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Conference USA Announces 2021 Men’s Conference Basketball Schedule
10/26/2020 2:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Conference USA released the updated 2021 C-USA men's basketball conference schedule Monday after announcing changes to the format of the schedule and conference tournament last week.
This year's schedule will feature each team hosting four opponents for a two-game series and traveling to four different opponents for a two-game series, while playing a home-and-home with a rival to limit exposure to COVID-19 during travel this season.
The Herd opens up conference play at Louisiana Tech on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2, before hosting Charlotte for its first home series on Jan. 7 and Jan. 9.
Marshall's other road series include FIU (Jan. 21 and Jan. 23), Old Dominion (Feb. 4 and Feb. 6) and Rice (Feb. 18 and Feb. 20) with the home series coming against Florida Atlantic (Jan. 28 and Jan. 30), Middle Tennessee (Feb. 11 and Feb. 13) and closing out the season with North Texas (Feb. 25 and Feb. 27).
The home-and-home with Western Kentucky will take place in mid-January as MU travels to Bowling Green on Jan. 13 and the Hilltoppers come to Huntington on Jan. 16.
Marshall finished the 2019-20 season with an 86-78 victory over UTEP in the first round of the 2020 C-USA Championship before the rest of the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.
The Herd returns the vast majority of its roster. Junior guard Taveion Kinsey returns coming off a 2019-20 second-team all-Conference USA honor. The Columbus, Ohio, native led Marshall in scoring with 16.4 points per game, fifth in C-USA, and was third in C-USA in assists with 133 helpers (4.2 per game). Kinsey also had three double-doubles during the 2019-20 campaign.
Jarrod West returns in the Green and White for his senior season after being named third-team all-conference and being named to the Conference USA all-defensive squad after leading the league with 65 steals. West scored 14.2 points per game last season, second-most on the Herd.
Andrew Taylor returns for his second season at Marshall after being named to the Conference USA all-freshman team after the 2019-20 season. The Corbin, Ky., native was third on the team in scoring with 10.1 points per game, despite being forced to sit out the first semester of the season due to transfer rules.
Ticket information for the 2020-2021 season is forthcoming and is not finalized at this time.
Stay tuned for updates on the non-conference schedule when details become available.
2021 Marshall MBB Conference Schedule
Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 at Louisiana Tech
Jan. 7 and Jan. 9 vs. Charlotte
Jan. 13 at Western Kentucky
Jan. 16 vs. Western Kentucky
Jan. 21 and Jan. 23 at FIU
Jan. 28 and Jan. 30 vs. Florida Atlantic
Feb. 4 and Feb. 6 at Old Dominion
Feb. 11 and Feb. 13 vs. Middle Tennessee
Feb. 18 and Feb. 20 at Rice
Feb. 25 and Feb. 27 vs. North Texas
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This year's schedule will feature each team hosting four opponents for a two-game series and traveling to four different opponents for a two-game series, while playing a home-and-home with a rival to limit exposure to COVID-19 during travel this season.
The Herd opens up conference play at Louisiana Tech on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2, before hosting Charlotte for its first home series on Jan. 7 and Jan. 9.
Marshall's other road series include FIU (Jan. 21 and Jan. 23), Old Dominion (Feb. 4 and Feb. 6) and Rice (Feb. 18 and Feb. 20) with the home series coming against Florida Atlantic (Jan. 28 and Jan. 30), Middle Tennessee (Feb. 11 and Feb. 13) and closing out the season with North Texas (Feb. 25 and Feb. 27).
The home-and-home with Western Kentucky will take place in mid-January as MU travels to Bowling Green on Jan. 13 and the Hilltoppers come to Huntington on Jan. 16.
Marshall finished the 2019-20 season with an 86-78 victory over UTEP in the first round of the 2020 C-USA Championship before the rest of the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.
The Herd returns the vast majority of its roster. Junior guard Taveion Kinsey returns coming off a 2019-20 second-team all-Conference USA honor. The Columbus, Ohio, native led Marshall in scoring with 16.4 points per game, fifth in C-USA, and was third in C-USA in assists with 133 helpers (4.2 per game). Kinsey also had three double-doubles during the 2019-20 campaign.
Jarrod West returns in the Green and White for his senior season after being named third-team all-conference and being named to the Conference USA all-defensive squad after leading the league with 65 steals. West scored 14.2 points per game last season, second-most on the Herd.
Andrew Taylor returns for his second season at Marshall after being named to the Conference USA all-freshman team after the 2019-20 season. The Corbin, Ky., native was third on the team in scoring with 10.1 points per game, despite being forced to sit out the first semester of the season due to transfer rules.
Ticket information for the 2020-2021 season is forthcoming and is not finalized at this time.
Stay tuned for updates on the non-conference schedule when details become available.
2021 Marshall MBB Conference Schedule
Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 at Louisiana Tech
Jan. 7 and Jan. 9 vs. Charlotte
Jan. 13 at Western Kentucky
Jan. 16 vs. Western Kentucky
Jan. 21 and Jan. 23 at FIU
Jan. 28 and Jan. 30 vs. Florida Atlantic
Feb. 4 and Feb. 6 at Old Dominion
Feb. 11 and Feb. 13 vs. Middle Tennessee
Feb. 18 and Feb. 20 at Rice
Feb. 25 and Feb. 27 vs. North Texas
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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