1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 24–8 14–2 Rick Huckabay 5th Dan Bell Henry Dickerson John Lyles Cam Henderson Center SoCon regular season champions NIT First Round The 1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–2 in SoCon play to finish in first place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Chattanooga in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Thundering Herd received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to VCU. Roster 1987 Marshall Thundering Herd y Rodney Holden 00 F 6 7 205 SR Atlanta, Georgia Skip Henderson y 3 G 6 2 190 SR Cartersville, Georgia Andy Paul Williamson 13 G 6 3 175 FR Harts, West Virginia Marc Toler 14 G 6 3 175 FR Clarksville, Tennessee John Humphrey 15 G 6 5 180 JR Huntsville, Alabama John Taft basketball y 22 G 6 1 180 FR Huntsville, Alabama Brian Fish y 24 G 6 4 185 JR Seymour, Indiana Pete Brown 25 F 6 6 215 JR Sylvania, Ohio Andre Cunningham 33 G 6 3 170 FR Matewan, West Virginia Tommy Boyd 35 F 6 9 215 SR Ingomar, Mississippi Maurice Bryson 45 F 6 6 200 SR Charleston, West Virginia Tommy Cassity 50 C 6 8 215 FR Cadiz, Kentucky Tom Curry 52 C 6 9 230 SR Baton Rouge, Louisiana Rick Huckabay (Louisiana Tech) Dan Bell (Northwestern State) Henry Dickerson (Charleston (WV)) John Lyles (Louisiana College) 2022-12-24 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1988.html 1987-88 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats college-basketball-reference December 24, 2022 Schedule and results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- Dec 4, 1987 yes Youngstown State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Marshall Memorial Invitational 79–65 1–0 7,653 Dec 5, 1987 yes Eastern Kentucky Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Marshall Memorial Invitational 62–61 2–0 7,838 Dec 7, 1987 yes yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 91–77 3–0 4,272 Dec 11, 1987 yes yes Idaho Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Hawaii Tipoff Tournament 65–58 4–0 1,150 Dec 12, 1987 yes yes Hartford Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Hawaii Tipoff Tournament 78–74 5–0 1,127 Dec 19, 1987 yes Baylor Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 79–68 6–0 8,414 Dec 22, 1987 yes yes Middle Tennessee State Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 80–91 6–1 3,000 Dec 27, 1987 yes West Virginia Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV rivalry 82–72 7–1 10,576 Dec 30, 1987 yes Kent State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 82–67 8–1 9,381 Jan 2, 1988 yes yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 76–77 8–2 4,140 Jan 4, 1988 yes yes Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA 90–99 8–3 2,074 Jan 9, 1988 yes yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 89–87 9–3 4,250 Jan 11, 1988 yes yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 74–90 9–4 7,862 Jan 16, 1988 yes Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC 88–80 10–4 1–0 4,313 Jan 18, 1988 yes East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 74–84 10–5 1–1 4,238 Jan 21, 1988 yes VMI Camron Hall Lexington, VA 64–62 11–5 2–1 1,150 Jan 23, 1988 The Citadel Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 87–67 12–5 3–1 8,186 Jan 25, 1988 Furman Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 88–68 13–5 4–1 8,053 Jan 30, 1988 yes Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 95–94 OT 14–5 5–1 8,330 Feb 1, 1988 Western Carolina Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 103–74 15–5 6–1 7,713 Feb 4, 1988 VMI Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 95–91 OT 16–5 7–1 8,106 Feb 6, 1988 East Tennessee State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 77–72 17–5 8–1 8,922 Feb 8, 1988 yes Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC 76–79 17–6 8–2 2,500 Feb 13, 1988 yes Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC 70–69 OT 18–6 9–2 3,745 Feb 15, 1988 The Citadel Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 105–78 19–6 10–2 5,667 Feb 20, 1988 Davidson Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 83–71 20–6 11–2 8,912 Feb 22, 1988 Appalachian State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 101–72 21–6 12–2 8,309 Feb 27, 1988 yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 86–73 22–6 13–2 1,296 Feb 29, 1988 Chattanooga Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 93–77 23–6 14–2 9,611 |- !colspan=8| SoCon tournament Mar 4, 1988 yes 1 The Citadel 8 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC Quarterfinals 121–78 24–6 6,864 Mar 5, 1988 yes 1 Chattanooga 5 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC Semifinals 70–71 24–7 6,864 |- !colspan=8| NIT Mar 16, 1988 yes VCU Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV First Round 80–81 24–8 10,048 AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1988-schedule.html 1987-88 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results college-basketball-reference December 24, 2022Marshall Record Book https://web.archive.org/web/20220425133417/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/10/24/MBB_MediaGuide_18_19.pdf April 25, 2022 p. 40 Retrieved December 24, 2022 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1988_388_Marshall%20University.pdf 1987-88 Marshall Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics References Category:Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball seasons Marshall Marshall Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (men's) Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (men's)