2009–10 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

2009–10 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball

CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
2009–10 record	24–10 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Donnie Jones
Assistant coach	Shawn Finney
Assistant coach	Darren Tillis
Assistant coach	Brett Nelson
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	15	–	1	.938	26	–	7	.788
Memphis	13	–	3	.813	24	–	10	.706
UAB	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Marshall	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Tulsa	10	–	6	.625	23	–	12	.657
Southern Miss	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Houston†	7	–	9	.438	19	–	16	.543
SMU	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
UCF	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
East Carolina	4	–	12	.250	10	–	21	.323
Tulane	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267
Rice	1	–	15	.063	8	–	23	.258

† 2010 CUSA Tournament winner As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University in the 2009–10 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 fourth year head coach Donnie Jones.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Darryl Merthie	Guard	6–0	190	Senior	Sanford, Florida
1	Antonio Haymon	Forward	6–6	220	Junior	Memphis, Tennessee
2	Camden Miller	Forward	6–8	210	RS Sophomore	Wheelersburg, Ohio
3	Damier Pitts	Guard	5–10	165	Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina
10	Dago Pena	Guard/Forward	6–6	220	Sophomore	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11	Bobby Horodyski	Guard	5–10	170	Freshman	Gainesville, Florida
14	Chris Lutz	Guard	6–3	190	RS Senior	Bedford, New Hampshire
15	Noah Fischer	Guard	6–3	180	Freshman	Ripley, West Virginia
21	Hassan Whiteside	Forward/Center	6–11	235	Freshman	Gastonia, North Carolina
23	Shaquille Johnson	Guard	6–3	205	Sophomore	Jacksonville, Florida
24	DeAndre Kane	Guard	6–4	200	Freshman	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
30	Tirrell Baines	Forward	6–6	220	Junior	Laurens, South Carolina
32	Tyler Wilkerson	Forward	6–8	240	Senior	Lexington, Kentucky
34	Eladio Espinosa	Forward	6–7	220	RS Sophomore	Norlina, North Carolina
45	Nigel Spikes	Forward	6–10	220	Sophomore	Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 10, 2009*	West Virginia Wesleyan	W 108–64	0–0	Cam Henderson Center (N/A)
Regular Season
November 15, 2009*	North Carolina A&T (Global Sports Invitational)	W 79–63	1–0	Cam Henderson Center (4,319)
November 17, 2009*	Middle Tennessee (Global Sports Invitational)	W 63–60	2–0	Cam Henderson Center (4,598)
November 21, 2009*	at Old Dominion	L 62–70	2–1	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,141)
November 25, 2009*	at Lamar (Global Sports Invitational)	W 87–74	3–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,478)
November 28, 2009*	vs. Ohio (Global Sports Invitational)	W 60–53	4–1	Charleston Civic Center (2,515)
December 3, 2009*	Salem International	W 119–35	5–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,503)
December 7, 2009*	at Binghamton	W 69–55	6–1	Binghamton University Events Center (2,945)
December 12, 2009*	Troy	W 99–70	7–1	Cam Henderson Center (5,145)
December 16, 2009*	Brescia	W 105–54	8–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,187)
December 20, 2009*	High Point	W 109–76	9–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,541)
December 22, 2009*	at #10 North Carolina	L 61–98	9–2	Dean Smith Center (18,842)
December 28, 2009*	at Troy	W 78–75	10–2	Sartain Hall (1,697)
January 2, 2010*	St. Bonaventure	W 80–61	11–2	Cam Henderson Center (5,005)
January 5, 2010	Southern Miss	W 76–63	12–2 (1–0)	Cam Henderson Center (4,745)
January 9, 2010	at East Carolina	W 83–65	13–2 (2–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,405)
January 13, 2010	at UCF	W 81–75	14–2 (3–0)	UCF Arena (9,460)
January 16, 2010	Tulane	W 89–79	15–2 (4–0)	Cam Henderson Center (7,243)
January 20, 2010*	vs. #11 West Virginia (Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic)	L 60–68	15–3	Charleston Civic Center (12,380)
January 23, 2010	UAB	L 59–61	15–4 (4–1)	Cam Henderson Center (8,111)
January 27, 2010	Memphis	L 72–75	15–5 (4–2)	Cam Henderson Center (7,091)
January 30, 2010	at Houston	L 66–81	15–6 (4–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,457)
February 3, 2010	at Tulsa	L 69–73	15–7 (4–4)	Reynolds Center (5,308)
February 6, 2010	East Carolina	W 100–49	16–7 (5–4)	Cam Henderson Center (5,603)
February 9, 2010*	Rio Grande	W 115–73	17–7	Cam Henderson Center (4,179)
February 13, 2010	at UAB	W 81–74	18–7 (6–4)	Bartow Arena (6,189)
February 17, 2010	Tulsa	W 64–58	19–7 (7–4)	Cam Henderson Center (5,324)
February 20, 2010	at Tulane	W 58–55	20–7 (8–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,596)
February 24, 2010	at Rice	W 77–54	21–7 (9–4)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,369)
February 27, 2010	UCF	W 121–115 ^3OT	22–7 (10–4)	Cam Henderson Center (7,803)
March 2, 2010	#24 UTEP	L 76–80	22–8 (10–5)	Cam Henderson Center (7,894)
March 6, 2010	at SMU	W 73–57	23–8 (11–5)	Moody Coliseum (2,553)
2010 C-USA Basketball Tournament
March 11, 2010	vs. Tulsa (Quarterfinals)	L 64–80	23–9	BOK Center (N/A)
2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
March 16, 2010*	Western Carolina (First Round)	W 90–88	24–9	Cam Henderson Center (5,003)
March 22, 2010*	Appalachian State (Quarterfinals)	L 72–80	24–10	Cam Henderson Center (4,371)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ retrieved December 9, 2010

Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball

Venues	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (1950–1981) Cam Henderson Center (1981–present)

Rivalries	West Virginia

Culture & lore	History Marco the Buffalo

People	Head coaches

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