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2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

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2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record10–22 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Byron Taylor
  • Rob Summers
  • Tim Johnson
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
Seasons
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

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 (CAA). 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.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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, Lithuania Graduated
Tyriq Nady 14 G 5'10" 195 Freshman Virginia Beach, VA
Tom Vodanovich 15 F 6'7" 220 Senior Wellington, New Zealand Graduated
Dimitrije Cabarkapa 21 F 6'10" 240 RS Senior Novi Sad, Serbia Graduated
Yohanny Dalembert 40 F 6'8" 240 Senior Port-au-Prince, Haiti Graduated
Ivan Lukic 55 F 6'9" 230 Senior Loznica, Serbia Graduated

Incoming transfers

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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

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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

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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, VA
G 2 Antanee Pinkard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hill College Lancaster, PA
G 3 Stuckey Mosley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Toledo Orlando, FL
G 4 Joey McLean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr High Point Christian Greensboro, NC
G 5 Darius Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr St. Petersburg HS St. Petersburg, FL
F 10 Greg Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr John Marshall HS Richmond, VA
F 11 Zach Jacobs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Trinity Episcopal Richmond, VA
F 12 Develle Phillips 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Odessa College Bowie, MD
F 21 Cameron Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Florida International Tallahassee, FL
F 22 Gerron Scissum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So VCU Huntsville, AL
F 23 Ramone Snowden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Niagara Virginia Beach, VA
F 24 Dwight Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Lincoln HS Tallahassee, FL
F 33 Alex Schulz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Oakton HS Herndon, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
5:00 p.m.
Bridgewater (VA) W 80–50  1–0
JMU Convocation Center (4,598)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 13, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 53–69  1–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,451)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 17, 2017*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Northern Kentucky
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals
L 78–87  1–2
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (316)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 18, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
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 a.m.
vs. UTSA
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 7th-place game
L 77–90  1–4
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (201)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2017*
4:00 p.m.
Appalachian State W 105–99 2OT 2–4
JMU Convocation Center (2,062)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 25, 2017*
4:00 p.m.
at Radford L 68–69  2–5
Dedmon Center (1,314)
Radford, VA
November 29, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
George Mason L 72–76  2–6
JMU Convocation Center (2,965)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 2, 2017*
8:00 p.m.
Charlotte W 87–82  3–6
JMU Convocation Center (2,439)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 5, 2017*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at The Citadel L 82–84  3–7
McAlister Field House (744)
Charleston, SC
December 10, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
at Richmond L 71–74  3–8
Robins Center (6,524)
Richmond, VA
December 16, 2017*
5:30 p.m.
at FIU W 76–67  4–8
FIU Arena (620)
Miami, FL
December 20, 2017*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Florida L 63–72  4–9
O'Connell Center (8,203)
Gainesville, FL
Exhibition
December 27, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
West Virginia Wesleyan W 75–49 
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA regular season
December 30, 2017
4:00 p.m.
Northeastern L 70–81  4–10
(0–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,308)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 2, 2018
7:00 p.m.
William & Mary L 76–84  4–11
(0–2)
JMU Convocation Center (2,050)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 5, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Hofstra L 81–87  4–12
(0–3)
Mack Sports Complex (1,062)
Hempstead, NY
January 7, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Northeastern L 67–80  4–13
(0–4)
Matthews Arena (782)
Boston, MA
January 11, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at William & Mary L 89–92 OT 4–14
(0–5)
Kaplan Arena (3,673)
Williamsburg, VA
January 13, 2018
4:00 p.m.
Delaware L 60–61  4–15
(0–6)
JMU Convocation Center (2,938)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Elon W 85–74  5–15
(1–6)
JMU Convocation Center (2,190)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 20, 2018
4:00 p.m.
Drexel W 75–73  6–15
(2–6)
JMU Convocation Center (2,611)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 25, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at UNC Wilmington L 68–71  6–16
(2–7)
Trask Coliseum (3,988)
Wilmington, NC
January 27, 2018
3:00 p.m.
at College of Charleston L 59–66  6–17
(2–8)
TD Arena (4,030)
Charleston, SC
February 1, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Drexel L 74–76  6–18
(2–9)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (705)
Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 2018
4:00 p.m.
Towson W 79–73  7–18
(3–9)
JMU Convocation Center (4,538)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 13, 2018
7:00 p.m.
UNC Wilmington W 62–61  8–18
(4–9)
JMU Convocation Center (1,038)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 15, 2018
7:00 p.m.
College of Charleston L 79–81 OT 8–19
(4–10)
JMU Convocation Center (2,454)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 17, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Towson W 69–66  9–19
(5–10)
SECU Arena (1,271)
Towson, MD
February 22, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Hofstra L 61–77  9–20
(5–11)
JMU Convocation Center (2,663)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 24, 2018
4:00 p.m.
at Delaware L 66–68  9–21
(5–12)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,487)
Newark, DE
February 26, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Elon W 90–84  10–21
(6–12)
Alumni Gym (1,591)
Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 3, 2018
4:00 p.m.
(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.

Sources:[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Louis Rowe returns to JMU as coach". ESPN. April 1, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Two JMU men's basketball players leave program". The Breeze. April 12, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Phillips, Pinkard Join Men's Basketball for 2017-18". James Madison University Athletics. May 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Smith Joins Men's Basketball for 2017-18". James Madison University Athletics. June 23, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "James Madison Dukes Schedule 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "2017-18 James Madison Dukes Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.