2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	12–21 (4–14 C-USA)
Head coach	Dan D'Antoni (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline; Scott Rigot; Cornelius Jackson;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	26	–	11	.703
Western Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Florida Atlantic	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Charlotte	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Old Dominion	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
FIU	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Marshall	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
West
North Texas	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
UAB †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
UTEP	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Rice	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
UTSA	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Southern Miss	1	–	17	.056	7	–	26	.212

† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by eighth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They 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.^[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.^[2]

Previous season[edit]

The Thundering Herd finished the 2020–21 season 15–7, 9–5 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were defeated in the second round of the C-USA tournament by Rice.^[3]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Iran Bennett	2	F	6'9"	335	RS Junior	Durham, North Carolina	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Ty Sturm	4	G	6'2"	170	Freshman	Hurricane, West Virginia	Walk-on; transferred to Alaska
Luke Thomas	11	G	6'0"	177	Junior	Proctorville, Ohio	Graduated; did not return
Jarrod West	13	G	5'11"	181	Senior	Clarksburg, West Virginia	Graduate transferred to Louisville
Jannson Williams	3	F	6'9"	219	RS Senior	Newnan, Georgia	Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky

2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyle Braun SG	Calabassas, California	El Camino High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 4, 2021
Kyle Braun SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Wyatt Fricks PF	Winder, Georgia	Winder-Barrow High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 14, 2021
Wyatt Fricks PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Chase McKey PF	Atlanta, Georgia	The Skill Factory Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 14, 2021
Chase McKey PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Aymeric Touissant PF	Hoosick, New York	Hoosac School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 15, 2021
Aymeric Touissant PF	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 October 4, 2021. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

Roster[edit]

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. Because the NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility, last year's Freshmen are still considered Freshmen this season.

2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Andrew Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Corbin	Corbin, Kentucky
F	1	Chase McKey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	The Skill Factory	Atlanta, Georgia
F	2	Darius George	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Staunton (Robert E. Lee)	Staunton, Virginia
G	3	Kyle Braun	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Scotland Prep	Los Angeles, California
G/F	5	Jeremy Dillon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Mingo Central	Mingo, West Virginia
F	11	Wyatt Fricks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Winder-Barrow	Winder, Georgia
G/F	12	Aymeric Toussaint	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Hoosac	Saint-Denis, Réunion
G	13	Creighton Thienneman (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	South Oldham	Louisville, Kentucky
G/F	15	Marko Sarenac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Hoosac	Ljubovija, Serbia
C	21	Goran Miladinovic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Hoosac	Tivat, Montenegro
G	23	David Early	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Logan	Logan, West Virginia
G	24	Taevion Kinsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Eastmoor	Columbus, Ohio
F	25	Obinna Anochili-Killen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Chapmanville	Lagos, Nigeria
F	31	Mikel Beyers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Mesa CC	Houston, Texas
G	35	Devin Collins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Chapmanville	Chapmanville, West Virginia

