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2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

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2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record21–14 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachJorge Fernandez
Mark Cline
Dino Presley
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Memphis 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
Southern Miss 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Tulsa 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
UCF 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
UAB 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Marshall 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Rice 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
UTEP 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Houston 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
East Carolina 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
SMU 4 12   .250 13 19   .406
Tulane 3 13   .188 15 19   .441
2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University in the 2011–12 college basketball season as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). They played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were led by second year head coach Tom Herrion.

Preseason

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Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Robert Goff
C
Hutchinson, Kansas Hutchinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 31, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Devince Boykins
SG
Forest City, North Carolina East Rutherford High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 86
Chris Martin
SG
Washington, D.C. St. Patrick High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 24, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 84
Jamir Hanner
PF
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 10, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: POST
Dennis Tinnon
PF
Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City Kansas CC 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 12, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Isaiah Thomas
SF
Newark, New Jersey Shabazz High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 11, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: 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:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.

Roster

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2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 15 DeVince Boykins Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Forest City, North Carolina
G 21 Justin Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Richmond, Virginia
F 2 Robert Goff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 4 Jamir Hanner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23 Shaquille Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Jacksonville, Florida
C 50 JP Kambola 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 24 DeAndre Kane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 0 Chris Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
C 34 Yous Mbao 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Rufisque, Senegal
F 10 Dago Pena 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G 3 Damier Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
C 11 Nigel Spikes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 1 Dennis Tinnon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Green Bay, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-11-13

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2011*
7:00 pm
Northern Kentucky W 65–55  0–0
Cam Henderson Center (6,070)
Huntington, WV
Regular season
November 11, 2011*
8:00 pm
Alabama State W 67–49  1–0
Cam Henderson Center (6,009)
Huntington, WV
November 13, 2011*
4:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 58–44  2–0
Cam Henderson Center (5,513)
Huntington, WV
November 19, 2011*
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 83–61  3–0
Cam Henderson Center (5,578)
Huntington, WV
November 22, 2011*
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 69–64  4–0
Trask Coliseum (3,270)
Wilmington, NC
November 25, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati W 73–69 OT 5–0
Fifth Third Arena (7,021)
Cincinnati, OH
November 30, 2011*
7:00 pm
Ohio L 78–80  5–1
Cam Henderson Center (7,061)
Huntington, WV
December 6, 2011*
7:00 pm, WSAZ
at No. 3 Syracuse L 56–62  5–2
Carrier Dome (19,817)
Syracuse, NY
December 11, 2011*
2:30 pm
Iona W 82–63  6–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,918)
Huntington, WV
December 17, 2011*
7:00 pm
High Point W 79–59  7–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,564)
Huntington, WV
December 19, 2011*
7:00 pm
Belmont W 87–86  8–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,759)
Huntington, WV
December 21, 2011*
7:00 pm
West Virginia Tech W 99–80  9–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,572)
Huntington, WV
December 29, 2011*
8:00 pm
at Belmont L 74–79  9–3
Curb Event Center (2,007)
Nashville, TN
January 1, 2012*
4:00 pm
Akron L 51–67  9–4
Cam Henderson Center (6,063)
Huntington, WV
January 4, 2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
UTEP W 76–60  10–4 (1–0)
Cam Henderson Center (5,229)
Huntington, WV
January 7, 2012
8:00 pm
at Rice W 63–61  11–4 (2–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,237)
Houston, TX
January 11, 2012
8:00 pm
at UAB W 61–59  12–4 (3–0)
Bartow Arena (3,127)
Birmingham, AL
January 14, 2012
7:00 pm
UCF W 65–64  13–4 (4–0)
Cam Henderson Center (8,379)
Huntington, WV
January 18, 2012*
7:30 pm, WOWK
vs. West Virginia
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
L 62–78  13–5
Charleston Civic Center (12,684)
Charleston, WV
January 21, 2012
6:00 pm, CSS/WSAZ
at Southern Miss L 63–67  13–6 (4–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,757)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 25, 2012
7:00 pm, CSS
UAB L 49–56  13–7 (4–2)
Cam Henderson Center (5,653)
Huntington, WV
January 28, 2012
9:00 pm, CSS/WSAZ
at Memphis L 76–83  13–8 (4–3)
FedEx Forum (17,337)
Memphis, TN
February 1, 2012
7:00 pm
Tulane W 63–44  14–8 (5–3)
Cam Henderson Center (5,590)
Huntington, WV
February 4, 2012
8:00 pm
at Tulsa L 70–79  14–9 (5–4)
Reynolds Center (4,751)
Tulsa, OK
February 8, 2012
7:00 pm
at UCF L 60–67  14–10 (5–5)
UCF Arena (6,192)
Orlando, Fl
February 11, 2012
7:00 pm, WSAZ
East Carolina W 78–68  15–10 (6–5)
Cam Henderson Center (6,447)
Huntington, WV
February 18, 2012
3:00 pm
at SMU W 73–68  16–10 (7–5)
Moody Coliseum (2,110)
University Park, TX
February 22, 2012
7:00 pm
Houston W 66–58  17–10 (8–5)
Cam Henderson Center (6,023)
Huntington, WV
February 25, 2012
4:00 pm, FSN
Memphis L 67–87  17–11 (8–6)
Cam Henderson Center (8,252)
Huntington, WV
February 29, 2012
7:00 pm, WSAZ
at East Carolina L 68–69 OT 17–12 (8–7)
Williams Arena (4,334)
Greenville, NC
March 3, 2012
7:00 pm, FSN
Southern Miss W 79–75  18–12 (9–7)
Cam Henderson Center (5,947)
Huntington, WV
2012 C-USA Basketball tournament
March 7, 2012
3:30 pm, CSS
(6) vs. (11) SMU
First Round
W 74–56  19–12
FedEx Forum (8,356)
Memphis, TN
March 8, 2012
3:50 pm, CBSSN
(6) vs. (3) Tulsa
Quarterfinals
W 105–100 3OT 20–12
FedEx Forum (7,930)
Memphis, TN
March 9, 2012
4:00 pm, CBSSN
(6) vs. (2) Southern Miss
Semifinals
W 73–62  21–12
FedEx Forum (14,441)
Memphis, TN
March 10, 2012
11:30 am, CBS
(6) at (1) Memphis
Championship Game
L 57–83  21–13
FedEx Forum (14,821)
Memphis, TN
2012 National Invitation Tournament
March 13, 2012
9:15 pm, ESPN3
(5) at (4) Middle Tennessee
First Round
L 78–86  21–14
Murphy Center (4,556)
Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2011–12 Marshall Basketball Schedule". www.WTAP.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2011.