2019–20 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by sixth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated UTEP and were scheduled to play Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament. However, the tournament canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	17–15 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Dan D'Antoni (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline Scott Rigot Cornelius Jackson
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Texas	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Western Kentucky	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
Louisiana Tech	13	–	5		.722			22	–	8		.733
Charlotte	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
FIU	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Marshall	10	–	8		.556			17	–	15		.531
UAB	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Old Dominion	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
UTSA	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
UTEP	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Rice	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Southern Miss	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Middle Tennessee	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2018–19 season 23–14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Rice before losing to Southern Miss in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated IUPUI, Presbyterian, Hampton and Green Bay to become CIT champions.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
C. J. Burks	14	G	6'4"	185	RS Senior	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Graduated
Jon Elmore	33	G	6'3"	187	RS Senior	Charleston, West Virginia	Graduated
DeAundra Murphy	24	G	6'3"	169	Freshman	Huntington, West Virginia	Walk-on; did not return
Ante Šustić	12	F	6'10"	235	Senior	Split, Croatia	Graduate transferred to Central Missouri
Christian Thieneman	0	F	6'5"	215	RS Junior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Wilhelm von Arndt	25	G	6'0"	175	Freshman	Stockholm, Sweden	Walk-on; did not return
Rondale Watson	23	G	6'4"	187	RS Senior	Lewisburg, West Virginia	Graduated

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dajour Rucker SF	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Cape Henry Collegiate School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 29, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Goran Miladinovic C	Hoosick, New York	Hoosac School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 24, 2019
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Marko Sarenac SF	Hoosick, New York	Hoosac School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 24, 2019
	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: "Marshall Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019. "2019 Marshall Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 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) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Corbin Corbin, Kentucky G 1 Taevion Kinsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Eastmoor Columbus, Ohio F 2 Iran Bennett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 299 lb (136 kg) RS So Hargrave Durham, North Carolina F 3 Jannson Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Newnan Newnan, Georgia G 4 Ty Sturm (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cabell Midland Hurricane, West Virginia G/F 5 Jeremy Dillon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Mingo Central Mingo, West Virginia G 11 Luke Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Fairland Proctorville, Ohio G 13 Jarrod West 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Notre Dame HS Clarksburg, West Virginia G 14 Robby Williams (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Charleston Catholic Charleston, West Virginia G/F 15 Marko Sarenac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hoosac Ljubovija, Serbia F 21 Darius George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Staunton (Robert E. Lee) Staunton, Virginia F 24 Cam Brooks-Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Zanesville Zanesville, Ohio F 31 Mikel Beyers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Mesa CC Houston, Texas F 32 Dajour Rucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Cape Henry Virginia Beach, Virginia G 35 Devin Collins (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chapmanville Chapmanville, West Virginia C 50 Goran Miladinovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hoosac Tivat, Montenegro	Head coach Dan D'Antoni (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Cornelius Jackson (Marshall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 12/30/2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, Facebook		Glenville State	W 100–66		19 – Brooks-Harris	13 – Beyers	7 – Beyers	Cam Henderson Center (5,297) Huntington, WV
Nov 2, 2019* 1:00 pm, Facebook		Rio Grande	W 92–59		15 – Beyers	8 – Miladinovic	7 – West	Cam Henderson Center (5,642) Huntington, WV
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, WVAH 11.2		Robert Morris MABC Invitational	W 67–60	1–0	20 – West	10 – Brooks-Harris	5 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (5,530) Huntington, WV
Nov 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo MABC Invitational	L 70–96	1–1	20 – Tied	7 – Brooks-Harris	3 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (5,645) Huntington, WV
