2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Dukes, led by seventh year head coach Matt Brady , played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association . They finished the season 19–14, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Hofstra. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to USC Upstate.
Previous season
The Dukes finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Towson.
Departures
Incoming transfers
Under NCAA transfer rules, Devonte Morgan will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Dante Sterling SG
Fayetteville, Georgia
Fayette County High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Oct 3, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Hari Hall SF
Jacksonville, Florida
Ribault High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Oct 17, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Joey McLean PG
High Point, North Carolina
High Point Christian Academy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
May 7, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Devontae Morgan
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Tampa, Florida
G
1
Shawn Wilborne (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Fredericksburg, Virginia
G
2
Ron Curry
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Pennsauken, New Jersey
G
3
Winston Grays
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Cleveland, Ohio
G
4
Joey McLean
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Greensboro, North Carolina
G
10
Jackson Kent
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
High Point, North Carolina
G
11
Dante Sterling
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Fayetteville, Georgia
F
12
Paulius Satkus
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Raudondvaris, Lithuania
F
13
Tom Vodanovich
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Wellington, New Zealand
G
15
Andre Nation (S)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Plant City, Florida
F
21
Dimitrije Cabarkapa
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS So
Novi Sad, Serbia
F
25
Hari Hall
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Jacksonville, Florida
G
35
Matt Risse (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Barrington, New Jersey
G
40
Yohanny Dalembert
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
F
55
Ivan Lukic
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Loznica, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2013-08-01
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014 *2:00 pm
Philadelphia
L 76–79
JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Regular season
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm
No. 9 Virginia
L 51–79
0–1
JMU Convocation Center (6,782)Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/17/2014 *7:00 pm
Radford
W 74–71
1–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,729)Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/19/2014 *7:00 pm
Longwood
W 82–60
2–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,877)Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/24/2014 *7:00 pm
Colgate Buckeye Classic
W 77–71
3–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,623)Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/26/2014 *2:00 pm
Sacred Heart Buckeye Classic
W 79–72
4–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,548)Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/28/2014 *4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 16 Ohio State Buckeye Classic
L 56–73
4–2
Value City Arena (14,310)Columbus, Ohio
12/02/2014 *7:00 pm
Campbell Buckeye Classic
W 63–61
5–2
JMU Convocation Center (2,631)Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/07/2014 *2:00 pm
Richmond
W 51–46
6–2
JMU Convocation Center (3,537)Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/13/2014 *5:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina
L 58–70
6–3
Williams Arena (4,759)Greenville, North Carolina
12/17/2014 *7:00 pm
at Ball State
W 72–52
7–3
John E. Worthen Arena (2,257)Muncie, Indiana
12/20/2014 *5:00 pm
High Point
L 71–80
7–4
JMU Convocation Center (3,661)Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/22/2014 *7:00 pm
Norfolk State
L 71–74 OT
7–5
JMU Convocation Center (2,864)Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/29/2014 *7:00 pm
Valparaiso
L 52–79
7–6
JMU Convocation Center (2,757)Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/03/2015 4:00 pm
Towson
W 61–52
8–6 (1–0)
JMU Convocation Center (2,731)Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/05/2015 7:30 pm
at College of Charleston
W 61–50
9–6 (2–0)
TD Arena (1,865)Charleston, South Carolina
01/08/2015 7:00 pm
Northeastern
L 59–65
9–7 (2–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,589)Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/10/2015 4:00 pm
at William & Mary
L 73–81
9–8 (2–2)
Kaplan Arena (3,446)Williamsburg, Virginia
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, CSN
at Drexel
W 54–35
10–8 (3–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,186)Philadelphia
01/17/2015 8:00 pm, ASN
Elon
W 75–72
11–8 (4–2)
JMU Convocation Center (3,197)Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/22/2015 7:00 pm
at Northeastern
L 59–82
11–9 (4–3)
Matthews Arena (1,680)Boston
01/24/2015 4:00 pm
at Hofstra
W 69–63
12–9 (5–3)
Mack Sports Complex (2,826)Hempstead, New York
01/28/2015 7:00 pm
Delaware
W 88–82
13–9 (6–3)
JMU Convocation Center (2,806)Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/31/2015 4:00 pm, CSN
William & Mary
L 65–84
13–10 (6–4)
JMU Convocation Center (4,133)Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/04/2015 7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington
L 65–77
13–11 (6–5)
JMU Convocation Center (3,323)Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/07/2015 2:00 pm, CSN
at Towson
W 63–61
14–11 (7–5)
SECU Arena (3,847)Towson, Maryland
02/10/2015 8:00 pm, CSN
at Delaware
W 67–54
15–11 (8–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,318)Newark, Delaware
02/14/2015 7:00 pm
at Elon
W 86–75
16–11 (9–5)
Alumni Gym (1,377)Elon, North Carolina
02/18/2015 7:00 pm
Drexel
W 82–78
17–11 (10–5)
JMU Convocation Center (3,282)Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/22/2015 12:00 pm, CSN
College of Charleston Postponed from 02/21/2015
W 68–61
18–11 (11–5)
JMU Convocation Center (3,652)Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/25/2015 7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington
L 54–74
18–12 (11–6)
Trask Coliseum (4,542)Wilmington, North Carolina
02/28/2015 4:00 pm, CSN
Hofstra
W 82–73
19–12 (12–6)
JMU Convocation Center (6,185)Harrisonburg, Virginia
CAA tournament
03/07/2015 2:30 pm, CSN
vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals
L 57–74
19–13
Royal Farms Arena (3,762)Baltimore
CIT
03/17/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate First round
L 72–73
19–14
Hodge Center (711)Spartanburg, South Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
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