marshall university MEN’S BASKETBALL Marshall Men’s Basketball // HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA // MarshalL THUNDERING HERD 12-6 (5-0 C-USA) HEAD COACH LEADERS LAST TIME OUT Dan D’Antoni P: Jon Elmore, 20.2 W, 105-97 at School: 85-69 (5th) R: Jannson Williams, 4.7 vs. FIU Overall: Same A: Jon Elmore, 5.3 Streak: W5 // game information // WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS 9-9 (2-3 C-USA) Date: Monday, Jan. 21/9:00 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CST) HEAD COACH LEADERS LAST TIME OUT Site: Bowling Green, Ky./E.A. Diddle Arena Rick Stansbury P: T. Hollingsworth, 16.2 W, 72-66 Live stats: wkusports.com at School: 51-37 (3rd) R: Charles Bassey, 8.9 vs. FAU Live video: CBSSN Overall: 344-203 (17th) A: Dalano Banton, 3.1 Streak: W1 Radio: Thundering Herd IMG Sports Network // THREE-POINTERS Steve Cotton (PxP) Twitter/Instagram: @HerdMBB 1. Marshall had three players score at least 20 points against FIU for the first time this season. 2. The Herd is 5-0 to start C-USA play for the first time since the 2015-16 season. 3. Marshall has won 30 consecutive games when leading at halftime. //Schedule 10/28 GLENVILLE STATE# W, 113-108 11/1 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN# W, 83-65 // Probable starting five (Based on previous game) 11/7 at Eastern Kentucky W, 105-77 ESPN+ 11/11 HOFSTRA W, 76-72 ESPN+ #33 Jon Elmore • Career-high three blocks at EKU (Nov. 7) • First double-double of season at ODU (Jan. 3) 11/14 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (MD.) W, 98-75 ESPN+ Sr. | G | 6-3 | 185 11/19 N.C. A&T STATE W, 95-71 ESPN+ • Only player in program and C-USA history with over 11/23 Maryland L, 104-67 BTN 20.2 ppg 3.8 rpg 5.3 apg 35.2 mpg 2,000 career points and 600 assists 11/28 WILLIAM & MARY W, 84-64 STADIUM #13 Jarrod West • Had six points, three rebounds and four assists (Nov. 7) 12/1 at Ohio L, 101-84 ESPN+ • Collected season-high 14 points (Nov. 14) 12/5 at Duquesne L, 93-82 AT&T Sportsnet So. | G | 5-11 | 185 • Career-high 43 minutes against Toledo (Dec. 8) 12/8 TOLEDO LOT, 75-74 STADIUM 6.1 ppg 2.4 rpg 1.6 apg 28.1 mpg • Game-winning shot at ODU (Jan. 3) 12/10 MOREHEAD STATE W, 76-64 ESPN+ 12/15 at Akron W, 75-74 ESPN+ #14 C.J. Burks • Has three 30-point games this season. • 12 of 15 from the field at EKU (Nov. 7) 12/22 at Texas A&M L, 92-68 SEC Network Sr. | G | 6-4 | 185 12/31 at No. 4 Virginia L, 100-64 ACC Network • Scored 23 points vs. Hofstra (Nov. 11) 1/3 at Old Dominion* W, 70-67 Stadium 17.9 ppg 3.8 rpg 2.8 apg 32.7 mpg • Career-high five steals vs. NC A&T (Nov. 19) 1/5 at Charlotte* W, 85-84 ESPN+ #3 Jannson Williams • 11 points and eight rebounds at EKU (Nov. 7) 1/12 WKU* W, 70-69 FACEBOOK • Also played 25 minutes at EKU (Nov.7) 1/17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* W, 96-84 ESPN+ So. | F | 6-9 | 215 • Career-high 24 points at Maryland (Nov. 23) 1/19 FIU* W, 105-97 ESPN+ 9.2 ppg 4.7 rpg 0.3 apg 22.9 mpg • Career-high five blocks at Texas A&M (Dec. 22) 1/21 at WKU* 9:00 p.m. CBSSN 1/24 at Louisiana Tech* 9:00 p.m. CBSSN #1 Taevion Kinsey • Has had tow 20-point games this season. 1/26 at Southern Miss* 5:00 p.m. Stadium • Made first start at Old Dominion (Jan. 3) 1/31 UTEP* 7:30 p.m. beIN Fr. | G | 6-5 | 177 • Scored career-high 23 points in win over Western 2/2 UTSA* 7:00 p.m. FACEBOOK 8.8 ppg 3.7 rpg 1.2 apg 22.4 mpg Kentucky (Jan. 12) 2/7 at North Texas* 8:00 p.m. beIN 2/9 at Rice* 8:00 p.m. ESPN+ 2/14 UAB* 8:00 p.m. CBSSN // Herd Reserves 2/16 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 2:00 p.m. FACEBOOK No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notes 2/23 TBA* TBA 2/28 TBA* TBA 0 Christian Thieneman (6-5, 215, So.) F 1.8 0.2 0.2 Scored three points against Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 14) 3/3 TBA* TBA 2 Iran Bennett (6-9, 350, R-Fr.) F 4.5 2.7 0.2 Scored 12 points against NC A&T (Nov. 19) 3/6 TBA* TBA 4 DeAundra Murphy (6-3, 169, Fr.) G -- -- -- Made Herd debut at Texas A&M (Dec. 22) 3/9 TBA* TBA 11 Luke Thomas (6-0, 176, Fr.) G -- -- -- Appeared in four games 3/13-16 Conference USA Tournament 12 Ante Sustic (6-10, 230, Jr.) F 1.2 1.3 0.1 Grabbed 7 rebounds in Marshall debut at EKU (Nov.7) Games in BOLD CAPS played at Cam Henderson Center in 21 Darius George (6-7, 215, So) F 5.9 3.5 0.6 Season-high 13 points against NC A&T (Nov. 19) Huntington, W.Va. All times Eastern. 