List of Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball seasons

For Marshall's current season, see 2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team.

The Marshall Thundering Herd college basketball team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, representing Marshall University in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). Marshall has played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia since 1981. The team's current head coach is Cornelius Jackson, who was hired in March 2024. ^[1]

The Thundering fielded their first team in 1906–07. ^[2] They have played 112 seasons of basketball, ^{[A 1]} compiling a record of 1599–1188–2 ^[3] and winning seven regular season conference championships and four conference tournaments. The Thundering Herd appeared in the NCAA tournament six times, ^{[A 2]} compiling a 1–6 record, and they appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Additionally, Marshall has won two postseason championships, the NAIA tournament in 1947 and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in 2019.

Season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
L.B. Crotty (Independent)(1906–1908)
1906–07	L.B. Crotty	0–1
1907–08	L.B. Crotty	5–0–1
Boyd Chambers (Independent)(1908–1914)
1908–09	Boyd Chambers	6–2
1909–10	Boyd Chambers	3–3
1911–12	Boyd Chambers	2–2
1912–13	Boyd Chambers	1–4
1913–14	Boyd Chambers	2–5
Arch Reilly (Independent)(1918–1919)
1918–19	Archer Reilly	2–5
Skeeter Shelton (Independent)(1920–1921)
1920–21	Kemper Shelton	6–9
Herbert Cramer (Independent)(1921–1922)
1921–22	Herbert Cramer	5–4–1
J. E. R. Barnes (Independent)(1922–1923)
1922–23	J.E.R. Barnes	1–3
Bill Strickling (Independent)(1923–1924)
1923–24	Bill Strickling	8–7
Russ Meredith (Independent)(1924–1925)
1924–25	Russ Meredith	12–6
Charles Tallman (Independent)(1925–1926)
1925–26	Trusty Tallmann	10–7
Bill Strickling (Independent)(1926–1927)
1926–27	Bill Strickling	7–10
Johnny Stuart (Independent)(1927–1931)
1927–28	Johnny Stuart	11–10
1928–29	Johnny Stuart	14–8
1929–30	Johnny Stuart	12–3
1930–31	Johnny Stuart	9–8
Tom Dandelet (Independent)(1931–1932)
1931–32	Tom Dandelet	7–12
Tom Dandelet (Buckeye Athletic Association)(1932–1935)
1932–33	Tom Dandelet	10–9	3–6	4th
1933–34	Tom Dandelet	13–8	6–4	2nd
1934–35	Tom Dandelet	12–9	3–6	4th
Cam Henderson (Buckeye Athletic Association)(1935–1939)
1935–36	Cam Henderson	6–10	1–8	6th
1936–37	Cam Henderson	21–8	9–1	1st
1937–38	Cam Henderson	28–4	10–0	1st	NAIA second round
1938–39	Cam Henderson	22–5	8–1	1st
Cam Henderson (Independent)(1939–1948)
1939–40	Cam Henderson	25–4
1940–41	Cam Henderson	14–9
1941–42	Cam Henderson	15–9
1942–43	Cam Henderson	10–7
1943-44	Cam Henderson	15–7
1944-45	Cam Henderson	17–9
1945–46	Cam Henderson	25–10
1946–47	Cam Henderson	32–4			NAIA champions
1947–48	Cam Henderson	22–11			NAIA second round
Cam Henderson (Ohio Valley Conference)(1948–1952)
1948–49	Cam Henderson	16–12	2–2	4th
1949–50	Cam Henderson	15–9	5–4	3rd
1950–51	Cam Henderson	13–13	2–6	6th
1951–52	Cam Henderson	15–11	5–7	4th
Cam Henderson (Independent)(1952–1953)
1952–53	Cam Henderson	20–4
Cam Henderson (Mid-American Conference)(1953–1955)
1953–54	Cam Henderson	13–8	6–7	4th
1954–55	Cam Henderson	17–4	10–4	2nd
Jule Rivlin (Mid-American Conference)(1955–1963)
1955–56	Jule Rivlin	18–5	10–2	1st	NCAA first round
1956–57	Jule Rivlin	15–9	8–4	2nd
1957–58	Jule Rivlin	17–7	9–3	2nd
1958–59	Jule Rivlin	12–12	6–6	T–3rd
1959–60	Jule Rivlin	10–13	4–8	6th
1960–61	Jule Rivlin	11–13	5–7	4th
1961–62	Jule Rivlin	10–13	6–6	T–4th
1962–63	Jule Rivlin	7–16	1–11	T–6th
Ellis T. Johnson (Mid-American Conference)(1963–1969)
1963–64	Ellis Johnson	6–17	1–11	7th
1964–65	Ellis Johnson	4–20	1-11	7th
1965–66	Ellis Johnson	12–12	4–8	T–5th
1966–67	Ellis Johnson	20–8	10–2	2nd	NIT Fourth Place
1967–68	Ellis Johnson	17–8	9–3	2nd	NIT first round
1968–69	Ellis Johnson	9–15	3–9	T–6th
Stewart Way (Independent)(1969–1971)
