2018–19 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:Marshall Thundering Herd
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:23–14
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Mark Cline
Asst Coach2:Scott Rigot
Champion:Jim Phelan Classic champions
Bowl Result:Champions

The 2018–19 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2017–18 season 25–11, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UTSA, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky to become champions of the C-USA tournament. They received C-USA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they upset No. 4 seed Wichita State 81–75 in the first round before losing to No. 5 seed and rival West Virginia in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Phil Bledsoe 32 G/F 6'6" 220 Sophomore Transferred to Glenville State
Ot Elmore 12 G 6'2" 197 RS Senior Graduated
Will Fenton 24 G 6'6" 205 Freshman Walk-on; did not return
Dani Koljanin 1 F 6'8" 220 Junior Transferred to Little Rock
Milan Mijović 50 F 6'9" 255 Senior Graduated
11 F 6'9" 220 Junior Declared for 2018 NBA draft[1]
Marcus Reed 5 G 6'0" 175 Senior Graduated
Christian Villers 4 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Walk-on; did not return

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ante Šustić 12 F 6'10" 230 Junior Junior college transferred from Highland Community College
Mikel Beyers 31 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Junior college transferred from Mesa Community College

2018 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Penava Not Returning to Marshall. The Herald-Dispatch. 2018-06-28. en.
  2. Web site: Herd Men's Hoops Announced 2018-19 Non-Conference Schedule. www.herdzone.com . 2018-06-28 . mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Herd Men's Hoops Releases Conference Schedule . www.herdzone.com . 2018-07-17 . mdy-all.