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2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–15 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Cline
  • Scott Rigot
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 5   .861
Louisiana Tech 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
UTEP 12 – 6   .667 15 – 17   .469
Rice 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Marshall 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
UAB 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Western Kentucky 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
UTSA 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Charlotte 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Southern Miss 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
FIU 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
North Texas 2 – 16   .111 8 – 22   .267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament. There they lost to top-seeded Middle Tennessee. Despite finishing with 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On January 24, 2017, assistant coach Chris Duhon resigned following an arrest for driving on a revoked license three days earlier.[1]

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UTEP in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Middle Tennessee.

Preseason

The Thundering Herd was picked to finish in fourth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2] Jon Elmore and Ryan Taylor were selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brett Bowling 3 G 6'4" 192 Sophomore Pineville, West Virginia Walk-on; transferred to West Virginia Wesleyan
Justin Edmonds 23 G 6'4" 220 RS Senior Albion, Michigan Graduated
James Kelly 24 F 6'8" 259 Senior Ann Arbor, Michigan Graduated
Aleksandar Dozic 32 F 6'9" 220 Freshman Podgorica, Montenegro Transferred to Marist

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Rondale Watson 23 G 6'3" 190 Junior Lewisburg, West Virginia Transferred from Wake Forest. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.
Ot Elmore 24 G 6'3" 190 RS Junior Charleston, West Virginia Transferred from Texas–Rio Grande Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Elmore graduated from UTRGV.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Phil Bledsoe
#102 PF 		Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling Park High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sep 14, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars
Jannson Williams
PF 		Newnan, Georgia Newnan High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 18, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ky're Allison
PG 		Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 7, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  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:

