2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg Conference USA C-USA 17–16 12–6 Dan D'Antoni 2nd Mark Cline Scott Rigot Chris Duhon Cam Henderson Center The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UTEP in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Middle Tennessee. Previous season The Thundering Herd finished the 2014–15 season 11–21, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to WKU. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Shawn Smith 1 F 6'6" 228 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated Jay Johnson 3 F 6'7" 232 Junior Versailles, KY Graduated & transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan Cheikh Sane 5 F 6'9" 225 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated DeVince Boykins 15 G 6'4" 210 RS Junior Forest City, NC Graduated & transferred to Georgia Southern J. P. Kambola 31 C 6'9" 244 Senior Toronto, ON Graduated Tamron Manning 32 G 6'4" 210 Junior Georgetown, KY Graduated & transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Terrence Thompson 1 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Durham, NC Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College Jon Elmore 4 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Charleston, WV Transferred from VMI. Under NCAA transfer rules, Elmore will have to sit out for the first semester of the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. 2015 recruiting class no no 2015 Christian Thieneman SF Louisville, KY Trinity High School 6 5 200 10/02/2014 0 0 NR Aleksandar Dozic SF Podgorica, Crna Gora Don Bosco Prep High School 6 9 220 04/23/2015 0 0 NR 2015 Marshall Basketball Commitment List marshall 2015 Marshall Basketball Commits 108 ESPN 276 NR NR NR 2015-08-17 yes Roster 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd y Christian Thieneman 0 F 6 5 205 FR Louisville, Kentucky Terrence Thompson 1 F 6 7 215 SO Durham, North Carolina Stevie Browning y 2 G 6 3 180 JR Logan, West Virginia Brett Bowling 3 G 6 4 192 SO Pineville, West Virginia W Jacob Kilgore 4 F 6 5 177 FR Huntington, West Virginia W Ajdin Penava y 13 F 6 9 200 FR Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina C. J. Burks 14 G 6 3 193 FR y Martinsburg, West Virginia Aleksa Nikolić y 21 G 6 5 206 SO Pančevo, Serbia y Justin Edmonds 23 G 6 4 220 SR y Albion, Michigan James Kelly y basketball 24 F 6 8 259 SR Ann Arbor, Michigan Ryan Taylor basketball y 25 F 6 5 225 JR y Indianapolis, Indiana Aleksandar Dozic 32 F 6 9 220 FR Podgorica, Montenegro Jon Elmore y 33 G 6 3 191 SO Charleston, West Virginia Noah Frampton 34 G 6 0 193 FR Poca, West Virginia W Austin Loop 35 G 6 4 207 JR y South Webster, Ohio Milan Mijovic 50 F 6 9 243 SO Belgrade, Serbia Dan D'Antoni (Marshall) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Chris Duhon (Duke) http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mars-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/mars-m-baskbl-sched.html HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball 2015-07-26 2014-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021053356/http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/mars-m-baskbl-sched.html dead no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Marshall Thundering Herd| Exhibition 11/12/2015 7:00 pm yes Bluefield State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 112–78 5,107 11/15/2015 3:30 pm yes Newberry Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 89–101   |- !colspan=9 style=Marshall Thundering Herd| Non-conference regular season 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN+ 74–84 12,341 0–1 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 61–85 3,432 0–2 11/27/2015 7:30 pm yes James Madison Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 75–89 4,683 0–3 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPN3 70–85 6,783 0–4 12/04/2015 7:00 pm yes Akron Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 65–75 4,631 0–5 12/06/2015 2:00 pm yes yes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Williamsburg, VA 84–107 3,404 0–6 12/09/2015 7:00 pm yes Eastern Illinois Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Global Sports Classic 82–76 4,391 1–6 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes Eastern Kentucky Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 96–72 4,553 2–6 12/14/2015 7:00 pm yes North Carolina Central Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Global Sports Classic 92–73 4,178 3–6 12/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes West Virginia 20 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic ESPNU 68–86 11,748 3–7 12/21/2015 10:30 pm yes yes Wyoming Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV Global Sports Classic semifinals 90–82   4–7 12/22/2015 10:30 pm yes yes Grand Canyon Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV Global Sports Classic Championship 81–85   4–8 12/27/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Maryland 4 Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 67–87 17,950 4–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Marshall Thundering Herd| Conference USA regular season 01/03/2016 1:00 pm WKU Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV ASN 94–76 4,623 5–9 1–0 01/07/2016 7:00 pm Florida Atlantic Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 90–67 4,577 6–9 2–0 01/09/2016 7:00 pm FIU Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 99–81 5,127 7–9 3–0 01/14/2016 8:00 pm yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX 97–78 1,585 8–9 4–0 01/16/2016 8:00 pm yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX 94–90 2,196 9–9 5–0 01/21/2016 7:00 pm yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 95–103 4,015 9–10 5–1 01/23/2016 2:00 pm yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA ASN 78–75 7,140 10–10 6–1 01/28/2016 7:00 pm Middle Tennessee Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 82–66 5,724 11–10 7–1 01/30/2016 12:00 pm UAB Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV CBSSN 78–81 7,085 11–11 7–2 02/04/2016 9:05 pm yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 108–112 6,993 11–12 7–3 02/06/2016 2:00 pm yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, TX ASN 109–91 900 12–12 8–3 02/13/2016 8:00 pm yes WKU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY FCS 96–93 OT 4,373 13–12 9–3 02/18/2016 7:00 pm Charlotte Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV ASN 87–72 6,164 14–12 10–3 02/20/2016 7:00 pm Old Dominion Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 82–65 8,520 15–12 11–3 02/25/2016 8:00 pm yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 91–95 7,190 15–13 11–4 02/27/2016 6:00 pm yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 74–83 4,051 15–14 11–5 03/03/2016 7:00 pm Louisiana Tech Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV ASN 94–97 5,945 15–15 11–6 03/05/2016 7:00 pm Southern Miss Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 108–106 OT 6,431 16–15 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Marshall Thundering Herd| Conference USA tournament 03/10/16 9:30 pm 3 yes UTEP 6 Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL Quarterfinals 3,933 ASN 87–85 17–15 03/11/16 6:30 pm 3 yes Middle Tennessee 2 Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL Semifinals 6,176 CBSSN 90–99 17–16 Eastern Time AP poll References Category:Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball seasons Marshall Marsh Marsh