2017-2018 Marshall Thundering Herd

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2017-2018 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Iran Bennett RS-Fr C 6-10 322 - Durham (NC) United States Hargrave Military Academy
32 Phil Bledsoe So PF 6-6 215 - Wheeling (WV) United States Wheeling Park High School
14 C.J. Burks Jr G 6-4 185 Dec 6, 1995 Martinsburg (WV) United States Hedgesville High School
33 Jon Elmore Jr G 6-3 190 Dec 20, 1995 Charles Town (WV) United States George Washington High School
24 Ot Elmore Sr G 6-2 197 - Charleston (WV) United States Fork Union Military Academy
24 Will Fenton Fr G 6-6 205 - Fayetteville (WV) United States Fayetteville High School
21 Darius George Fr F 6-7 201 - Staunton (VA) United States Robert E. Lee High School
1 Dani Koljanin Jr F 6-8 220 Jul 1, 1996 Pula Croatia Economic School in Pula
50 Milan Mijovic Sr FC 6-9 252 - Belgrade United States Second Secondary School of Economics
11 Ajdin Penava Jr F 6-9 220 Mar 11, 1997 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina N/A
5 Marcus Reed Sr G 6-0 175 - Charleston (WV) United States Riverside High School
0 Christian Thieneman So SF 6-5 215 Jan 7, 1997 Louisville (KY) United States Trinity High School
4 Christian Villers Fr G 6-3 180 - Ashland (KS) United States Ashland High School
23 Rondale Watson Jr G 6-4 187 Mar 13, 1996 Lewisburg (WV) United States Greenbrier East High School
13 Jarrod West Fr G 5-11 180 Mar 29, 1999 Clarksburg (WV) United States Notre Dame High School
3 Jannson Williams Fr PF 6-9 221 - Newnan (GA) United States Newnan High School

Recent Marshall Thundering Herd History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 13-20 (7-11) 10th (Sun Belt) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 24-8 (13-5) 2nd (Sun Belt) 3rd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 12-21 (4-14) 12th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 15-7 (9-5) 5th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 17-15 (10-8) 4th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 23-14 (11-7) 2nd (C-USA) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2017-2018 25-11 (12-6) 4th (C-USA) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 20-15 (10-8) 6th (C-USA) Runner Up N/A
2015-2016 17-16 (12-6) 3rd (C-USA) 4th Rnd N/A
2014-2015 11-21 (7-11) 11th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 11-22 (4-12) 14th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 13-19 (6-10) 9th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 21-14 (9-7) 5th (C-USA) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 22-12 (9-7) 5th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2009-2010 24-10 (11-5) 3rd (C-USA) 2nd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 15-17 (7-9) 6th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 16-14 (8-8) 6th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 13-19 (7-9) 8th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 12-16 (5-9) 9th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 6-22 (3-15) 13th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 12-17 (8-10) 7th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 14-15 (9-9) 6th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2017-2018 Marshall Thundering Herd Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jon Elmore NABC All-District (11) First Team
C.J. Burks NABC All-District (11) Second Team
Jon Elmore C-USA All-Conference First Team
C.J. Burks C-USA All-Conference Second Team
Ajdin Penava C-USA All-Conference Third Team
Jon Elmore C-USA Tournament MVP
Jon Elmore C-USA All-Tournament Team
Ajdin Penava C-USA All-Tournament Team
Ajdin Penava C-USA Defensive Player of the Year
Ajdin Penava C-USA All-Defensive Team
C.J. Burks C-USA Player of the Week (Feb 19, 2018)
C.J. Burks C-USA Player of the Week (Jan 22, 2018)
Jon Elmore C-USA Player of the Week (Dec 4, 2017)
Jon Elmore C-USA Player of the Week (Feb 26, 2018)
Ajdin Penava C-USA Player of the Week (Dec 18, 2017)

2017-2018 Marshall Thundering Herd Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. West J. Elmore C. Burks A. Penava M. Mijovic
Rotation   R. Watson D. George J. Williams  
Rotation       D. Koljanin  
Lim PT O. Elmore W. Fenton C. Thieneman P. Bledsoe  
Lim PT M. Reed        
Lim PT C. Villers        

2017-2018 Marshall Thundering Herd Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jon Elmore 36 38.3 22.7 5.8 6.7 1.6 0.4 3.7
C.J. Burks 35 35.9 20.1 4.1 3.1 1.0 0.1 3.1
Ajdin Penava 34 29.4 15.6 8.5 1.9 0.9 3.9 2.0
Jarrod West 36 32.4 7.8 2.6 3.0 1.6 0.1 1.4
Rondale Watson 25 25.7 7.8 3.6 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.2
Jannson Williams 35 16.8 5.4 3.4 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.6
Darius George 28 14.4 4.6 3.1 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.7
Phil Bledsoe 19 7.3 3.1 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
Dani Koljanin 22 10.6 2.3 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4
Ot Elmore 11 7.9 1.6 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2
Milan Mijovic 25 12.6 1.6 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.8
Christian Thieneman 8 6.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4
Marcus Reed 3 3.0 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Will Fenton 1 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Christian Villers 2 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Marshall Thundering Herd Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dan D'Antoni Head Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 2012 to 2014)
Mark Cline Assistant Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Scott Rigot Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Cornelius Jackson Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Cleveland State, 2013 to 2017)
Ivan Vujic Video Coordinator 2016-2017 Director of Basketball Operations (DePaul, 2013 to 2015)
Mike Hamrick Athletic Director 2009-2010 N/A
Joe Varga Director of Strength and Conditioning 2016-2017 N/A
Neal Scaggs Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Video Coordinator (Marshall, 2015 to 2016)
Corey Dieteman Associate Director of Sports Information 2016-2017 Assistant Director of Sports Information (St. Bonaventure, 2014 to 2016)
Scott Hall Associate Director of Sports Information 2016-2017 N/A
Wilbur DeLashmet Associate Director of Sports Information 2017-2018 N/A
Chris Lapole Head Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 Associate Athletic Trainer (Marshall, 2014 to 2017)
Luke Day Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 N/A