# 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UTEP in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Middle Tennessee.

## Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2014–15 season 11–21, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to WKU.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shawn Smith | 1 | F | 6'6" | 228 | Senior | Sacramento, CA | Graduated |
| Jay Johnson | 3 | F | 6'7" | 232 | Junior | Versailles, KY | Graduated & transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Cheikh Sane | 5 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated |
| DeVince Boykins | 15 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Junior | Forest City, NC | Graduated & transferred to Georgia Southern |
| J. P. Kambola | 31 | C | 6'9" | 244 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
| Tamron Manning | 32 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Junior | Georgetown, KY | Graduated & transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Terrence Thompson | 1 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Durham, NC | Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College |
| Jon Elmore | 4 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Charleston, WV | Transferred from VMI. Under NCAA transfer rules, Elmore will have to sit out for the first semester of the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Christian Thieneman SF | Louisville, KY | Trinity High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Aleksandar Dozic SF | Podgorica, Crna Gora | Don Bosco Prep High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 23, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "Marshall Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015. "2015 Marshall Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/12/2015* 7:00 pm | Bluefield State | W 112–78 | | Cam Henderson Center (5,107) Huntington, WV |
| 11/15/2015* 3:30 pm | Newberry | L 89–101 | | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Tennessee | L 74–84 | 0–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,341) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 61–85 | 0–2 | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,432) Morehead, KY |
| 11/27/2015* 7:30 pm | James Madison | L 75–89 | 0–3 | Cam Henderson Center (4,683) Huntington, WV |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ohio | L 70–85 | 0–4 | Convocation Center (6,783) Athens, OH |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | Akron | L 65–75 | 0–5 | Cam Henderson Center (4,631) Huntington, WV |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | at James Madison | L 84–107 | 0–6 | JMU Convocation Center (3,404) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois Global Sports Classic | W 82–76 | 1–6 | Cam Henderson Center (4,391) Huntington, WV |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | W 96–72 | 2–6 | Cam Henderson Center (4,553) Huntington, WV |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central Global Sports Classic | W 92–73 | 3–6 | Cam Henderson Center (4,178) Huntington, WV |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 20 West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | L 68–86 | 3–7 | Charleston Civic Center (11,748) Charleston, WV |
| 12/21/2015* 10:30 pm | vs. Wyoming Global Sports Classic semifinals | W 90–82 | 4–7 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 12/22/2015* 10:30 pm | vs. Grand Canyon Global Sports Classic Championship | L 81–85 | 4–8 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 12/27/2015* 4:00 pm, BTN | at No. 4 Maryland | L 67–87 | 4–9 | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Conference USA regular season |||||
| 01/03/2016 1:00 pm, ASN | WKU | W 94–76 | 5–9 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center (4,623) Huntington, WV |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 90–67 | 6–9 (2–0) | Cam Henderson Center (4,577) Huntington, WV |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | FIU | W 99–81 | 7–9 (3–0) | Cam Henderson Center (5,127) Huntington, WV |
| 01/14/2016 8:00 pm | at North Texas | W 97–78 | 8–9 (4–0) | The Super Pit (1,585) Denton, TX |
| 01/16/2016 8:00 pm | at Rice | W 94–90 | 9–9 (5–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,196) Houston, TX |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 95–103 | 9–10 (5–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,015) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ASN | at Old Dominion | W 78–75 | 10–10 (6–1) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,140) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | W 82–66 | 11–10 (7–1) | Cam Henderson Center (5,724) Huntington, WV |
| 01/30/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | UAB | L 78–81 | 11–11 (7–2) | Cam Henderson Center (7,085) Huntington, WV |
| 02/04/2016 9:05 pm | at UTEP | L 108–112 | 11–12 (7–3) | Don Haskins Center (6,993) El Paso, TX |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm, ASN | at UTSA | W 109–91 | 12–12 (8–3) | Convocation Center (900) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/13/2016 8:00 pm, FCS | at WKU | W 96–93 $^{OT}$ | 13–12 (9–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,373) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | Charlotte | W 87–72 | 14–12 (10–3) | Cam Henderson Center (6,164) Huntington, WV |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 82–65 | 15–12 (11–3) | Cam Henderson Center (8,520) Huntington, WV |
| 02/25/2016 8:00 pm | at UAB | L 91–95 | 15–13 (11–4) | Bartow Arena (7,190) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 74–83 | 15–14 (11–5) | Murphy Center (4,051) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | Louisiana Tech | L 94–97 | 15–15 (11–6) | Cam Henderson Center (5,945) Huntington, WV |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | W 108–106 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 (12–6) | Cam Henderson Center (6,431) Huntington, WV |
| Conference USA tournament |||||
| 03/10/16 9:30 pm, ASN | vs. (6) UTEP Quarterfinals | W 87–85 | 17–15 | Legacy Arena (3,933) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/11/16 6:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. (2) Middle Tennessee Semifinals | L 90–99 | 17–16 | Legacy Arena (6,176) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||