2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record13–20 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachCornelius Jackson
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Cline
  • Adam Williams
  • Justin Caldwell
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794
James Madison † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 4   .889
Troy 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 17   .541
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Southern Miss 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
South Alabama 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 9 – 24   .273
Marshall 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Texas State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 18   .486
Louisiana–Monroe 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
Coastal Carolina 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Old Dominion 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by tenth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia State in the second round before losing to James Madison in the quarterfinals.

After the season, it was announced that head coach Dan D'Antoni was let go and replaced by his associate head coach, Cornelius Jackson.[1]

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the season 24–8, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament. Despite finishing with 24 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

The season marked the school's inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference after spending the previous 17 seasons as a member of Conference USA.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
David Early 23 G 6'4" 234 Sophomore Logan, West Virginia Transferred to Tennessee Tech
Micah Handlogten 5 C 7'1" 227 Freshman Huntersville, North Carolina Transferred to Florida
Taevion Kinsey 24 G 6'5" 191 Senior Columbus, Ohio Graduated
Andrew Taylor 0 G 6'3" 194 RS Senior Corbin, Kentucky Graduate transferred to Mississippi State

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cameron Crawford 5 G 6'5" 195 Junior Hoover, Alabama Indiana State
Nate Martin 41 F 6'8" 215 Junior Houston, Texas Texas State
Kevon Voyles 0 G 6'3" 181 GS Senior Cape Charles, Virginia Maryland Eastern Shore

