1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	24–8 (14–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Rick Huckabay (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Bell; Henry Dickerson; John Lyles;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	14	–	2	.875	24	–	8	.750
Furman	11	–	5	.688	18	–	10	.643
Davidson	9	–	7	.563	15	–	13	.536
East Tennessee State	9	–	7	.563	14	–	15	.483
Chattanooga †	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Appalachian State	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
VMI	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
The Citadel	5	–	11	.313	8	–	20	.286
Western Carolina	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296

† 1988 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–2 in SoCon play to finish in first place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Chattanooga in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Thundering Herd received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to VCU.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	00	Rodney Holden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Skip Henderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Cartersville, Georgia
G	13	Andy Paul Williamson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Harts, West Virginia
G	14	Marc Toler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Clarksville, Tennessee
G	15	John Humphrey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Huntsville, Alabama
G	22	John Taft	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Huntsville, Alabama
G	24	Brian Fish	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Seymour, Indiana
F	25	Pete Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Sylvania, Ohio
G	33	Andre Cunningham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Matewan, West Virginia
F	35	Tommy Boyd	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Ingomar, Mississippi
F	45	Maurice Bryson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Charleston, West Virginia
C	50	Tommy Cassity	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Cadiz, Kentucky
C	52	Tom Curry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Head coach

Rick Huckabay (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 4, 1987*		Youngstown State Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 79–65	1–0	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 5, 1987*		Eastern Kentucky Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 62–61	2–0	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 7, 1987*		at Ohio	W 91–77	3–0	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Dec 11, 1987*		vs. Idaho Hawaii Tipoff Tournament	W 65–58	4–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 12, 1987*		vs. Hartford Hawaii Tipoff Tournament	W 78–74	5–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 19, 1987*		Baylor	W 79–68	6–0	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 1987*		at Middle Tennessee State	L 80–91	6–1	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 27, 1987*		West Virginia rivalry	W 82–72	7–1	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 30, 1987*		Kent State	W 82–67	8–1	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 2, 1988*		at Nevada	L 76–77	8–2	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Jan 4, 1988*		at Pepperdine	L 90–99	8–3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Jan 9, 1988*		at Morehead State	W 89–87	9–3	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Jan 11, 1988*		at Virginia Tech	L 74–90	9–4	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 16, 1988		at Appalachian State	W 88–80	10–4 (1–0)	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC
Jan 18, 1988		at East Tennessee State	L 74–84	10–5 (1–1)	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN
Jan 21, 1988		at VMI	W 64–62	11–5 (2–1)	Camron Hall Lexington, VA
Jan 23, 1988		The Citadel	W 87–67	12–5 (3–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 25, 1988		Furman	W 88–68	13–5 (4–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 30, 1988		at Chattanooga	W 95–94 ^OT	14–5 (5–1)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
Feb 1, 1988		Western Carolina	W 103–74	15–5 (6–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 4, 1988		VMI	W 95–91 ^OT	16–5 (7–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 6, 1988		East Tennessee State	W 77–72	17–5 (8–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 8, 1988		at Davidson	L 76–79	17–6 (8–2)	Johnston Gym Davidson, NC
Feb 13, 1988		at Furman	W 70–69 ^OT	18–6 (9–2)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
Feb 15, 1988		The Citadel	W 105–78	19–6 (10–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 20, 1988		Davidson	W 83–71	20–6 (11–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 22, 1988		Appalachian State	W 101–72	21–6 (12–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 27, 1988		at Western Carolina	W 86–73	22–6 (13–2)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
Feb 29, 1988		Chattanooga	W 93–77	23–6 (14–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
SoCon tournament
Mar 4, 1988	(1)	vs. (8) The Citadel Quarterfinals	W 121–78	24–6	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Mar 5, 1988	(1)	vs. (5) Chattanooga Semifinals	L 70–71	24–7	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
NIT
Mar 16, 1988*		VCU First Round	L 80–81	24–8	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1987-88 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
^ "1987-88 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
^ Marshall Record Book Archived April 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine p. 40 Retrieved December 24, 2022
^ "1987-88 Marshall Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[1] "1987-88 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

[2] "1987-88 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

[3] Marshall Record Book Archived April 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine p. 40 Retrieved December 24, 2022

[4] "1987-88 Marshall Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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