1955–56 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1955–56 Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball Mid-American Conference MAC 18–5 10–2 Jule Rivlin 1st Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Mid-American Conference champions NCAA tournament first round The 1955–56 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall College (now Marshall University) during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Jule Rivlin, played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 18–5, 10–2 in MAC play to finish in first place. For the first time in school history, they received the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to Morehead State in the first round. The season also marked the first time in the program's history that the Thundering Herd were ranked in the AP Poll during the season, coming in at No. 18 on the week of January 31.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/polls.html Marshall Thundering Herd AP Poll History college-basketball-reference May 24, 2019 Roster 1955 Marshall Thundering Herd y Bob Ashley 6 4 Dave Dingess 6 1 Jack Freeman 6 1 Hal Greer y 16 G 6 2 SO Joe Hunnicutt 6 3 Dave Kirk 6 4 John Mayfield 6 5 Sonny Parkins 6 2 Jerry Pierson 5 7 Cebe Price 6 2 Charlie Slack y 17 6 4 SR Paul Underwood 6 2 Ron Williamson Bill Zban Jule Rivlin None 2019-05-24 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1956.html 1955-56 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats college-basketball-reference May 24, 2019 Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular Season |- Dec 8, 1955 yes Spring Hill Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 83–69 1–0 Dec 10, 1955 yes Washington and Lee Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 115–83 2–0 Dec 15, 1955 Ohio Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 87–71 3–0 1–0 Dec 17, 1955 yes Western Michigan Oakland Gymnasium Kalamazoo, MI 70–80 3–1 1–1 Dec 20, 1955 yes yes Morehead State Button Hall Morehead, KY 89–102 3–2 Dec 29, 1955 yes yes Boston College Fayetteville, IN Fayetteville Invitational 130–69 4–2 Dec 30, 1955 yes yes Denver Fayetteville, IN Fayetteville Invitational 79–78 5–2 Jan 4, 1956 Miami (OH) Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 99–93 6–2 2–1 Jan 7, 1956 Western Michigan Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 85–72 7–2 3–1 Jan 12, 1956 yes Ohio Woodruff Hall Athens, OH 72–63 8–2 4–1 Jan 14, 1956 Toledo Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 92–53 9–2 5–1 Jan 18, 1956 yes Morris Harvey Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 115–76 10–2 Jan 20, 1956 yes yes Baldwin Wallace Berea, OH 91–87 11–2 Jan 21, 1956 yes Kent State Men's Physical Education Building Kent, OH 97–83 12–2 6–1 Jan 28, 1956 Kent State Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 110–108 13–2 7–1 Feb 2, 1956 yes 18 Morehead State Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 103–108 13–3 Feb 7, 1956 yes West Virginia Wesleyan Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 85–64 14–3 Feb 10, 1956 yes Bowling Green Bowling Green, OH 87–85 15–3 8–1 Feb 11, 1956 yes Toledo The Field House Toledo, OH 78–70 16–3 9–1 Feb 20, 1956 Bowling Green Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 95–91 17–3 10–1 Feb 22, 1956 yes Miami (OH) Withrow Court Oxford, OH 82–103 17–4 10–2 Feb 25, 1956 yes yes Morris Harvey Charleston, WV 109–91 18–4 |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1956 yes yes Morehead State Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN First Round – Midwest Region 92–107 18–5 AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1956-schedule.html 1955-56 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results college-basketball-reference May 24, 2019Marshall 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. 38 Retrieved May 24, 2019 References Category:Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball seasons Marshall Marshall Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (men's) Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (men's)