2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University in the 2011–12 college basketball season as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). They played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were led by second year head coach Tom Herrion.

2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	21–14 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Tom Herrion (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Jorge Fernandez Mark Cline Dino Presley
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Memphis†	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
Southern Miss	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Tulsa	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
UCF	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
UAB	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
Marshall	9	–	7		.563			21	–	14		.600
Rice	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
Houston	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
SMU	4	–	12		.250			13	–	19		.406
Tulane	3	–	13		.188			15	–	19		.441
† 2012 CUSA Tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Robert Goff C	Hutchinson, Kansas	Hutchinson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Mar 31, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Devince Boykins SG	Forest City, North Carolina	East Rutherford High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 15, 2010
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Chris Martin SG	Washington, D.C.	St. Patrick High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 24, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Jamir Hanner PF	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 10, 2010
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Dennis Tinnon PF	Kansas City, Kansas	Kansas City Kansas CC	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 12, 2010
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Isaiah Thomas SF	Newark, New Jersey	Shabazz High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 11, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.

Roster

2011–12 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 15 DeVince Boykins  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Forest City, North Carolina G 21 Justin Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Richmond, Virginia F 2 Robert Goff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana F 4 Jamir Hanner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 23 Shaquille Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Jacksonville, Florida C 50 JP Kambola 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada G 24 DeAndre Kane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 0 Chris Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland C 34 Yous Mbao 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Rufisque, Senegal F 10 Dago Pena 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic G 3 Damier Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina C 11 Nigel Spikes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida F 1 Dennis Tinnon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Green Bay, Wisconsin	Head coach Tom Herrion (Merrimack) Assistant coach(es) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) Jorge Fernandez (Stetson) Dino Presley (Kutztown) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-11-13

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2011* 7:00 pm		Northern Kentucky	W 65–55	0–0	Cam Henderson Center (6,070) Huntington, WV
Regular season
November 11, 2011* 8:00 pm		Alabama State	W 67–49	1–0	Cam Henderson Center (6,009) Huntington, WV
November 13, 2011* 4:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 58–44	2–0	Cam Henderson Center (5,513) Huntington, WV
November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 83–61	3–0	Cam Henderson Center (5,578) Huntington, WV
November 22, 2011* 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 69–64	4–0	Trask Coliseum (3,270) Wilmington, NC
November 25, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cincinnati	W 73–69 OT	5–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,021) Cincinnati, OH
November 30, 2011* 7:00 pm		Ohio	L 78–80	5–1	Cam Henderson Center (7,061) Huntington, WV
December 6, 2011* 7:00 pm, WSAZ		at No. 3 Syracuse	L 56–62	5–2	Carrier Dome (19,817) Syracuse, NY
December 11, 2011* 2:30 pm		Iona	W 82–63	6–2	Cam Henderson Center (5,918) Huntington, WV
December 17, 2011* 7:00 pm		High Point	W 79–59	7–2	Cam Henderson Center (5,564) Huntington, WV
December 19, 2011* 7:00 pm		Belmont	W 87–86	8–2	Cam Henderson Center (5,759) Huntington, WV
December 21, 2011* 7:00 pm		West Virginia Tech	W 99–80	9–2	Cam Henderson Center (5,572) Huntington, WV
December 29, 2011* 8:00 pm		at Belmont	L 74–79	9–3	Curb Event Center (2,007) Nashville, TN
January 1, 2012* 4:00 pm		Akron	L 51–67	9–4	Cam Henderson Center (6,063) Huntington, WV
January 4, 2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN		UTEP	W 76–60	10–4 (1–0)	Cam Henderson Center (5,229) Huntington, WV
January 7, 2012 8:00 pm		at Rice	W 63–61	11–4 (2–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,237) Houston, TX
January 11, 2012 8:00 pm		at UAB	W 61–59	12–4 (3–0)	Bartow Arena (3,127) Birmingham, AL
January 14, 2012 7:00 pm		UCF	W 65–64	13–4 (4–0)	Cam Henderson Center (8,379) Huntington, WV
January 18, 2012* 7:30 pm, WOWK		vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	L 62–78	13–5	Charleston Civic Center (12,684) Charleston, WV
January 21, 2012 6:00 pm, CSS/WSAZ		at Southern Miss	L 63–67	13–6 (4–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,757) Hattiesburg, MS
January 25, 2012 7:00 pm, CSS		UAB	L 49–56	13–7 (4–2)	Cam Henderson Center (5,653) Huntington, WV
January 28, 2012 9:00 pm, CSS/WSAZ		at Memphis	L 76–83	13–8 (4–3)	FedEx Forum (17,337) Memphis, TN
February 1, 2012 7:00 pm		Tulane	W 63–44	14–8 (5–3)	Cam Henderson Center (5,590) Huntington, WV
February 4, 2012 8:00 pm		at Tulsa	L 70–79	14–9 (5–4)	Reynolds Center (4,751) Tulsa, OK
February 8, 2012 7:00 pm		at UCF	L 60–67	14–10 (5–5)	UCF Arena (6,192) Orlando, Fl
February 11, 2012 7:00 pm, WSAZ		East Carolina	W 78–68	15–10 (6–5)	Cam Henderson Center (6,447) Huntington, WV
February 18, 2012 3:00 pm		at SMU	W 73–68	16–10 (7–5)	Moody Coliseum (2,110) University Park, TX
February 22, 2012 7:00 pm		Houston	W 66–58	17–10 (8–5)	Cam Henderson Center (6,023) Huntington, WV
February 25, 2012 4:00 pm, FSN		Memphis	L 67–87	17–11 (8–6)	Cam Henderson Center (8,252) Huntington, WV
February 29, 2012 7:00 pm, WSAZ		at East Carolina	L 68–69 OT	17–12 (8–7)	Williams Arena (4,334) Greenville, NC
March 3, 2012 7:00 pm, FSN		Southern Miss	W 79–75	18–12 (9–7)	Cam Henderson Center (5,947) Huntington, WV
2012 C-USA Basketball tournament
March 7, 2012 3:30 pm, CSS	(6)	vs. (11) SMU First Round	W 74–56	19–12	FedEx Forum (8,356) Memphis, TN
March 8, 2012 3:50 pm, CBSSN	(6)	vs. (3) Tulsa Quarterfinals	W 105–100 3OT	20–12	FedEx Forum (7,930) Memphis, TN
March 9, 2012 4:00 pm, CBSSN	(6)	vs. (2) Southern Miss Semifinals	W 73–62	21–12	FedEx Forum (14,441) Memphis, TN
March 10, 2012 11:30 am, CBS	(6)	at (1) Memphis Championship Game	L 57–83	21–13	FedEx Forum (14,821) Memphis, TN
2012 National Invitation Tournament
March 13, 2012 9:15 pm, ESPN3	(5)	at (4) Middle Tennessee First Round	L 78–86	21–14	Murphy Center (4,556) Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.