Marshall Thundering Herd basketball

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:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  5  (1956, 1972, 1984, 1985, 2018) **
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  1-5 **
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  5  (1967, 1968, 1973, 1988, 2012)
  • NIT Overall Record:  2-6
  • CIT Championships:  1  (2019)
  • CIT Appearances:  3  (2010, 2011, 2019)
  • CIT Overall Record:  5-2
  • NAIA National Championships:  1  (1947)   
  • NAIA Tournament Appearances:  3  (1938, 1947, 1948)

Conference Titles (WVIAC, Buckeye, Ohio Valley, MAC, SoCon, Conference USA, Sun Belt):

Award Winners:




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.