2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Dan D'Antoni (10th season);
Associate head coach	Cornelius Jackson
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline; Adam Williams; Justin Caldwell;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

The 2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team will represent Marshall University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by tenth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, will play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Previous season

The Thundering Herd 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.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
David Early	23	G	6'4"	234	Sophomore	Logan, West Virginia	Transferred to Tennessee Tech
Micah Handlogten	5	C	7'1"	227	Freshman	Huntersville, North Carolina	Transferred to Florida
Taevion Kinsey	24	G	6'5"	191	Senior	Columbus, Ohio	Graduated
Andrew Taylor	0	G	6'3"	194	RS Senior	Corbin, Kentucky	Graduate transferred to Mississippi State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Cam Crawford	5	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Hoover, Alabama	Indiana State
Nate Martin	41	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Houston, Texas	Texas State
Kevon Voyles	0	G	6'3"	181	GS Senior	Cape Charles, Virginia	Maryland Eastern Shore

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Nutter PG	Dublin, Ohio	Dublin Jerome High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 26, 2022
Ryan Nutter PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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 August 10, 2023. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Thundering Herd were picked to finish in seventh place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Senior guard Kamdyn Curfman and senior forward Obinna Anochili-Killen were named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team.[2]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kevon Voyles	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	GS	UMES	Cape Charles, Virginia
F	1	Chase McKey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	The Skill Factory	Atlanta, Georgia
F	2	Wyatt Fricks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS So	Winder-Barrow	Winder, Georgia
G	3	Kyle Braun	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Scotland Prep	Los Angeles, California
G/F	4	Jacob Conner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	Archbishop Alter	Dayton, Ohio
G	5	Cam Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Indiana State	Hoover, Alabama
G	11	Kamdyn Curfman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	VMI	North Bethesda, Maryland
G/F	12	Aymeric Toussaint	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Hoosac	Saint-Denis, Réunion
G	13	Creighton Thienneman (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS So	South Oldham	Louisville, Kentucky
G	14	Ryan Nutter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Dublin Jerome	Dublin, Ohio
G/F	15	Marko Sarenac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	GS	Hoosac	Ljubovija, Serbia
C	21	Goran Miladinovic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	GS	Hoosac	Tivat, Montenegro
F	25	Obinna Anochili-Killen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Chapmanville	Lagos, Nigeria
G	30	Kycen Pruett (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Mount Dora Christian	Mount Dora, Florida
F	32	Pete Moe II (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	The Skill Factory	Atlanta, Georgia
F	41	Nate Martin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Texas State	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Dan D'Antoni (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Cornelius Jackson (Marshall)
Mark Cline (Wake Forest)
Adam Williams (Marshall)
Justin Caldwell (Glenville State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/10/2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 3:00 pm	Pikeville	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm	Lees–McRae	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm	Queens	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm	vs. Radford	The Greenbrier White Sulfur Springs, WV
November 19, 2023* 5:00 pm, FloSports	vs. Utah State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023*	vs. TBD Cayman Islands Classic	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023*	vs. TBD Cayman Islands Classic	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 24, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN	at Kentucky	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 2, 2023*	Miami (OH)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm	Duquesne	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 9, 2023* 4:00 pm	at Ohio	Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm	at Toledo	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 16, 2023* 7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm	Bluefield	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 30, 2023 4:00 pm	Louisiana	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 3, 2024	at Louisiana–Monroe	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 6, 2024 5:00 pm	at Texas State	Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm	Georgia Southern	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm	South Alabama	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm	at Old Dominion	Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm	at James Madison	Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm	Georgia State	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm	Southern Miss	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm	Coastal Carolina	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm	at Troy	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 15, 2024 6:30 pm	at Appalachian State	Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina	HTC Center Conway, SC
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm	James Madison	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm	Appalachian State	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm	at Georgia Southern	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
March 1, 2024 TBA	at Georgia State	Georgia State Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 5, 2024 TBA	vs. TBD	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

[3][4]

References

Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
"James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
"Marshall Men's Basketball Reveals Complete 2023-24 Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
"2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

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[1] Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[:0-2] "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[3] "Marshall Men's Basketball Reveals Complete 2023-24 Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

[4] "2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

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