Marshall Thundering Herd basketball history
Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
Cam Henderson Center
Sun Belt Conference
Current head coach: Cornelius Jackson (2024-)
- Asst: Mark Cline (2011-)
- Asst: Adam Williams (2022-)
- Asst: Justin Caldwell (2023-)
- DBO: Neal Scaggs (2015-)
- Video: Jacob Garnes (2021-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships:Â 0
- Final Four Appearances:Â 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances:Â 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: Â 5Â (1956, 1972, 1984, 1985, 2018)Â **
- NCAAT Overall Record:Â 1-5Â **
- NIT Championships:Â 0
- NIT Appearances: Â 5Â (1967, 1968, 1973, 1988, 2012)
- NIT Overall Record:Â 2-6
- CIT Championships:Â 1Â (2019)
- CIT Appearances: Â 3Â (2010, 2011, 2019)
- CIT Overall Record: Â 5-2
- NAIA National Championships: Â 1Â (1947)Â Â
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: Â 3Â (1938, 1947, 1948)
Conference Titles (WVIAC, Buckeye, Ohio Valley, MAC, SoCon, Conference USA, Sun Belt):
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships:Â 0
- SoCon Regular Season Championships: Â 5Â (1984, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1997)
- MAC Regular Season Championships: Â 1Â (1956)
- Buckeye Conference (NAIA) Regular Season Championships: Â 3Â (1937, 1938, 1939)
- Sun Belt Tournament Championships:Â 0
- Conference USA Tournament Championships: Â 1Â (2018)
- SoCon Tournament Championships: Â 3Â (1984, 1985, 1987)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year:Â 0
- John R. Wooden Award:Â 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy:Â 0
- AP All-Americans: Â 1Â (Leo Byrd, 1959)
- Sun Belt Player of the Year:Â 1Â (Taevion Kinsey, 2023)
- SoCon Player of the Year: Â 3Â (last = John Taft, 1990)
Marshall head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Cornelius Jackson | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan D’Antoni | 2014-24 | 177-148 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Herrion | 2010-14 | 67-67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Jones | 2007-10 | 55-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jirsa | 2003-07 | 43-74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg White | 1996-2003 | 115-84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Donovan | 1994-96 | 35-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeman | 1990-94 | 46-65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Altman | 1989-90 | 15-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Huckabay ** | 1983-89 | 129-58 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Zuffelato | 1979-83 | 71-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Aberdeen | 1977-79 | 25-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Daniels | 1972-77 | 71-62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Tacy | 1971-72 | 23-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stewart Way | 1969-71 | 25-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 1963-69 | 68-80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jule Rivlin | 1955-63 | 100-88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Henderson | 1936-55 | 362-159 | 3^ | 3^ | 0 |
| Tom Dandalet | 1931-36 | 43-35 | – | – | – |
| Johnny Stuart | 1927-31 | 46-27 | – | – | – |
| Bill Strickling | 1923-24, 26-27 | 15-16 | – | – | – |
| Trusty Tallmann | 1925-26 | 10-7 | – | – | – |
| Russ Meredith | 1924-25 | 12-6 | – | – | – |
| J.E.R. Barnes | 1922-23 | 1-3 | – | – | – |
| Herbert Cramer | 1921-22 | 5-4 | – | – | – |
| Kemper Shelton | 1920-21 | 6-9 | – | – | – |
| Archer Reilly | 1918-19 | 2-5 | – | – | – |
| Boyd Chambers | 1908-10, 11-14 | 14-16 | – | – | – |
| L.B. Crotty | 1906-08 | 5-0-2 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Marshall program was at the NAIA level; Marshall moved up to Division I prior to the 1948-49 season
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.
