1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball Independent 18 12 23–4 Carl Tacy 1st Stewart Way Bill Robinette Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse NCAA tournament First Round The 1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Carl Tacy, played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse as an Independent. They finished the season 23–4 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to Southwestern Louisiana in the First Round. They finished ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the UPI Poll.https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/10/24/MBB_MediaGuide_18_19.pdf 2018–19 Marshall Men's Basketball Record Book Marshall University 39 May 30, 2019 April 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425133417/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/10/24/MBB_MediaGuide_18_19.pdf dead Roster 1971 Marshall Thundering Herd y Mike D'Antoni y 10 G 6 3 185 JR Mullens, West Virginia Greg Imperi 14 G 6 2 175 SO Huntington, West Virginia Billy James basketball y 22 G 6 4 190 JR Scottsburg, Indiana Jerry Strittholt 23 G 6 5 205 SO Cincinnati, Ohio Tyrone Collins 24 G 6 3 200 JR Patterson, New York Lyle Monroe 34 F 6 8 205 SO Fort Recovery, Ohio Bobby Driscoll 41 F 6 7 215 SR Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania Bill Bertalan 42 F 6 7 225 JR Hollywood, Florida Gary Orsini 43 F 6 4 205 SR Inwood, West Virginia Randy Noll 45 F 6 8 210 JR Covington, Kentucky Willie Wilcox 51 C 6 9 240 SR Miami, Florida Andy Frederiksen 52 C 6 9 220 SO St. Thomas, Virgin Islands John Sark 53 C 6 6 205 JR St. Clair Shores, Michigan Russ Lee y 55 G/F 6 5 205 SR Boston, Massachusetts Carl Tacy Stewart Way Bill Robinette 2019-05-30 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1972.html 1971-72 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats college-basketball-reference May 30, 2019 Schedule and results no yes no yes |- !colspan=8| Regular Season |- Dec 4, 1971 South Dakota Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 104–70 6,225 1–0 Dec 8, 1971 Saint Peter's Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 106–71 2–0 Dec 11, 1971 George Washington Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 97–73 6,254 3–0 Dec 13, 1971 yes Morehead State Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY 105–82 5,500 4–0 Dec 17, 1971 Mississippi State Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV Marshall Memorial Invitational 95–69 6,344 5–0 Dec 18, 1971 St. John's 8 Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV Marshall Memorial Invitational 110–107 OT 6,344 6–0 Dec 20, 1971 Maine Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 100–68 6,180 7–0 Dec 27, 1971 yes 20 Wisconsin Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Classic 85–83 10,746 8–0 Dec 28, 1971 yes 17 Marquette 2 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Classic 72–74 10,746 8–1 Dec 30, 1971 17 Ohio Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 88–81 6,500 9–1 Jan 6, 1972 13 Morehead State Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 98–103 6,742 9–2 Jan 8, 1972 13 Western Michigan Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 102–77 10–2 Jan 12, 1972 20 DePauw Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 102–76 6,270 11–2 Jan 15, 1972 yes 20 Morris Harvey Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV 88–69 7,100 12–2 Jan 19, 1972 16 Miami (OH) Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 81–63 6,333 13–2 Jan 22, 1972 yes 16 Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 103–80 4,480 14–2 Jan 29, 1972 14 Morris Harvey Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 78–68 6,473 15–2 Feb 3, 1972 11 Cleveland State Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 102–70 6,312 16–2 Feb 5, 1972 yes 11 Long Island Madison Square Garden New York, NY 70–61 17–2 Feb 8, 1972 yes 11 Samford Seibert Hall Homewood, AL 92–79 3,100 18–2 Feb 12, 1972 11 Bowling Green Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 91–67 19–2 Feb 16, 1972 yes 10 Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 95–76 10,965 20–2 Feb 19, 1972 yes 10 UNC Charlotte Belk Gymnasium Charlotte, NC 89–69 3,750 21–2 Feb 21, 1972 yes 10 Saint Francis (PA) Johnstown War Memorial Arena Johnstown, PA 95–80 22–2 Feb 29, 1972 9 UNC Charlotte Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV 76–59 6,519 23–2 Mar 2, 1972 yes 9 Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 71–77 23–3 |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament Mar 11, 1972 yes 10 1971 men Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs Southwestern Louisiana 9 Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM First Round – Midwest Region 101–112 3,976 23–4 AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1972-schedule.html 1971-72 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results college-basketball-reference May 30, 2019 References Category:Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball seasons Marshall Marshall Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (men's) Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (men's)