Nigel Spikes News

After a tough high-profile defeat, the Tar Heels look to bounce back Tuesday against a solid Marshall squad.

Marshall's basketball team met a lot of its early goals and found out much about itself in its 9-1 start.

Dec. 21, 2009 All Five Starters Score in Double Figures For Marshall As Herd Rolls to 109-76 Victory Over High Point Special to Huntingtonnews.net Huntington, WV - All five starters scored in double figures as Marshall University defeated High Point University 109-76 in men's basketball action Sunday, Dec.

Hassan Whiteside continued to rebound, dunk and swat his way into the Marshall basketball record book as the Thundering Herd brushed off outmanned Brescia 105-54 Wednesday night.

Dago Pena had 15 points and 10 assists in Marshall's win over Salem International.

Hassan Whiteside's shot-blocking ability has made him a fan favorite. As assistant coach Darren Tillis tutors two promising big men at Marshall, he knows their joys and tribulations, and knows them from his own 6-foot-11 point of view.

Nov. 30, 2009 Marshall Men's Basketball Takes Global Invitational Title Thundering Herd Defeats Ohio 60-53; Hassan Whiteside Leads MU With Career Night Special to Huntingtonnews.net Charleston, WV - Freshman center Hassan Whiteside posted a career-best game, just missing a triple-double, with 14 points, 17 rebounds and nine blocks to lead the ...

Whiteside leads Marshall past Ohio 60-53 Eds: APNewsNow. Marshall 60, Ohio 53. CHARLESTON, W. Va.

Marshall University students are taking a breather from schoolwork for Thanksgiving break, but class is still in session at the Cam Henderson Center.

Loading... 1 of 2 Old Dominion's Kent Bazemore, in white, gets hacked on the way to the hoop by Marshall's Hassan Whiteside, bottom, as Marshall's Nigel Spikes closes in during the late second on Saturday, Nov.

Marshall's basketball expectations are as high as they have been since the Thundering Herd joined Conference USA.

It was billed as an exhibition game, and Marshall put on quite an exhibition. For the record, West Virginia Wesleyan served as the preseason fodder Tuesday night at Cam Henderson Center, taking a 108-64 thumping before a crowd announced at 4,493. Even with several players out with injury or other reasons, Thundering Herd partisans had much to ...

Tyler Wilkerson has exhausted every feint and fake in his offensive repertoire while practicing against new teammates Hassan Whiteside and Nigel Spikes.

This is the time in college basketball for all that practice to mean something, anything - even if it will be forgotten by March.

He won the slam-dunk contest and swatted away four shots. So what could Hassan Whiteside do for an encore in his first appearance before the Marshall fans? Simple.

Marshall Coach Donnie Jones apologized as he stepped behind the lectern in the Hartley Room at the Cam Henderson Center on Wednesday.

Chance to meet and greet the men and women of Marshall hoops! COURTESY: MARSHALL SPORTS INFORMATION Marshall basketballa s annual Thundering Herd Madness is set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday Oct.