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2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

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2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record24–8 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Miss 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Louisiana 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Marshall 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
James Madison 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Troy 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Georgia Southern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
South Alabama 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Texas State 6 12   .333 16 19   .457
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 14   .222 13 20   .394
Georgia State 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by ninth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament. Despite finishing with 24 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

The season marked the school's inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference after spending the previous 17 seasons as a member of Conference USA.

Previous season

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The Thundering Herd 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.[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making it the final season competing in C-USA.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mikel Beyers 31 F 6'10" 225 Senior Houston, Texas Graduated
Devin Collins 35 G 6'8" 200 RS Freshman Chapmanville, West Virginia Transferred to Pikeville
Jeremy Dillon 5 G/F 6'5" 190 RS Sophomore Mingo, West Virginia Transferred to West Virginia State (football)
Darius George 2 F 6'7" 205 Senior Staunton, Virginia Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kamdyn Curfman 11 G 6'1" 186 Junior North Bethesda, Maryland VMI

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Conner
SF
Kettering, Ohio Archbishop Alter High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Micah Handlogten
C
Huntersville, North Carolina Southlake Christian Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 21, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 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:

  • "Marshall Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

Preseason

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Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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The Thundering Herd were picked to finish in sixth place in the conference's preseason poll.[3] Senior guard Taevion Kinsey was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[3] Junior guards Andrew Taylor and Kamdyn Curfman were named to the preseason All-SBC Third Team.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Louisiana - 190 (10)
2 Texas State - 162 (1)
3 South Alabama - 150 (1)
4 James Madison - 149 (1)
5 Georgia State - 127 (1)
6 Marshall - 122
7 App State - 120
8 Coastal Carolina - 100
9 Old Dominion - 93
10 Troy - 76
11 Georgia Southern - 69
12 Arkansas State - 48
13 Southern Miss - 34
14 ULM - 30