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ryan Nutter
PG 		Dublin, Ohio Dublin Jerome High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 26, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 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 August 10, 2023.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Thundering Herd were picked to finish in seventh place in the conference's preseason poll.[3] Senior guard Kamdyn Curfman and senior forward Obinna Anochili-Killen were named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 James Madison - 176 (7)
2 App State - 159 (2)
3 Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4 Southern Miss - 148
5 Louisiana - 136 (2)
6 South Alabama - 129 (2)
7 Marshall - 119
8 Troy - 91
9 Arkansas State - 84
10 Texas State - 72
11 Georgia State - 69
12 Coastal Carolina - 59
13 Georgia Southern - 42
14 ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kevon Voyles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) GS UMES Cape Charles, Virginia
F 1 Chase McKey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr The Skill Factory Atlanta, Georgia
F 2 Wyatt Fricks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS So Winder-Barrow Winder, Georgia
G 3 Kyle Braun 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Scotland Prep Los Angeles, California
G/F 4 Jacob Conner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Archbishop Alter Dayton, Ohio
G 5 Cameron Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Indiana State Hoover, Alabama
G 11 Kamdyn Curfman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr VMI North Bethesda, Maryland
G/F 12 Aymeric Toussaint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Hoosac Saint-Denis, Réunion
G 13 Creighton Thienneman (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So South Oldham Louisville, Kentucky
G 14 Ryan Nutter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Dublin Jerome Dublin, Ohio
G/F 15 Marko Sarenac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) GS Hoosac Ljubovija, Serbia
C 21 Goran Miladinovic 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Hoosac Tivat, Montenegro
F 25 Obinna Anochili-Killen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Chapmanville Lagos, Nigeria
G 30 Kycen Pruett (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Mount Dora Christian Mount Dora, Florida
F 32 Pete Moe II (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr The Skill Factory Atlanta, Georgia
F 41 Nate Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Texas State Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 12/2/2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
3:00 pm 		Pikeville W 101–69  –
  24 – Curfman   9 – Martin   5 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (3,154)
Huntington, WV
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm 		Lees–McRae W 103–85  –
  22 – Fricks   10 – Fricks   9 – Conner  Cam Henderson Center (3,152)
Huntington, WV
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Queens W 89–73  1–0
  18 – Voyles   9 – Martin   5 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (4,443)
Huntington, WV
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Radford L 62–66  1–1
  18 – Curfman   11 – Martin   4 – Tied  The Greenbrier (1,013)
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 19, 2023*
5:00 pm, FloSports 		vs. Utah State
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals 		L 60–83  1–2
  17 – Voyles   7 – Conner   4 – Crawford  John Gray Gymnasium (100)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023*
5:00 pm, FloSports 		vs. FIU
Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round 		W 80–69  2–2
  18 – Voyles   11 – Martin   4 – Tied  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023*
1:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. Oakland
Cayman Islands Classic 5th place game 		L 71–78  2–3
  18 – Voyles   11 – Fricks   3 – Conner  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 24, 2023*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 16 Kentucky L 82–118  2–4
  22 – Anochili-Killen   10 – Martin   4 – Nutter  Rupp Arena (20,246)
Lexington, KY
December 2, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 74–79  2–5
  14 – Martin   10 – Tied   3 – Nutter  Cam Henderson Center (4,233)
Huntington, WV
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Duquesne L 72–85  2–6
  20 – Crawford   12 – Anochili-Killen   3 – Voyles  Cam Henderson Center (3,947)
Huntington, WV
December 9, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 74–69  3–6
  18 – Tied   8 – Martin   3 – Crawford  Convocation Center (4,623)
Athens, OH
December 13, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 87–88  3–7
  25 – Anochili-Killen   9 – Martin   9 – Curfman  Savage Arena (3,878)
Toledo, OH
December 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 72–65  4–7
  18 – Curfman   11 – Martin   6 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (3,933)
Huntington, WV
December 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bluefield W 103–70  5–7
  17 – Crawford   13 – Martin   5 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (3,653)
Huntington, WV
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Wilmington L 69–78  5–8
  15 – Curfman   8 – Anochili-Killen   6 – Anochili-Killen  Cam Henderson Center (4,034)
Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 75–61  6–8
(1–0) 		 16 – Martin   10 – Martin   4 – Curfman  Cam Henderson Center (4,248)
Huntington, WV
January 3, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 68–57  7–8
(2–0) 		 20 – Anochili-Killen   9 – Anochili-Killen   9 – Conner  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (919)
Monroe, LA
January 6, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 79–75  8–8
(3–0) 		 21 – Anochili-Killen   12 – Martin   5 – Curfman  Strahan Arena (1,342)
San Marcos, TX
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 79–74  9–8
(4–0) 		 20 – Voyles   8 – Conner   6 – Conner  Cam Henderson Center (4,262)
Huntington, WV
January 13, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 85–91  9–9
(4–1) 		 26 – Anochili-Killen   9 – Conner   6 – Martin  Cam Henderson Center (5,711)
Huntington, WV
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 66–91  9–10
(4–2) 		 21 – Anochili-Killen   11 – Conner   4 – Voyles  Chartway Arena (6,158)
Norfolk, VA
January 20, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 52–67  9–11
(4–3) 		 23 – Curfman   10 – Martin   4 – Conner  Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,061)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 77–68  10–11
(5–3) 		 22 – Anochili-Killen   13 – Martin   4 – Conner  Cam Henderson Center (4,045)
Huntington, WV
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 83–67  11–11
(6–3) 		 24 – Martin   10 – Martin   6 – Martin  Cam Henderson Center (4,697)
Huntington, WV
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Old Dominion L 76–83  11–12
(6–4) 		 23 – Voyles   12 – Martin   10 – Martin  Cam Henderson Center (4,309)
Huntington, WV
February 3, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 91–74  12–12
(7–4) 		 30 – Anochili-Killen   10 – Anochili-Killen   6 – Nutter  Cam Henderson Center (5,711)
Huntington, WV
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy L 66–82  12–13
(7–5) 		 16 – Voyles   11 – Martin   4 – Martin  Trojan Arena (3,212)
Troy, AL
February 15, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 58–73  12–14
(7–6) 		 19 – Voyles   12 – Martin   5 – Martin  Holmes Center (3,804)
Boone, NC
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 67–74  12–15
(7–7) 		 15 – Voyles   8 – Fricks   6 – Voyles  HTC Center (1,982)
Conway, SC
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		James Madison L 58–84  12–16
(7–8) 		 12 – Martin   16 – Martin   2 – Conner  Cam Henderson Center (4,595)
Huntington, WV
February 24, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Appalachian State L 58–65  12–17
(7–9) 		 19 – Tied   14 – Martin   3 – Conner  Cam Henderson Center (5,711)
Huntington, WV
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern L 73–87  12–18
(7–10) 		 22 – Voyles   10 – Martin   4 – Voyles  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,384)
Statesboro, GA
March 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 79–82  12–19
(7–11) 		 23 – Voyles   11 – Martin   6 – Voyles  GSU Convocation Center (2,122)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 7, 2024
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (7) Georgia State
Second round 		W 86–74  13–19
  30 – Curfman   14 – Martin   5 – Martin  Pensacola Bay Center (1,207)
Pensacola, FL
March 9, 2024
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (2) James Madison
Quarterfinals 		L 64–81  13–20
  15 – Anochili-Killen   10 – Martin   4 – Curfman  Pensacola Bay Center (2,501)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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