2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Louis Rowe, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–23, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Drexel in the first round of the CAA Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to College of Charleston.

2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record10–23 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Wilmington †15–3 .833  29–6  .829
College of Charleston14–4 .778  25–10  .714
Towson11–7 .611  20–13  .606
Elon10–8 .556  18–14  .563
William & Mary10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Northeastern8–10 .444  15–16  .484
Hofstra7–11 .389  15–17  .469
James Madison7–11 .389  10–23  .303
Delaware5–13 .278  13–20  .394
Drexel3–15 .167  9–23  .281
† 2017 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2015–16 season 21–11, 11–7 record in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. The Dukes lost in the quarterfinals of CAA Tournament to William & Mary.

Despite finishing with 21 wins, on March 14, 2016, James Madison fired head coach Matt Brady.[1] He was 139–127 in eight seasons with James Madison.[1] On March 31, 2016, the school hired Louis Rowe, a JMU alum, as head coach.[2]

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Devontae Morgan0G6'4"190RS JuniorTampa, FLLeft the team due to personal reasons
Ron Curry2G6'4"200SeniorPennsauken, NJGraduated
Winston Grays3G6'2"175SeniorCleveland, OHGraduated
Kevin Kangni35G6'2"190FreshmanAmelia Courthouse, VATransferred to West Virginia Wesleyan

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Stuckey Mosley3G6'3"180JuniorOrlando, FLTransferred from Toledo. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mosley will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Terrence Johnson11G6'3"190SophomoreTempe, AZJunior college transferred from South Mountain Community College.
Vince Holmes13G6'4"185SophomoreJupiter, FLJunior college transferred from Otero Junior College.
Gerron Scissum22F6'7"210SophomoreHuntsville, ALTransferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Scissum will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

James Madison did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

Roster
2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 1 Shakir Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrAngelina College Baltimore, Maryland
G 3 Stuckey Mosley (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrToledo Orlando, Florida
G 4 Joey McLean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrHigh Point Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
G 10 Jackson Kent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrHigh Point Christian Academy High Point, North Carolina
G 11 Terrence Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoSouth Mountain Community College Tucson, Arizona
G 12 Vince Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoOtero Junior College Jupiter, Florida
F 13 Paulius Satkus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrBarking Abbey School Raudondvaris, Lithuania
G 14 Tyriq Nady 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 15 Tom Vodanovich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrSt. Patrick's College Wellington, New Zealand
F 21 Dimitrije Cabarkapa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrHigh Medical School Novi Sad, Serbia
F 22 Gerron Scissum (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoVCU Huntsville, Alabama
F 23 Ramone Snowden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrNiagara Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 40 Yohanny Dalembert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrLower Merion High School Port-au-Prince, Haiti
F 55 Ivan Lukic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrABCD Academy Loznica, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Old Dominion L 55–62  0–1
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,241)
Norfolk, VA
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm		 Rice L 70–94  0–2
 JMU Convocation Center (3,480)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/18/2016*
9:00 pm		 at Montana State L 73–80  0–3
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,539)
Bozeman, MT
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm		 Texas Southern L 56–67  0–4
 JMU Convocation Center (2,311)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/23/2016*
4:00 pm		 Louisiana–Lafayette L 70–82  0–5
 JMU Convocation Center (2,200)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/26/2016*
6:00 pm		 at George Mason L 77–80 OT 0–6
 EagleBank Arena (4,192)
Fairfax, VA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Charlotte L 56–65  0–7
 Dale F. Halton Arena (3,433)
Charlotte, NC
12/03/2016*
5:00 pm		 at Longwood W 71–59  1–7
 Willett Hall (1,508)
Farmville, VA
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Western Michigan L 67–74  1–8
 University Arena (1,968)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm		 at Appalachian State L 61–73  1–9
 Holmes Center (422)
Boone, NC
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm		 Richmond L 55–75  1–10
 JMU Convocation Center (2,383)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/23/2016*
7:00 pm		 UMBC L 61–62  1–11
 JMU Convocation Center (2,358)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm		 Eastern Mennonite W 82–65  2–11
 JMU Convocation Center (2,670)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 pm		 Drexel W 78–67  3–11
(1–0)		 JMU Convocation Center (3,212)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/02/2017
7:00 pm		 Towson W 64–44  4–11
(2–0)		 JMU Convocation Center (2,303)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra W 62–54  5–11
(3–0)		 Hofstra Arena (1,059)
Hempstead, NY
01/07/2017
7:00 pm		 at Northeastern L 54–64  5–12
(3–1)		 Matthews Arena (1,354)
Boston, MA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm		 College of Charleston L 51–53  5–13
(3–2)		 JMU Convocation Center (2,768)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/14/2017
4:00 pm		 Elon W 60–59  6–13
(4–2)		 JMU Convocation Center (2,918)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm		 at William & Mary L 72–73  6–14
(4–3)		 Kaplan Arena (3,076)
Williamsburg, VA
01/21/2017
4:00 pm		 at College of Charleston L 60–73  6–15
(4–4)		 TD Arena (3,889)
Charleston, SC
01/26/2017
7:00 pm		 UNC Wilmington L 76–87  6–16
(4–5)		 JMU Convocation Center (2,849)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/28/2017
7:00 pm		 at Delaware L 61–66  6–17
(4–6)		 Bob Carpenter Center (2,628)
Newark, DE
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ASN		 at Elon L 61–67  6–18
(4–7)		 Alumni Gym (1,535)
Elon, NC
02/04/2017
4:00 pm		 Northeastern W 73–69  7–18
(5–7)		 JMU Convocation Center (3,543)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm		 at UNC Wilmington L 73–88  7–19
(5–8)		 Trask Coliseum (4,439)
Wilmington, NC
02/11/2017
4:00 pm		 Delaware L 57–58  7–20
(5–9)		 JMU Convocation Center (2,883)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm		 William & Mary W 95–92 OT 8–20
(6–9)		 JMU Convocation Center (2,854)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, CSNMA		 at Towson L 75–85  8–21
(6–10)		 SECU Arena (2,871)
Towson, MD
02/23/2017
7:00 pm		 at Drexel W 70–64  9–21
(7–10)		 Daskalakis Athletic Center (858)
Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2017
12:00 pm, ASN		 Hofstra L 66–71  9–22
(7–11)		 JMU Convocation Center (4,276)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Tournament
03/03/2017
8:30 pm		 (7) vs. (10) Drexel
First round		 W 80–70  10–22
 North Charleston Coliseum (1,889)
North Charleston, SC
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, CSN		 (7) vs. (2) College of Charleston
Quarterfinals		 L 62–67  10–23
 North Charleston Coliseum (4,212)
North Charleston, SC

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

Source[3][4][5].

See also

2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

Notes

    References
    1. "JMU fires coach Brady despite 21-win season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
    2. "James Madison hires alum Louis Rowe as men's hoops coach". USA TODAY Sports. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
    3. "2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball schedule". James Madison University.
    4. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/256
    5. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/james-madison/2017-schedule.html
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