Nov 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Notre Dame MABC Invitational	L 64–74	1–2	16 – Kinsey	11 – Kinsey	5 – Kinsey	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,831) South Bend, IN
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, WVAH 11.2		College of Charleston	L 66–76	1–3	13 – Kinsey	8 – Bennett	2 – 3 Tied	Cam Henderson Center (6,384) Huntington, WV
Nov 21, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Howard MABC Invitational	W 91–63	2–3	17 – Bennett	7 – Kinsey	14 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (5,343) Huntington, WV
Nov 29, 2019* 9:00 pm, SECN		at No. 24 Florida	L 67–73	2–4	16 – Bennett	6 – Tied	5 – West	O'Connell Center (10,583) Gainesville, FL
Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, WVAH 11.2		Akron	L 73–85	2–5	17 – West	6 – Bennett	5 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (5,350) Huntington, WV
Dec 8, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 74–82	2–6	19 – West	9 – Beyers	6 – Kinsey	Savage Arena (3,887) Toledo, OH
Dec 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bluefield State	W 86–50	3–6	18 – West	8 – Miladinovic	6 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (5,106) Huntington, WV
Dec 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 89–62	4–6	16 – George	7 – George	8 – West	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,134) Morehead, KY
Dec 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Kentucky	W 90–72	5–6	21 – Bennett	16 – Bennett	5 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (5,057) Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 80–88	5–7	27 – Taylor	5 – Tied	4 – Taylor	McLeod Center (4,648) Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 29, 2019* 2:30 pm		vs. Duquesne Cleveland Classic	W 83–61	6–7	22 – West	8 – Tied	6 – West	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (16,780) Cleveland, OH
Conference USA regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 89–69	7–7 (1–0)	19 – Kinsey	8 – Taylor	8 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (5,311) Huntington, WV
Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 64–67	7–8 (1–1)	19 – Kinsey	5 – 3 Tied	3 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (5,489) Huntington, WV
Jan 9, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	W 79–75	8–8 (2–1)	17 – Bennett	11 – Bennett	7 – Kinsey	Murphy Center (2,703) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 11, 2020 8:00 pm, Stadium		at UAB	L 50–61	8–9 (2–2)	20 – Kinsey	6 – Bennett	2 – Tied	Bartow Arena (2,542) Birmingham, AL
Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	L 75–77	8–10 (2–3)	29 – Kinsey	11 – Kinsey	5 – West	Cam Henderson Center (5,462) Huntington, WV
Jan 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Old Dominion	W 68–67	9–10 (3–3)	18 – Kinsey	6 – 3 Tied	4 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (6,445) Huntington, WV
Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, Facebook		Western Kentucky	L 60–64	9–11 (3–4)	14 – Bennett	7 – Taylor	4 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (5,612) Huntington, WV
Jan 25, 2020 7:30 pm, Facebook		at Western Kentucky	L 84–91	9–12 (3–5)	16 – Kinsey	6 – West	11 – West	E. A. Diddle Arena (6,270) Bowling Green, KY
Jan 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	W 84–74	10–12 (4–5)	18 – Bennett	9 – Kinsey	8 – West	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,117) Miami, FL
Feb 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 73–91	10–13 (4–6)	25 – Taylor	8 – Bennett	4 – West	RoofClaim.com Arena (1,514) Boca Raton, FL
Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 72–58	11–13 (5–6)	18 – Bennett	12 – Bennett	6 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (5,528) Huntington, WV
Feb 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 83–79 OT	12–13 (6–6)	25 – West	8 – Kinsey	7 – West	Cam Henderson Center (6,531) Huntington, WV
Feb 13, 2020 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at UTSA	L 63–72	12–14 (6–7)	27 – Kinsey	10 – West	5 – West	Convocation Center (1,282) San Antonio, TX
Feb 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTEP	W 71–61	13–14 (7–7)	18 – Beyers	6 – Tied	8 – West	Don Haskins Center (4,424) El Paso, TX
Feb 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Old Dominion	W 74–66	14–14 (8–7)	18 – West	13 – Williams	5 – West	Cam Henderson Center (5,916) Huntington, WV
Feb 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at UAB	L 80–88	14–15 (8–8)	22 – Kinsey	6 – Bennett	7 – Kinsey	Bartow Arena (2,342) Birmingham, AL
Mar 4, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		Florida Atlantic	W 94–82	15–15 (9–8)	20 – Kinsey	10 – Taylor	6 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (5,426) Huntington, WV
Mar 7, 2020 4:00 pm, Stadium		at UTSA	W 82–77	16–15 (10–8)	20 – Beyers	8 – George	7 – West	Convocation Center (402) San Antonio, TX
Conference USA tournament
Mar 11, 2020 10:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (11) UTEP First round	W 86–78	17–15	26 – Kinsey	8 – Kinsey	5 – Tied	Ford Center at The Star (2,061) Frisco, TX
Mar 12, 2020 9:00 pm, Facebook	(6)	vs. (3) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	C-USA Tournament Canceled[1]					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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References

1. "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. "Men's Basketball Finalizes 2019-20 Non-Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
3. "Conference USA Unveils 2019-20 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.