# 2009–10 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University in the 2009–10 college basketball season as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). They played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were led by fourth year head coach Donnie Jones.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Darryl Merthie | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Senior | Sanford, Florida |
| 1 | Antonio Haymon | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2 | Camden Miller | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | RS Sophomore | Wheelersburg, Ohio |
| 3 | Damier Pitts | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 10 | Dago Peña | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Sophomore | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 11 | Bobby Horodyski | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Freshman | Gainesville, Florida |
| 14 | Chris Lutz | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | RS Senior | Bedford, New Hampshire |
| 15 | Noah Fischer | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Ripley, West Virginia |
| 21 | Hassan Whiteside | Forward/Center | 6–11 | 235 | Freshman | Gastonia, North Carolina |
| 23 | Shaquille Johnson | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 24 | DeAndre Kane | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 30 | Tirrell Baines | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Laurens, South Carolina |
| 32 | Tyler Wilkerson | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | Lexington, Kentucky |
| 34 | Eladio Espinosa | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | RS Sophomore | Norlina, North Carolina |
| 45 | Nigel Spikes | Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 10, 2009* 7:00 pm | | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 108–64 | 0–0 | Cam Henderson Center (N/A) Huntington, West Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 15, 2009* 2:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T Global Sports Invitational | W 79–63 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (4,319) Huntington, West Virginia |
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee Global Sports Invitational | W 63–60 | 2–0 | Cam Henderson Center (4,598) Huntington, West Virginia |
| November 21, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 62–70 | 2–1 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,141) Norfolk, Virginia |
| November 25, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Lamar Global Sports Invitational | W 87–74 | 3–1 | Cam Henderson Center (4,478) Huntington, West Virginia |
| November 28, 2009* 7:30 pm | | vs. Ohio Global Sports Invitational | W 60–53 | 4–1 | Charleston Civic Center (2,515) Charleston, West Virginia |
| December 3, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Salem International | W 119–35 | 5–1 | Cam Henderson Center (4,503) Huntington, West Virginia |
| December 7, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 69–55 | 6–1 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,945) Binghamton, New York |
| December 12, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Troy | W 99–70 | 7–1 | Cam Henderson Center (5,145) Huntington, West Virginia |
| December 16, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Brescia | W 105–54 | 8–1 | Cam Henderson Center (4,187) Huntington, West Virginia |
| December 20, 2009* 7:00 pm | | High Point | W 109–76 | 9–1 | Cam Henderson Center (4,541) Huntington, West Virginia |
| December 22, 2009* 7:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 10 North Carolina | L 61–98 | 9–2 | Dean Smith Center (18,842) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 28, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at Troy | W 78–75 | 10–2 | Sartain Hall (1,697) Troy, AL |
| January 2, 2010* 2:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 80–61 | 11–2 | Cam Henderson Center (5,005) Huntington, West Virginia |
| January 5, 2010 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 76–63 | 12–2 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center (4,745) Huntington, West Virginia |
| January 9, 2010 7:00 pm | | at East Carolina | W 83–65 | 13–2 (2–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,405) Greenville, North Carolina |
| January 13, 2010 8:00 pm, CBSCS | | at UCF | W 81–75 | 14–2 (3–0) | UCF Arena (9,460) Orlando, Florida |
| January 16, 2010 7:00 pm | | Tulane | W 89–79 | 15–2 (4–0) | Cam Henderson Center (7,243) Huntington, West Virginia |
| January 20, 2010* 9:00 pm, WOWK | | vs. No. 11 West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | L 60–68 | 15–3 | Charleston Civic Center (12,380) Charleston, West Virginia |
| January 23, 2010 7:00 pm, CSS | | UAB | L 59–61 | 15–4 (4–1) | Cam Henderson Center (8,111) Huntington, West Virginia |
| January 27, 2010 8:00 pm, CBSCS | | Memphis | L 72–75 | 15–5 (4–2) | Cam Henderson Center (7,091) Huntington, West Virginia |
| January 30, 2010 6:00 pm, CSS | | at Houston | L 66–81 | 15–6 (4–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,457) Houston, Texas |
| February 3, 2010 8:00 pm | | at Tulsa | L 69–73 | 15–7 (4–4) | Reynolds Center (5,308) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| February 6, 2010 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 100–49 | 16–7 (5–4) | Cam Henderson Center (5,603) Huntington, West Virginia |
| February 9, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Rio Grande | W 115–73 | 17–7 | Cam Henderson Center (4,179) Huntington, West Virginia |
| February 13, 2010 8:00 pm | | at UAB | W 81–74 | 18–7 (6–4) | Bartow Arena (6,189) Birmingham, AL |
| February 17, 2010 7:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 64–58 | 19–7 (7–4) | Cam Henderson Center (5,324) Huntington, West Virginia |
| February 20, 2010 8:00 pm, WOWK | | at Tulane | W 58–55 | 20–7 (8–4) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,596) New Orleans |
| February 24, 2010 8:00 pm | | at Rice | W 77–54 | 21–7 (9–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,369) Houston, Texas |
| February 27, 2010 7:00 pm | | UCF | W 121–115 $^{3OT}$ | 22–7 (10–4) | Cam Henderson Center (7,803) Huntington, West Virginia |
| March 2, 2010 7:00 pm | | No. 24 UTEP | L 76–80 | 22–8 (10–5) | Cam Henderson Center (7,894) Huntington, West Virginia |
| March 6, 2010 8:00 pm | | at SMU | W 73–57 | 23–8 (11–5) | Moody Coliseum (2,553) University Park, Texas |
| 2010 C-USA Basketball tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2010 7:30 pm, CBSCS | (4) | vs. (5) Tulsa Quarterfinals | L 64–80 | 23–9 | BOK Center (N/A) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Western Carolina First Round | W 90–88 | 24–9 | Cam Henderson Center (5,003) Huntington, West Virginia |
| March 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Appalachian State Quarterfinals | L 72–80 | 24–10 | Cam Henderson Center (4,371) Huntington, West Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||