2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
CAA regular season co–champions
CIT, First round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record19–14 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
Seasons
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

Previous season

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Charles Cooke 4 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Trenton, New Jersey 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, Virginia Transferred
Tom Rivard 20 F 6'7" 205 Freshman Worcester, Massachusetts Transferred to Colgate
Taylor Bessick 22 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Philadelphia Transferred to Iona

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Devontae Morgan 0 G 6'3" 176 Junior Tampa, Florida Transferred from Butler
Winston Grays III 3 G 6'2" 170 Junior Cleveland, Ohio Transferred from Cincinnati State
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Devonte Morgan will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

Roster

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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

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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, 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

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References

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