Marshall’s Jon Elmore (33) shoots a 3-pointer in a February game against Charlotte. Elmore and Ryan Taylor both were named to the preseason all-Conference USA team.
Marshall University’s men’s basketball team has two members on the preseason all-Conference USA team, including a former South Charleston and George Washington High standout.
Guard Jon Elmore and forward Ryan Taylor were named to the 10-man preseason all-C-USA team Thursday, marking the first time a pair of Thundering Herd players made the preseason all-conference team since DeAndre Kane and Dennis Tinnon in 2012.
Elmore, the 2014 Evans Award winner as West Virginia’s top prep basketball player, returns as the team’s top scorer and the primary assist man, averaging 15.