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Men’s Basketball Returns Home to Take on Charlotte
1/15/2020 4:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Herd defeated the 49ers last season in Charlotte
GAME 17 | MARSHALL (8-9, 2-2 C-USA) vs. CHARLOTTE (9-5, 3-0 C-USA)
Thursday, Jan. 15 | 7:00 p.m. EST
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall Game Notes | Charlotte Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball returns to the Cam Henderson Center on Thursday night to take on Charlotte at 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall is third in Division I men's basketball in total blocks with 111, while ranking 10th in steals with 164.
MU is third in Conference USA with 11.35 offensive boards per game and third in turnovers forced with 16.47.
Jarrod West is playing the most minutes of any one in C-USA as he averages 34:56 per game.
Taevion Kinsey is second in the conference in assists per game with 4.6 helpers per contest as West in second with 2.53 steals per game and leads in total steals with 43.
SCOUTING CHARLOTTE
Jahmir Young leads the 49ers with 31 steals and 5.1 rebounds per game, while ranking second in scoring with 11.3 points per game and assists with 38. He has won three C-USA Freshman of the Week awards this season.
Jordan Shepard leads the squad with 14.6 points per game and 43 assists this season.
Charlotte is 3-0 to begin conference play and this will be its first conference-road contest. In non-conference play, it defeated ACC-foe Wake Forest.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Thursday, Jan. 15 | 7:00 p.m. EST
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall Game Notes | Charlotte Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball returns to the Cam Henderson Center on Thursday night to take on Charlotte at 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall is third in Division I men's basketball in total blocks with 111, while ranking 10th in steals with 164.
MU is third in Conference USA with 11.35 offensive boards per game and third in turnovers forced with 16.47.
Jarrod West is playing the most minutes of any one in C-USA as he averages 34:56 per game.
Taevion Kinsey is second in the conference in assists per game with 4.6 helpers per contest as West in second with 2.53 steals per game and leads in total steals with 43.
SCOUTING CHARLOTTE
Jahmir Young leads the 49ers with 31 steals and 5.1 rebounds per game, while ranking second in scoring with 11.3 points per game and assists with 38. He has won three C-USA Freshman of the Week awards this season.
Jordan Shepard leads the squad with 14.6 points per game and 43 assists this season.
Charlotte is 3-0 to begin conference play and this will be its first conference-road contest. In non-conference play, it defeated ACC-foe Wake Forest.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
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