It's really embarrassing Marshall is participating in men's basketball as a token sport, led by an AAU/high school coach. Of all the sports they could potentially compete in at a decent high level, basketball is the one, just like other similar schools, Creighton, Xavier, etc. By sports, I mean traditional sports, football, basketball, baseball.
The soccer program and now women's basketball prove that if you go all in, you can compete on a national level. Women's hoops aren't quite there yet, but they have a coach and a style of play that gives them a punchers chance. Hillbilly Dan hoops have a team loaded with non Division 1 players, and they can't even compete in one of the worst conferences in D1 hoops.