# 2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University in the 2011–12 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 second year head coach Tom Herrion.

## Preseason
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Robert Goff C | Hutchinson, Kansas | Hutchinson | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Devince Boykins SG | Forest City, North Carolina | East Rutherford High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| Chris Martin SG | Washington, D.C. | St. Patrick High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 24, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Jamir Hanner PF | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Dec 10, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Dennis Tinnon PF | Kansas City, Kansas | Kansas City Kansas CC | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Isaiah Thomas SF | Newark, New Jersey | Shabazz High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 11, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| 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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Northern Kentucky | W 65–55 | 0–0 | Cam Henderson Center (6,070) Huntington, WV |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 8:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 67–49 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (6,009) Huntington, WV |
| November 13, 2011* 4:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 58–44 | 2–0 | Cam Henderson Center (5,513) Huntington, WV |
| November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 83–61 | 3–0 | Cam Henderson Center (5,578) Huntington, WV |
| November 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 69–64 | 4–0 | Trask Coliseum (3,270) Wilmington, NC |
| November 25, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cincinnati | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | Fifth Third Arena (7,021) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 30, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Ohio | L 78–80 | 5–1 | Cam Henderson Center (7,061) Huntington, WV |
| December 6, 2011* 7:00 pm, WSAZ | | at No. 3 Syracuse | L 56–62 | 5–2 | Carrier Dome (19,817) Syracuse, NY |
| December 11, 2011* 2:30 pm | | Iona | W 82–63 | 6–2 | Cam Henderson Center (5,918) Huntington, WV |
| December 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | | High Point | W 79–59 | 7–2 | Cam Henderson Center (5,564) Huntington, WV |
| December 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Belmont | W 87–86 | 8–2 | Cam Henderson Center (5,759) Huntington, WV |
| December 21, 2011* 7:00 pm | | West Virginia Tech | W 99–80 | 9–2 | Cam Henderson Center (5,572) Huntington, WV |
| December 29, 2011* 8:00 pm | | at Belmont | L 74–79 | 9–3 | Curb Event Center (2,007) Nashville, TN |
| January 1, 2012* 4:00 pm | | Akron | L 51–67 | 9–4 | Cam Henderson Center (6,063) Huntington, WV |
| January 4, 2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | UTEP | W 76–60 | 10–4 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center (5,229) Huntington, WV |
| January 7, 2012 8:00 pm | | at Rice | W 63–61 | 11–4 (2–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,237) Houston, TX |
| January 11, 2012 8:00 pm | | at UAB | W 61–59 | 12–4 (3–0) | Bartow Arena (3,127) Birmingham, AL |
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm | | UCF | W 65–64 | 13–4 (4–0) | Cam Henderson Center (8,379) Huntington, WV |
| January 18, 2012* 7:30 pm, WOWK | | vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | L 62–78 | 13–5 | Charleston Civic Center (12,684) Charleston, WV |
| January 21, 2012 6:00 pm, CSS/WSAZ | | at Southern Miss | L 63–67 | 13–6 (4–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,757) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm, CSS | | UAB | L 49–56 | 13–7 (4–2) | Cam Henderson Center (5,653) Huntington, WV |
| January 28, 2012 9:00 pm, CSS/WSAZ | | at Memphis | L 76–83 | 13–8 (4–3) | FedEx Forum (17,337) Memphis, TN |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm | | Tulane | W 63–44 | 14–8 (5–3) | Cam Henderson Center (5,590) Huntington, WV |
| February 4, 2012 8:00 pm | | at Tulsa | L 70–79 | 14–9 (5–4) | Reynolds Center (4,751) Tulsa, OK |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm | | at UCF | L 60–67 | 14–10 (5–5) | UCF Arena (6,192) Orlando, Fl |
| February 11, 2012 7:00 pm, WSAZ | | East Carolina | W 78–68 | 15–10 (6–5) | Cam Henderson Center (6,447) Huntington, WV |
| February 18, 2012 3:00 pm | | at SMU | W 73–68 | 16–10 (7–5) | Moody Coliseum (2,110) University Park, TX |
| February 22, 2012 7:00 pm | | Houston | W 66–58 | 17–10 (8–5) | Cam Henderson Center (6,023) Huntington, WV |
| February 25, 2012 4:00 pm, FSN | | Memphis | L 67–87 | 17–11 (8–6) | Cam Henderson Center (8,252) Huntington, WV |
| February 29, 2012 7:00 pm, WSAZ | | at East Carolina | L 68–69 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (8–7) | Williams Arena (4,334) Greenville, NC |
| March 3, 2012 7:00 pm, FSN | | Southern Miss | W 79–75 | 18–12 (9–7) | Cam Henderson Center (5,947) Huntington, WV |
| 2012 C-USA Basketball tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2012 3:30 pm, CSS | (6) | vs. (11) SMU First Round | W 74–56 | 19–12 | FedEx Forum (8,356) Memphis, TN |
| March 8, 2012 3:50 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (3) Tulsa Quarterfinals | W 105–100 $^{3OT}$ | 20–12 | FedEx Forum (7,930) Memphis, TN |
| March 9, 2012 4:00 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (2) Southern Miss Semifinals | W 73–62 | 21–12 | FedEx Forum (14,441) Memphis, TN |
| March 10, 2012 11:30 am, CBS | (6) | at (1) Memphis Championship Game | L 57–83 | 21–13 | FedEx Forum (14,821) Memphis, TN |
| 2012 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2012 9:15 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) Middle Tennessee First Round | L 78–86 | 21–14 | Murphy Center (4,556) Murfreesboro, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||