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2020–21 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

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2020–21 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record13–7 (8–2 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAtlantic Union Bank Center
Seasons
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 8 2   .800 13 7   .650
Northeastern 8 2   .800 10 9   .526
Charleston 6 4   .600 9 10   .474
Hofstra 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Delaware 5 4   .556 7 8   .467
Drexel 4 5   .444 12 8   .600
William & Mary 4 6   .400 7 10   .412
Elon 4 7   .364 10 9   .526
Towson 3 9   .250 4 14   .222
UNC Wilmington 1 6   .143 7 10   .412
2021 CAA tournament winner

The 2020–21 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at the newly opened Atlantic Union Bank Center[1] in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 13–7, 8–2 in CAA play to earn a share of the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Elon.

Byington was named the CAA Coach of the Year while guard Matt Lewis was named the CAA Player of the Year.

Previous season

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The Dukes finished the 2019–20 season 9–21, 2–16 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Elon.[2]

On March 9, 2020, the school announced that head coach Louis Rowe would not return as head coach for the Dukes.[3] A few weeks later, the school named Georgia Southern head coach Mark Byington the Dukes' new head coach.[4]

Offseason

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Guard Matt Lewis opted to test the waters in the 2020 NBA draft, however he ultimately returned to the Dukes for his senior season.[5]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Antanee Pinkard 2 G 6'4" 205 Senior Lancaster, PA Graduated
Deshon Parker 3 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Huber Heights, OH Transferred to Appalachian State
Zyon Dobbs 4 G 6'3" 195 Freshman Fairmont, WV Transferred to Fairmont State
Darius Banks 5 G 6'5" 220 Junior St. Petersburg, FL Transferred to Chattanooga
Quinn Richey 13 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Johns Creek, GA Transferred to Samford
Dalton Jefferson 20 F 6'7" 175 Freshman Elkton, VA Walk-on; didn't return
Dwight Wilson 24 F 6'8" 250 Junior Tallahassee, FL Transferred to Ohio
Devon Flowers 35 F 6'8" 215 RS Freshman Hyattsville, MD Transferred to Clark Atlanta

Preseason

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In the preseason CAA poll, the Dukes were picked to finish ninth while Matt Lewis was chosen the preseason CAA Player of the Year.[6]

Roster

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2020–21 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Justin Amadi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Paul M. Dorman High School Greenville, South Carolina
G 1 Matt Lewis Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bishop O'Connell High School Woodbridge, Virginia
G/F 2 T. J. Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wyoming Chesapeake, Virginia
G 4 Vado Morse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Mount St. Mary's Suitland, Maryland
G/F 5 Terrence Edwards Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tucker High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 10 Terell Strickland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Scotland Campus Sports Tampa, Florida
F 11 Zach Jacobs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Trinity Episcopal School Richmond, Virginia
G 12 Tyce McNair 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr East Rockingham High School McGaheysville, Virginia
G 13 Jalen Hodge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Louisiana–Monroe O'Fallon, Illinois
G 14 Jayvis Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Southern Durham High School Durham, North Carolina
G 21 Hollman Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tilton School Falls Church, Virginia
F 22 Julien Wooden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Northside High School Roanoke, Virginia
F 23 Michael Christmas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Landstown High School Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 35 Joel Mensah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr San Diego State Accra, Ghana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 28, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
Limestone W 89–55  1–0
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 27, 2020*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
Norfolk State L 73–83  1–1
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 29, 2020*
8:30 pm, FloHoops
Radford W 67–59  2–1
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 5, 2020*
6:00 pm
Maryland Canceled due to COVID-19 Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2020*
7:00 pm
Old Dominion Canceled due to COVID-19 Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
December 10, 2020*
Coppin State Canceled due to COVID-19 Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
December 12, 2020*
11:00 am
vs. George Mason Canceled due to COVID-19 Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
December 19, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 64–73  2–2
Williams Arena (73)
Greenville, NC
December 20, 2020*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
Alice Lloyd W 98–55  3–2
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 22, 2020*
4:00 pm, MASN/ESPN+
at VCU L 81–82  3–3
Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
January 3, 2021*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
Morgan State L 73–80  3–4
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 5, 2021*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
Florida Atlantic W 79–70  4–4
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington Postponed due to COVID-19 Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
January 10, 2021*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
Chowan W 100–76  5–4
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Towson W 81–72  6–4
(1–0)
SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 23, 2021
12:00 pm, FloHoops
at Northeastern L 62–73  6–5
(1–1)
Cabot Center 
Boston, MA
January 24, 2021
12:00 pm, FloHoops
at Northeastern W 79–72  7–5
(2–1)
Cabot Center 
Boston, MA
January 27, 2021
4:00 pm, FloHoops
Towson W 78–63  8–5
(3–1)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
College of Charleston Postponed due to COVID-19 Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops
College of Charleston Postponed due to COVID-19 Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
Drexel W 73–64  9–5
(4–1)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 3, 2021
4:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops
Elon W 78–57  10–5
(5–1)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at William & Mary Postponed due to COVID-19 Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at William & Mary Postponed due to COVID-19 Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
February 9, 2021
6:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops
at Elon W 70–61  11–5
(6–1)
Schar Center 
Elon, NC
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops
Hofstra W 93–89  12–5
(7–1)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
Hofstra W 74–70  13–5
(8–1)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 20, 2021
6:00 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware Postponed due to COVID-19 Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
February 21, 2021
5:00 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware Postponed due to COVID-19 Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm, FloHoops
Drexel L 78–84  13–6
(8–2)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 7, 2021
2:30 pm, FloHoops
(1) (8) Elon
Quarterfinals
L 71–72  13–7
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Dukes' new digs: JMU's new Atlantic Union Bank Center 'sets us apart'". The News Virginian. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "JMU men's basketball's season ends in CAA tourney first round". WHSV. March 7, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "James Madison Mutually Parts with Louis Rowe, Opens Search for Men's Basketball Head Coach". James Madison University Athletics. March 9, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "James Madison hires Mark Byington from Georgia Southern". ESPN. March 20, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Fawcett, Dave (November 25, 2020). "After flirting with the NBA, Woodbridge resident, O'Connell graduate Matt Lewis returns as JMU's leader". Inside NOVA. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ^ O'Connor, John (November 11, 2020). "JMU's Matt Lewis earns CAA preseason hoops honor; Dukes, Tribe picked low". whsv.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020-21 James Madison Dukes Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2021.