2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	15–7 (9–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Dan D'Antoni (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline; Scott Rigot; Cornelius Jackson;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky	11	–	3	.786	21	–	8	.724
Old Dominion	11	–	5	.688	15	–	8	.652
Marshall	9	–	5	.643	15	–	7	.682
Florida Atlantic	7	–	5	.583	13	–	10	.565
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	9	–	15	.375
Middle Tennessee	3	–	13	.188	5	–	18	.217
FIU	2	–	15	.118	9	–	17	.346
West
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
UAB	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
North Texas †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
UTSA	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
UTEP	8	–	8	.500	12	–	12	.500
Rice	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Southern Miss	4	–	13	.235	8	–	17	.320

† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by seventh-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–7, 9–5 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were defeated in the second round of the C-USA tournament by Rice.

Previous season[edit]

The Thundering Herd finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated UTEP in the opening round of the C-USA tournament, and they were scheduled to play Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals. However, the remainder of the tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[1]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cam Brooks-Harris	24	F	6'6"	175	RS Freshman	Zanesville, Ohio	Transferred to Tallahassee Community College
Dajour Rucker	32	F	6'7"	250	Freshman	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Left team due to personal reasons
Robby Williams	14	G	5'10"	150	Freshman	Charleston, West Virginia	Walk-on; transferred to Coastal Alabama Community College

2020 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Obinna Anochili-Killen SF/PF	Chapmanville, West Virginia	Chapmanville High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 19, 2019
Obinna Anochili-Killen SF/PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
David Early SG	Logan, West Virginia	Logan High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jan 29, 2020
David Early SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: NR 247Sports: 99th 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 June 4, 2020. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Andrew Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS So	Corbin	Corbin, Kentucky
G/F	1	C. J. Meredith (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Spring Valley	Huntington, West Virginia
F	2	Iran Bennett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	335 lb (152 kg)	RS Jr	Hargrave	Durham, North Carolina
F	3	Jannson Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	RS Sr	Newnan	Newnan, Georgia
G	4	Ty Sturm (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Cabell Midland	Hurricane, West Virginia
G/F	5	Jeremy Dillon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Mingo Central	Mingo, West Virginia
G	11	Luke Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Fairland	Proctorville, Ohio
G	13	Jarrod West	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame HS	Clarksburg, West Virginia
G/F	15	Marko Sarenac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Hoosac	Ljubovija, Serbia
F	21	Darius George	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Staunton (Robert E. Lee)	Staunton, Virginia
G	23	David Early	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Logan	Logan, West Virginia
G	24	Taevion Kinsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Eastmoor	Columbus, Ohio
F	25	Obinna Anochili-Killen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Chapmanville	Lagos, Nigeria
F	31	Mikel Beyers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Mesa CC	Houston, Texas
G	35	Devin Collins (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Chapmanville	Chapmanville, West Virginia
C	50	Goran Miladinovic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Hoosac	Tivat, Montenegro

Head coach

Dan D'Antoni (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Cline (Wake Forest)
Scott Rigot (Buffalo)
Cornelius Jackson (Marshall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/22/2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Coppin State	Canceled^[2]					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Nov 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Arkansas State	W 70–56	1–0	17 – Kinsey	7 – Kinsey	8 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,251) Huntington, WV
Dec 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	W 80–64	2–0	31 – Kinsey	8 – George	9 – West	Nutter Center (50) Fairborn, OH
Dec 5, 2020* TBA		at Akron	Postponed					James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
Dec 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports		at College of Charleston	W 84–72	3–0	19 – Tied	8 – George	9 – Kinsey	TD Arena (1,419) Charleston, SC
Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Ohio	W 81–67	4–0	28 – Kinsey	10 – Taylor	6 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,272) Huntington, WV
Dec 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Toledo	L 87–96 ^OT	4–1	20 – Kinsey	8 – Taylor	6 – Tied	Cam Henderson Center (1,222) Huntington, WV
Dec 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, Stadium		Northern Iowa	Canceled					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 20, 2020* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Robert Morris	W 85–71	5–1	24 – Williams	9 – West	8 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,230) Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv		UNC Asheville	W 88–67	6–1	26 – Kinsey	8 – Taylor	9 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,244) Huntington, WV
Conference USA regular season
Jan 1, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 68–75	6–2 (0–1)	21 – Kinsey	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA
Jan 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	W 80–73	7–2 (1–1)	20 – Kinsey	10 – Taylor	9 – Taylor	Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA
Jan 8, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium		Charlotte	Postponed					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 9, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium		Charlotte	Postponed					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 15, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at Western Kentucky	L 73–81	7–3 (1–2)	19 – Williams	7 – Taylor	9 – Taylor	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,117) Bowling Green, KY
Jan 17, 2021 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Western Kentucky	L 67–69	7–4 (1–3)	17 – Taylor	12 – Kinsey	5 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,274) Huntington, WV
Jan 22, 2021 7:00 pm		at FIU	W 79–66	8–4 (2–3)	16 – Tied	10 – Taylor	6 – West	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (308) Miami, FL
Jan 23, 2021 2:00 pm, Stadium		at FIU	W 89–72	9–4 (3–3)	22 – Kinsey	12 – Kinsey	3 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (128) Miami, FL
Jan 29, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium		Florida Atlantic	Postponed					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 30, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium		Florida Atlantic	Postponed					Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 81–82	9–5 (3–4)	22 – Kinsey	6 – Williams	10 – West	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
Feb 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	W 87–67	10–5 (4–4)	18 – Tied	8 – Miladinovic	8 – Taylor	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
Feb 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 107–79	11–5 (5–4)	25 – Kinsey	7 – Williams	8 – Tied	Cam Henderson Center (1,083) Huntington, WV
Feb 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 96–85	12–5 (6–4)	29 – West	5 – Kinsey	9 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (1,136) Huntington, WV
Feb 20, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	Canceled ^[a]^[3]					Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Feb 21, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	Canceled ^[a]^[3]					Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Feb 26, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU		North Texas	L 65–77	12–6 (6–5)	15 – Taylor	10 – Beyers	5 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,055) Huntington, WV
Feb 27, 2021 2:00 pm, Stadium		North Texas	W 73–72	13–6 (7–5)	20 – Taylor	7 – Kinsey	5 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (1,228) Huntington, WV
March 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., Stadium		Charlotte	W 75–67	14–6 (8–5)	19 – Kinsey	9 – Kinsey	4 – West	Cam Henderson Center (1,076) Huntington, WV
March 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., Stadium		Charlotte	W 75–66	15–6 (9–5)	23 – Kinsey	8 – Kinsey	4 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (1,145) Huntington, WV
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(E3)	vs. (W6) Rice Second Round	L 68–72	15–7	19 – West	8 – Beyers	7 – West	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[4]^[5]

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References[edit]

^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Men's Basketball Contest Against Coppin State Canceled, Arkansas State Still Set for Friday". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Marshall basketball: Rice series canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Owls". Charleston Gazette-Mail. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "Marshall Men's Hoops Releases Non-Conference Schedule, C-USA Announces Changes to Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^ "2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[canceled-3] Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[1] "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "Men's Basketball Contest Against Coppin State Canceled, Arkansas State Still Set for Friday". Herdzone.com. HerdZone. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[marshall-4] "Marshall basketball: Rice series canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Owls". Charleston Gazette-Mail. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[5] "Marshall Men's Hoops Releases Non-Conference Schedule, C-USA Announces Changes to Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[6] "2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

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