2020–21 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 2021 CAA Tournament winner ; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

James Madison Dukes men's basketball
2020–21 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2020–21 record	10–5 (5–1 CAA)
Head coach	Mark Byington (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Andrew Wilson; Xavier Joyner; Jon Cremins;
Home arena	Atlantic Union Bank Center

The 2020–21 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represents James Madison University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Mark Byington, play their home games at the newly opened Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2019–20 season 9–21, 2–16 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Elon.[1]

On March 9, 2020, the school announced that head coach Louis Rowe would not return as head coach for the Dukes.[2] A few weeks later, the school named Georgia Southern head coach Mark Byington the Dukes' new head coach.[3]

This was the final season the Dukes would play their home games in the JMU Convocation Center as the new Atlantic Union Bank Center will be their new home for the 2020–21 season.[4]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Antanee Pinkard	2	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Lancaster, PA	Graduated
Deshon Parker	3	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Huber Heights, OH	Transferred to Appalachian State
Zyon Dobbs	4	G	6'3"	195	Freshman	Fairmont, WV	Transferred to Fairmont State
Darius Banks	5	G	6'5"	220	Junior	St. Petersburg, FL	Transferred to Chattanooga
Quinn Richey	13	G	6'5"	195	Freshman	Johns Creek, GA	Transferred to Samford
Dalton Jefferson	20	F	6'7"	175	Freshman	Elkton, VA	Walk-on; didn't return
Dwight Wilson	24	F	6'8"	250	Junior	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred to Ohio
Devon Flowers	35	F	6'8"	215	RS Freshman	Hyattsville, MD	Transferred to Clark Atlanta

Roster

2020–21 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)	Fr	Paul M. Dorman High School	Greenville, South Carolina
G	1	Matt Lewis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bishop O'Connell High School	Woodbridge, Virginia
G/F	2	TJ Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Wyoming	Chesapeake, Virginia
G	4	Vado Morse	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Mount St. Mary's	Suitland, Maryland
G/F	5	Terrence Edwards	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Tucker High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	10	Terell Strickland	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Scotland Campus Sports	Tampa, Florida
F	11	Zach Jacobs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Trinity Episcopal School	Richmond, Virginia
G	12	Tyce McNair	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	East Rockingham High School	McGaheysville, Virginia
G	13	Jalen Hodge	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Louisiana–Monroe	O'Fallon, Illinois
G	14	Jayvis Harvey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Southern Durham High School	Durham, North Carolina
G	21	Hollman Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Tilton School	Falls Church, Virginia
F	22	Julien Wooden	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Northside High School	Roanoke, Virginia
F	23	Michael Christmas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Landstown High School	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	35	Joel Mensah	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	San Diego State	Accra, Ghana

Head coach

Mark Byington (UNC Wilmington)

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Wilson (Florida State)
Xavier Joyner (Husson)
Jon Cremins (Valdosta State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm, FloHoops	Limestone	W 89–55	1–0	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, FloHoops	Norfolk State	L 73–83	1–1	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
November 29, 2020* 8:30 pm, FloHoops	Radford	W 67–59	2–1	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
December 5, 2020* 6:00 pm	Maryland	Canceled due to COVID-19		Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2020* 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	Canceled due to COVID-19		Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
December 10, 2020*	Coppin State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
December 12, 2020* 11:00 am	vs. George Mason	Canceled due to COVID-19		Siegel Center Richmond, VA
December 19, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina	L 64–73	2–2	Williams Arena (73) Greenville, NC
December 20, 2020* 5:00 pm, FloHoops	Alice Lloyd	W 98–55	3–2	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
December 22, 2020* 4:00 pm, MASN/ESPN+	at VCU	L 81–82	3–3	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
January 3, 2021* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	Morgan State	L 73–80	3–4	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
January 5, 2021* 4:00 pm, FloHoops	Florida Atlantic	W 79–70	4–4	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops	at UNC Wilmington	Postponed due to COVID-19		Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 10, 2021* 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Chowan	W 100–76	5–4	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Towson	W 81–72	6–4 (1–0)	SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, FloHoops	at Northeastern	L 62–73	6–5 (1–1)	Cabot Center Boston, MA
January 24, 2021 12:00 pm, FloHoops	at Northeastern	W 79–72	7–5 (2–1)	Cabot Center Boston, MA
January 27, 2021 4:00 pm, FloHoops	Towson	W 78–63	8–5 (3–1)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	College of Charleston	Postponed due to COVID-19		Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops	College of Charleston	Postponed due to COVID-19		Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Drexel	W 73–64	9–5 (4–1)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
February 3, 2021 4:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops	Elon	W 78–57	10–5 (5–1)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at William & Mary	Postponed due to COVID-19		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at William & Mary	Postponed due to COVID-19		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, NBCSW/FloHoops	Hofstra			Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Hofstra			Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 20, 2021 6:00 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 21, 2021 5:00 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, FloHoops	Drexel			Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, FloHoops	Drexel			Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources[5][6]

References

"JMU men's basketball's season ends in CAA tourney first round". WHSV. March 7, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
"James Madison Mutually Parts with Louis Rowe, Opens Search for Men's Basketball Head Coach". James Madison University Athletics. March 9, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
"James Madison hires Mark Byington from Georgia Southern". ESPN. March 20, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
"Dukes' new digs: JMU's new Atlantic Union Bank Center 'sets us apart'". The News Virginian. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
"2020-21 James Madison Dukes Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

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[1] "JMU men's basketball's season ends in CAA tourney first round". WHSV. March 7, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[2] "James Madison Mutually Parts with Louis Rowe, Opens Search for Men's Basketball Head Coach". James Madison University Athletics. March 9, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[3] "James Madison hires Mark Byington from Georgia Southern". ESPN. March 20, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[4] "Dukes' new digs: JMU's new Atlantic Union Bank Center 'sets us apart'". The News Virginian. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[5] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[6] "2020-21 James Madison Dukes Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

James Madison Dukes men's basketball
Venues	Godwin Hall (1972–1982) Convocation Center (1982–2020) Atlantic Union Bank Center (2020–present)
Culture & lore	Duke Dog JMU Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northeastern	7	–	1	.875	8	–	6	.571
James Madison	5	–	1	.833	10	–	5	.667
Hofstra	8	–	4	.667	12	–	7	.632
Charleston	5	–	3	.625	7	–	8	.467
Delaware	5	–	4	.556	7	–	7	.500
William & Mary	4	–	4	.500	6	–	7	.462
Drexel	3	–	5	.375	8	–	7	.533
Towson	2	–	8	.200	3	–	12	.200
UNC Wilmington	1	–	5	.167	7	–	8	.467
Elon	0	–	5	.000	3	–	6	.333

† 2021 CAA Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll