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2007-08 Marshall Basketball MARKEL HUMPHREY 2007 ALL-CONFERENCE USA THIRD TEAM Media Guide

1 22007-08007-08 ThunderingThMarshallundering University HerdHerd Men’sMen XXX’s BasketballBasketball A New Era of Thundering Herd Basketball Is Ready to Launch Donnie Jones Returns to After Helping Build a College Basketball Dynasty at Florida

NBA PLAYERS COACHED BY DONNIE JONES Al Horford • 2007 1st Rd. (Atlanta) 3rd overall Matt Bonner • 2003 2nd Rd. (Chicago) 45th overall Corey Brewer • 2007 1st Rd. (Minnesota) 7th overall Mike Miller • 2000 1st Rd. (Orlando) 5th overall Joakim Noah • 2007 1st Rd. (Chicago) 9th overall Donnell Harvey • 2000 1st Rd. (New York) 22nd overall Chris Richard • 2007 2nd Rd. (Minnesota) 41st overall Jason Williams • 1998 1st Rd. (Sacramento) 7th overall Taurean Green • 2007 2nd Rd. (Portland) 52nd overall Udonis Haslem • 2003 Free Agent David Lee • 2005 1st Rd. (New York) 30th overall Anthony Roberson • 2005 Free Agent Christian Drejer • 2004 2nd Rd. (New Jersey) 51st overall Matt Walsh • 2006 Free Agent 2 MarshallMMARSHALLARSHAL UniversityL UNIVERSITYUNIVERSI XXXTY * Donnie Jones has appeared in a total of 30 postseason games and sports a 22-7 record in NCAA Tournament contests while serving under head coach Billy Don- ovan at Florida from 1996-2007.

* The Donovan-Jones connection origi- nated at Marshall, when Jones assisted Donovan in his two seasons as head coach of the Thundering Herd.

* Upon Donovan’s departure to Florida, he made sure to bring Jones with him to coach on his soon-to-be legendary col- lege basketball team in Gainesville, Fla.

* Jones’ recruiting resume is remarkable , as evident by his ability to lure some of the nation’s top talent to UF. Since 1998, the Gators signed 11 McDonald’s High School All-Americans while boasting consensus top-fi ve recruiting classes fi ve of the past nine years.

3 22007-08007-08 ThunderingThMarshallundering University HerdHerd Men’sMen XXX’s BasketballBasketball Media Information Marshall Media Coverage NATIONAL MEDIA EXPOSURE AND CONFERENCE USA

* Marshall receives a great deal of national media exposure as a member of Confer- ence USA. The league has television part- nerships with ESPN and College Sports Television (CSTV), the property of CBS Sports.

* Conference USA student-athletes play in several of America’s largest media mar- kets, play on television and in front of NBA scouts night in and night out.

* Conference USA is consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the nation. The conference boasts 73 postsea- son teams in its history (41 NCAA and 32 NIT), two Final Four teams, Six Elite Eight NCAA teams, an NIT Champion and four NIT semifi nalists.

Herd Knocks Off Hokies

4 MarshallMMARSHALLARSHAL UniversityL UNIVERSITYUNIVERSI XXXTY Media Information 2007-08 Schedule 2007-08 SCHEDULE______NOVEMBER 1 FAIRMONT STATE (exh.) HUNTINGTON 7 PM 6 WEST LIBERTY (exh.) HUNTINGTON 7 PM 13 PIKEVILLE COLLEGE HUNTINGTON 7 PM 20 EAST TENNESSEE STATE HUNTINGTON 7 PM 25 BOSTON UNIVERSITY HUNTINGTON 2 PM 28 at Wright State Dayton, Ohio 7 PM

DECEMBER 1 MOREHEAD STATE HUNTINGTON 8 PM 4 at East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tenn. 7 PM 14 RIO GRANDE HUNTINGTON 7 PM 18 at Louisville Louisville, Ky. 7 PM 22 PRINCETON HUNTINGTON 3 PM 29 LIPSCOMB HUNTINGTON 3 PM 31 SAN DIEGO HUNTINGTON 2 PM

JANUARY 5 WINTHROP HUNTINGTON 2 PM 9 at Rice* Houston, Texas (Reliant Arena) 8 PM 12 MEMPHIS* (CSS) HUNTINGTON 8 PM 16 at East Carolina* Greenville, N.C. 7 PM 19 UAB* HUNTINGTON 7 PM 23 vs. (CSTV) Charleston, W.Va. 8 PM 26 at Houston* Houston, Texas 8 PM 30 TULSA* HUNTINGTON 8 PM

