1995–96 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

1995–96 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	North
	South
	† SoCon Tournament winner ; As of April 30, 1996; Rankings from AP Poll

1995–96 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
1995–96 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1995–96 record	17–11 (9–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Billy Donovan (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Grant; John Pelphrey; Donnie Jones;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
	Seasons ← →

The 1995–96 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University from Huntington, West Virginia in the 1995–96 Season. Led by second year head coach Billy Donovan, the Herd finished with a final record of 17–11. Their second round elimination in the Southern Conference tournament led to the team not receiving an invitation to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive year. After the season, however, Donovan left Marshall to accept a job as the new head coach of Florida, whom he would lead to national championships in 2006 and 2007. Following his tenure at Florida, which would end in 2015, Donovan would become the head coach of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.^[1]^[2]

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
C	Chad Barry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
F	John Brannen	—	—	Jr
C	John Brown	—	—	So
G	Sidney Coles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G	Chris Gray	—	—	So
F	Carlton King	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr
G	Frank Lee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr
F	Refiloe Lethunya	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
G	Keith Veney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	Jason Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Billy Donovan

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1995*		Milligan	W 124–71	1–0	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Nov 28, 1995		at Chattanooga	W 95–86	2–0	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
Dec 2, 1995*		at Kansas State	L 88–106	2–1	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec 8, 1995*		at Morehead State	W 92–85	3–1	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Dec 10, 1995*		Butler	L 92–102	3–2	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 15, 1995*		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 77–70	4–2	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 19, 1995*		vs. No. 4 Kentucky	L 99–118	4–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Dec 23, 1995*		Radford	W 101–73	5–3	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 3, 1996*		at Nevada	L 83–92	5–4	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Jan 6, 1996*		Hampton	W 123–95	6–4	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 13, 1996		at Appalachian State	L 87–89	6–5 (0–1)	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC
Jan 12, 1987		VMI	W 78–71	7–5 (1–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 18, 1996*		vs. West Virginia Capital Classic	W 91–87	8–5	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV
Jan 20, 1996		at East Tennessee State	L 76–82 ^OT	8–6 (1–2)	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN
Jan 22, 1996		Chattanooga	W 86–69	9–6 (2–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 27, 1996		Davidson	L 57–106	9–7 (2–3)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 29, 1996		at Furman	W 95–71	10–7 (3–3)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
Feb 3, 1996		The Citadel	W 98–54	11–7 (4–3)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 5, 1996		at Western Carolina	L 104–125	11–8 (4–4)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
Feb 10, 1996		at Georgia Southern	W 71–52	12–8 (5–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
Feb 12, 1996*		Jacksonville State	W 111–90	13–8	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 14, 1996		Appalachian State	W 95–64	14–8 (6–4)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 17, 1996		at VMI	L 94–103	14–9 (6–5)	Camron Hall Lexington, VA
Feb 19, 1996		East Tennessee State	W 111–84	15–9 (7–5)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 24, 1996		at Davidson	L 77–83	15–10 (7–6)	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Feb 26, 1996		Georgia Southern	W 96–90	16–10 (8–6)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
SoCon Tournament
Mar 1, 1996	(3 N)	vs. (2 S) Chattanooga Quarterfinals	W 82–81	17–10	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 2, 1996	(3 N)	vs. (1 N) Davidson Semifinals	L 77–92	17–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

^ "1995-96 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1995-96 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ Marshall Record Book p. 40 Retrieved May 6, 2020

[1] "1995-96 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] "1995-96 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] Marshall Record Book p. 40 Retrieved May 6, 2020

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Venues	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (1950–1981) Cam Henderson Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	West Virginia
Culture & lore	Marco the Bison
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1914–18 1919–20 1946–47 1955–56 1971–72 1986–87 1995–96 2005–06 2007–08 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA national championship in bold

1995–96 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Davidson	14	–	0	1.000	25	–	5	.833
VMI	10	–	4	.714	18	–	10	.643
Marshall	8	–	6	.571	17	–	11	.607
East Tennessee State	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259
Appalachian State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	21	.276
South
Western Carolina†	10	–	4	.714	17	–	13	.567
Chattanooga	9	–	5	.643	15	–	12	.556
Furman	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
The Citadel	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Georgia Southern	2	–	12	.143	3	–	23	.115

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1996; Rankings from AP Poll