1969–70	Stewart Way	9–14
1970–71	Stewart Way	16–10
Carl Tacy (Independent)(1971–1972)
1971–72	Carl Tacy	23–4			NCAA University Division first round
Bob Daniels (Independent)(1972–1977)
1972–73	Bob Daniels	20–7			NIT first round
1973–74	Bob Daniels	17–9
1974–75	Bob Daniels	13–13
1975–76	Bob Daniels	13–14
1976–77	Bob Daniels	8–19
Stu Aberdeen (Southern Conference)(1977–1979)
1977–78	Stu Aberdeen	14–15	8–5	3rd
1978–79	Stu Aberdeen	11–16	5–8	5th
Bob Zuffelato (Southern Conference)(1979–1983)
1979–80	Bob Zuffelato	17–12	10–6	2nd
1980–81	Bob Zuffelato	18–10	8–8	T–6th
1981–82	Bob Zuffelato	16–11	8–8	T–4th
1982–83	Bob Zuffelato	20–8	13–3	2nd
Rick Huckabay (Southern Conference)(1983–1989)
1983–84	Rick Huckabay	25–6	13–3	1st	NCAA Division I first round
1984–85	Rick Huckabay	21–13	12–4	2nd	NCAA Division I first round
1985–86	Rick Huckabay	19–11	10–6	T–2nd
1986–87	Rick Huckabay	25–6	15-1	1st	NCAA Division I first round
1987–88	Rick Huckabay	24–8	14–2	1st	NIT first round
1988–89	Rick Huckabay	15–15	6–8	6th
Dana Altman (Southern Conference)(1989–1990)
1989–90	Dana Altman	15–13	9–5	5th
Dwight Freeman (Southern Conference)(1990–1994)
1990–91	Dwight Freeman	14–14	7–7	5th
1991–92	Dwight Freeman	7–22	3–11	6th
1992–93	Dwight Freeman	16–11	11–7	4th
1993–94	Dwight Freeman	9–18	7–11	7th
Billy Donovan (Southern Conference)(1994–1996)
1994–95	Billy Donovan	18–9	10–4	1st (North)
1995–96	Billy Donovan	17–11	8–6	3rd (North)
Greg White (Southern Conference)(1996–1997)
1996–97	Greg White	20–9	10–4	T–1st (North)
Greg White (Mid-American Conference)(1997–2003)
1997–98	Greg White	11–16	7–11	T–3rd (East)
1998–99	Greg White	16–11	11–7	6th (East)
1999–00	Greg White	21–9	11–7	T–3rd (East)
2000–01	Greg White	18–9	12–6	T–2nd (East)
2001–02	Greg White	15–15	8–10	5th (East)
2002–03	Greg White	14–15	9–9	T–3rd (East)
Ron Jirsa (Mid-American Conference)(2003–2005)
2003–04	Ron Jirsa	12–17	8–10	4th (East)
2004–05	Ron Jirsa	6–22	3–15	6th (East)
Ron Jirsa (Conference USA)(2005–2007)
2005–06	Ron Jirsa	12–16	5–9	9th
2006–07	Ron Jirsa	13–19	7–9	T–8th
Donnie Jones (Conference USA)(2007–2010)
2007–08	Donnie Jones	16–14	8–8	6th
2008–09	Donnie Jones	15–17	7–9	6th
2009–10	Donnie Jones	24–10	11-5	3rd	CIT Quarterfinalists
Tom Herrion (Conference USA)(2010–2014)
2010–11	Tom Herrion	22–12	9–7	T–5th	CIT first round
2011–12	Tom Herrion	21–14	9–7	T–5th	NIT first round
2012–13	Tom Herrion	13–19	6–10	T–9th
2013–14	Tom Herrion	11–22	4–12	T–14th
Dan D'Antoni (Conference USA)(2014–2022)
2014–15	Dan D’Antoni	11–21	7–11	T–11th
2015–16	Dan D’Antoni	17–16	12–6	T–3rd
2016–17	Dan D’Antoni	20–15	10–8	6th
2017–18	Dan D’Antoni	25–11	12–6	4th	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2018–19	Dan D’Antoni	23–14	11–7	6th	CIT champions
2019–20	Dan D’Antoni	17–15	10-8	6th
2020–21	Dan D’Antoni	15–7	9–5	3rd (East)
2021–22	Dan D'Antoni	12–21	4–14	7th (East)
Dan D'Antoni (Sun Belt Conference)(2022–2024)
2022–23	Dan D’Antoni	24–8	13–5	T–2nd
2023–24	Dan D’Antoni	13–20	7–11	T–10th
Total:		1599–1188–2
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Notes

1. Marshall did not field teams for the 1910-11, 1914-18, or 1919-20 seasons.
2. The NCAA vacated Marshall's loss in the 1987 NCAA tournament. ^[4] . As such, the 1987 appearance in the tournament is not included in the official NCAA listing for Marshall.

References

General

• "Marshall Men's Basketball 2020–21 Media Guide" (PDF). HerdZone.com. 2020. pp. 20–21. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

Specific

1. Carey, Greg (March 25, 2024). "Jackson replaces D'Antoni as Marshall basketball coach". WV MetroNews. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
2. "Marshall Men's Basketball 2020–21 Media Guide" (PDF). HerdZone.com. 2020. pp. 20–21. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
3. NCAA Statistics http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2023/D1.pdf
4. Marshall University Infractions Report . ncaa.org. March 11, 2018.