# 2013–14 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Marshall Thundering Herd Men's Basketball Team represented Marshall University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth year head coach Tom Herrion, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 11–22, 4–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Old Dominion.
At the end of the season, head coach Tom Herrion's remaining contract was bought out. On April 24, the Herd hired alumnus and former NBA assistant coach Dan D'Antoni as head coach. D'Antoni was an assistant at Marshall 43 years prior in 1970–71.

## Preseason
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaylen Brantley PG | Springfield, MA | Notre Dame Prep | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | May 17, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Chris Thomas SG | Marianna, FL | Chipola Junior College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Shawn Smith PG | San Francisco, CA | CC of San Francisco | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Cheikh Tidiane Sane PF | Ephraim, UT | Snow College | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Justin Edmonds SG | Albion, MI | Owens CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 4, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/28/2013* 7:00 pm | Concord | W 94–60 | | Cam Henderson Center (3,923) Huntington, WV |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 85–69 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (5,067) Huntington, WV |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | Rio Grande | W 119–77 | 2–0 | Cam Henderson Center (4,761) Huntington, WV |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 94–102 | 2–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,506) Morehead, KY |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Cam Henderson Center (4,863) Huntington, WV |
| 11/23/2013* 12:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 96–78 | 3–2 | Cam Henderson Center (4,718) Huntington, WV |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | WKU | W 84–74 | 4–2 | Cam Henderson Center (5,113) Huntington, WV |
| 11/30/2013* 4:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | L 78–88 | 4–3 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,016) Johnson City, TN |
| 12/05/2013* 8:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | L 67–69 | 4–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,240) Nashville, TN |
| 12/07/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Penn State | L 77–90 | 4–5 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,633) University Park, PA |
| 12/14/2013* 7:30 pm, WOWK | vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | L 64–74 | 4–6 | Charleston Civic Center (11,038) Charleston, WV |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm | Alice Lloyd | W 121–57 | 5–6 | Cam Henderson Center (4,127) Huntington, WV |
| 12/21/2013* 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | L 82–83 | 5–7 | Cam Henderson Center (4,718) Huntington, WV |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm, CSS | at South Carolina | L 65–92 | 5–8 | Colonial Life Arena (7,935) Columbia, SC |
| 01/02/2014* 7:00 pm | at Akron | L 58–59 | 5–9 | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,784) Akron, OH |
| 01/05/2014* 2:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 77–49 | 6–9 | Cam Henderson Center (4,358) Huntington, WV |
| 01/09/2014 8:00 pm | at UTSA | L 81–90 | 6–10 (0–1) | Convocation Center (813) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/11/2014 9:05 pm | at UTEP | L 56–66 | 6–11 (0–2) | Don Haskins Center (7,551) El Paso, TX |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | North Texas | L 65–80 | 6–12 (0–3) | Cam Henderson Center (4,586) Huntington, WV |
| 01/18/2014 12:00 pm, CBSSN | Tulsa | L 52–69 | 6–13 (0–4) | Cam Henderson Center (4,637) Huntington, WV |
| 01/23/2014 8:00 pm | at Rice | W 73–63 | 7–13 (1–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,254) Houston, TX |
| 01/25/2014 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Louisiana Tech | L 77–98 | 7–14 (1–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (7,355) Ruston, LA |
| 01/30/2014 8:00 pm | FIU | W 80–68 | 8–14 (2–5) | Cam Henderson Center (4,551) Huntington, WV |
| 02/01/2014 12:00 pm, CSS | Florida Atlantic | L 57–65 | 8–15 (2–6) | Cam Henderson Center (4,802) Huntington, WV |
| 02/07/2014 9:30 pm, CBSSN | at Southern Miss | L 57–60 | 8–16 (2–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,839) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/09/2014 2:00 pm | at Tulane | L 65–68 | 8–17 (2–8) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,775) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm | at Charlotte | W 59–56 | 9–17 (3–8) | Halton Arena (5,525) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | UAB | L 62–68 | 9–18 (3–9) | Cam Henderson Center (4,784) Huntington, WV |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm, CSS | Middle Tennessee | L 53–56 | 9–19 (3–10) | Cam Henderson Center (5,092) Huntington, WV |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 63–70 | 9–20 (3–11) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,230) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/02/2014 2:00 pm | East Carolina | W 64–61 | 10–20 (4–11) | Cam Henderson Center (4,291) Huntington, WV |
| 03/06/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Charlotte | L 70–74 | 10–21 (4–12) | Cam Henderson Center (4,944) Huntington, WV |
| 2014 Conference USA tournament |||||
| 03/11/2014 8:00 pm | vs. Florida Atlantic First round | W 63–59 | 11–21 | Don Haskins Center (4,226) El Paso, TX |
| 03/12/2014 4:30 pm | vs. Old Dominion Second round | L 58–73 | 11–22 | Don Haskins Center (3,916) El Paso, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||