2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team will represent Marshall University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Cornelius Jackson, will play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Cornelius Jackson (1st season)
Associate head coach	Rob Fulford
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline Adam Williams
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arkansas State	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Georgia Southern	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Georgia State	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
James Madison	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Marshall	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Southern Miss	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Texas State	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Troy	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Appalachian State	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Louisiana	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
Old Dominion	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
South Alabama	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 6, 2024

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the season 13–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia State in the second round before losing to James Madison in the quarterfinals.

After the season, it was announced that head coach Dan D'Antoni was let go and replaced by his associate head coach, Cornelius Jackson.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kyle Braun	3	G	6'2"	182	Junior	Los Angeles, California	Left team due to personal reasons
Jacob Conner	4	G/F	6'10"	209	Sophomore	Dayton, Ohio	Transferred to Dayton
Cameron Crawford	5	G	6'5"	192	RS Sophomore	Hoover, Alabama	Transferred to Duquesne
Kamdyn Curfman	11	G	6'1"	185	Senior	North Bethesda, Maryland	Graduated
Chase McKey	1	F	6'10"	202	Junior	Atlanta, Georgia	Transferred to Western Carolina
Goran Miladinovic	21	C	7'1"	240	GS Senior	Tivat, Montenegro	Graduated
Pete Moe II	32	F	6'9"	217	Freshman	Atlanta, Georgia	Walk-on; Transferred to Barry
Marko Serenac	15	G/F	6'7"	218	GS Senior	Ljubovija, Serbia	Graduated
Aymeric Toussaint	12	G/F	6'10"	230	Junior	Saint-Denis, Réunion	Transferred to West Virginia State
Kevon Voyles	0	G	6'3"	198	GS Senior	Cape Charles, Virginia	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mikal Dawson	23	G	6'5"	222	GS Senior	Huntington, West Virginia	Akron
Cade Gibbs	5	F	6'6"	222	Senior	Plainfield, Indiana	Grace
Jakob Gibbs	4	F	6'5"	208	Senior	Plainfield, Indiana	Grace
Dezayne Mingo	3	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Hamilton, Canada	Guelph
Kai Spears	0	G	6'2"	164	Junior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Alabama
Jalen Speer	50	G	6'1"	182	GS Senior	Gainesville, Florida	Florida A&M

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Moore SG	Cumming, Georgia	West Forsyth High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 12, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Erich Harding PF	Lincolnton, North Carolina	Combine Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 17, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kaiden White SG	Orlando, Florida	Olympia High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 26, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 189  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 July 10, 2024. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Thundering Herd were picked to finish in tenth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior forward Nate Martin was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team. Fifth year forward Obinna Anochili-Killen was named to the conference preseason second team.

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
1	Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2	James Madison - 170 (1)
3	Troy - 155 (1)
4	Louisiana - 144
5	Southern Miss - 133
6	App State - 122
7	Texas State - 89
T8	Georgia Southern - 85
T8	Old Dominion - 85
10	Marshall - 79
11	South Alabama - 78
12	Georgia State - 75
13	Coastal Carolina - 34
14	ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kai Spears (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Jr Alabama Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania F 2 Wyatt Fricks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Winder-Barrow Winder, Georgia G 3 Dezayne Mingo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Guelph Hamilton, Canada F 4 Jakob Gibbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Grace Plainfield, Indiana F 5 Cade Gibbs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Grace Plainfield, Indiana G 7 Ryan Nutter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Dublin Jerome Dublin, Ohio G 8 Kycen Pruett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Mount Dora Christian Mount Dora, Florida G 9 Kaiden White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Olympia Orlando, Florida F 11 Erich Harding 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Combine Academy Charlotte, North Carolina G 12 William Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr West Forsyth Cumming, Georgia G 13 Creighton Thienneman (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr South Oldham Louisville, Kentucky G 14 Grant Moore (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Columbus State Alpharetta, Georgia G 23 Mikal Dawson (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) GS Akron Huntington, West Virginia F 25 Obinna Anochili-Killen (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Chapmanville Lagos, Nigeria F 41 Nate Martin (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Texas State Houston, Texas G 50 Jalen Speer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) GS Florida A&M Gainesville, Florida	Head coach Cornelius Jackson (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Rob Fulford (Marshall) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) Adam Williams (Marshall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 10/13/2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 4:00 pm		Pikeville	W 90–73	–	17 – Mingo	10 – C. Gibbs	5 – Mingo	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Non-Conference Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Davis & Elkins	W 90–57	1–0	18 – Anochili-Killen	11 – Fricks	5 – Dawson	Cam Henderson Center (3,993) Huntington, WV
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm		Toledo						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm		Southern Indiana						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm		Bellarmine						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
November 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, BTN+		at Purdue						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm		South Carolina State						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
November 30, 2024* 8:00 pm		at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm		Morehead State						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington						Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Wright State						Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
December 14, 2024* 4:00 pm		Ohio						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm		West Virginia Wesleyan						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 21, 2024 3:00 pm		at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
December 28, 2024* 7:00 pm		at Elon						Schar Center  Elon, NC
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm		Texas State						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm		Troy						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm		James Madison						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm		Georgia Southern						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm		at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm		at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center  Conway, SC
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm		at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm		at Georgia Southern						Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm		Georgia State						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm		Coastal Carolina						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm		Arkansas State						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm		at South Alabama						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
February 15, 2025 8:00 pm		at Louisiana						Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025		at Appalachian State						Holmes Center  Boone, NC
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm		Old Dominion						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
February 28, 2025 8:30 pm		Appalachian State						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 4–9, 2025 TBA		vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.