23 Rondale Watson (6-4, 187, Sr.) G 6.7 4.4 2.6 Recorded first double-double against Toledo (Dec. 8) * - Conference USA opponent 24 Cam Brooks-Harris (6-6, 170, Fr.) F -- -- -- # - Exhibition game 25 Wilhelm Von Arndt (6-0, 175, Fr.) G -- -- -- 31 Mikel Beyers (6-9, 215, So.) F 3.6 1.9 0.4 Season-high 9 points in win vs. FAU (Jan. 17) @HerdMBB 1 #BRINGONTHEHERD MARSHALL BY THE NUMBERS // LAST TIME OUT - FIU 4 • Burks passed three names on the school’s all-time scoring list. With 30 points, Burks pushed his Number of games won by the Herd career total to 1,560, surpassing Tom Curry (1,535, 1984-88), Charlie Slack (1,551, 1952-56) and this season by 20 or more points. Damier Pitts (1,551, 2008-12). Burks is now No. 14 in Herd history in career points. • Marshall recorded 16 steals as a team, the 15th time in school history a team has accomplished that feat and the most against a Division I opponent since the Herd had 17 steals against UNC-Asheville 5 on Dec. 28, 1999. Marshall’s games with 90 or more • The Herd scored at least 100 points for the second time this season and 13th time in five seasons points. under D’Antoni. 13 • Marshall extended its win streak against Conference USA competition to nine games dating back to The Thundering Herd has had 13 last season. games of 100 points under head coach • The Herd has won 30 consecutive games when leading at the half. Dan ’Antoni. // OPENING TIP - WESTERN KENTUCKY 19 SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS Amount of made three-pointers • Western Kentucky comes into tonight’s meeting with a 9-9 record and a comeback victory on against Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 17) to Saturday against FAU. tie a program record. • The Hilltoppers defeated two top-25 teams this season, West Virginia and Wisconsin. • WKU averages 72.6 points per game, while giving up 71.7 to its opponents. 45 • The Hilltoppers out rebound their opponents by two boards per contest, and hold opponents to 35.0 Single-game program number of percent shooting from beyond the arc. attempts from the beyond the arc • WKU is second in the conference in shooting percentage from the field at 46.3 percent. agaisnt Mount St. Mary’s WHO TO KNOW • Taveion Hollingsworth leads the Hilltoppers with 16.2 points per game and is tied in average minutes 114 played at 36.5. He has also taken (231) and made (104) the most shots on the team and is second on Starts and games played at Marshall by WKU with 48 assists. Jon Elmore. • Charles Bassey averages 14.1 points per game for the Hilltoppers and has a conference leading 45 blocked shots. He leads the team in rebounds with 161. Bassey has won four C-USA Freshman of the 288 Week awards and is projected as a lottery pick in the 2019 NBA Draft is he chooses to leave school. Number of made three-pointers by • Jared Savage is third on WKU in points with 13.4 per game and is the team’s leading three-point Elmore in his career. shooter at 47.5 percent from beyond the arc. He also leads the Hilltoppers in free-throw percentage at 87.3. 527 Shots made from the field by the Herd SERIES HISTORY this season. Western Kentucky owns the all-time series 15-12 with Marshall taking the last two meetings, including one on Jan. 12 at the Henderson Center this season. 590 LAST TIME THEY MET - Before a recent practice inside the Henderson Center, Marshall men’s basketball Marshall rebounds this season. coach Dan D’Antoni referred to senior guards Jon Elmore and C.J. Burks as the team’s “lead horses.” 686 When those two players are consistent, the fifth-year coach said, then the Herd was going to become a Combined points scored by Elmore “real hard out” in Conference USA. and Burks this season. By the end of Thursday night, D’Antoni’s words were prophetic. Elmore and Burks had combined for 59 692 points in a 96-84 win against Florida Atlantic, which elicited praise from the coaches on both benches.