2012–13 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third year head coach Tom Herrion, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Conference USA tournament to Tulane.^[1]

2012–13 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	13–19 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Tom Herrion (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline Dino Presley Josh King
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Memphis †	16	–	0		1.000			31	–	5		.861
Southern Miss	12	–	4		.750			27	–	10		.730
UTEP	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
East Carolina	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
UCF*	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Tulsa	8	–	8		.500			17	–	16		.515
Houston	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
UAB	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
Tulane	6	–	10		.375			20	–	15		.571
Marshall	6	–	10		.375			13	–	19		.406
SMU	5	–	11		.313			15	–	17		.469
Rice	1	–	15		.063			5	–	26		.161
† 2013 C-USA tournament winner As of April 2, 2013 Rankings from AP poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

Preseason

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Taylor SF	Louisville, KY	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 15, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Kareem Canty PG	Harlem, NY	Faith Baptist Christian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Oct 2, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Tamron Manning SG	Georgetown, KY	Scott County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 5, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Elijah Pittman PF	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Lamar State College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 30, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
D.D. Scarver SG	Birmingham, AL	Trinity Valley CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 16, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

Roster

2012–13 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Chris Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland F 1 Dennis Tinnon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Green Bay, Wisconsin F 2 Robert Goff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana F 4 Jamir Hanner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C 11 Nigel Spikes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Fort Lauderdale, Florida G 12 Kareem Canty (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Harlem, New York G 15 DeVince Boykins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Forest City, North Carolina F 21 TyQuane Goard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Charleston, West Virginia G/F 23 D.D. Scarver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama F 24 Elijah Pittman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Covington, Kentucky C 31 JP Kambola 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Toronto, Ontario, Canada G 32 Tamron Manning 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Georgetown, Kentucky C 34 Yous Mbao 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 249 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Rufisque, Senegal G 35 Austin Loop 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr South Webster, Ohio G 50 DeAndre Kane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Head coach Tom Herrion (Merrimack) Assistant coach(es) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) Dino Presley (Kutztown) Josh King (Eckerd) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-10-14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 8:00 pm	Bluefield College	W 94–67		Cam Henderson Center (4,631) Huntington, WV
Regular season
11/09/2012* 7:30 pm	Longwood	W 81–47	1–0	Cam Henderson Center (5,472) Huntington, WV
11/11/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Villanova 2K Sports Classic	L 68–80	1–1	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/16/2012* 4:30 pm	vs. U of DC 2K Sports Classic	W 80–58	2–1	Mack Sports Complex (3,142) Hempstead, NY
11/17/2012* 2:30 pm	vs. South Dakota State 2K Sports Classic	L 77–78	2–2	Mack Sports Complex (2,076) Hempstead, NY
11/18/2012* 3:00 pm	at Hofstra 2K Sports Classic	L 100–103 2OT	2–3	Mack Sports Complex (1,276) Hempstead, NY
11/24/2012* 7:00 pm	Nevada	W 89–82	3–3	Cam Henderson Center (5,583) Huntington, WV
11/28/2012* 7:00 pm	Morehead State	W 70–67	4–3	Cam Henderson Center (5,877) Huntington, WV
12/01/2012* 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	W 61–58	5–3	Cam Henderson Center (5,689) Huntington, WV
12/05/2012* 7:30 pm, WOWK	vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	L 59–69	5–4	Charleston Civic Center (11,512) Charleston, WV
12/08/2012* 7:00 pm	Coppin State	W 69–63	6–4	Cam Henderson Center (5,152) Huntington, WV
12/15/2012* 2:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. No. 11 Cincinnati	L 56–72	6–5	Charleston Civic Center (5,432) Charleston, WV
12/19/2012* 7:00 pm	Savannah State	W 64–48	7–5	Cam Henderson Center (5,316) Huntington, WV
12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	at Kentucky	L 54–82	7–6	Rupp Arena (24,271) Lexington, KY
01/02/2013* 7:00 pm	Delaware State	L 51–53	7–7	Cam Henderson Center (5,039) Huntington, WV
01/05/2013* 2:00 pm	at Ohio	L 57–94	7–8	Convocation Center (6,971) Athens, OH
01/09/2013 7:00 pm	Tulsa	W 79–61	8–8 (1–0)	Cam Henderson Center (5,115) Huntington, WV
01/12/2013 9:00 pm	at UTEP	L 63–74	8–9 (1–1)	Don Haskins Center (8,519) El Paso, TX
01/19/2013 7:00 pm	East Carolina	W 77–56	9–9 (2–1)	Cam Henderson Center (6,056) Huntington, WV
01/23/2013 7:00 pm, CSS	at Southern Miss	L 46–102	9–10 (2–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,106) Hattiesburg, MS
01/26/2013 2:00 pm, FSN	at Memphis	L 72–73	9–11 (2–3)	FedEx Forum (16,386) Memphis, TN
01/30/2013 7:00 pm	SMU	L 57–68	9–12 (2–4)	Cam Henderson Center (5,407) Huntington, WV
02/02/2013 2:00 pm, CSS	UCF	W 75–71	10–12 (3–4)	Cam Henderson Center (5,856) Huntington, WV
02/06/2013 8:00 pm	at Tulane	L 75–91	10–13 (3–5)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (2,158) New Orleans, LA
02/09/2013 3:00 pm	at UAB	L 61–75	10–14 (3–6)	Bartow Arena (4,328) Birmingham, AL
02/13/2013 7:00 pm	Rice	W 71–70	11–14 (4–6)	Cam Henderson Center (5,308) Huntington, WV
02/16/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 22 Memphis	L 59–71	11–15 (4–7)	Cam Henderson Center (6,116) Huntington, WV
02/20/2013 7:00 pm	at UCF	W 82–70	12–15 (5–7)	UCF Arena (4,739) Orlando, FL
02/23/2013 7:00 pm	UAB	L 48–52	12–16 (5–8)	Cam Henderson Center (6,614) Huntington, WV
03/02/2013 2:00 pm, CSS	at Houston	L 76–103	12–17 (5–9)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,935) Houston, TX
03/05/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Southern Miss	W 88–84	13–17 (6–9)	Cam Henderson Center (5,364) Huntington, WV
03/09/2013 5:00 pm	at East Carolina	L 79–86	13–18 (6–10)	Williams Arena (5,377) Greenville, NC
2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013 9:30 pm	vs. Tulane First Round	L 64–66	13–19	BOK Center (5,743) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Tulane 66, Marshall 64". ESPN. March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2024.