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
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2017–18 record	10–22 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach	Louis Rowe (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Byron Taylor Rob Summers Tim Johnson
Home arena	JMU Convocation Center

2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
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
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
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
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

2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Matt Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bishop O'Connell HS Arlington, Virginia G 2 Antanee Pinkard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hill College Lancaster, Pennsylvania G 3 Stuckey Mosley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Toledo Orlando, Florida G 4 Joey McLean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr High Point Christian Greensboro, North Carolina G 5 Darius Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr St. Petersburg HS St. Petersburg, Florida F 10 Greg Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr John Marshall HS Richmond, Virginia F 11 Zach Jacobs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Trinity Episcopal Richmond, Virginia F 12 Develle Phillips 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Odessa College Bowie, Maryland F 21 Cameron Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Florida International Tallahassee, Florida F 22 Gerron Scissum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So VCU Huntsville, Alabama F 23 Ramone Snowden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Niagara Virginia Beach, Virginia F 24 Dwight Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Lincoln HS Tallahassee, Florida F 33 Alex Schulz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Oakton HS Herndon, Virginia	Head coach Louis Rowe (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Byron Taylor (Florida A&M) Rob Summers (West Virginia) Tim Johnson (Wofford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 18 November 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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. All times are in Eastern Time Source[5][6][7].

References

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2. "Two JMU men's basketball players leave program". The Breeze. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
3. "Phillips, Pinkard Join Men's Basketball for 2017-18". James Madison University Athletics. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
4. "Smith Joins Men's Basketball for 2017-18". James Madison University Athletics. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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