2021–22 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

2021–22 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record15–14 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAtlantic Union Bank Center
Seasons
2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
UNC Wilmington 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Hofstra 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Drexel 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Delaware † 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
Charleston 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Elon 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
James Madison* 6 – 12   .333 15 – 14   .517
William & Mary 4 – 14   .222 5 – 27   .156
Northeastern 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
† 2022 CAA tournament winner

The 2021–22 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–14, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in eighth place.

On November 6, 2021, the school announced that it would leave the CAA to join the Sun Belt Conference effective June 30, 2022.[1] In response, the CAA banned the Dukes from all CAA championships for the remainder of their time in the conference, including the CAA tournament.[2]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dukes finished the 2020–21 season 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.[3]

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Dukes were picked to finish fourth, but were one of six schools to receive first place votes. Additionally, guard Vado Morse was named to the preseason All-Conference Second Team while guard Takal Molson was an honorable mention.[4]

Roster

2021–22 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) RS Fr Paul M. Dorman HS Greenville, SC
G 1 Devon Savage 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Washington, D.C.
G 2 Jaylen Stinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Archbishop Wood Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Andrew McConnell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lanier HS Buford, GA
G 4 Vado Morse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Mount St. Mary's Suitland, MD
G/F 5 Terrence Edwards Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Tucker HS Atlanta, GA
G 10 Terell Strickland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Scotland Campus Sports Tampa, FL
G 11 Charles Falden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Winthrop Richmond, VA
G 13 Jalen Hodge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Louisiana–Monroe O'Fallon, IL
G 14 Tyree Ihenacho 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr North Dakota Prior Lake, MN
G 15 Takal Molson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Seton Hall Buffalo, NY
G 20 Dylan Hamrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Central HS Strasburg, VA
G 21 Hollman Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Tilton School Falls Church, VA
F 22 Julien Wooden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Northside HS Roanoke, VA
F 25 Alonzo Sule 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Texas State Houston, TX
F 30 Shane Feden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Woodbridge HS Woodbridge, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 22, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Carlow W 135–40  1–0
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,691)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 13, 2021*
4:00 pm 		Old Dominion
Rivalry 		W 58–53  2–0
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,011)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky W 79–78  3–0
 Alumni Coliseum (3,791)
Richmond, KY
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, NBCSW+/FloHoops 		George Mason W 67–64  4–0
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,505)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 22, 2021*
12:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Kent State
Naples Invitational First Round 		L 69–74  4–1
 Community School of Naples (607)
Naples, FL
November 23, 2021*
12:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Wright State
Naples Invitational Consolation 2nd Round 		W 78–76  5–1
 Community School of Naples (337)
Naples, FL
November 24, 2021*
2:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Murray State
Naples Invitational 5th place game 		L 62–74  5–2
 Community School of Naples (117)
Naples, FL
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 69–65  6–2
 FAU Arena (939)
Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		Eastern Mennonite W 96–54  7–2
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,390)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2021*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		Virginia W 52–49  8–2
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (8,439)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		Radford W 79–70  9–2
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,713)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 21, 2021*
6:00 pm 		at Morgan State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[5] Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
December 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
January 9, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		Hofstra L 80–87  9–3
(0–1) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,527)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 11, 2022
7:00 pm, NBCSW+/FloHoops 		Northeastern W 89–66  10–3
(1–1) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,783)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		at William & Mary W 95–91 OT 11–3
(2–1) 		Kaplan Arena (2,496)
Williamsburg, VA
January 17, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Elon L 67–90  11–4
(2–2) 		Schar Center (1,684)
Elon, NC
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops 		UNC Wilmington L 70–71  11–5
(2–3) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,878)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 22, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		College of Charleston W 95–94  12–5
(3–3) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,721)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops 		Drexel L 82–88  12–6
(3–4) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,927)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops 		Delaware L 69–85  12–7
(3–5) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,590)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Northeastern W 76–71  13–7
(4–5) 		Matthews Arena (667)
Boston, MA
February 5, 2022
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Hofstra L 78–85 OT 13–8
(4–6) 		Mack Sports Complex (3,793)
Hempstead, NY
February 7, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Drexel L 66–72  13–9
(4–7) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (743)
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2022
5:00 pm, FloHoops 		Elon L 66–70  13–10
(4–8) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,414)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops 		William & Mary W 69–55  14–10
(5–8) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,538)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Delaware
Rescheduled from January 3 		L 60–81  14–11
(5–9) 		Bob Carpenter Center (1,298)
Newark, DE
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at College of Charleston W 71–63  15–11
(6–9) 		TD Arena (4,283)
Charleston, SC
February 19, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at UNC Wilmington L 77–78 OT 15–12
(6–10) 		Trask Coliseum (5,250)
Wilmington, NC
February 23, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Towson
Rescheduled from December 31 		L 65–84  15–13
(6–11) 		SECU Arena (3,032)
Towson, MD
February 26, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		Towson L 59–95  15–14
(6–12) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,168)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. ^ Times-Dispatch, MIKE BARBER Richmond. "CAA to ban JMU from league championship play if Dukes announce Sun Belt move". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Forde, Pat. "Athletes Take Brunt of the Blow in JMU-CAA Feud". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ^ reports, Staff and wire. "Basketball roundup: Byington named CAA coach of the year". Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "DELAWARE SELECTED AS CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITE; DREXEL'S CAMREN WYNTER NAMED PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Game at Morgan State Canceled". jmusports.com.