# 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represents Marshall University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Cornelius Jackson, play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2023–24 season 13–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia State in the second round before losing to James Madison in the quarterfinals.
After the season, it was announced that head coach Dan D'Antoni was let go and replaced by his associate head coach, Cornelius Jackson.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kyle Braun | 3 | G | 6' 2" | 182 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Left team due to personal reasons |
| Jacob Conner | 4 | G/F | 6' 10" | 209 | Sophomore | Dayton, OH | Transferred to Dayton |
| Cameron Crawford | 5 | G | 6' 5" | 192 | RS Sophomore | Hoover, AL | Transferred to Duquesne |
| Kamdyn Curfman | 11 | G | 6' 1" | 185 | Senior | North Bethesda, MD | Graduated |
| Chase McKey | 1 | F | 6' 10" | 202 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Western Carolina |
| Goran Miladinovic | 21 | C | 7' 1" | 240 | GS Senior | Tivat, Montenegro | Graduated |
| Pete Moe II | 32 | F | 6' 9" | 217 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA | Walk-on; Transferred to Barry |
| Marko Serenac | 15 | G/F | 6' 7" | 218 | GS Senior | Ljubovija, Serbia | Graduated |
| Aymeric Toussaint | 12 | G/F | 6' 10" | 230 | Junior | Saint-Denis, Réunion | Transferred to West Virginia State |
| Kevon Voyles | 0 | G | 6' 3" | 198 | GS Senior | Cape Charles, VA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Mikal Dawson | 23 | G | 6' 5" | 222 | GS Senior | Huntington, WV | Akron |
| Cade Gibbs | 5 | F | 6' 6" | 222 | Senior | Plainfield, IN | Grace |
| Jakob Gibbs | 4 | F | 6' 5" | 208 | Senior | Plainfield, IN | Grace |
| Dezayne Mingo | 3 | G | 6' 4" | 185 | Junior | Hamilton, ON | Guelph |
| Kai Spears | 0 | G | 6' 2" | 164 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA | Alabama |
| Jalen Speer | 50 | G | 6' 1" | 182 | GS Senior | Gainesville, FL | Florida A&M |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Will Moore SG | Cumming, GA | West Forsyth High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Erich Harding PF | Lincolnton, NC | Combine Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kaiden White SG | Orlando, FL | Olympia High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: NR 247Sports: 189 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 July 10, 2024. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024. ||||||

## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Thundering Herd were picked to finish in tenth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior forward Nate Martin was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team. Fifth-year forward Obinna Anochili-Killen was named to the conference preseason second team.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st-place votes) |
| 1 | Arkansas State – 193 (12) |
| 2 | James Madison – 170 (1) |
| 3 | Troy – 155 (1) |
| 4 | Louisiana – 144 |
| 5 | Southern Miss – 133 |
| 6 | App State – 122 |
| 7 | Texas State – 89 |
| T8 | Georgia Southern – 85 |
| T8 | Old Dominion – 85 |
| 10 | Marshall – 79 |
| 11 | South Alabama – 78 |
| 12 | Georgia State – 75 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina – 34 |
| 14 | ULM – 28 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | | Pikeville | W 90–73 | – | 17 – Mingo | 10 – C. Gibbs | 5 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davis & Elkins | W 90–57 | 1–0 | 18 – Anochili-Killen | 11 – Fricks | 5 – Dawson | Cam Henderson Center (3,993) Huntington, WV |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 80–90 | 1–1 | 17 – Martin | 14 – Martin | 6 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (3,759) Huntington, WV |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 77–63 | 2–1 | 19 – Mingo | 8 – Anochili-Killen | 7 – Nutter | Cam Henderson Center (3,615) Huntington, WV |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 83–62 | 3–1 | 23 – Martin | 9 – Tied | 8 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (4,153) Huntington, WV |
| November 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 6 Purdue | L 45–80 | 3–2 | 9 – Martin | 7 – Martin | 2 – Tied | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 82–53 | 4–2 | 18 – Dawson | 17 – Martin | 9 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (3,766) Huntington, WV |
| November 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 82–90 | 4–3 | 28 – Dawson | 8 – Martin | 4 – Tied | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,120) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 80–77 | 5–3 | 17 – Tied | 10 – Anochili-Killen | 5 – Dawson | Cam Henderson Center (3,836) Huntington, WV |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | L 69–78 | 5–4 | 12 – Dawson | 9 – Martin | 5 – Mingo | Trask Coliseum (4,811) Wilmington, NC |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 79–88 | 5–5 | 20 – Dawson | 6 – Anochili-Killen | 4 – Mingo | Nutter Center (3,569) Fairborn, OH |
| December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 79–70 | 6–5 | 27 – Dawson | 10 – Anochili-Killen | 3 – Tied | Cam Henderson Center (4,278) Huntington, WV |
| December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 93–63 | 7–5 | 19 – Dawson | 8 – Mingo | 10 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (3,424) Huntington, WV |
| December 21, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 66–68 | 7–6 (0–1) | 15 – Anochili-Killen | 9 – Martin | 4 – Martin | Reed Green Coliseum (3,204) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Elon | L 59–73 | 7–7 | 24 – Dawson | 10 – Martin | 4 – Nutter | Schar Center (1,956) Elon, NC |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 77–71 | 8–7 (1–1) | 23 – Mingo | 7 – Martin | 5 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (3,694) Huntington, WV |
| January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 57–58 | 8–8 (1–2) | 17 – Anochili-Killen | 9 – Anochili-Killen | 4 – Martin | Cam Henderson Center (4,014) Huntington, WV |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | W 80–78 | 9–8 (2–2) | 27 – Speer | 8 – Dawson | 4 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (4,009) Huntington, WV |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 81–69 | 10–8 (3–2) | 21 – Dawson | 13 – Martin | 7 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (3,866) Huntington, WV |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 64–67 | 10–9 (3–3) | 20 – Speer | 12 – Martin | 2 – Mingo | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,335) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 77–64 | 11–9 (4–3) | 23 – Anochili-Killen | 9 – Martin | 7 – Mingo | HTC Center (1,873) Conway, SC |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 92–79 | 12–9 (5–3) | 25 – Speer | 10 – Anochili-Killen | 7 – Speer | GSU Convocation Center (1,557) Atlanta, GA |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 71–67 | 13–9 (6–3) | 16 – Speer | 8 – Martin | 5 – Mingo | Hill Convocation Center (3,135) Statesboro, GA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 81–85 | 13–10 (6–4) | 23 – Mingo | 7 – Martin | 7 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (4,402) Huntington, WV |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 67–62 | 14–10 (7–4) | 18 – Mingo | 7 – Martin | 6 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (5,105) Huntington, WV |
| February 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Arkansas State | W 77–72 | 15–10 (8–4) | 18 – Martin | 14 – Martin | 10 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (4,309) Huntington, WV |
| February 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 82–91 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (8–5) | 20 – Anochili-Killen | 16 – Martin | 5 – Mingo | Mitchell Center (2,148) Mobile, AL |
| February 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 68–79 | 15–12 (8–6) | 18 – Anochili-Killen | 10 – Martin | 4 – Mingo | Cajundome (1,484) Lafayette, LA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 81–77 | 16–12 (9–6) | 24 – Anochili-Killen | 8 – Tied | 6 – Mingo | Chartway Arena (3,839) Norfolk, VA |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 69–59 | 17–12 (10–6) | 25 – Mingo | 8 – Speer | 4 – Tied | Holmes Center (4,310) Boone, NC |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 83–66 | 18–12 (11–6) | 22 – Mingo | 8 – Anochili-Killen | 6 – Mingo | Cam Henderson Center (5,133) Huntington, WV |
| February 28, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Appalachian State | W 75–57 | 19–12 (12–6) | 16 – C. Gibbs | 11 – Mingo | 5 – Tied | Cam Henderson Center (5,223) Huntington, WV |
| Sun Belt Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) Georgia State Fourth round | W 79–76 | 20–12 | 19 – Mingo | 14 – Martin | 8 – Mingo | Pensacola Bay Center (1,201) Pensacola, FL |
| March 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Arkansas State Quarterfinals | L 74–77 | 20–13 | 26 – Anochili-Killen | 13 – Anochili-Killen | 6 – Mingo | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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