The 2018–19 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Rice before losing to Southern Miss in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated IUPUI, Presbyterian, Hampton and Green Bay to become CIT champions.

Previous season The Thundering Herd finished the 2017–18 season 25–11, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UTSA, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky to become champions of the C-USA tournament. They received C-USA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they upset No. 4 seed Wichita State 81–75 in the first round before losing to No. 5 seed and rival West Virginia in the second round.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Phil Bledsoe 32 G/F 6'6" 220 Sophomore Wheeling, West Virginia Transferred to Glenville State Ot Elmore 12 G 6'2" 197 RS Senior Charleston, West Virginia Graduated Will Fenton 24 G 6'6" 205 Freshman Fayetteville, West Virginia Walk-on; did not return Dani Koljanin 1 F 6'8" 220 Junior Pula, Croatia Transferred to Little Rock Milan Mijović 50 F 6'9" 255 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated Ajdin Penava 11 F 6'9" 220 Junior Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Declared for 2018 NBA draft Marcus Reed 5 G 6'0" 175 Senior Charleston, West Virginia Graduated Christian Villers 4 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Ashland, Kentucky Walk-on; did not return

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Ante Šustić 12 F 6'10" 230 Junior Split, Croatia Junior college transferred from Highland Community College Mikel Beyers 31 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Houston, Texas Junior college transferred from Mesa Community College

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament

!colspan=12 style=|CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

References