2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The Thundering Herd finished the 2016–17 season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament. There they lost to top-seeded Middle Tennessee. Despite finishing with 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jarrod West

| position = PG

| hometown = Clarksburg, West Virginia

| highschool = Notre Dame High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 179

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/15/2016

| rivals stars = 0

| scout stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Darius George

| position = SF

| hometown = Staunton, Virginia

| highschool = Robert E. Lee High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 7

| weight = 190

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/19/2016

| rivals stars = 0

| scout stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Tanner Robinette

| position = PF

| hometown = Honaker, Virginia

| highschool = Hargrave Military Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 7

| weight = 235

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/26/2016

| rivals stars = 0

| scout stars = 0

| espn stars = 1

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Iran Bennett

| position = C

| hometown = North Carolina

| highschool = Hargrave Military Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 9

| weight = 290

| 40 =

| commitdate = 10/17/2016

| rivals stars = 0

| scout stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 3

}}

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| 40 =

| year = 2017

| rivals ref title =Marshall Basketball Commitment List

| rivals school = marshall

| scout ref title =2017 Marshall Basketball Commits

| scout s = 108

| espn ref title = ESPN

| espn schoolid = 276

| scout overall = NR

| rivals overall = NR

| espn overall = NR

| accessdate = 2017-08-04

| bball = yes

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jarrod|last=West|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=179|class=fr|rs=|home=Clarksburg, West Virginia|high_school=Notre Dame HS}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Phil|last=Bledsoe|num=32|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=220|class=so|rs=|home=Wheeling, West Virginia|high_school=Wheeling Park}}

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|head_coach=

• Dan D'Antoni ({{college|Marshall}})

|asst_coach=

• Mark Cline ({{college|Wake Forest}})
• Scott Rigot ({{college|Buffalo}})
• Cornelius Jackson ({{college|Marshall}})

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|accessdate=11/11/2017

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{{CBB schedule start|gamehighs=no|rank=|attend=yes}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Oct 29, 2017

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = West Virginia Tech

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 99–81

| attend = 4,820

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 5, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = West Virginia Wesleyan

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 95–76

| attend = 4,559

| record =

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 10, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UT Martin

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename = Global Sports Invitational

| score = 102–91

| overtime = OT

| attend = 5,754

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 13, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Southern

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename = Global Sports Invitational

| score = 83–74

| attend = 4,674

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 16, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Morehead State

| site_stadium = Ellis Johnson Arena

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 83–86

| attend = 3,857

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 19, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = State Farm Center

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = Global Sports Invitational

| tv = BTN+

| score = 74–91

| attend = 10,022

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 22, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = North Carolina Central

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename = Global Sports Invitational

| score = 92–84

| attend = 4,572

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 26, 2017

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Concord

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 106–70

| attend = 4,654

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 29, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 104–114

| attend = 1,727

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 86–64

| attend = 5,104

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 70–66

| attend = 4,811

| record = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 9, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Toledo

| site_stadium = Savage Arena

| site_cityst = Toledo, OH

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 93–87

| attend = 4,369

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 16, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 99–96

| overtime = OT

| attend = 5,117

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 2017

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Xavier

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Cintas Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| tv = FS1

| score = 77–81

| attend = 10,431

| record = 8–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Eastern Kentucky

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 91–71

| attend = 5,218

| record = 9–4

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}| Conference USA regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 28, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Southern Miss

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 85–66

| attend = 5,537

| record = 10–4

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 78–65

| attend = 5,683

| record = 11–4

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 6, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Western Kentucky

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = STADIUM

| score = 87–112

| attend = 6,826

| record = 11–5

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Charlotte

| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena

| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 91–83

| attend = 4,640

| record = 12–5

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 13, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Old Dominion

| site_stadium = Ted Constant Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 76–82

| attend = 6,287

| record = 12–6

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 18, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = beIN

| score = 73–63

| attend = 5,320

| record = 13–6

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = UAB

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 86–78

| overtime = OT

| attend = 6,740

| record = 14–6

| conference = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 27, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Western Kentucky

| site_stadium = E. A. Diddle Arena

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| tv = STADIUM

| score = 74–85

| attend = 7,362

| record = 14–7

| conference = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 1, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UTSA

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX

| tv = beIN

| score = 77–81

| attend = 1,042

| record = 14–8

| conference = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2018

| time = 9:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UTEP

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| score = 74–65

| attend = 6,061

| record = 15–8

| conference = 6–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| opponent = FIU

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 76–66

| attend = 5,078

| record = 16–8

| conference = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Florida Atlantic

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 79–68

| attend = 5,761

| record = 17–8

| conference = 8–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 93–80

| attend = 1,694

| record = 18–8

| conference = 9–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 17, 2018

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = North Texas

| site_stadium = The Super Pit

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 74–72

| attend = 4,115

| record = 19–8

| conference = 10–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 22, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Old Dominion

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = STADIUM

| score = 79–84

| attend = 5,829

| record = 19–9

| conference = 10–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 24, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Charlotte

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 103–75

| attend = 6,575

| record = 20–9

| conference = 11–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 1, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UAB

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| tv = beIN

| score = 77–91

| attend = 3,156

| record = 20–10

| conference = 11–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| opprank = 24

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| tv = STADIUM

| score = 76–67

| attend = 10,050

| record = 21–10

| conference = 12–6

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}| 2018 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 8, 2018

| time = 7:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 4

| opponent = UTSA

| oppseed = 5

| site_stadium = Ford Center at The Star

| site_cityst = Frisco, TX

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 2,531

| tv = STADIUM

| score = 95–81

| record = 22–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 9, 2018

| time = 1:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 4

| opponent = Southern Miss

| oppseed = 9

| site_stadium = Ford Center at The Star

| site_cityst = Frisco, TX

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend =

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 85–75

| record = 23–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 10, 2018

| time = 8:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 4

| opponent = Western Kentucky

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Ford Center at The Star

| site_cityst = Frisco, TX

| gamename = Championship

| attend =

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 67–66

| record = 24–10

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}| 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 16, 2018

| time = 1:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| nonconf = yes

| seed = 13 E

| opponent = Wichita State

| oppseed = 4 E

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Viejas Arena

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename = First Round

| attend = 10,892

| tv = TNT

| score = 81–75

| record = 25–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 18, 2018

| time = 9:40 pm

| neutral = yes

| nonconf = yes

| seed = 13 E

| opponent = West Virginia

| oppseed = 5 E

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Viejas Arena

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename = Second Round/Rivalry

| attend = 11,628

| tv = TBS

| score = 71–94

| record = 25–11

}}

{{CBB schedule end|timezone=Eastern Time|poll=AP poll|region=E|regionname=East}}

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