| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 17–16 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Mark Cline |
| Asst Coach2: | Scott Rigot |
The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second 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 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 to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Middle Tennessee.
The Thundering Herd finished the 2014–15 season 11–21, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to WKU.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Smith | 1 | F | 6'6" | 228 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jay Johnson | 3 | F | 6'7" | 232 | Junior | Graduated & transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan | ||
| 5 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| DeVince Boykins | 15 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Junior | Graduated & transferred to Georgia Southern | ||
| J. P. Kambola | 31 | C | 6'9" | 244 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Tamron Manning | 32 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Junior | Graduated & transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Thompson | 1 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College | ||
| Jon Elmore | 4 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Transferred from VMI. Under NCAA transfer rules, Elmore will have to sit out for the first semester of the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
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