Roster

2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Christian Thieneman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Trinity Louisville, Kentucky
F 1 Terrence Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Georgia Highlands Durham, North Carolina
G 2 Stevie Browning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Fairmont State Logan, West Virginia
F 3 Jannson Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Newnan Newnan, Georgia
F 4 Jacob Kilgore (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Spring Valley Huntington, West Virginia
G 5 Ky're Allison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Portsmouth Portsmouth, Ohio
F 11 Ajdin Penava 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Fifth High School Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 14 C.J. Burks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS So Hedgesville Martinsburg, West Virginia
G 21 Aleksa Nikolić 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS So Electro-Tech School Pančevo, Serbia
G 23 Rondale Watson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Wake Forest Lewisburg, West Virginia
G 24 Ot Elmore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Texas–Rio Grande Valley Charleston, West Virginia
F 25 Ryan Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 249 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Hargrave Military Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 32 Phil Bledsoe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Wheeling Park Wheeling, West Virginia
G 33 Jon Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr VMI Charleston, West Virginia
G 35 Austin Loop 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr South Webster South Webster, Ohio
F 50 Milan Mijovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Secondary Vocational School Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
6:00 pm 		West Virginia State W 93–70 
Cam Henderson Center (5,178)
Huntington, WV
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm 		Charleston (WV) W 100–76 
Cam Henderson Center (5,138)
Huntington, WV
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
12:00 pm 		North Carolina Central
Global Sports Invitational 		W 81–69  1–0
 Cam Henderson Center (5,375)
Huntington, WV
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Morehead State W 85–77  2–0
 Cam Henderson Center (5,872)
Huntington, WV
11/19/2016*
5:00 pm 		Western Carolina
Global Sports Invitational 		W 98–63  3–0
 Cam Henderson Center (5,741)
Huntington, WV
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		Jackson State
Global Sports Invitational 		W 71–61  4–0
 Cam Henderson Center (4,785)
Huntington, WV
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Ohio State
Global Sports Invitational 		L 70–111  4–1
 Value City Arena (14,355)
Columbus, OH
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		Ohio W 98–88  5–1
 Cam Henderson Center (6,031)
Huntington, WV
12/03/2016*
4:00 pm 		at Eastern Kentucky L 80–89  5–2
 McBrayer Arena (2,100)
Richmond, KY
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Chattanooga L 85–96  5–3
 McKenzie Arena (3,064)
Chattanooga, TN
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm 		Toledo W 111–105 OT 6–3
 Cam Henderson Center (5,696)
Huntington, WV
12/17/2016*
7:30 pm 		at Akron L 88–99  6–4
 James A. Rhodes Arena (3,598)
Akron, OH
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm 		West Virginia Wesleyan W 81–65  7–4
 Cam Henderson Center (5,196)
Huntington, WV
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 24 Cincinnati L 91–93 OT 7–5
 Fifth Third Arena (10,540)
Cincinnati, OH
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Pittsburgh L 106–112  7–6
 Peterson Events Center (8,028)
Pittsburgh, PA
Conference USA regular season
12/31/2016
1:00 pm 		at FIU W 94–70  8–6
(1–0) 		FIU Arena (598)
Miami, FL
01/02/2017
7:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 89–72  9–6
(2–0) 		FAU Arena (1,009)
Boca Raton, FL
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion W 90–86 OT 10–6
(3–0) 		Cam Henderson Center (4,573)
Huntington, WV
01/07/2017
7:00 pm 		Charlotte W 110–93  11–6
(4–0) 		Cam Henderson Center (6,617)
Huntington, WV
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, beIN 		at Middle Tennessee L 57–69  11–7
(4–1) 		Murphy Center (4,598)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/14/2017
2:00 pm 		at UAB L 78–94  11–8
(4–2) 		Bartow Arena (3,275)
Birmingham, AL
01/21/2017
6:00 pm, ASN 		WKU W 94–80  12–8
(5–2) 		Cam Henderson Center (6,813)
Huntington, WV
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		UTSA W 92–71  13–8
(6–2) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,297)
Huntington, WV
01/28/2017
7:00 pm 		UTEP L 68–91  13–9
(6–3) 		Cam Henderson Center (6,781)
Huntington, WV
02/02/2017
8:00 pm 		at Southern Miss L 76–91  13–10
(6–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,373)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/04/2017
7:30 pm 		at Louisiana Tech L 90–94  13–11
(6–5) 		Thomas Assembly Center (4,804)
Ruston, LA
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, FCS 		at WKU W 84–79  14–11
(7–5) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (4,742)
Bowling Green, KY
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		UAB W 74–59  15–11
(8–5) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,637)
Huntington, WV
02/18/2017
6:00 pm, ASN 		Middle Tennessee L 86–97  15–12
(8–6) 		Cam Henderson Center (7,620)
Huntington, WV
02/23/2017
8:00 pm, beIN 		at Old Dominion L 65–86  15–13
(8–7) 		Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,248)
Norfolk, VA
02/25/2017
6:00 pm, ASN 		at Charlotte W 93–89  16–13
(9–7) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (7,040)
Charlotte, NC
03/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Rice L 88–89  16–14
(9–8) 		Cam Henderson Center (4,994)
Huntington, WV
03/04/2017
7:00 pm 		North Texas W 106–104  17–14
(10–8) 		Cam Henderson Center (6,017)
Huntington, WV
Conference USA tournament
03/08/2017
9:00 pm, CI 		(6) vs. (11) Florida Atlantic
First round 		W 89–74  18–14
 Legacy Arena (6,410)
Birmingham, AL
03/09/2017
9:00 pm, ASN 		(6) vs. (3) Old Dominion
Quarterfinals 		W 64–63  19–14
 Legacy Arena (4,005)
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		(6) vs. (2) Louisiana Tech
Semifinals 		W 93–77  20–14
 Legacy Arena (3,299)
Birmingham, AL
03/11/2017
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		(6) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
Championship 		L 72–83  20–15
 Legacy Arena (3,956)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Marshall basketball assistant coach Chris Duhon resigns following Saturday arrest". Charleston Gazette-Mail. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. October 6, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
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