James Madison Dukes women's basketball

James Madison Dukes
James Madison Dukes
	2019–20 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
University	James Madison University
Head coach	Sean O'Regan (3rd season)
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Arena	Atlantic Union Bank Center (from 2020–21) ; (capacity: 8,500)
Nickname	Dukes
Student section	Electric Zoo
Colors	Purple and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1986, 1987, 1988, 1991
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2014
NCAA tournament appearances
	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference regular season champions
	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

The James Madison Dukes women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).^[2]

The Dukes have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament twelve times, most recently in 2016. Including Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) berths, the Dukes have played in a post-season tournament each season since 2006.

History

The team was founded in 1920, though records only go back to 1972.^[3] They joined the CAA in 1983. In the 1986 and 1991 NCAA women's tournaments, they upset the #1 seed (Virginia in the former and Penn State in the latter) while ranked #8 (the lowest seed at the time), being the first team to ever do that on the women's side (the size of the tournament for the former was 40 while the latter had 48 teams). They are one of only three schools to upset a #1 seed while ranked as the lowest seed (the other being Southwest Missouri State in 1992 and Harvard in 1998). They have made the NCAA Tournament in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2016. They have made the WNIT in 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 2019, finishing as runner-up in 2012.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Dukes have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament twelve times. Their overall record in tournament games is 8–12.

Year	Round	Seed	Opponent	Result
1986	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#8	Providence Virginia Western Kentucky	W 55–53 W 71–62 L 72–51
1987	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#4	Vanderbilt Texas	W 68–60 L 91–51
1988	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#4	Clemson Tennessee	W 70–63 L 72–52
1989	First Round Second Round	#6	Providence Ohio State	W 94–74 L 81–66
1991	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#8	Kentucky Penn State Clemson	W 70–62 W 73–71 L 57–55
1996	First Round	#13	Duke	L 85–53
2007	First Round	#9	Pittsburgh	L 71–61
2010	First Round	#9	Temple	L 65–53
2011	First Round	#11	Oklahoma	L 86–72
2014	First Round Second Round	#11	Gonzaga Texas A&M	W 72–63 L 85–69
2015	First Round	#12	Ohio State	L 90–80
2016	First Round	#11	DePaul	L 97–67

WNIT results

The Dukes have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) nine times. They have an overall tournament record of 22-9. In the 2012 tournament, the Dukes finished as runners-up to Oklahoma State.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	Temple Georgetown Mississippi State Ohio State	W 59–57 W 78–74 W 63–61 L 74–65
2006	First Round	Charlotte	L 70–62
2008	First Round Second Round Third Round	Radford Indiana Kentucky	W 80–58 W 86–81^OT L 84–76
2009	First Round Second Round	American Richmond	W 61–59 L 59–57
2012	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Davidson Wake Forest South Florida Virginia Syracuse Oklahoma State	W 64–49 W 84–76^OT W 72–45 W 68–59 W 74–71 L 75-68
2013	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	North Carolina A&T NC State Fordham Florida	W 77–64 W 72–66 W 77–61 L 85-80
2017	First Round Second Round Third Round	Radford Virginia Villanova	W 80–59 W 61–55 L 69–67^OT
2018	First Round Second Round Third Round	ETSU Radford West Virginia	W 60–52 W 62–35 L 67–55
2019	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	North Carolina A&T South Florida Virginia Tech Georgetown Northwestern	W 48–37 W 71–54 W 70–66 W 54–44 L 74-69

References

^ "Color Information" (PDF). JMU Official Athletics Identity Usage and Style Guide. July 12, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ "James Madison University". jmusports.com.
^ "Women's Basketball Year by Year". James Madison University.

External links

Official website

[1] "Color Information" (PDF). JMU Official Athletics Identity Usage and Style Guide. July 12, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[2] "James Madison University". jmusports.com.

[3] "Women's Basketball Year by Year". James Madison University.

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v t e James Madison Dukes women's basketball
Venues	Convocation Center (1982–2020) Atlantic Union Bank Center (2020–present)
Rivalries	Old Dominion
Culture & lore	Duke Dog JMU Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e James Madison University
Located in: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Academics	College of Arts and Letters College of Business College of Visual and Performing Arts
Athletics	Sports Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Lacrosse Men's soccer Softball Facilities Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park Bridgeforth Stadium Convocation Center Atlantic Union Bank Center Godwin Hall Related Royal Rivalry Sun Belt Conference
Campus	Wilson Hall John C. Wells Planetarium Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
People	Alumni
Media	The Breeze WMRA WXJM
Student life	Duke Dog Marching Royal Dukes Student Success Center
Founded: 1908 Students: 21,496 Endowment: 154.7 million Commons Category

v t e Coastal Athletic Association women's basketball
Teams	Campbell Fighting Camels Charleston Cougars Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (leaving in 2025) Drexel Dragons Elon Phoenix Hampton Lady Pirates Hofstra Pride Monmouth Hawks North Carolina A&T Aggies Northeastern Huskies Stony Brook Seawolves Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe
Championships & awards	CAA tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24