Topic: HerdZone: Men's Basketball Will Face Pikeville / Game Notes

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Donnie Jones will make his Marshall University head coaching debut as his Thundering Herd men's basketball team opens the 2007-08 season versus Pikeville (Ky.) College on Tuesday at the Cam Henderson Center. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.

Jones, the 27th head coach in Marshall history, will face his alma mater in his first game as a collegiate head coach. The Bears, playing out of the NAIA's Mid-South Conference, moved their record to 2-1 after an 85-64 win over Shawnee State on Friday.

Marshall is 73-22 all-time in season-openers and 15-1 in season-openers at the Cam Henderson Center. Over the last 15 seasons, since the 1992-93 campaign, the Herd boasts a record of 148-50 (.747) on its home floor.

The Herd returns three starters and eight letterwinners from last season's 13-19 team. Junior guard/forward Markel Humphrey (Atlanta, Ga.) was Marshall's leading scorer (14.0 ppg) and rebounder (6.5 rpg) a season ago and was named to the All-Conference USA Third Team. Humphrey and teammate Mark Dorris (Cincinnati, Ohio) both ended the 2006-07 season with double-digit point games in the last nine outings. Dorris, a senior, averaged 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game last season.

Forward Jean Francois Bro Grebe (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) begins his senior campaign after starting 26-of-32 games last season, with a team-best 2.0 blocks per game (3rd in C-USA).

Link: http://herdzone.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111207aad.html

Link to Game Notes: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mars/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/pikeville.pdf