Head coach

Dan D'Antoni (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Cline (Wake Forest)
Scott Rigot (Buffalo)
Cornelius Jackson (Marshall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/07/2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Davis & Elkins	W 113–72	–	17 – Early	9 – Anochili-Killen	5 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (2,567) Huntington, WV
November 7, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Pikeville	W 86–59	–	18 – Taylor	8 – Kinsey	11 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (3,729) Huntington, WV
Non-Conference Regular season
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 96–88	1–0	22 – Kinsey	8 – Anochili-Killen	11 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (4,781) Huntington, WV
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milligan	W 80–58	2–0	21 – Kinsey	7 – Tied	9 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (3,983) Huntington, WV
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell	L 65–67	2–1	24 – George	8 – Tied	5 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (4,131) Huntington, WV
November 21, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jackson State	W 80–66	3–1	24 – Kinsey	10 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (3,839) Huntington, WV
November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana	W 93–79	4–1	21 – Kinsey	11 – Anochili-Killen	7 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (4,111) Huntington, WV
November 27, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 79–90	4–2	21 – Kinsey	8 – Anochili-Killen	4 – Taylor	Assembly Hall (12,330) Bloomington, IN
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 86–88	4–3	30 – Kinsey	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,752) Akron, OH
December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	W 72–71	5–3	21 – Kinsey	8 – George	6 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (4,367) Huntington, WV
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bluefield	W 100–57	6–3	21 – Kinsey	8 – Kinsey	7 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (3,738) Huntington, WV
December 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	W 80–69	7–3	21 – Kinsey	12 – George	5 – Kinsey	McBrayer Arena (4,071) Richmond, KY
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	L 65–75	7–4	18 – Anochili-Killen	9 – Anochili-Killen	5 – Taylor	Convocation Center (6,227) Athens, OH
December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm, Stadium		Northern Iowa	L 60–75	7–5	22 – Anochili-Killen	6 – Taylor	5 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (3,849) Huntington, WV
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 63–95	7–6	19 – Kinsey	8 – Kinsey	6 – Kinsey	Savage Arena (3,769) Toledo, OH
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Louisiana Tech	L 56–79	7–7 (0–1)	15 – Anochili-Killen	8 – Tied	4 – Anochili-Killen	Thomas Assembly Center (2,778) Ruston, LA
January 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 77–90	7–8 (0–2)	23 – Anochili-Killen	8 – Anochili-Killen	8 – Early	Cam Henderson Center (4,115) Huntington, WV
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 65–69	7–9 (0–3)	29 – Kinsey	5 – Kinsey	5 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (3,818) Huntington, WV
January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	L 77–87	7–10 (0–4)	31 – Kinsey	9 – Taylor	10 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (4,239) Huntington, WV
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	L 66–70	7–11 (0–5)	25 – Kinsey	6 – Kinsey	3 – Kinsey	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (0) Miami, FL
January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 60–71	7–12 (0–6)	21 – Kinsey	7 – Kinsey	2 – Tied	FAU Arena (1,721) Boca Raton, FL
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 79–81	7–13 (0–7)	22 – Taylor	9 – Anochili-Killen	5 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (3,864) Huntington, WV
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 84–81	8–13 (1–7)	23 – Anochili-Killen	11 – Anochili-Killen	7 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (4,233) Huntington, WV
February 3, 2022 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Old Dominion	L 64–79	8–14 (1–8)	15 – Anochili-Killen	8 – Anochili-Killen	7 – Taylor	Chartway Arena (4,370) Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium		at Charlotte	L 64–88	8–15 (1–9)	28 – Taylor	8 – Anochili-Kilen	5 – Beyers	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,451) Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		FIU	L 71–72	8–16 (1–10)	22 – Taylor	9 – Anochili-Killen	5 – Tied	Cam Henderson Center (3,779) Huntington, WV
February 13, 2022 3:00 pm, CUSA.tv		at UTEP	W 88–79	9–16 (2–10)	17 – Miladinovic	11 – Miladinovic	11 – Kinsey	Don Haskins Center (4,129) El Paso, TX
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Old Dominion	W 67–63	10–16 (3–10)	16 – Sarenac	7 – Beyers	5 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (3,867) Huntington, WV
February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	L 84–99	10–17 (3–11)	21 – Taylor	4 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	Cam Henderson Center (5,471) Huntington, WV
February 21, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss Rescheduled from January 1	W 74–60	11–17 (4–11)	17 – Taylor	5 – 6 Tied	4 – Tied	Reed Green Coliseum (2,690) Hattiesburg, MS
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 65–74	11–18 (4–12)	24 – Taylor	9 – Beyers	3 – Anochili-Killen	Murphy Center (4,505) Murfreesboro, TN
March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Western Kentucky	L 72–86	11–19 (4–13)	24 – Kinsey	9 – Anochili-Killen	5 – Kinsey	Cam Henderson Center (4,963) Huntington, WV
March 5, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 69–78	11–20 (4–14)	18 – Sarenac	11 – Miladinovic	7 – Kinsey	E. A. Diddle Arena (6,098) Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA tournament
March 8, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(E7)	vs. (E6) FIU First round	W 74–62	12–20	23 – Kinsey	12 – Anochili-Killen	4 – Taylor	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
March 9, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(E7)	vs. (W3) Louisiana Tech Second round	L 67–77	12–21	24 – Kinsey	12 – Beyers	4 – Taylor	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

^ "Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "Men's Basketball Falls to Rice at 2021 C-USA Tournament". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball Unveils 2021-22 Non-Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[1] "Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[2] 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.

[3] "Men's Basketball Falls to Rice at 2021 C-USA Tournament". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[4] "Men's Basketball Unveils 2021-22 Non-Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[5] "2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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