MARSHALL BASKETBALL 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 Marshall University 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. West Virginia (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 Cam Henderson 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