2010–11 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). They played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were led by first year head coach Tom Herrion.

2010–11 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–12 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachJorge Fernandez
Mark Cline
Dino Presley
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 12 4   .750 22 9   .710
Tulsa 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
UTEP 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
Memphis 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
Marshall 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
SMU 8 8   .500 20 15   .571
East Carolina 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
Rice 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Houston 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Tulane 3 13   .188 13 17   .433
UCF* 0 10   .000 0 12   .000
2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

Roster

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2010–11 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Johnny Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Morehead City, North Carolina
G 3 Damier Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 4 Johnny Higgins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
F 5 Eladio Espinosa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Norlina, North Carolina
G/F 10 Dago Pena 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
C 11 Nigel Spikes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS So Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 14 Xavier Humphrey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Huntington, West Virginia
G 15 Noah Fischer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Ripley, West Virginia
C 21 Orlando Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 290 lb (132 kg) RS Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 23 Shaquille Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Jacksonville, Florida
G 24 DeAndre Kane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 25 Aundra Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Clewiston, Florida
F 30 Tirrell Baines 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Laurens, South Carolina
G 33 Justin Howe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Parkersburg, West Virginia
C 34 Yous Mbao   7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Rufisque, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2010*
7:00 pm
Concord W 112–65 
Cam Henderson Center (3,964)
Huntington, WV
Regular Season
November 12, 2010*
7:00 pm
West Virginia Tech W 92–69  1–0
Cam Henderson Center (5,024)
Huntington, WV
November 15, 2010*
7:00 pm
Glenville W 93–48  2–0
Cam Henderson Center (4,638)
Huntington, WV
November 20, 2010*
7:00 pm
Chattanooga
Global Sports Challenge
L 68–69  2–1
Cam Henderson Center (4,934)
Huntington, WV
November 22, 2010*
7:00 pm
Jackson State
Global Sports Challenge
W 66–60  3–1
Cam Henderson Center (4,388)
Huntington, WV
November 27, 2010*
1:00 pm
at Louisville
Global Sports Challenge
L 66–80  3–2
KFC Yum! Center (21,262)
Louisville, KY
November 29, 2010*
7:00 pm
FIU
Global Sports Challenge
W 88–79  4–2
Cam Henderson Center (4,674)
Huntington, WV
December 4, 2010*
2:00 pm
at Ohio W 65–57  5–2
Convocation Center (5,977)
Athens, OH
December 7, 2010*
7:00 pm
James Madison W 67–63  6–2
Cam Henderson Center (4,735)
Huntington, WV
December 15, 2010*
7:00 pm
at Savannah State W 56–47  7–2
Tiger Arena (350)
Savannah, GA
December 19, 2010*
7:00 pm
VMI W 98–70  8–2
Cam Henderson Center (4,819)
Huntington, WV
December 22, 2010*
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 73–80  8–3
JMU Convocation Center (3,044)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 28, 2010*
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 85–60  9–3
Cam Henderson Center (5,011)
Huntington, WV
January 2, 2011*
4:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 74–65  10–3
Reilly Center (3,229)
Olean, NY
January 5, 2011
7:00 pm, CSS
at No. 19 UCF L 58–65  10–4
(0–1)
UCF Arena (9,094)
Orlando, FL
January 8, 2011
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 95–65  11–4
(1–1)
Cam Henderson Center (5,603)
Huntington, WV
January 10, 2011*
6:00 pm
Savannah State W 71–57  12–4
Cam Henderson Center (4,542)
Huntington, WV
January 15, 2011
12:00 pm, CSS
at Memphis L 61–77  12–5
(1–2)
FedExForum (15,877)
Memphis, TN
January 19, 2011*
8:00 pm, WOWK
vs. No. 21 West Virginia
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
W 75–71  13–5
Charleston Civic Center (12,380)
Charleston, WV
January 22, 2011
7:00 pm
East Carolina L 81–82  13–6
(1–3)
Cam Henderson Center (6,709)
Huntington, WV
January 26, 2011
8:00 pm
at UAB L 56–60  13–7
(1–4)
Bartow Arena (4,781)
Birmingham, AL
January 29, 2011
7:00 pm
Memphis W 85–70  14–7
(2–4)
Cam Henderson Center (7,614)
Huntington, WV
February 1, 2011
9:00 pm, CBSCS
at Houston W 63–62  15–7
(3–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,021)
Houston, TX
February 5, 2011
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 60–67  15–8
(3–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,653)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 9, 2011
7:00 pm
at UAB L 48–64  15–9
(3–6)
Cam Henderson Center (5,174)
Huntington, WV
February 12, 2011
5:00 pm
at East Carolina W 78–65  16–9
(4–6)
Williams Arena (6,741)
Greenville, NC
February 16, 2011
7:00 pm
Rice W 72–61  17–9
(5–6)
Cam Henderson Center (5,500)
Huntington, WV
February 19, 2011
8:00 pm
at Tulane W 79–75 OT 18–9
(6–6)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,851)
New Orleans, LA
February 23, 2011
7:00 pm
Tulsa W 79–61  19–9
(7–6)
Cam Henderson Center (5,613)
Huntington, WV
February 26, 2011
7:00 pm
SMU W 64–62  20–9
(8–6)
Cam Henderson Center (7,211)
Huntington, WV
March 2, 2011
9:05 pm
at UTEP L 74–82  20–10
(8–7)
Don Haskins Center (10,331)
El Paso, TX
March 5, 2011
7:00 pm
UCF W 83–69  21–10
(9–7)
Cam Henderson Center (9,036)
Huntington, WV
C-USA Tournament
March 9, 2011
7:30 pm, CSS
(6) vs. (11) Houston
First Round
W 97–87  22–10
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
March 10, 2011
7:30 pm, CBSCS
(6) at (3) UTEP
Quarterfinals
L 65–77  22–11
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
CIT
March 15, 2011
7:00 pm
Ohio
First Round
L 64–65  22–12
Cam Henderson Center (4,205)
Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball 2010–11 Schedule – Thundering Herd Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "HERDZONE.COM :: Marshall Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.