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2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record21–11 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJMU Convocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Towson 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
James Madison 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
William & Mary 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Northeastern 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
College of Charleston 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Elon 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Drexel 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
Delaware 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2016 CAA tournament winner

The 2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by eighth year head coach Matt Brady, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. James Madison finished the regular season with an 11–7 record in conference, finishing in a tie for third place. The Dukes lost in the quarterfinals of CAA tournament to William & Mary. They finished the season with a 21–11 overall record.

On March 14, 2016, James Madison fired head coach Matt Brady.[1]

Previous season

The Dukes 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shawn Wilbourne 1 G 6'2" 195 RS Sophomore Fredericksburg, Virginia Walk-on; didn't return
Dante Sterling 11 G 6'5" 205 Freshman Fayetteville, Georgia Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Andre Nation 15 G 6'5" 200 Junior Plant City, Florida Dismissed from the team
Hari Hall 25 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Shakir Brown 1 F 6'6" 218 Junior Baltimore Angelina College
Ramone Snowden 23 G 6'3" 210 Junior Virginia Beach, Virginia Niagara
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Ramone Snowden will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Snowden will have two years of remaining eligibility following the 2015–16 season.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Roland
SG
Amelia Court House, Virginia Amelia Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 61
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

2015–16 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) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Tampa, Florida
G/F 1 Shakir Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Baltimore
G 2 Ron Curry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pennsauken, New Jersey
G 3 Winston Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
G 4 Joey McLean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Greensboro, North Carolina
G 10 Jackson Kent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr High Point, North Carolina
F 12 Paulius Satkus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Raudondvaris, Lithuania
F 13 Tom Vodanovich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Wellington, New Zealand
F 21 Dimitrije Cabarkapa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Novi Sad, Serbia
F 23 Ramone Snowden (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 31 Matt Risse (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Barrington, New Jersey
G 35 Kevin Kangni 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Amelia Courthouse, Virginia
G 40 Yohanny Dalembert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Port-au-Prince, Haiti
F 55 Ivan Lukic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Loznica, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Richmond W 87–75  1–0
JMU Convocation Center (7,201)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. West Virginia
Charleston Showcase
L 73–86  1–1
Charleston Civic Center (8,101)
Charleston, West Virginia
11/20/2015*
3:30 pm
FIU
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 64–61  2–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,457)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/21/2015*
7:30 pm
Oral Roberts
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 64–74  2–2
JMU Convocation Center (2,628)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/22/2015*
3:30 pm
Tennessee–Martin
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 75–78  2–3
JMU Convocation Center (2,292)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern Mennonite
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 106–74  3–3
JMU Convocation Center (2,655)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm
at Marshall W 89–75  4–3
Cam Henderson Center (4,683)
Huntington, West Virginia
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm
at Radford W 70–68  5–3
Dedmon Center (3,107)
Radford, Virginia
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Western Michigan W 63–57  6–3
JMU Convocation Center (2,660)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
Marshall W 107–84  7–3
JMU Convocation Center (3,404)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm
George Mason W 69–46  8–3
JMU Convocation Center (3,856)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm
East Carolina W 67–61  9–3
JMU Convocation Center (2,510)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 73–53  10–3
JMU Convocation Center (2,291)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
CAA regular season
12/31/2015
1:00 pm
College of Charleston W 65–62  10–4
(0–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,495)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/02/2016
12:00 pm, CSN
at Delaware L 63–73  11–4
(1–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,886)
Newark, Delaware
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
Elon L 73–79  11–5
(1–2)
JMU Convocation Center (2,300)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/09/2016
4:00 pm
Towson W 73–59  12–5
(2–2)
JMU Convocation Center (3,197)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, CSN
at Northeastern W 75–63  13–5
(3–2)
Matthews Arena (1,944)
Boston
01/16/2016
4:00 pm
at Hofstra W 86–82 OT 14–5
(4–2)
Mack Sports Complex (1,687)
Hempstead, New York
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Drexel W 68–45  15–5
(5–2)
JMU Convocation Center (2,807)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Elon W 82–64  16–5
(6–2)
Alumni Gym (1,248)
Elon, North Carolina
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 73–78  16–6
(6–3)
JMU Convocation Center (3,107)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/31/2016
7:00 pm, CSN
at William & Mary L 62–68  16–7
(6–4)
Kaplan Arena (3,681)
Williamsburg, Virginia
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Drexel W 78–56  17–7
(7–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107)
Philadelphia
02/06/2016
3:00 pm, CSN
Hofstra W 98–95 OT 18–7
(8–4)
JMU Convocation Center (3,047)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/11/2016
7:30 pm
at College of Charleston W 56–52  19–7
(9–4)
TD Arena (3,023)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/13/2016
3:00 pm, NBCSN
at UNC Wilmington L 68–78  19–8
(9–5)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, North Carolina
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
Northeastern L 94–95 3OT 19–9
(9–6)
JMU Convocation Center (3,152)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/20/2016
4:00 pm, CSN
Delaware W 75–50  20–9
(10–6)
JMU Convocation Center (5,522)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/25/2016
8:00 pm, CSN
at Towson L 67–69  20–10
(10–7)
SECU Arena (2,546)
Towson, Maryland
02/27/2016
2:30 pm, NBCSN
William & Mary W 71–65  21–10
(11–7)
JMU Convocation Center (3,646)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
CAA tournament
03/05/2016
2:30 pm, CSN
vs. William & Mary
Quarterfinals
L 64–79  21–11
Royal Farms Arena (3,904)
Baltimore
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

References