The 2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by eighth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place in the East Division. They defeated FIU before losing to Louisiana Tech in the second round of the C-USA tournament.
On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference. On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.
Previous season The Thundering Herd finished the 2020–21 season 15–7, 9–5 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were defeated in the second round of the C-USA tournament by Rice.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Iran Bennett 2 F 6'9" 335 RS Junior Durham, North Carolina Transferred to Eastern Kentucky Ty Sturm 4 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Hurricane, West Virginia Walk-on; transferred to Alaska Luke Thomas 11 G 6'0" 177 Junior Proctorville, Ohio Graduated; did not return Jarrod West 13 G 5'11" 181 Senior Clarksburg, West Virginia Graduate transferred to Louisville Jannson Williams 3 F 6'9" 219 RS Senior Newnan, Georgia Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky
2021 recruiting class
Roster Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. Because the NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility, last year's Freshmen are still considered Freshmen this season.
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament
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