2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–13 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachRob Fulford
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Cline
  • Adam Williams
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
James Madison 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Troy † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Arkansas State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 11   .694
12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Texas State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Old Dominion 8 – 10   .444 15 – 20   .429
Louisiana 8 – 10   .444 12 – 21   .364
Southern Miss 5 – 13   .278 11 – 22   .333
Coastal Carolina 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

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

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2023–24 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[1] before losing to James Madison in the quarterfinals.[2]

After the season, it was announced that head coach Dan D'Antoni was let go and replaced by his associate head coach, Cornelius Jackson.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyle Braun 3 G 6' 2" 182 Junior Los Angeles, CA Left team due to personal reasons
Jacob Conner 4 G/F 6' 10" 209 Sophomore Dayton, OH Transferred to Dayton
Cameron Crawford 5 G 6' 5" 192 RS Sophomore Hoover, AL Transferred to Duquesne
Kamdyn Curfman 11 G 6' 1" 185 Senior North Bethesda, MD Graduated
Chase McKey 1 F 6' 10" 202 Junior Atlanta, GA 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, GA 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, VA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Will Moore
SG 		Cumming, GA West Forsyth High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 12, 2023 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 3/5 stars   (NR)
Erich Harding
PF 		Lincolnton, NC Combine Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 17, 2023 
Recruit ratings: (NR)
Kaiden White
SG 		Orlando, FL Olympia High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 26, 2024 
Recruit ratings: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: NR    247Sports: 189    ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  • "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. 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.[4] Senior forward Nate Martin was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[4] Fifth-year forward Obinna Anochili-Killen was named to the conference preseason second team.[4]

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, PA
F 2 Wyatt Fricks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Winder-Barrow Winder, GA
G 3 Dezayne Mingo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Guelph Hamilton, ON
F 4 Jakob Gibbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Grace Plainfield, IN
F 5 Cade Gibbs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Grace Plainfield, IN
G 7 Ryan Nutter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Dublin Jerome Dublin, OH
G 8 Kycen Pruett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Mount Dora Christian Mount Dora, FL
G 9 Kaiden White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Olympia Orlando, FL
F 11 Erich Harding 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Combine Academy Charlotte, NC
G 12 Will Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr West Forsyth Cumming, GA
G 13 Creighton Thienneman (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr South Oldham Louisville, KY
G 14 Grant Moore (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Columbus State Alpharetta, GA
G 23 Mikal Dawson (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) GS Akron Huntington, WV
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, TX
G 50 Jalen Speer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) GS Florida A&M Gainesville, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 18, 2025

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 p.m. 		Pikeville W 90–73  –
  17 – Mingo   10 – C. Gibbs   5 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo L 80–90  1–1
  17 – Martin   14 – Martin   6 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (3,759)
Huntington, WV
November 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana W 77–63  2–1
  19 – Mingo   8 – Anochili-Killen   7 – Nutter  Cam Henderson Center (3,615)
Huntington, WV
November 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 83–62  3–1
  23 – Martin   9 – Tied   8 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (4,153)
Huntington, WV
November 23, 2024*
12:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at No. 6 Purdue L 45–80  3–2
  9 – Martin   7 – Martin   2 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
November 27, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 82–53  4–2
  18 – Dawson   17 – Martin   9 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (3,766)
Huntington, WV
November 30, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 82–90  4–3
  28 – Dawson   8 – Martin   4 – Tied  E. A. Diddle Arena (3,120)
Bowling Green, KY
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Morehead State W 80–77  5–3
  17 – Tied   10 – Anochili-Killen   5 – Dawson  Cam Henderson Center (3,836)
Huntington, WV
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at UNC Wilmington L 69–78  5–4
  12 – Dawson   9 – Martin   5 – Mingo  Trask Coliseum (4,811)
Wilmington, NC
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 79–88  5–5
  20 – Dawson   6 – Anochili-Killen   4 – Mingo  Nutter Center (3,569)
Fairborn, OH
December 14, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ohio W 79–70  6–5
  27 – Dawson   10 – Anochili-Killen   3 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (4,278)
Huntington, WV
December 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia Wesleyan W 93–63  7–5
  19 – Dawson   8 – Mingo   10 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (3,424)
Huntington, WV
December 21, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 66–68  7–6
(0–1) 		 15 – Anochili-Killen   9 – Martin   4 – Martin  Reed Green Coliseum (3,204)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Elon L 59–73  7–7
  24 – Dawson   10 – Martin   4 – Nutter  Schar Center (1,956)
Elon, NC
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State W 77–71  8–7
(1–1) 		 23 – Mingo   7 – Martin   5 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (3,694)
Huntington, WV
January 4, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy L 57–58  8–8
(1–2) 		 17 – Anochili-Killen   9 – Anochili-Killen   4 – Martin  Cam Henderson Center (4,014)
Huntington, WV
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison W 80–78  9–8
(2–2) 		 27 – Speer   8 – Dawson   4 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (4,009)
Huntington, WV
January 11, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 81–69  10–8
(3–2) 		 21 – Dawson   13 – Martin   7 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (3,866)
Huntington, WV
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 64–67  10–9
(3–3) 		 20 – Speer   12 – Martin   2 – Mingo  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,335)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 77–64  11–9
(4–3) 		 23 – Anochili-Killen   9 – Martin   7 – Mingo  HTC Center (1,873)
Conway, SC
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State W 92–79  12–9
(5–3) 		 25 – Speer   10 – Anochili-Killen   7 – Speer  GSU Convocation Center (1,557)
Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 71–67  13–9
(6–3) 		 16 – Speer   8 – Martin   5 – Mingo  Hill Convocation Center (3,135)
Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 81–85  13–10
(6–4) 		 23 – Mingo   7 – Martin   7 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (4,402)
Huntington, WV
February 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 67–62  14–10
(7–4) 		 18 – Mingo   7 – Martin   6 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (5,105)
Huntington, WV
February 5, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Arkansas State W 77–72  15–10
(8–4) 		 18 – Martin   14 – Martin   10 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (4,309)
Huntington, WV
February 13, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 82–91 OT 15–11
(8–5) 		 20 – Anochili-Killen   16 – Martin   5 – Mingo  Mitchell Center (2,148)
Mobile, AL
February 15, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 68–79  15–12
(8–6) 		 18 – Anochili-Killen   10 – Martin   4 – Mingo  Cajundome (1,484)
Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion W 81–77  16–12
(9–6) 		 24 – Anochili-Killen   8 – Tied   6 – Mingo  Chartway Arena (3,839)
Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State W 69–59  17–12
(10–6) 		 25 – Mingo   8 – Speer   4 – Tied  Holmes Center (4,310)
Boone, NC
February 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion W 83–66  18–12
(11–6) 		 22 – Mingo   8 – Anochili-Killen   6 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (5,133)
Huntington, WV
February 28, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Appalachian State W 75–57  19–12
(12–6) 		 16 – C. Gibbs   11 – Mingo   5 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (5,223)
Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference tournament
March 7, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) Georgia State
Fourth round 		W 79–76  20–12
  19 – Mingo   14 – Martin   8 – Mingo  Pensacola Bay Center (1,201)
Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Arkansas State
Quarterfinals 		L 74–77  20–13
  26 – Anochili-Killen   13 – Anochili-Killen   6 – Mingo  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ "Marshall Men's Hoops Advances To SBC Quarterfinals". Marshall University Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Marshall Men's Hoops Falls In SBC Quarterfinals". Marshall University Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  3. ^ Morehouse, Keith (March 25, 2024). "MU parting ways with Coach Dan D'Antoni". WSAZ-TV. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". herdzone.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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