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
2014–15 record19–14 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
William & Mary126 .667  2013  .606
UNC Wilmington126 .667  1814  .563
Northeastern126 .667  2312  .657
James Madison126 .667  1914  .576
Hofstra108 .556  2014  .588
Delaware99 .500  1020  .333
Drexel99 .500  1119  .367
Elon612 .333  1518  .455
Towson513 .278  1220  .375
College of Charleston315 .167  924  .273
2015 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Charles Cooke4G6'6"190SophomoreTrenton, New JerseyTransferred to Dayton
Andrey Semenov11F6'7"200SeniorSaint Petersburg, RussiaGraduated
Christian Pierce14G6'5"205RS JuniorIvy, VirginiaTransferred
Tom Rivard20F6'7"205FreshmanWorcester, MassachusettsTransferred to Colgate
Taylor Bessick22F6'9"230SophomorePhiladelphiaTransferred to Iona

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Devontae Morgan0G6'3"176JuniorTampa, FloridaTransferred from Butler
Winston Grays III3G6'2"170JuniorCleveland, OhioTransferred 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

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: 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

    Roster

    2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    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)
    Hofstra Arena (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

    2014–15 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

    References

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