2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record7–7 (0–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachRob Fulford
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Cline
  • Adam Williams
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769
South Alabama 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692
Troy 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667
Texas State 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615
Southern Miss 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 7   .462
Old Dominion 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 8   .385
Louisiana 1 – 0   1.000 3 – 10   .231
Coastal Carolina 0 – 1   .000 7 – 6   .538
Georgia Southern 0 – 1   .000 7 – 6   .538
James Madison 0 – 1   .000 7 – 6   .538
Marshall 0 – 1   .000 7 – 7   .500
Appalachian State 0 – 1   .000 6 – 6   .500
Georgia State 0 – 1   .000 4 – 9   .308
Louisiana–Monroe 0 – 1   .000 4 – 10   .286
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of December 30, 2024

The 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represents Marshall University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Cornelius Jackson, play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Thundering Herd 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]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyle Braun 3 G 6'2" 182 Junior Los Angeles, California Left team due to personal reasons
Jacob Conner 4 G/F 6'10" 209 Sophomore Dayton, Ohio Transferred to Dayton
Cameron Crawford 5 G 6'5" 192 RS Sophomore Hoover, Alabama Transferred to Duquesne
Kamdyn Curfman 11 G 6'1" 185 Senior North Bethesda, Maryland Graduated
Chase McKey 1 F 6'10" 202 Junior Atlanta, Georgia Transferred to Western Carolina
Goran Miladinovic 21 C 7'1" 240 GS Senior Tivat, Montenegro Graduated
Pete Moe II 32 F 6'9" 217 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia Walk-on; Transferred to Barry
Marko Serenac 15 G/F 6'7" 218 GS Senior Ljubovija, Serbia Graduated
Aymeric Toussaint 12 G/F 6'10" 230 Junior Saint-Denis, Réunion Transferred to West Virginia State
Kevon Voyles 0 G 6'3" 198 GS Senior Cape Charles, Virginia Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Mikal Dawson 23 G 6'5" 222 GS Senior Huntington, West Virginia Akron
Cade Gibbs 5 F 6'6" 222 Senior Plainfield, Indiana Grace
Jakob Gibbs 4 F 6'5" 208 Senior Plainfield, Indiana Grace
Dezayne Mingo 3 G 6'4" 185 Junior Hamilton, Canada Guelph
Kai Spears 0 G 6'2" 164 Junior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Alabama
Jalen Speer 50 G 6'1" 182 GS Senior Gainesville, Florida Florida A&M

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Will Moore
SG 		Cumming, Georgia West Forsyth High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 12, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Erich Harding
PF 		Lincolnton, North Carolina Combine Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 17, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kaiden White
SG 		Orlando, Florida Olympia High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 26, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 189  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 July 10, 2024.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Thundering Herd were picked to finish in tenth place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Senior forward Nate Martin was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[2] Fifth year forward Obinna Anochili-Killen was named to the conference preseason second team.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2 James Madison - 170 (1)
3 Troy - 155 (1)
4 Louisiana - 144
5 Southern Miss - 133
6 App State - 122
7 Texas State - 89
T8 Georgia Southern - 85
T8 Old Dominion - 85
10 Marshall - 79
11 South Alabama - 78
12 Georgia State - 75
13 Coastal Carolina - 34
14 ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kai Spears (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Jr Alabama Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 2 Wyatt Fricks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Winder-Barrow Winder, Georgia
G 3 Dezayne Mingo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Guelph Hamilton, Canada
F 4 Jakob Gibbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Grace Plainfield, Indiana
F 5 Cade Gibbs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Grace Plainfield, Indiana
G 7 Ryan Nutter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Dublin Jerome Dublin, Ohio
G 8 Kycen Pruett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Mount Dora Christian Mount Dora, Florida
G 9 Kaiden White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Olympia Orlando, Florida
F 11 Erich Harding 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Combine Academy Charlotte, North Carolina
G 12 Will Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr West Forsyth Cumming, Georgia
G 13 Creighton Thienneman (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr South Oldham Louisville, Kentucky
G 14 Grant Moore (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Columbus State Alpharetta, Georgia
G 23 Mikal Dawson (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) GS Akron Huntington, West Virginia
F 25 Obinna Anochili-Killen (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Chapmanville Lagos, Nigeria
F 41 Nate Martin (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Texas State Houston, Texas
G 50 Jalen Speer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) GS Florida A&M Gainesville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 10/13/2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
4:00 pm 		Pikeville W 90–73  –
  17 – Mingo   10 – C. Gibbs   5 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davis & Elkins W 90–57  1–0
  18 – Anochili-Killen   11 – Fricks   5 – Dawson  Cam Henderson Center (3,993)
Huntington, WV
November 9, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo L 80–90  1–1
  17 – Martin   14 – Martin   6 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (3,759)
Huntington, WV
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana W 77–63  2–1
  19 – Mingo   8 – Anochili-Killen   7 – Nutter  Cam Henderson Center (3,615)
Huntington, WV
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 83–62  3–1
  23 – Martin   9 – Tied   8 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (4,153)
Huntington, WV
November 23, 2024*
12:00 pm, BTN+ 		at No. 6 Purdue L 45–80  3–2
  9 – Martin   7 – Martin   2 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
November 27, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 82–53  4–2
  18 – Dawson   17 – Martin   9 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (3,766)
Huntington, WV
November 30, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 82–90  4–3
  28 – Dawson   8 – Martin   4 – Tied  E. A. Diddle Arena (3,120)
Bowling Green, KY
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State W 80–77  5–3
  17 – Tied   10 – Anochili-Killen   5 – Dawson  Cam Henderson Center (3,836)
Huntington, WV
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at UNC Wilmington L 69–78  5–4
  12 – Dawson   9 – Martin   5 – Mingo  Trask Coliseum (4,811)
Wilmington, NC
December 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 79–88  5–5
  20 – Dawson   6 – Anochili-Killen   4 – Mingo  Nutter Center (3,569)
Fairborn, OH
December 14, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio W 79–70  6–5
  27 – Dawson   10 – Anochili-Killen   3 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (4,278)
Huntington, WV
December 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		West Virginia Wesleyan W 93–63  7–5
  19 – Dawson   8 – Mingo   10 – Mingo  Cam Henderson Center (3,424)
Huntington, WV
December 21, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 66–68  7–6
(0–1) 		 15 – Anochili-Killen   9 – Martin   4 – Martin  Reed Green Coliseum (3,204)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 28, 2024*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		at Elon L 59–73  7–7
  24 – Dawson   10 – Martin   4 – Nutter  Schar Center (1,956)
Elon, NC
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 4, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		James Madison       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 11, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at James Madison       Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State       GSU Convocation Center 
Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern       Hill Convocation Center 
Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
February 13, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama       Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
February 15, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion       Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025
TBD, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
February 25, 2025
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
February 28, 2025
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 4–9, 2025
TBA 		vs. TBD       Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ Morehouse, Keith (March 25, 2024). "MU parting ways with Coach Dan D'Antoni". WSAZ-TV. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Marshall Men's Basketball Reveals 2024-25 SBC Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.