| Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball | ||||
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| University | Marshall University | |||
| First season | 1907 | |||
| All-time record | 1522–1138–2 (.572) | |||
| Head coach | Cornelius Jackson (1st season) | |||
| Conference | Sun Belt | |||
| Location | Huntington, West Virginia | |||
| Arena | Cam Henderson Center (capacity: 9,048) | |||
| Nickname | Marshall Thundering Herd | |||
| Student section | The Stampede[1] | |||
| Colors | Kelly green and white[2] | |||
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| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 2018 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1956, 1972, 1984, 1985, 1987*, 2018 *vacated by NCAA | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1984, 1985, 1987, 2018 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1937, 1938, 1939, 1956, 1984, 1987, 1988 | ||||
| Conference division season champions | ||||
| 1995, 1997 | ||||
The Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represents Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. They compete in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Thundering Herd are led by head coach Cornelius Jackson and play their home games at the on-campus Cam Henderson Center which opened in 1981.
Marshall has advanced to the NCAA tournament five times through the years (their 1987 appearance having been vacated[3]), most recently in 2018. The Thundering Herd has also played in the NIT five times, last appearing in 2012. Marshall won the NAIA National Championship in 1947, and is 7–2 all-time in the first collegiate basketball tournament, one year older than the NIT and four years older than the NCAA Tournament.
Notable former Marshall basketball players include NBA and Marshall Hall of Famer Hal Greer, who was named as one of the NBA's 50 best players of all time. Greer was selected to 10 consecutive NBA All-Star games. Greer was named NBA All-Star Game MVP in 1968, one year after leading the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA title. Additionally, Marshall's Andy Tonkovich was the first overall selection in the BAA (now NBA) draft in 1948. Mike D'Antoni, current coaching consultant for the New Orleans Pelicans and NBA Coach of the Year winner, played college basketball at Marshall from 1970 to 1973.
- ^ Athletics rebrands student club to The Stampede Herdzone.com
- ^ Marshall University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Marshall University Infractions Report . ncaa.org. March 11, 2018.
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