2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Cornelius Jackson (1st season)
Associate head coach	Rob Fulford
Assistant coaches	Mark Cline Adam Williams
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team will represent Marshall University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Cornelius Jackson, will play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the season 13–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia State in the second round before losing to James Madison in the quarterfinals.

After the season, it was announced that head coach Dan D'Antoni was let go and replaced by his associate head coach, Cornelius Jackson.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kyle Braun	3	G	6'2"	182	Junior	Los Angeles, California	Left team due to personal reasons
Jacob Conner	4	G/F	6'10"	209	Sophomore	Dayton, Ohio	Transferred to Dayton
Cameron Crawford	5	G	6'5"	192	RS Sophomore	Hoover, Alabama	Transferred to Duquesne
Kamdyn Curfman	11	G	6'1"	185	Senior	North Bethesda, Maryland	Graduated
Chase McKey	1	F	6'10"	202	Junior	Atlanta, Georgia	Transferred to Western Carolina
Goran Miladinovic	21	C	7'1"	240	GS Senior	Tivat, Montenegro	Graduated
Pete Moe II	32	F	6'9"	217	Freshman	Atlanta, Georgia	Walk-on; Transferred to Barry
Marko Serenac	15	G/F	6'7"	218	GS Senior	Ljubovija, Serbia	Graduated
Aymeric Toussaint	12	G/F	6'10"	230	Junior	Saint-Denis, Réunion	Transfer portal
Kevon Voyles	0	G	6'3"	198	GS Senior	Cape Charles, Virginia	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mikal Dawson	23	G	6'5"	222	GS Senior	Huntington, West Virginia	Akron
Cade Gibbs	5	F	6'6"	222	Senior	Plainfield, Indiana	Grace
Jakob Gibbs	4	F	6'5"	208	Senior	Plainfield, Indiana	Grace
Dezayne Mingo	3	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Hamilton, Canada	Guelph
Kai Spears	0	G	6'2"	164	Junior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Alabama
Jalen Speer	50	G	6'1"	182	GS Senior	Gainesville, Florida	Florida A&M

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Moore SG	Cumming, Georgia	West Forsyth High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 12, 2023
Will Moore SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Erich Harding PF	Lincolnton, North Carolina	Combine Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 17, 2023
Erich Harding PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kaiden White SG	Orlando, Florida	Olympia High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 26, 2024
Kaiden White SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: NR 247Sports: 189 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 July 10, 2024. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kai Spears (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Jr	Alabama	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	2	Wyatt Fricks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Winder-Barrow	Winder, Georgia
G	3	Dezayne Mingo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Guelph	Hamilton, Canada
F	4	Jakob Gibbs	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Grace	Plainfield, Indiana
F	5	Cade Gibbs	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Grace	Plainfield, Indiana
G	7	Ryan Nutter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	So	Dublin Jerome	Dublin, Ohio
G	8	Kycen Pruett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Mount Dora Christian	Mount Dora, Florida
G	9	Kaiden White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Olympia	Orlando, Florida
F	11	Erich Harding	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Combine Academy	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	12	William Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	West Forsyth	Cumming, Georgia
G	13	Creighton Thienneman (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	South Oldham	Louisville, Kentucky
G	14	Grant Moore (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Columbus State	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	23	Mikal Dawson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	GS	Akron	Huntington, West Virginia
F	25	Obinna Anochili-Killen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Chapmanville	Lagos, Nigeria
F	41	Nate Martin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Texas State	Houston, Texas
G	50	Jalen Speer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	GS	Florida A&M	Gainesville, Florida

Head coach

Cornelius Jackson (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Fulford (Marshall)
Mark Cline (Wake Forest)
Adam Williams (Marshall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7/27/2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*	Pikeville	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Non-Conference Regular season
November 4, 2024*	Davis & Elkins	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 9, 2024*	Toledo	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 11, 2024*	Southern Indiana	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 16, 2024*	Bellarmine	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 23, 2024*	at Purdue	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 27, 2024*	South Carolina State	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 30, 2024*	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
December 4, 2024*	Morehead State	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 7, 2024*	at UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
December 11, 2024*	at Wright State	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
December 14, 2024*	Ohio	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 16, 2024*	West Virginia Wesleyan	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 21, 2024	at Southern Miss	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
December 28, 2024*	at Elon	Schar Center Elon, NC
January 2, 2025	Texas State	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 4, 2025	Troy	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 9, 2025	James Madison	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 11, 2025	Georgia Southern	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 16, 2025	at James Madison	Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2025	at Coastal Carolina	HTC Center Conway, SC
January 23, 2025	at Georgia State	GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2025	at Georgia Southern	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2025	Georgia State	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 1, 2025	Coastal Carolina	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 5, 2025	Arkansas State	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 13, 2025	at South Alabama	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 15, 2025	at Louisiana	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025	at Old Dominion	Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025	at Appalachian State	Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 25, 2025	Old Dominion	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 28, 2025	Appalachian State	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 4, 2025 TBA	vs. TBD	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ Morehouse, Keith (March 25, 2024). "MU parting ways with Coach Dan D'Antoni". WSAZ-TV. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Marshall Men's Basketball Reveals 2024-25 SBC Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

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