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2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record15–7 (9–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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 for personal reasons
Robby Williams 14 G 5'10" 150 Freshman Charleston, West Virginia Walk-on; transferred to Coastal Alabama Community College

2020 recruiting class

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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

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

Roster
Last update: 11/22/2020

Schedule and results

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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.

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Notes

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

References

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  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.
  3. ^ a b "Marshall basketball: Rice series canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Owls". Charleston Gazette-Mail. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Marshall Men's Hoops Releases Non-Conference Schedule, C-USA Announces Changes to Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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