2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
The 2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Louis Rowe, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–22, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Drexel.
2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
2017–18 record | 10–22 (6–12 CAA) |
Head coach | Louis Rowe (2nd season) |
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Home arena | JMU Convocation Center |
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College of Charleston † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 CAA Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Dukes finished the 2016–17 season 10–23, 7–11 record in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. The Dukes lost in the quarterfinals of CAA Tournament to College of Charleston. The season was the first for head coach Louis Rowe.[1]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Shakir Brown | 1 | G/F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
Jackson Kent | 10 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | High Point, NC | Graduated |
Terrence Johnson | 11 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Tucson, AZ | Decided to leave program[2] |
Vince Holmes | 12 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Jupiter, FL | Decided to leave program[2] |
Paulius Satkus | 13 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Raudondvaris, LTU | Graduated |
Tyriq Nady | 14 | G | 5'10" | 195 | Freshman | Virginia Beach, VA | |
Tom Vodanovich | 15 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Wellington, NZL | Graduated |
Dimitrije Cabarkapa | 21 | F | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Novi Sad, SRB | Graduated |
Yohanny Dalembert | 40 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Port-au-Prince, HTI | Graduated |
Ivan Lukic | 55 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Loznica, SRB | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Antanee Pinkard | 2 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Lancaster, PA | Transferred from Hill College (JC).[3] |
Develle Phillips | 12 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Bowie, MD | Transferred from Odessa College (JC).[3] |
Cameron Smith | 21 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate | Tallahassee, FL | Graduate transfer from Florida International.[4] |
2017 recruiting class
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School |
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Matt Lewis | 1 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Arlington, VA | Bishop O'Connell |
Darius Banks | 5 | G | 6'5" | 225 | St. Petersburg, FL | St. Petersburg |
Greg Jones | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Richmond, VA | John Marshall |
Zach Jacobs | 11 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Richmond, VA | Trinity Episcopal |
Dwight Wilson | 24 | F | 6'7" | 260 | Tallahassee, FL | Lincoln |
Alex Schulz | 33 | F | 6'11" | 265 | Herndon, VA | Oakton |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 5:00 pm |
Bridgewater (VA) | W 80–50 | 1–0 |
JMU Convocation Center (4,598) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Old Dominion | L 53–69 | 1–1 |
JMU Convocation Center (2,451) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Nov 17, 2017* 5:00 pm |
vs. Northern Kentucky The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals |
L 78–87 | 1–2 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (316) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm |
vs. Weber State The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation round |
L 65–73 | 1–3 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (264) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov. 19, 2017* 11:00 am |
vs. UTSA The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 7th-place game |
L 77–90 | 1–4 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (201) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
Nov 22, 2017* 4:00 pm |
Appalachian State | W 105–99 2OT | 2–4 |
JMU Convocation Center (2,062) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm |
at Radford | L 68–69 | 2–5 |
Dedmon Center (1,314) Radford, VA | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm |
George Mason | L 72–76 | 2–6 |
JMU Convocation Center (2,965) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Dec 2, 2017* 8:00 pm |
Charlotte | W 87–82 | 3–6 |
JMU Convocation Center (2,439) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Dec 5, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at The Citadel | L 82–84 | 3–7 |
McAlister Field House (744) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm |
at Richmond | L 71–74 | 3–8 |
Robins Center (6,524) Richmond, VA | |||||||
Dec 16, 2017* 5:30 pm |
at FIU | W 76–67 | 4–8 |
FIU Arena (620) Miami, FL | |||||||
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Florida | L 63–72 | 4–9 |
O'Connell Center (8,203) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
Dec 27, 2017* 2:00 pm |
West Virginia Wesleyan | W 75–49 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA | ||||||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm |
Northeastern | L 70–81 | 4–10 (0–1) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,308) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm |
William & Mary | L 76–84 | 4–11 (0–2) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,050) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Hofstra | L 81–87 | 4–12 (0–3) |
Mack Sports Complex (1,062) Hempstead, NY | |||||||
Jan 7, 2018 2:00 pm |
at Northeastern | L 67–80 | 4–13 (0–4) |
Matthews Arena (782) Boston, MA | |||||||
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm |
at William & Mary | L 89–92 OT | 4–14 (0–5) |
Kaplan Arena (3,673) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm |
Delaware | L 60–61 | 4–15 (0–6) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,938) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm |
Elon | W 85–74 | 5–15 (1–6) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,190) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm |
Drexel | W 75–73 | 6–15 (2–6) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,611) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm |
at UNC Wilmington | L 68–71 | 6–16 (2–7) |
Trask Coliseum (3,988) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm |
at College of Charleston | L 59–66 | 6–17 (2–8) |
TD Arena (4,030) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Drexel | L 74–76 | 6–18 (2–9) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (705) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm |
Towson | W 79–73 | 7–18 (3–9) |
JMU Convocation Center (4,538) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Feb 13, 2018 7:00 pm |
UNC Wilmington | W 62–61 | 8–18 (4–9) |
JMU Convocation Center (1,038) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm |
College of Charleston | L 79–81 OT | 8–19 (4–10) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,454) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm |
at Towson | W 69–66 | 9–19 (5–10) |
SECU Arena (1,271) Towson, MD | |||||||
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm |
Hofstra | L 61–77 | 9–20 (5–11) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,663) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm |
at Delaware | L 66–68 | 9–21 (5–12) |
Bob Carpenter Center (3,487) Newark, DE | |||||||
Feb 26, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Elon | W 90–84 | 10–21 (6–12) |
Alumni Gym (1,591) Elon, NC | |||||||
CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2018 4:00 pm |
(9) | vs. (8) Drexel First round |
L 62–70 | 10–22 |
North Charleston Coliseum (2,659) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- "James Madison hires alum Louis Rowe as men's hoops coach". USA TODAY Sports. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- "Two JMU men's basketball players leave program". The Breeze. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "Phillips, Pinkard Join Men's Basketball for 2017-18". James Madison University Athletics. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "Smith Joins Men's Basketball for 2017-18". James Madison University Athletics. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball schedule". James Madison University.
- "James Madison Dukes Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Dukes Home and Away". ESPN. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- "2017-18 James Madison Dukes Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.