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Marshall Men’s Basketball 2019-20 media Guide 2019 Cit champions 2019-20 Marshall Men’s Basketball QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Name Marshall University Head Coach Dan D’Antoni (Marshall ‘70) Location Huntington, W.Va. Record at Marshall (years) 96-77 (five) Founded 1837 Overall Record Same Enrollment 14,000 Assistant Coach Mark Cline (Wake Forest ‘88) Nickname Thundering Herd 10th season Colors Kelly Green (PMS 354) & White Assistant Coach Scott Rigot (Buffalo ‘86) Conference Conference USA Fifth season National Affiliation NCAA Division I Assistant Coach Cornelius Jackson (Marshall ‘01) Home Arena (Capacity) Cam Henderson Center (9,043) Third season President Dr. Jerome Gilbert (Mississippis State ‘77) Dir. of Operations Neal Scaggs Athletic Director Mike Hamrick (Marshall ‘80) Fifth season Associate AD/SWA Beatrice Crane Banford (N.C. State ‘92) Basketball Office Phone (304) 696-6460 Dir. of Broadcasting Steve Cotton (Florida ‘87) Basketball Office Fax (304) 696-6000 Official Athletics Website HerdZone.com SUPPORT STAFF Twitter/Instagram @HerdMBB, @HerdZone Athletic Trainer Chris Lapole (Marshall ‘98) Ticket Office (304) 696-HERD or 1-800-THE-HERD Strength Coach Matt Donelson (Ohio Dominican, ‘12) Equipment Manager Zac Littleton (Marshall, ‘01) HISTORY Program Assistant Fisher Cross (Marshall, 18’) First Year of Basketball 1906-07 Video Coordinator Ivan Vujic (Valparaiso ‘06) Overall Record 1,503-1,123-2 (.572), 107 seasons Graduate Assistants Patrick Herlihy and Milan Mijovic Conference USA Record 118-114 (.508), 14 seasons Head Student Managers Jacob Garnes and Ryan Thomas Cam Henderson Center Record 421-137 (.754), 38 seasons C-USA Tournament Record 15-15 TEAM INFORMATION Last C-USA Tournament L, 82-73 vs. Southern Miss-QF Total Home Away Neutral NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 (1956, 1972, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2018) 2018-19 Overall Record 23-14 16-3 6-10 1-1 Last NCAA Appearance L, 94-71 vs. WVU (2018, Second Round) Conference USA Record 11-7 7-2 4-5 0-0 NIT Appearances 5 (1967, 1968, 1973, 1988, 2012) Conference USA Finish 6th Last NIT Appearance L, 86-78 at MTSU (2012, First Round) Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 CIT Appearances 3 (2010, 2011, 2019) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/5 Last CIT Appearance W, 90-70 vs. Green Bay (2019, Finals) Retruning Redshirts 2 Newcomers 7 SPORTS INFORMATION Associate SID/MBB Cody Linn Office Phone (304) 696-2418 Cell Phone (740) 424-6342 CONFERENCE USA E-Mail [email protected] Commissioner Judy MacLeod Mailing Address Marshall Sports Information Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations Russ Anderson P.O. Box 1360 Address 5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300 Huntington, WV 25715 Irving, TX 75309 Overnight Mailing Address Marshall Sports Information Office Phone 214/774-1300 1801 3rd Avenue Office Fax 214/496-0046 Huntington, WV 25703 Website conferenceusa.com SID Main Office Phone (304) 696-5275 SID Office Fax (304) 696-2325 2 | @herdmbb 2019-20 Marshall Men’s Basketball 2019-20 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME TV LAST MEETING Nov. 7 Robert Morris Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. TBD Nov. 17, 2019 (L, 73-69) away Nov. 10 Toledo Huntington, W.Va. 2:00 p.m. TBD Dec. 8, 2018 (L, 75-74) home Nov. 15 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 7:00 p.m. ACCNE Feb. 8, 1913 (L, 27-9) home Nov. 19 College of Charleston Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. TBD First Meeting Nov. 21 Howard Huntington, W.Va. 8:00 p.m. TBD Jan. 14, 1975 (W, 77-68) home Nov. 29 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 9:00 p.m. SECN First Meeting Dec. 4 Akron Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. TBD Dec. 15, 2018 (W, 75-74) away Dec. 8 at Toledo Toledo, Ohio 2:00 p.m. Dec. 8, 2018 (L, 75-74) home Dec. 11 Bluefield State Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. TBD Nov. 14, 1998 (W, 105-64) home Dec. 16 at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ Dec. 10, 2018 (W, 76-64) Dec. 19 Eastern Kentucky Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ Nov. 7, 2018 (W, 105-77) home Dec. 22 at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 2:00 p.m. First Meeting Dec. 29 vs. Duquesne# Cleveland, Ohio 2:30 p.m. Dec. 5, 2018 (L, 93-82) away Jan. 2 Rice* Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ Mar. 13, 2019 (W, 82-65) neutral Jan. 4 North Texas* Huntington, W.Va. 