# 2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by ninth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament. Despite finishing with 24 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
The season marked the school's inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference after spending the previous 17 seasons as a member of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place in the East Division. They defeated FIU before losing to Louisiana Tech in the second round of the C-USA tournament.
On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference. On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making it the final season competing in C-USA.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mikel Beyers | 31 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
| Devin Collins | 35 | G | 6'8" | 200 | RS Freshman | Chapmanville, West Virginia | Transferred to Pikeville |
| Jeremy Dillon | 5 | G/F | 6'5" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Mingo, West Virginia | Transferred to West Virginia State (football) |
| Darius George | 2 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Staunton, Virginia | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kamdyn Curfman | 11 | G | 6'1" | 186 | Junior | North Bethesda, Maryland | VMI |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jacob Conner SF | Kettering, Ohio | Archbishop Alter High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Micah Handlogten C | Huntersville, North Carolina | Southlake Christian Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: NR 247Sports: 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 October 4, 2022. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022. ||||||

## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Thundering Herd were picked to finish in sixth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Taevion Kinsey was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team. Junior guards Andrew Taylor and Kamdyn Curfman were named to the preseason All-SBC Third Team.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) |
| 1 | Louisiana - 190 (10) |
| 2 | Texas State - 162 (1) |
| 3 | South Alabama - 150 (1) |
| 4 | James Madison - 149 (1) |
| 5 | Georgia State - 127 (1) |
| 6 | Marshall - 122 |
| 7 | App State - 120 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina - 100 |
| 9 | Old Dominion - 93 |
| 10 | Troy - 76 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern - 69 |
| 12 | Arkansas State - 48 |
| 13 | Southern Miss - 34 |
| 14 | ULM - 30 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Charleston (WV) | W 92–66 | – | 29 – Taylor | 10 – Tied | 6 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (3,608) Huntington, WV |
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Pikeville | W 83–69 | – | 24 – Taylor | 9 – Handlogten | 6 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (3,719) Huntington, WV |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Queens | L 82–83 | 0–1 | 23 – Kinsey | 10 – Kinsey | 4 – 3 Tied | Curry Arena (1,608) Charlotte, NC |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech Marshall/Tennessee Tech MTE | W 91–65 | 1–1 | 28 – Kinsey | 8 – 3 Tied | 7 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (4,240) Huntington, WV |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | W 95–69 | 2–1 | 26 – Taylor | 12 – Handlogten | 6 – Conner | Millett Hall (2,157) Oxford, OH |
| November 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coppin State Marshall/Tennessee Tech MTE | W 86–67 | 3–1 | 23 – Kinsey | 11 – Anochili-Killen | 8 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (3,625) Huntington, WV |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 82–70 | 4–1 | 24 – Taylor | 13 – Handlogten | 7 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (3,573) Huntington, WV |
| November 26, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 83–59 | 5–1 | 19 – Taylor | 14 – Handlogten | 7 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (4,315) Huntington, WV |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | W 68–57 | 6–1 | 21 – Kinsey | 10 – Taylor | 6 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (4,012) Huntington, WV |
| December 3, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 83–69 | 7–1 | 19 – Taylor | 9 – Kinsey | 5 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (5,180) Huntington, WV |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 82–71 | 8–1 | 19 – Kinsey | 16 – Handlogten | 7 – Kinsey | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,967) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 69–60 | 9–1 | 26 – Kinsey | 13 – Handlogten | 5 – Kinsey | UPMC Events Center (1,627) Moon Township, PA |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 67–75 | 9–2 | 24 – Kinsey | 10 – Anochili-Killen | 6 – Kinsey | Greensboro Coliseum (1,089) Greensboro, NC |
| December 17, 2022* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Toledo | W 100–85 | 10–2 | 30 – Kinsey | 13 – Handlogten | 6 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (4,065) Huntington, WV |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Glenville State | W 99–73 | 11–2 | 22 – Taylor | 14 – Handlogten | 7 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (4,035) Huntington, WV |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 79–53 | 12–2 (1–0) | 15 – Tied | 7 – 3 Tied | 9 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (4,816) Huntington, WV |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 66–72 | 12–3 (1–1) | 18 – Kinsey | 10 – Handlogten | 7 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (4,508) Huntington, WV |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 76–81 | 12–4 (1–2) | 22 – Kinsey | 12 – Handlogten | 6 – Tied | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,009) Statesboro, GA |
| January 7, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 81–66 | 13–4 (2–2) | 27 – Kinsey | 19 – Handlogten | 9 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (4,672) Huntington, WV |
| January 12, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Southern Miss | W 89–67 | 14–4 (3–2) | 23 – Kinsey | 16 – Handlogten | 9 – Curfman | Cam Henderson Center (4,321) Huntington, WV |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 73–65 | 15–4 (4–2) | 24 – Kinsey | 9 – Handlogten | 8 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (5,719) Huntington, WV |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 81–73 | 16–4 (5–2) | 21 – Curfman | 7 – Tied | 6 – Kinsey | Strahan Arena (3,183) San Marcos, TX |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 87–78 $^{OT}$ | 17–4 (6–2) | 27 – Taylor | 10 – Conner | 4 – Taylor | First National Bank Arena (1,084) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 82–86 $^{2OT}$ | 17–5 (6–3) | 28 – Kinsey | 14 – Handlogten | 6 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (4,931) Huntington, WV |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 103–65 | 18–5 (7–3) | 20 – Taylor | 5 – Fricks | 10 – Kinsey | Cam Henderson Center (5,711) Huntington, WV |
| February 2, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 66–58 | 19–5 (8–3) | 21 – Taylor | 11 – Handlogten | 7 – Taylor | Holmes Center (2,685) Boone, NC |
| February 4, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 67–77 | 19–6 (8–4) | 28 – Kinsey | 8 – Handlogten | 5 – Taylor | Cajundome (5,351) Lafayette, LA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 92–74 | 20–6 (9–4) | 33 – Taylor | 10 – Taylor | 6 – Taylor | HTC Center (1,923) Conway, SC |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 88–77 | 21–6 (10–4) | 37 – Kinsey | 9 – Handlogten | 5 – Tied | GSU Convocation Center (1,913) Atlanta, GA |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 84–83 | 22–6 (11–4) | 28 – Taylor | 6 – Handlogten | 4 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (5,711) Huntington, WV |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 88–78 | 23–6 (12–4) | 27 – Taylor | 10 – Handlogten | 6 – Taylor | Cam Henderson Center (5,711) Huntington, WV |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at James Madison | W 92–83 | 24–6 (13–4) | 31 – Kinsey | 9 – Tied | 7 – Kinsey | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,688) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 67–71 | 24–7 (13–5) | 23 – Taylor | 9 – Conner | 5 – Kinsey | Chartway Arena (6,425) Norfolk, VA |
| Sun Belt Conference Tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (11) Texas State Quarterfinals | L 68–71 | 24–8 | 19 – Taylor | 7 – Handlogten | 6 – Kinsey | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Taevion Kinsey | SBC Player of the Week (Week 2) | Nov. 22 |
| Taevion Kinsey | SBC Player of the Week (Week 5) | Dec. 13 |
| Taevion Kinsey | SBC Player of the Week (Week 10) | Jan. 17 |
| Andrew Taylor | Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week | Feb. 13 |
| Andrew Taylor | SBC Player of the Week (Week 14) | Feb. 14 |
| Taevion Kinsey | SBC All-Conference First-Team | Feb. 27 |
| Andrew Taylor | SBC All-Conference First-Team | Feb. 27 |
| Micah Handlogten | SBC Freshman of the Year | Feb. 27 |