FEBRUARY 2 at UAB* Birmingham, Ala. 8 PM 6 at UCF* Orlando, Fla. 7 PM 9 EAST CAROLINA* (CSTV) HUNTINGTON 2 PM 13 at SMU* Dallas, Texas 8:05 PM 16 TULANE* HUNTINGTON 7 PM 20 UTEP* HUNTINGTON 7 PM 23 UCF* HUNTINGTON 2 PM

MARCH 1 at Tulsa* Tulsa, Okla. 8 PM 5 at Tulane* New Orleans, La. 8 PM 8 SOUTHERN MISS* HUNTINGTON 7 PM 12-15 C-USA Championship Memphis, Tenn TBA 20-23 NCAA First/Second Rounds Various Sites TBA 27-30 NCAA Regionals Various Sites TBA

APRIL 5-7 NCAA Final Four San Antonio, Texas TBA

Home Games in BOLD CAPS * Conference USA Games All Times Eastern 5 22007-08007-08 ThunderingThMarshallundering University HerdHerd Men’sMen XXX’s BasketballBasketball Media Information 2007-08 Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION HISTORY Name ______Marshall University First Year of Basketball ______1906-07 Location ______Huntington, W.Va. Overall Record ______1,285-938-2 (.578), 95 years Founded ______1837 Conference USA Record ______12-18 (.400), 2 years Enrollment ______16,531 Center Record ______270-87 (.756), 26 years Nickname ______Thundering Herd Last Postseason ______1-1 in C-USA Championship Colors ______Green (PMS 357) & White W, 53-52 vs. UAB (C-USA First Round) Conference ______Conference USA L, 71-92 vs. Memphis (C-USA Quarterfi nals) National Affi liation ______NCAA Division I NCAA Tournament Appearances ______5 (1956, 1972, 1984, 1985, 1987) Home Arena (Capacity) ______Cam Henderson Center (9,043) Last NCAA Appearance ______L, 60-76 vs. TCU (1987 - First Round) President ______Dr. Stephen J. Kopp (Notre Dame, ‘73) NIT Appearances ______4 (1967, 1968, 1973, 1988) Director of Athletics ______Bob Marcum (Marshall, ‘58) Last NIT Appearance ______L, 80-81 vs. VCU (1988 - First Round) Associate AD/Chief of Staff ______Jeff O’Malley (Miami-Ohio, ‘90) Associate AD/SWA ______Beatrice Crane Banford (N.C. State, ‘92) SPORTS INFORMATION Associate AD/Finance ______David Steele (Rice, ‘82) Assistant AD/Media Relations ______Randy Burnside (Marshall, ‘99) Associate AD/Facilities ______Scott Morehouse (Marshall, ‘98) Offi ce Phone ______304-696-4660 Associate AD/Compliance ______Derek Gwinn (Marshall, ‘03) Cell Phone ______304-208-0498 Associate AD/Development-Big Green ______R.J. Gimbl (Rutgers, ‘00) E-Mail [email protected] Assistant AD/Media Relations ______Randy Burnside (Marshall ‘99) Associate SID/M. Basketball Contact ______Brandon Parro (Indiana-Pa., ‘01) Assistant AD/Ticketing ______Matt Monroe (Robert Morris, ‘99) Offi ce Phone ______304-696-6525 Faculty Athletic Representative ______Robert Bookwalter (Fresno State, ‘79) Cell Phone ______304-416-4809 Dir. of Broadcasting - “Voice of the Herd” ______Steve Cotton (Florida, ‘87) E-Mail [email protected] Offi cial Athletics Website ______www.herdzone.com Assistant SID ______Bob Pristash (West Virginia, ‘03) Ticket Offi ce ______304-696-HERD or 1-800-THE-HERD Offi ce Phone ______304-696-2418 Cell Phone ______304-416-4802 COACHING STAFF E-mail [email protected] Head Coach ______Donnie Jones (Pikeville-Ky., ‘88) Graduate Assts __ Chris Attwood, Brad Bader, Conor Laff ey, Erica Rife, Ben Wright Record at Marshall ______First season Offi ce Phone ______304-696-5276/4662 Overall Record ______First season Mailing Address ______Marshall Sports Information Assistant Coaches ______Shawn Finney (Fairmont State, ‘85) 1801 3rd Avenue Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn College, ‘96) Huntington, WV 25703 Brett Nelson (Florida, ‘04) Program Assistant______Sandy Toppings Dir. of Basketball Operations ______Tim Thomas (Wheeling Jesuit, ‘93) SID Main Offi ce Phone ______304-696-5275 Basketball Offi ce Phone ______304-696-6460 SID Offi ce Fax ______304-696-2325 Basketball Offi ce Fax ______304-696-6000 Press Row Phone ______304-696-3304

