1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–2 in SoCon play to finish in first place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Chattanooga in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Thundering Herd received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to VCU.

1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record24–8 (14–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Furman 11 5   .688 18 10   .643
Davidson 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563 14 15   .483
Chattanooga 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Appalachian State 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
VMI 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
The Citadel 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
Western Carolina 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1988 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 00 Rodney Holden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Skip Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cartersville, Georgia
G 13 Andy Paul Williamson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Harts, West Virginia
G 14 Marc Toler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Clarksville, Tennessee
G 15 John Humphrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Huntsville, Alabama
G 22 John Taft 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
G 24 Brian Fish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Seymour, Indiana
F 25 Pete Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sylvania, Ohio
G 33 Andre Cunningham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Matewan, West Virginia
F 35 Tommy Boyd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Ingomar, Mississippi
F 45 Maurice Bryson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Charleston, West Virginia
C 50 Tommy Cassity 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cadiz, Kentucky
C 52 Tom Curry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 4, 1987*
Youngstown State
Marshall Memorial Invitational
W 79–65  1–0
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 5, 1987*
Eastern Kentucky
Marshall Memorial Invitational
W 62–61  2–0
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 7, 1987*
at Ohio W 91–77  3–0
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Dec 11, 1987*
vs. Idaho
Hawaii Tipoff Tournament
W 65–58  4–0
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 12, 1987*
vs. Hartford
Hawaii Tipoff Tournament
W 78–74  5–0
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 19, 1987*
Baylor W 79–68  6–0
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 1987*
at Middle Tennessee State L 80–91  6–1
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 27, 1987*
West Virginia
rivalry
W 82–72  7–1
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 30, 1987*
Kent State W 82–67  8–1
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 2, 1988*
at Nevada L 76–77  8–2
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
Jan 4, 1988*
at Pepperdine L 90–99  8–3
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Jan 9, 1988*
at Morehead State W 89–87  9–3
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
Jan 11, 1988*
at Virginia Tech L 74–90  9–4
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 16, 1988
at Appalachian State W 88–80  10–4
(1–0)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
Jan 18, 1988
at East Tennessee State L 74–84  10–5
(1–1)
Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
Jan 21, 1988
at VMI W 64–62  11–5
(2–1)
Camron Hall 
Lexington, VA
Jan 23, 1988
The Citadel W 87–67  12–5
(3–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 25, 1988
Furman W 88–68  13–5
(4–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 30, 1988
at Chattanooga W 95–94 OT 14–5
(5–1)
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 1, 1988
Western Carolina W 103–74  15–5
(6–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 4, 1988
VMI W 95–91 OT 16–5
(7–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 6, 1988
East Tennessee State W 77–72  17–5
(8–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 8, 1988
at Davidson L 76–79  17–6
(8–2)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
Feb 13, 1988
at Furman W 70–69 OT 18–6
(9–2)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
Feb 15, 1988
The Citadel W 105–78  19–6
(10–2)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 20, 1988
Davidson W 83–71  20–6
(11–2)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 22, 1988
Appalachian State W 101–72  21–6
(12–2)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 27, 1988
at Western Carolina W 86–73  22–6
(13–2)
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
Feb 29, 1988
Chattanooga W 93–77  23–6
(14–2)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
SoCon tournament
Mar 4, 1988
(1) vs. (8) The Citadel
Quarterfinals
W 121–78  24–6
Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
Mar 5, 1988
(1) vs. (5) Chattanooga
Semifinals
L 70–71  24–7
Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
NIT
Mar 16, 1988*
VCU
First Round
L 80–81  24–8
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1987-88 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "1987-88 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Marshall Record Book Archived April 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine p. 40 Retrieved December 24, 2022
  4. ^ "1987-88 Marshall Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.