| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 20–15 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Mark Cline |
| Asst Coach2: | Scott Rigot |
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]
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.
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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Bowling | 3 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Sophomore | Walk-on; transferred to West Virginia Wesleyan | ||
| Justin Edmonds | 23 | G | 6'4" | 220 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 24 | F | 6'8" | 259 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Aleksandar Dozic | 32 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Transferred to Marist |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rondale Watson | 23 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | 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 | Transferred from Texas–Rio Grande Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Elmore graduated from UTRGV. |
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