Marshall’s Austin Loop (35) drives to the basket during the Thundering Herd’s Feb. 18 win against Charlotte at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington.
HUNTINGTON — The novelty of Austin Loop’s journey from the end of the bench to Marshall’s starting lineup has long past.
Or has it?
Consider this: The 6-foot-4 former walk-on from South Webster, Ohio, has started 60 consecutive games over the last two seasons. That number is inching closer to the 75 minutes he played as a redshirt freshman.
Yes, minutes. All season.
He has started every game under coach Dan D’Antoni, and that shows no sign of changing.