Center |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented
UTEP in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Middle Tennessee
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Previous season
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Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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 |
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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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Christian Thieneman SF |
Louisville, KY | Trinity High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 2, 2014 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR | ||||||
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/12/2015* 7:00 pm |
Bluefield State
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
- ^ "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.