SUPPORT STAFF CONFERENCE USA Head Athletic Trainer ______TBA Commissioner ______Britton Banowsky Strength Coach ______John Hark (Binghamton, ‘06) Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations ______Russ Anderson Administrative Assistant ______Angela Orsini (Marshall, ‘07) Asst. Commissioner/MBB Contact ______Courtney Morrison Archer Graduate Manager ______Arkell Bruce (Mountain State, ‘01) E-Mail [email protected] Graduate Manager ______Mike Falco (The College of New Jersey, ‘05) Address ______5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300 Graduate Manager ______Travis Persinger (Marshall, ‘07) Irving, TX 75309 Offi ce Phone ______214-774-1300 TEAM INFORMATION Offi ce Fax ______214-496-0046 2006-07 Overall Record ______13-19 Website ______www.conferenceusa.com 2006-07 Conference USA Record/Finish ______7-9/8th Starters Returning/Lost ______3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ______8/3 Newcomers ______8

MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2007-08 Marshall University Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a publication of the Marshall Sports Information Offi ce. The guide was designed using Adobe InDesign CS2 and Photoshop CS2 software. The publication was written and edited by Associate Sports Information Director Brandon Parro, with assistance from former men’s hoops SID Andy Boogs and the entire SID staff . Special thanks to Steve Cotton, Charlie Hagley, Joey Florian, Woody Woodrum and past Marshall SID staff members Gary Richter, Clark Haptonstall and Jake Keys for their contributuions. Cover design and page layout by Christine Borders of Bulldog Creative, with special thanks to Dee Chapman of S&K Menswear for providing tuxedos. Photography provided by Rick Haye, Marilyn Testerman-Haye, Brad Helton, Greg Perry, Matt Riley, Ben Hunt, Joe Murphy, the NBA Hall of Fame, the Marshall Sports Information Offi ce and SID offi ces nationwide. Printing of the 2007-08 Basketball Media Guide was done by the Chapman Printing Company - Huntington, W.Va. - with special thanks to Mark Cole.

6 MarshallMMARSHALLARSHAL UniversityL UNIVERSITYUNIVERSI XXXTY Media Information Table of Contents • Media Relations Media Information This publication has been prepared to assist in your Visiting Radio Media Relations 7 coverage of the Marshall University basketball team. One press row table (four seats) is reserved for the Media Outlets/SID Staff 8 Every attempt has been made to ensure its accuracy and offi cial radio broadcast of the visiting team. One ISDN Athletics Staff Directory 9 thoroughness. We hope that it will be a valuable asset to line (SPID Numbers: 304-525-3285-0101, 304-525-3346- Thundering Herd ISP Sports Network 10 you during the season. On behalf of the entire Marshall 0101) and three POTS lines are available for use by the Henderson Center-Huntington Info 11 University Department of Athletics, we would like to thank visiting network. The lines are provided free of charge Conference USA 12-13 you for your coverage of all of our intercollegiate varsity for networks/schools that reciprocate by providing the C-USA Composite Schedule/Opp. Media Info 14-15 Roster Information 16-17 sports. Thundering Herd Network with an ISDN line in home/away Season Outlook 18-20 scheduling; others will be charged a line rental fee. Working Credentials Coaching Staff Approved credentials for the 2007-08 basketball season For more information or to make other arrangements Staff Profi les 22-27 must be picked up at the Marshall Sports Information for broadcasts, contact Steve Cotton of the Thundering Support Staff 28-29 Offi ce on or before Thursday, Nov. 1. Herd Network at (304) 696-2446 or by e-mail at cotton5@ marshall.edu. The Thundering Herd All credential requests for Marshall home games MUST Player Profi les 32-51 be made through Brandon Parro in the Sports Information Parking Thundering Herd Nickname 52 Offi ce,either by fax at 304-696-2325 or e-mail at parro1@ All requests for parking should be made at the same marshall.edu. If you are unsure which games you will time as requests for working credentials. A limited number 2007-08 Opponents be covering during the season, you may request your of parking passes are available and all requests may not 2007-08 Opponent Capsules 54-65 credentials on a game-by-game basis. Continued requests be fi lled. Media Parking is located on the corner of 20th Series Vs. 2007-08 Opponents 66-67 with the failure to use the requested credentials will result Street and 3rd Ave. Additional parking is located in the All-Time Series History 68 in the denial of future credentials. West Lot of Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

