2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Cornelius Jackson (1st season);
Associate head coach	Rob Fulford
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline; Adam Williams;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
James Madison	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Marshall	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Texas State	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	.000

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 12, 2024

The 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team will represent Marshall University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Cornelius Jackson, will 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Will Moore SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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
Erich Harding PF	Recruiting 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
Kaiden White SG	Recruiting 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]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
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	William 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

Cornelius Jackson (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Fulford (Marshall)
Mark Cline (Wake Forest)
Adam Williams (Marshall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/13/2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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
Non-Conference 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	Bellarmine						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, BTN+	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm	South Carolina State						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 30, 2024* 8:00 pm	at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm	Morehead State						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington						Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Wright State						Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
December 14, 2024* 4:00 pm	Ohio						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm	West Virginia Wesleyan						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 21, 2024 3:00 pm	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
December 28, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Elon						Schar Center Elon, NC
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm	Texas State						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm	Troy						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm	James Madison						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm	Georgia Southern						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm	at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm	at Georgia Southern						Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm	Georgia State						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm	Coastal Carolina						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm	Arkansas State						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 15, 2025 8:00 pm	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025	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	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

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

[1] Morehouse, Keith (March 25, 2024). "MU parting ways with Coach Dan D'Antoni". WSAZ-TV. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[:0-2] "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.

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