# 2012–13 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third year head coach Tom Herrion, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Conference USA tournament to Tulane.

## Preseason
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ryan Taylor SF | Louisville, KY | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Kareem Canty PG | Harlem, NY | Faith Baptist Christian | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Oct 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Tamron Manning SG | Georgetown, KY | Scott County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 5, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Elijah Pittman PF | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Lamar State College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 30, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| D.D. Scarver SG | Birmingham, AL | Trinity Valley CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 16, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 8:00 pm | Bluefield College | W 94–67 | | Cam Henderson Center (4,631) Huntington, WV |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | Longwood | W 81–47 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (5,472) Huntington, WV |
| 11/11/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Villanova 2K Sports Classic | L 68–80 | 1–1 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/16/2012* 4:30 pm | vs. U of DC 2K Sports Classic | W 80–58 | 2–1 | Mack Sports Complex (3,142) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/17/2012* 2:30 pm | vs. South Dakota State 2K Sports Classic | L 77–78 | 2–2 | Mack Sports Complex (2,076) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/18/2012* 3:00 pm | at Hofstra 2K Sports Classic | L 100–103 $^{2OT}$ | 2–3 | Mack Sports Complex (1,276) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm | Nevada | W 89–82 | 3–3 | Cam Henderson Center (5,583) Huntington, WV |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Morehead State | W 70–67 | 4–3 | Cam Henderson Center (5,877) Huntington, WV |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 61–58 | 5–3 | Cam Henderson Center (5,689) Huntington, WV |
| 12/05/2012* 7:30 pm, WOWK | vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | L 59–69 | 5–4 | Charleston Civic Center (11,512) Charleston, WV |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | Coppin State | W 69–63 | 6–4 | Cam Henderson Center (5,152) Huntington, WV |
| 12/15/2012* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. No. 11 Cincinnati | L 56–72 | 6–5 | Charleston Civic Center (5,432) Charleston, WV |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | Savannah State | W 64–48 | 7–5 | Cam Henderson Center (5,316) Huntington, WV |
| 12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Kentucky | L 54–82 | 7–6 | Rupp Arena (24,271) Lexington, KY |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | Delaware State | L 51–53 | 7–7 | Cam Henderson Center (5,039) Huntington, WV |
| 01/05/2013* 2:00 pm | at Ohio | L 57–94 | 7–8 | Convocation Center (6,971) Athens, OH |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | Tulsa | W 79–61 | 8–8 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center (5,115) Huntington, WV |
| 01/12/2013 9:00 pm | at UTEP | L 63–74 | 8–9 (1–1) | Don Haskins Center (8,519) El Paso, TX |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | East Carolina | W 77–56 | 9–9 (2–1) | Cam Henderson Center (6,056) Huntington, WV |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, CSS | at Southern Miss | L 46–102 | 9–10 (2–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,106) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm, FSN | at Memphis | L 72–73 | 9–11 (2–3) | FedEx Forum (16,386) Memphis, TN |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | SMU | L 57–68 | 9–12 (2–4) | Cam Henderson Center (5,407) Huntington, WV |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm, CSS | UCF | W 75–71 | 10–12 (3–4) | Cam Henderson Center (5,856) Huntington, WV |
| 02/06/2013 8:00 pm | at Tulane | L 75–91 | 10–13 (3–5) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (2,158) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/09/2013 3:00 pm | at UAB | L 61–75 | 10–14 (3–6) | Bartow Arena (4,328) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | Rice | W 71–70 | 11–14 (4–6) | Cam Henderson Center (5,308) Huntington, WV |
| 02/16/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 22 Memphis | L 59–71 | 11–15 (4–7) | Cam Henderson Center (6,116) Huntington, WV |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | at UCF | W 82–70 | 12–15 (5–7) | UCF Arena (4,739) Orlando, FL |
| 02/23/2013 7:00 pm | UAB | L 48–52 | 12–16 (5–8) | Cam Henderson Center (6,614) Huntington, WV |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm, CSS | at Houston | L 76–103 | 12–17 (5–9) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,935) Houston, TX |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Southern Miss | W 88–84 | 13–17 (6–9) | Cam Henderson Center (5,364) Huntington, WV |
| 03/09/2013 5:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 79–86 | 13–18 (6–10) | Williams Arena (5,377) Greenville, NC |
| 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 9:30 pm | vs. Tulane First Round | L 64–66 | 13–19 | BOK Center (5,743) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||