HUNTINGTON – Marshall Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick has elevated associate head coach Tony Kemper to head women’s basketball coach, the department announced Friday. Kemper, 37, has been with the Thundering Herd for five seasons.
During his time at Marshall, Kemper has assisted in rebuilding a program that progressively increased its win total over the first four seasons – from 9 to 11 to 17 to 21 wins in the 2015-16 season. That 2015-16 win total was the most for Thundering Herd Women’s Basketball in 29 seasons and, for the first time in school history, yielded a first-team All-Conference USA student-athlete for Marshall in Leah Scott.