MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Three-time defending Conference USA champion Memphis dropped the hammer on Marshall in the second half, using a 27-5 run to bury the Thundering Herd 80-57 Wednesday at FedEx Forum.
Marcus Goode, Marshall's promising 300-pound post player, had surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He is expected to miss four to six weeks.
AS I unveil my annual pre-conference season rankings in Conference USA, I guess I'll include Memphis this time around.
After nabbing a New Year's Eve commitment from wide receiver Aaron Dobson, Marshall isn't necessarily through tapping the talent pipeline from the state champion South Charleston team.
In one of those quirks of nonconference scheduling in college basketball, Marshall travels 2,000 or so miles to play exactly one game.
HUNTINGTON - Tennessee State coach Cy Alexander seems to have a clear crystal ball when it comes to the future of Marshall basketball.
HUNTINGTON - At halftime of Marshall's 74-60 victory Sunday over Tennessee State, some of the 4,491 fans may have joked that their team dominated the visitors so thoroughly in the first half that they need not show up for the second.
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HUNTINGTON - Cam Henderson Center has been a very good place for Marshall's basketball team to regroup.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio - Marshall could only match defense with Top 25 aspirant Dayton for three-quarters of the game Tuesday night. Eventually, the Thundering Herd's failure to score proved fatal.
Monday, December 22, 2008
SAY YOU'RE Donnie Jones, you keep Marshall basketball on an upward trajectory and you're invited to negotiate a contract extension in the next year or so.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
HUNTINGTON - Marshall couldn't shake the No. 1 NAIA team and Markel Humphrey couldn't get out of his recent funk.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
HUNTINGTON - For the second of three times this season, Marshall welcomes an NAIA opponent to Cam Henderson Center.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
West Virginia linebacker Mortty Ivy and Marshall free safety C.J. Spillman have accepted invitations to play in the 84th annual East-West Shrine Game Jan. 17 in Houston.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Marshall's football team Thursday signed a fifth junior college recruit, wide receiver Wayne Bonner.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
HUNTINGTON - Chris Lutz waited a long time for a moment like this.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
HUNTINGTON - Another night, another breakthrough for Marshall point guard Damier Pitts.
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AS I unveil my annual pre-conference season rankings in Conference USA, I guess I'll include Mem ...
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Nov. 16
WVU TECH
W, 110-57
Nov. 21
Morgan State
L, 72-67
Nov. 22
Wis.-Green Bay
L, 72-66
Nov. 23
Mississippi
L, 82-78
Nov. 29
OLD DOMINION
W, 68-64
Dec. 2
EAST TENNESSEE
L, 76-72
Dec. 6
at Boston U.
W, 84-80
Dec. 13
UT ARLINGTON
W, 81-68
Dec. 17
OHIO
W, 73-68
Dec. 20
CUMBERLANDS
W, 80-70
Dec. 23
at Dayton
L, 62-50
Dec. 28
TENNESSEE ST.
W, 74-60
Jan. 2
at San Diego
L, 80-70
Jan. 7
at Memphis
9 p.m.
Jan. 10
EAST CAROLINA
3 p.m.
Jan. 14
West Virginia
8 p.m.
Jan. 17
at Tulsa
8:05 p.m.
Jan. 21
SMU
7 p.m.
Jan. 25
at Central Florida
2 p.m.
Jan. 27
at Southern Miss
9 p.m.
Jan. 31
UAB
7 p.m.
Feb. 4
TULSA
7 p.m.
Feb. 7
TULANE
5 p.m.
Feb. 10
RIO GRANDE
7 p.m.
Feb. 14
at UTEP
9:05 p.m.
Feb. 18
HOUSTON
7 p.m.
Feb. 21
at Tulane
9 p.m.
Feb. 25
at East Carolina
7 p.m.
Feb. 28
CENTRAL FLA.
7 p.m.
March 4
RICE
7 p.m.
March 7
at UAB
3 p.m.
March 11-14
C-USA tournament
TBA
How many wins will Marshall have in Conference USA?