1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–2 in SoCon play to finish in first place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Chattanooga in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Thundering Herd received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to VCU.

1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	24–8 (14–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Rick Huckabay (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Bell Henry Dickerson John Lyles
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marshall	14	–	2		.875			24	–	8		.750
Furman	11	–	5		.688			18	–	10		.643
Davidson	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
East Tennessee State	9	–	7		.563			14	–	15		.483
Chattanooga †	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Appalachian State	8	–	8		.500			16	–	13		.552
VMI	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
The Citadel	5	–	11		.313			8	–	20		.286
Western Carolina	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
† 1988 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 00 Rodney Holden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia G 3 Skip Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cartersville, Georgia G 13 Andy Paul Williamson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Harts, West Virginia G 14 Marc Toler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Clarksville, Tennessee G 15 John Humphrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Huntsville, Alabama G 22 John Taft 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama G 24 Brian Fish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Seymour, Indiana F 25 Pete Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sylvania, Ohio G 33 Andre Cunningham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Matewan, West Virginia F 35 Tommy Boyd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Ingomar, Mississippi F 45 Maurice Bryson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Charleston, West Virginia C 50 Tommy Cassity 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cadiz, Kentucky C 52 Tom Curry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Head coach Rick Huckabay (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Dan Bell (Northwestern State) Henry Dickerson (Charleston (WV)) John Lyles (Louisiana College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 4, 1987*		Youngstown State Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 79–65	1–0	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Dec 5, 1987*		Eastern Kentucky Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 62–61	2–0	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Dec 7, 1987*		at Ohio	W 91–77	3–0	Convocation Center  Athens, OH
Dec 11, 1987*		vs. Idaho Hawaii Tipoff Tournament	W 65–58	4–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
Dec 12, 1987*		vs. Hartford Hawaii Tipoff Tournament	W 78–74	5–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
Dec 19, 1987*		Baylor	W 79–68	6–0	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 1987*		at Middle Tennessee State	L 80–91	6–1	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 27, 1987*		West Virginia rivalry	W 82–72	7–1	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Dec 30, 1987*		Kent State	W 82–67	8–1	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Jan 2, 1988*		at Nevada	L 76–77	8–2	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
Jan 4, 1988*		at Pepperdine	L 90–99	8–3	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
Jan 9, 1988*		at Morehead State	W 89–87	9–3	Ellis Johnson Arena  Morehead, KY
Jan 11, 1988*		at Virginia Tech	L 74–90	9–4	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Jan 16, 1988		at Appalachian State	W 88–80	10–4 (1–0)	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, NC
Jan 18, 1988		at East Tennessee State	L 74–84	10–5 (1–1)	Memorial Center  Johnson City, TN
Jan 21, 1988		at VMI	W 64–62	11–5 (2–1)	Camron Hall  Lexington, VA
Jan 23, 1988		The Citadel	W 87–67	12–5 (3–1)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Jan 25, 1988		Furman	W 88–68	13–5 (4–1)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Jan 30, 1988		at Chattanooga	W 95–94 OT	14–5 (5–1)	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
Feb 1, 1988		Western Carolina	W 103–74	15–5 (6–1)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Feb 4, 1988		VMI	W 95–91 OT	16–5 (7–1)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Feb 6, 1988		East Tennessee State	W 77–72	17–5 (8–1)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Feb 8, 1988		at Davidson	L 76–79	17–6 (8–2)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, NC
Feb 13, 1988		at Furman	W 70–69 OT	18–6 (9–2)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
Feb 15, 1988		The Citadel	W 105–78	19–6 (10–2)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Feb 20, 1988		Davidson	W 83–71	20–6 (11–2)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Feb 22, 1988		Appalachian State	W 101–72	21–6 (12–2)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
Feb 27, 1988		at Western Carolina	W 86–73	22–6 (13–2)	Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, NC
Feb 29, 1988		Chattanooga	W 93–77	23–6 (14–2)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
SoCon tournament
Mar 4, 1988	(1)	vs. (8) The Citadel Quarterfinals	W 121–78	24–6	Asheville Civic Center  Asheville, NC
Mar 5, 1988	(1)	vs. (5) Chattanooga Semifinals	L 70–71	24–7	Asheville Civic Center  Asheville, NC
NIT
Mar 16, 1988*		VCU First Round	L 80–81	24–8	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.