The 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Cornelius Jackson, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia State in the fourth round before losing to Arkansas State in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Thundering Herd finished the 2023–24 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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 3 G 6' 2" 182 Junior Los Angeles, CA Left team due to personal reasons 4 G/F 6' 10" 209 Sophomore Dayton, OH Transferred to Dayton 5 G 6' 5" 192 RS Sophomore Hoover, AL Transferred to Duquesne 11 G 6' 1" 185 Senior North Bethesda, MD Graduated 1 F 6' 10" 202 Junior Atlanta, GA Transferred to Western Carolina 21 C 7' 1" 240 GS Senior Tivat, Montenegro Graduated 32 F 6' 9" 217 Freshman Atlanta, GA Walk-on; Transferred to Barry 15 G/F 6' 7" 218 GS Senior Ljubovija, Serbia Graduated 12 G/F 6' 10" 230 Junior Saint-Denis, Réunion Transferred to West Virginia State 0 G 6' 3" 198 GS Senior Cape Charles, VA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school 23 G 6' 5" 222 GS Senior Huntington, WV Akron 5 F 6' 6" 222 Senior Plainfield, IN Grace 4 F 6' 5" 208 Senior Plainfield, IN Grace 3 G 6' 4" 185 Junior Hamilton, ON Guelph 0 G 6' 2" 164 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Alabama 50 G 6' 1" 182 GS Senior Gainesville, FL Florida A&M
2024 recruiting class
Preseason Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll The Thundering Herd were picked to finish in tenth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior forward Nate Martin was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team. Fifth-year forward Obinna Anochili-Killen was named to the conference preseason second team.
Coaches poll 1 Arkansas State – 193 (12) 2 James Madison – 170 (1) 3 Troy – 155 (1) 4 Louisiana – 144 5 Southern Miss – 133 6 App State – 122 7 Texas State – 89 T8 Georgia Southern – 85 T8 Old Dominion – 85 10 Marshall – 79 11 South Alabama – 78 12 Georgia State – 75 13 Coastal Carolina – 34 14 ULM – 28
Roster
Schedule and results
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