CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick gave Dan D'Antoni his first college coaching job at age 66 with the message to make the Thundering Herd a winner again.

Marshall has gone through seven coaches, among them Billy Donovan, since it last made the NCAA tournament in 1987. D'Antoni isn't about to back down from the challenge at his alma mater, just as he scoffs at criticism over his age and lack of college coaching experience.

The older brother of Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said he wanted to coach at Marshall ever since graduating in 1970.