2006-07 in Review Credential requests for Marshall road games must be Press Row Services Results & Leaders 70 made through the respective Sports Information Offi ces Complete team and individual statistics and a running Conference USA Review 71 at least two weeks prior to the scheduled game. Please play-by-play will be provided. A pregame snack is available Game-by-Game Analysis 72 verify that credentials have been granted through the and soft drinks will be served throughout the game Individual Statistics 73 host institution. in the media room. Wireless Internet is also available Points-Rebounds-Assists 74 The Last Time... 75 courtside. Team & Opponent Superlatives 76 Please request ONLY those credentials needed for any Miscellaneous Statistics 77 particular game and make sure to identify the person Telephones And Data Lines Departed Seniors 78 or persons, who will be issued these credentials and Two telephones and two data lines are available in the Game Recaps 79-86 their function at the game. Also indicate the number press room to the working media on a fi rst come-fi rst serve of seats needed. Space along press row is limited, so basis. Special requests should be made through Marshall History/Records please request only the passes needed for the games University Campus Technology, Bill Deel, (304) 696-3335. Hal Greer 88-89 you plan to attend. If for whatever reason you or your Fax service is available in the Sports Information Offi ce. Cam Henderson Center 90-92 outlet will not be attending a game, please notify the Cam Henderson 93 Sports Information Offi ce at least two days in advance Photographers Team-Individual Records 94-95 of that game. Unauthorized individuals using credentials Accredited photographers may shoot from behind Single-Season Scoring, Reb. Leaders 96 will be removed from the Henderson Center and media either basket. In accordance with NCAA policy, Career Records 97-99 Yearly Leaders 100-104 outlets who were issued those credentials will be subject photographers are limited to the left corner of each Honors & Awards 105-108 to having future credentials revoked. endline and will be expected to adhere to that policy. Charlie Slack 109 Marshall History 110-113 Non-workers, spouses, dates and children will not Interviews All-Time Coaching History 114 be granted working credentials and are not permitted All interview requests for players and coaches should NCAA Tournament Box Scores 115-116 on press row. If time permits, credentials will be mailed. be made at least 24 hours in advance through Associate NIT Box Scores 117-118 If not, they will be left at the ticket offi ce window near Sports Information Director Brandon Parro. Players Herd in the NBA 119 the main entrance of the Henderson Center. To guard will be available for interviews on game days, but are Year-by-Year Results 120-126 against misrepresentation, proper indentifi cation must not accessible before games. Please contact Parro for Greatest Teams in MU History 128-129 All-Time Rosters 130-136 be presented before passes will be distributed. player availability during the season. Coach Jones will Retired Jerseys 137 be available approximately 15 minutes after each home MU Athletics Hall of Fame 138 Web Sites game with requested players in the Henderson Center Media Credentials are issued (space permitting) only for Media Room. The Marshall locker room is closed to the Marshall University individuals who are affi liated with web sites for national media. Coach Jones will be accessible following all road The University 140-141 or regional television and news media organizations, e.g., games in the home team’s designated interview room Huntington, W.Va. 142-143 CNN/SI, CBS Sportsline, ESPN.com, USA Today Online, and following his post-game radio show. Strength & Conditioning 144-145 for visiting institutions and for Conference USA. Web sites Sports Medicine 146 that sponsor “message boards” or “chat rooms” where Practice Coverage Student-Athlete Program 147 people are allowed to post anonymous information or Practices are closed to the public. Practices are open “We Are Marshall” 148 rumors are ineligible for credentials or access to media to the media except when otherwise notifi ed by Parro. ISP Sports 149 functions. Board of Governors 150 Administration 151-154 Post Game Information Athletics Season in Review 155 Marshall University reserves the right to deny media Following all home and road games, a box score Athletics Staff 156-157 credentials to any individual. and release will be e-mailed to media outlets on MU’s NCAA Compliance 158 basketball media list. To subscribe, contact Brandon Parro Big Green 159 at 304-696-6525 or at [email protected].

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