1946–47 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1946–47 Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball Independent Independent 32–5 Cam Henderson NAIA tournament Champions The 1946–47 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) in the 1946–47 college basketball season. They and were led by 12th year head coach Cam Henderson. Marshall won the 1947 NAIA basketball tournament National Championship held at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 10th annual men's basketball tournament of what is now the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2019-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1947-schedule.html 1946-47 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results – College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Roster 1946 Marshall Thundering Herd y Fred Altizer Jim Bakalis Dick Erickson Mervin Gutshell Bill Hall Gene James y Ironton, Ohio Ed Little Al Mazza Andy Tonkovich y Wheeling, West Virginia Bill Toothman Jimmy Van Zant Bob Wright basketball y Cam Henderson None http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mars-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2019-04-13 Schedule and results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular Season |- December 5, 1946 1946 men Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers Kentucky Wesleyan Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 76–53 1–0 December 13, 1946 1946 men Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 54–50 2–0 December 16, 1946 1946 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 56–47 3–0 December 20, 1946 1946 men Murray State Racers Murray State Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 68–59 4–0 December 26, 1946 yes 1946 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Indiana State Gymnasium Terre Haute, IN Midwest Tournament 67–60 5–0 December 27, 1946 yes 1946 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Indiana State Gymnasium Terre Haute, IN Midwest Tournament 66–58 6–0 December 28, 1946 yes Xavier Indiana State Gymnasium Terre Haute, IN Midwest Tournament 75–58 7–0 December 30, 1946 1946 men Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 84–40 8–0 January 3, 1947 1946 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 54–46 9–0 January 6, 1947 1946 men Morris Harvey Golden Eagles Morris Harvey Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 86–65 10–0 January 11, 1947 yes 1946 men Akron Zips Akron Akron Armory Akron, OH 63–61 11–0 January 13, 1947 1946 men Concord Mountain Lions Concord Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 87–45 12–0 January 17, 1947 yes Xavier Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 53–41 13–0 January 18, 1947 yes 1946 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum Dayton, OH 65–61 14–0 January 20, 1947 yes Concord Athens, WV 86–47 15–0 January 24, 1947 yes Morehead State Button Auditorium Morehead, KY 69–65 16–0 January 27, 1947 1946 men West Liberty Hilltoppers West Liberty Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 94–44 17–0 January 31, 1947 1946 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 54–66 17–1 February 1, 1947 yes Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, KY 61–53 18–1 February 4, 1947 yes West Liberty Benwood, WV 72–49 19–1 February 8, 1947 1946 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 62–55 20–1 February 10, 1947 yes Morris Harvey Charleston, WV 44–34 21–1 February 15, 1947 1946 men DePauw Tigers DePauw Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 73–58 22–1 February 18, 1947 yes Cincinnati Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH 42–53 22–2 February 19, 1947 yes 1946 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY 56–62 22–3 February 22, 1947 Dayton Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 79–53 23–3 February 24, 1947 yes 1946 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Evansville, IN 69–73 23–4 February 25, 1947 Concordia (MO) Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 62–61 24–4 February 27, 1947 yes 1946 men Bradley Braves Bradley Peoria Armory Peoria, IL 51–62 24–5 February 28, 1947 yes 1946 men Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan Bloomington, IL 70–60 25–5 March 3, 1947 1946 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 84–57 26–5 March 7, 1947 Fort Knox Vanity Fair Huntington, WV 85–62 27–5 |- !colspan=8| NAIA tournament March 10, 1947 yes 1946 men River Falls State Falcons River Falls State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO First round 113–80 28–5 March 12, 1947 yes 1946 men Hamline Pipers Hamline Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Second round 55–54 29–5 March 13, 1947 yes 1946 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals 56–48 30–5 March 14, 1947 yes 1946 men Emporia State Hornets Emporia State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Semfinals 56–55 OT 31–5 March 15, 1947 yes 1946 men Minnesota State Mavericks Mankota State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Finals 73–59 32–5 AP Poll https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/herdzone.com/documents/2025/11/5/2025-26_men_s_basketball_record_book.pdf?timestamp=20251105082242 2025–26 Marshall Men's Basketball Record Book Marshall University 8 March 31, 2026 References Category:Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball seasons Marsh Marsh Category:NAIA men's basketball tournament championship seasons