2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
CAA regular season co–champions
CIT, First round
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record 19–14 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach Matt Brady (7th year)
Assistant coach Rob O'Driscoll
Assistant coach Mike Deane
Assistant coach Bill Phillips
Home arena JMU Convocation Center
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
William & Mary 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
Northeastern 12 6   .667     23 12   .657
James Madison 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
Hofstra 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Delaware 9 9   .500     10 20   .333
Drexel 9 9   .500     11 19   .367
Elon 6 12   .333     15 18   .455
Towson 5 13   .278     12 20   .375
College of Charleston 3 15   .167     9 24   .273
2015 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Charles Cooke 4 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Trenton, NJ Transferred to Dayton
Andrey Semenov 11 F 6'7" 200 Senior Saint Petersburg, Russia Graduated
Christian Pierce 14 G 6'5" 205 RS Junior Ivy, VA Transferred
Tom Rivard 20 F 6'7" 205 Freshman Worcester, MA Transferred to Colgate
Taylor Bessick 22 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Iona

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Devontae Morgan 0 G 6'3" 176 Junior Tampa, FL Transferred from Butler
Winston Grays III 3 G 6'2" 170 Junior Cleveland, OH Transferred from Cincinnati State

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dante Sterling
SG
Fayetteville, GA Fayette County High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 3, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Hari Hall
SF
Jacksonville, FL Ribault High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 17, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Joey McLean
PG
High Point, NC High Point Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 7, 2014 
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 Morgan, DevontaeDevontae Morgan  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
G 1 Wilborne, ShawnShawn Wilborne (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Fredericksburg, Virginia
G 2 Curry, RonRon Curry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pennsauken, New Jersey
G 3 Grays, WinstonWinston Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
G 4 McLean, JoeyJoey McLean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 10 Kent, JacksonJackson Kent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So High Point, North Carolina
G 11 Sterling, DanteDante Sterling 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Fayetteville, Georgia
F 12 Satkus, PauliusPaulius Satkus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Raudondvaris, Lithuania
F 13 Vodanovich, TomTom Vodanovich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wellington, New Zealand
G 15 Nation, AndreAndre Nation (S) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Plant City, Florida
F 21 Cabarkapa, DimitrijeDimitrije Cabarkapa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Novi Sad, Serbia
F 25 Hall, HariHari Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Jacksonville, Florida
G 35 Risse, MattMatt Risse (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Barrington, New Jersey
G 40 Dalembert, YohannyYohanny Dalembert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Port-au-Prince, Haiti
F 55 Lukic, IvanIvan 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

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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, VA
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 PM
#9 Virginia L 51–79  0–1
JMU Convocation Center (6,782)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
Radford W 74–71  1–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,729)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM
Longwood W 82–60  2–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,877)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/24/2014*
7:00 PM
Colgate
Buckeye Classic
W 77–71  3–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,623)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/26/2014*
2:00 PM
Sacred Heart
Buckeye Classic
W 79–72  4–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,548)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/28/2014*
4:00 PM, BTN
at #16 Ohio State
Buckeye Classic
L 56–73  4–2
Value City Arena (14,310)
Columbus, OH
12/02/2014*
7:00 PM
Campbell
Buckeye Classic
W 63–61  5–2
JMU Convocation Center (2,631)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM
Richmond W 51–46  6–2
JMU Convocation Center (3,537)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/13/2014*
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at East Carolina L 58–70  6–3
Williams Arena (4,759)
Greenville, NC
12/17/2014*
7:00 PM
at Ball State W 72–52  7–3
John E. Worthen Arena (2,257)
Muncie, IN
12/20/2014*
5:00 PM
High Point L 71–80  7–4
JMU Convocation Center (3,661)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/22/2014*
7:00 PM
Norfolk State L 71–74 OT 7–5
JMU Convocation Center (2,864)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/29/2014*
7:00 PM
Valparaiso L 52–79  7–6
JMU Convocation Center (2,757)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/03/2015
4:00 PM
Towson W 61–52  8–6 (1–0)
JMU Convocation Center (2,731)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/05/2015
7:30 PM
at College of Charleston W 61–50  9–6 (2–0)
TD Arena (1,865)
Charleston, SC
01/08/2015
7:00 PM
Northeastern L 59–65  9–7 (2–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,589)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/10/2015
4:00 PM
at William & Mary L 73–81  9–8 (2–2)
Kaplan Arena (3,446)
Williamsburg, VA
01/15/2015
7:00 PM, CSN
at Drexel W 54–35  10–8 (3–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,186)
Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2015
8:00 PM, ASN
Elon W 75–72  11–8 (4–2)
JMU Convocation Center (3,197)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/22/2015
7:00 PM
at Northeastern L 59–82  11–9 (4–3)
Matthews Arena (1,680)
Boston, MA
01/24/2015
4:00 PM
at Hofstra W 69–63  12–9 (5–3)
Hofstra Arena (2,826)
Hempstead, NY
01/28/2015
7:00 PM
Delaware W 88–82  13–9 (6–3)
JMU Convocation Center (2,806)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/31/2015
4:00 PM, CSN
William & Mary L 65–84  13–10 (6–4)
JMU Convocation Center (4,133)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/04/2015
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington L 65–77  13–11 (6–5)
JMU Convocation Center (3,323)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/07/2015
2:00 PM, CSN
at Towson W 63–61  14–11 (7–5)
SECU Arena (3,847)
Towson, MD
02/10/2015
8:00 PM, CSN
at Delaware W 67–54  15–11 (8–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,318)
Newark, DE
02/14/2015
7:00 PM
at Elon W 86–75  16–11 (9–5)
Alumni Gym (1,377)
Elon, NC
02/18/2015
7:00 PM
Drexel W 82–78  17–11 (10–5)
JMU Convocation Center (3,282)
Harrisonburg, VA
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, VA
02/25/2015
7:00 PM
at UNC Wilmington L 54–74  18–12 (11–6)
Trask Coliseum (4,542)
Wilmington, NC
02/28/2015
4:00 PM, CSN
Hofstra W 82–73  19–12 (12–6)
JMU Convocation Center (6,185)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Tournament
03/07/2015
2:30 PM, CSN
vs. Hofstra
Quarterfinals
L 57–74  19–13
Royal Farms Arena (3,762)
Baltimore, MD
CIT
03/17/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at USC Upstate
First round
L 72–73  19–14
Hodge Center (711)
Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

References

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