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Mar. 3, 2019 (W, 85-82) away Jan. 9 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 3:00 p.m. Feb. 16, 2019 (W, 98-93) home Jan. 11 at UAB* Birmingham, Ala. 3:00 p.m. Stadium Feb. 14, 2019 (L, 77-68) home Jan. 16 Charlotte* Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ Jan. 5, 2019 (W, 85-84) away Jan. 18 Old Dominion* Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ Jan. 3, 2019 (W, 70-67) away Jan. 22 Western Kentucky* Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. Facebook Jan. 21, 2019 (L, 68-59) away Jan. 25 at Western Kentucky* Bowling Green, Ky. 7:30 p.m. Facebook Jan. 21, 2019 (L, 68-59) away Jan. 30 at FIU* Miami, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Mar. 6, 2019 (W, 94-78) home Feb. 1 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. 4:00 p.m. Mar. 9, 2019 (W, 76-61) home Feb. 6 Southern Mississippi* Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ Mar. 14, 2019 (L, 82-73) neutral Feb. 8 Louisiana Tech* Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ Feb. 28, 2019 (W, 90-79) away Feb. 13 at UTSA* San Anotnio, Texas 9:00 p.m. CBSSN Feb. 2, 2019 (L, 116-106) home Feb. 15 at UTEP El Paso, Texas 4:00 p.m. Jan. 31, 2019 (W, 91-86) home Feb. 22 TBA TBA TBA Feb. 27 TBA TBA TBA Mar. 1 TBA TBA TBA Mar. 4 TBA TBA TBA Mar. 7 TBA TBA TBA Mar. 11-14 Conference USA Tournament Frisco, Texas TBA All Times Eastern * Conference USA game @herdmbb | 3 2019-20 Marshall Men’s Basketball ROSTER Numerical Roster No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Last School 0 Andrew Taylor 6-3 G R-Fr. Corbin, Ky./Corbin HS 1 Taevion Kinsey 6-5 G So. Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy 2 Iran Bennett 6-9 F R-So. Durham, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy 3 Jannson Williams 6-9 F Jr. Newnan, Ga./Newnan HS 4 Ty Sturm 6-2 G Fr. Hurricane, W.Va./Cabell Midland HS 5 Jeremy Dillon 6-5 G R-Fr. Mingo, W.Va./Mingo Central HS 11 Luke Thomas 6-0 G So. Proctorville, Ohio/Fairland HS 12 Ante Sustic 6-10 F Sr. Split, Croatia/Highland CC 13 Jarrod West 5-11 G Jr. Clarksburg, W.Va./Notre Dame HS 14 Robbie Williams 5-10 G Fr. Charleston, W.Va./Charleston Catholic HS 15 Marko Sarenac 6-7 G/F Fr. Ljubovija, Serbia/Hoosac School 21 Darius George 6-7 F Jr. Staunton, Va./Robert E. Lee HS 24 Cam Brooks-Harris 6-6 F R-Fr. Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville HS 31 Mikel Beyers 6-9 F Jr. Houston, Texas/Mesa CC 32 Dajour Rucker 6-7 F Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate School 35 Devin Collins 6-8 G Fr. Chapmanville, W.Va./Chapmanville HS 50 Goran Miladinovic 7-0 C Fr. Tivat, Montenegro/Hoosac School Alphabetical Roster No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Last School 2 Iran Bennett 6-9 F R-So. Durham, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy 31 Mikel Beyers 6-9 F Jr. Houston, Texas/Mesa CC 35 Devin Collins 6-8 G Fr. Chapmanville, W.Va./Chapmanville HS 24 Cam Brooks-Harris 6-6 F R-Fr. Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville HS 5 Jeremy Dillon 6-5 G R-Fr. Mingo, W.Va./Mingo Central HS 21 Darius George 6-7 F Jr. Staunton, Va./Robert E. Lee HS 1 Taevion Kinsey 6-5 G So. Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy 50 Goran Miladinovic 7-0 C Fr. Tivat, Montenegro/Hoosac School 32 Dajour Rucker 6-7 F Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate School 15 Marko Sarenac 6-7 G/F Fr. Ljubovija, Serbia/Hoosac School 4 Ty Sturm 6-2 G Fr. Hurricane, W.Va./Cabell Midland HS 12 Ante Sustic 6-10 F Sr. Split, Croatia/Highland CC 0 Andrew Taylor 6-3 G R-Fr. Corbin, Ky./Corbin HS 11 Luke Thomas 6-0 G So. Proctorville, Ohio/Fairland HS 13 Jarrod West 5-11 G Jr. Clarksburg, W.Va./Notre Dame HS 3 Jannson Williams 6-9 F Jr. Newnan, Ga./Newnan HS 14 Robbie Williams 5-10 G Fr. Charleston, W.Va./Charleston Catholic HS Head coach: Dan D’Antoni (Marshall ‘70), sixth season Assistant coaches: Mark Cline (Wake Forest, ‘88), 10th season, Scott Rigot (Buffalo ‘86), sixth season, Cornelius Jackson (Marshall ‘ 01) third season Director of Ops: Neal Scaggs (Marshall ‘13) Graduate assistant: Patrick Herlihy (Syracuse ‘17),Milan Mijovic (Marshall ‘17) Athletic trainer: Chris Lapole (Marshall ‘98) Strenght and conditioning coach: Matt Donelson (Ohio Dominican, ‘12) 4 | @herdmbb 2019-20 Marshall Men’s Basketball SQUAD BREAKDOWN (10) Returning Players (2018-19 Stats) Name Cl. Pos. Ht. GP-S PPG RPG Note Iran Bennett R-So. F 6-10 16-7 4.1 2.8 Missed conference play due to injury Mikel Beyers Jr. F 6-9 33-0 3.0 1.7 Cam Brooks-Harris R-Fr. F 6-6 -- -- -- Redshirted last season Jeremy Dillon R-Fr. G 6-5 -- -- -- Redshirted last season Darius George Jr.