Roster

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2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Andrew Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Corbin Corbin, Kentucky
F 1 Chase McKey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So The Skill Factory Atlanta, Georgia
F 2 Wyatt Fricks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Fr Winder-Barrow Winder, Georgia
G 3 Kyle Braun 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Scotland Prep Los Angeles, California
G/F 4 Jacob Conner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Archbishop Alter Dayton, Ohio
C 5 Micah Handlogten 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr SouthLake Christian Huntersville, North Carolina
G 11 Kamdyn Curfman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr VMI North Bethesda, Maryland
G/F 12 Aymeric Toussaint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Hoosac Saint-Denis, Réunion
G 13 Creighton Thienneman (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So South Oldham Louisville, Kentucky
G/F 15 Marko Sarenac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Hoosac Ljubovija, Serbia
C 21 Goran Miladinovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Hoosac Tivat, Montenegro
G 23 David Early 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Logan Logan, West Virginia
G 24 Taevion Kinsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Eastmoor Columbus, Ohio
F 25 Obinna Anochili-Killen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Chapmanville Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 11/14/2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2022*
7:00 pm
Charleston (WV) W 92–66 
 29  Taylor   10  Tied   6  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (3,608)
Huntington, WV
November 2, 2022*
7:00 pm
Pikeville W 83–69 
 24  Taylor   9  Handlogten   6  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (3,719)
Huntington, WV
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Queens L 82–83  0–1
 23  Kinsey   10  Kinsey   4  3 Tied  Curry Arena (1,608)
Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech
Marshall/Tennessee Tech MTE
W 91–65  1–1
 28  Kinsey   8  3 Tied   7  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (4,240)
Huntington, WV
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH) W 95–69  2–1
 26  Taylor   12  Handlogten   6  Conner  Millett Hall (2,157)
Oxford, OH
November 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Coppin State
Marshall/Tennessee Tech MTE
W 86–67  3–1
 23  Kinsey   11  Anochili-Killen   8  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (3,625)
Huntington, WV
November 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State W 82–70  4–1
 24  Taylor   13  Handlogten   7  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (3,573)
Huntington, WV
November 26, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 83–59  5–1
 19  Taylor   14  Handlogten   7  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (4,315)
Huntington, WV
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron W 68–57  6–1
 21  Kinsey   10  Taylor   6  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (4,012)
Huntington, WV
December 3, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Ohio W 83–69  7–1
 19  Taylor   9  Kinsey   5  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (5,180)
Huntington, WV
December 8, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne W 82–71  8–1
 19  Kinsey   16  Handlogten   7  Kinsey  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,967)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 69–60  9–1
 26  Kinsey   13  Handlogten   5  Kinsey  UPMC Events Center (1,627)
Moon Township, PA
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 67–75  9–2
 24  Kinsey   10  Anochili-Killen   6  Kinsey  Greensboro Coliseum (1,089)
Greensboro, NC
December 17, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Toledo W 100–85  10–2
 30  Kinsey   13  Handlogten   6  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (4,065)
Huntington, WV
December 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Glenville State W 99–73  11–2
 22  Taylor   14  Handlogten   7  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (4,035)
Huntington, WV
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 79–53  12–2
(1–0)
 15  Tied   7  3 Tied   9  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (4,816)
Huntington, WV
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
James Madison L 66–72  12–3
(1–1)
 18  Kinsey   10  Handlogten   7  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (4,508)
Huntington, WV
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 76–81  12–4
(1–2)
 22  Kinsey   12  Handlogten   6  Tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,009)
Statesboro, GA
January 7, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 81–66  13–4
(2–2)
 27  Kinsey   19  Handlogten   9  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (4,672)
Huntington, WV
January 12, 2023
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Southern Miss W 89–67  14–4
(3–2)
 23  Kinsey   16  Handlogten   9  Curfman  Cam Henderson Center (4,321)
Huntington, WV
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Old Dominion W 73–65  15–4
(4–2)
 24  Kinsey   9  Handlogten   8  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (5,719)
Huntington, WV
January 19, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State W 81–73  16–4
(5–2)
 21  Curfman   7  Tied   6  Kinsey  Strahan Arena (3,183)
San Marcos, TX
January 21, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State W 87–78 OT 17–4
(6–2)
 27  Taylor   10  Conner   4  Taylor  First National Bank Arena (1,084)
Jonesboro, AR
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe L 82–86 2OT 17–5
(6–3)
 28  Kinsey   14  Handlogten   6  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (4,931)
Huntington, WV
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 103–65  18–5
(7–3)
 20  Taylor   5  Fricks   10  Kinsey  Cam Henderson Center (5,711)
Huntington, WV
February 2, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 66–58  19–5
(8–3)
 21  Taylor   11  Handlogten   7  Taylor  Holmes Center (2,685)
Boone, NC
February 4, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 67–77  19–6
(8–4)
 28  Kinsey   8  Handlogten   5  Taylor  Cajundome (5,351)
Lafayette, LA
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 92–74  20–6
(9–4)
 33  Taylor   10  Taylor   6  Taylor  HTC Center (1,923)
Conway, SC
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State W 88–77  21–6
(10–4)
 37  Kinsey   9  Handlogten   5  Tied  GSU Convocation Center (1,913)
Atlanta, GA
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 84–83  22–6
(11–4)
 28  Taylor   6  Handlogten   4  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (5,711)
Huntington, WV
February 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Troy W 88–78  23–6
(12–4)
 27  Taylor   10  Handlogten   6  Taylor  Cam Henderson Center (5,711)
Huntington, WV
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at James Madison W 92–83  24–6
(13–4)
 31  Kinsey   9  Tied   7  Kinsey  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,688)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 24, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 67–71  24–7
(13–5)
 23  Taylor   9  Conner   5  Kinsey  Chartway Arena (6,425)
Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
March 4, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (11) Texas State
Quarterfinals
L 68–71  24–8
 19  Taylor   7  Handlogten   6  Kinsey  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Taevion Kinsey SBC Player of the Week (Week 2) Nov. 22 [6]
Taevion Kinsey SBC Player of the Week (Week 5) Dec. 13
Taevion Kinsey SBC Player of the Week (Week 10) Jan. 17
Andrew Taylor Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week Feb. 13
Andrew Taylor SBC Player of the Week (Week 14) Feb. 14
Taevion Kinsey SBC All-Conference First-Team Feb. 27 [7]
Andrew Taylor SBC All-Conference First-Team
Micah Handlogten SBC Freshman of the Year

References

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  1. ^ "Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Sets 2022-23 Non-Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
  7. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. February 27, 2023.