2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	10–22 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach	Louis Rowe (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Byron Taylor Rob Summers Tim Johnson
Home arena	JMU Convocation Center
Seasons← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
College of Charleston †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
Northeastern	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Towson	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
UNC Wilmington	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Delaware	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Drexel	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
James Madison	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
Elon	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438

† 2018 CAA tournament winner

The 2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-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 (CAA). They finished the season 10–22, 6–12 in CAA play, to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Drexel.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2016–17 season 10–23, 7–11 record in CAA play, to finish in a tie for third place. The Dukes lost in the quarterfinals of CAA tournament to College of Charleston. The season was the first for head coach Louis Rowe.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Shakir Brown	1	G/F	6'6"	225	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Jackson Kent	10	G	6'7"	200	Senior	High Point, NC	Graduated
Terrence Johnson	11	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Tucson, AZ	Decided to leave program
Vince Holmes	12	G	6'4"	185	Sophomore	Jupiter, FL	Decided to leave program
Paulius Satkus	13	F	6'8"	230	Senior	Raudondvaris, Lithuania	Graduated
Tyriq Nady	14	G	5'10"	195	Freshman	Virginia Beach, VA
Tom Vodanovich	15	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Wellington, New Zealand	Graduated
Dimitrije Cabarkapa	21	F	6'10"	240	RS Senior	Novi Sad, Serbia	Graduated
Yohanny Dalembert	40	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Graduated
Ivan Lukic	55	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Loznica, Serbia	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Antanee Pinkard	2	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Lancaster, PA	Transferred from Hill College (JC)
Develle Phillips	12	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Bowie, MD	Transferred from Odessa College (JC)
Cameron Smith	21	F	6'7"	210	Graduate	Tallahassee, FL	Graduate transfer from Florida International

2017 recruiting class

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High school
Matt Lewis	1	G	6'5"	180	Arlington, VA	Bishop O'Connell
Darius Banks	5	G	6'5"	225	St. Petersburg, FL	St. Petersburg
Greg Jones	10	F	6'7"	220	Richmond, VA	John Marshall
Zach Jacobs	11	F	6'8"	220	Richmond, VA	Trinity Episcopal
Dwight Wilson	24	F	6'7"	260	Tallahassee, FL	Lincoln
Alex Schulz	33	F	6'11"	265	Herndon, VA	Oakton

Roster

2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Matt Lewis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Arlington, VA
G	2	Antanee Pinkard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Hill College	Lancaster, PA
G	3	Stuckey Mosley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Toledo	Orlando, FL
G	4	Joey McLean	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	High Point Christian	Greensboro, NC
G	5	Darius Banks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	St. Petersburg HS	St. Petersburg, FL
F	10	Greg Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	John Marshall HS	Richmond, VA
F	11	Zach Jacobs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Trinity Episcopal	Richmond, VA
F	12	Develle Phillips	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Odessa College	Bowie, MD
F	21	Cameron Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Florida International	Tallahassee, FL
F	22	Gerron Scissum	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	VCU	Huntsville, AL
F	23	Ramone Snowden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Niagara	Virginia Beach, VA
F	24	Dwight Wilson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Lincoln HS	Tallahassee, FL
F	33	Alex Schulz	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Oakton HS	Herndon, VA

Head coach

Louis Rowe (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Byron Taylor (Florida A&M)
Rob Summers (West Virginia)
Tim Johnson (Wofford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 5:00 p.m.		Bridgewater (VA)	W 80–50	1–0	JMU Convocation Center (4,598) Harrisonburg, VA
November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Old Dominion Rivalry	L 53–69	1–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,451) Harrisonburg, VA
November 17, 2017* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Northern Kentucky The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals	L 78–87	1–2	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (316) Nassau, Bahamas
November 18, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Weber State The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation round	L 65–73	1–3	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (264) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov. 19, 2017* 11:00 a.m.		vs. UTSA The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 7th-place game	L 77–90	1–4	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (201) Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2017* 4:00 p.m.		Appalachian State	W 105–99	2–4	JMU Convocation Center (2,062) Harrisonburg, VA
November 25, 2017* 4:00 p.m.		at Radford	L 68–69	2–5	Dedmon Center (1,314) Radford, VA
November 29, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		George Mason	L 72–76	2–6	JMU Convocation Center (2,965) Harrisonburg, VA
December 2, 2017* 8:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 87–82	3–6	JMU Convocation Center (2,439) Harrisonburg, VA
December 5, 2017* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at The Citadel	L 82–84	3–7	McAlister Field House (744) Charleston, SC
December 10, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		at Richmond	L 71–74	3–8	Robins Center (6,524) Richmond, VA
December 16, 2017* 5:30 p.m.		at FIU	W 76–67	4–8	FIU Arena (620) Miami, FL
December 20, 2017* 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida	L 63–72	4–9	O'Connell Center (8,203) Gainesville, FL
Exhibition
December 27, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		West Virginia Wesleyan	W 75–49		JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
CAA regular season
December 30, 2017 4:00 p.m.		Northeastern	L 70–81	4–10 (0–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,308) Harrisonburg, VA
January 2, 2018 7:00 p.m.		William & Mary	L 76–84	4–11 (0–2)	JMU Convocation Center (2,050) Harrisonburg, VA
January 5, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	L 81–87	4–12 (0–3)	Mack Sports Complex (1,062) Hempstead, NY
January 7, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Northeastern	L 67–80	4–13 (0–4)	Matthews Arena (782) Boston, MA
January 11, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at William & Mary	L 89–92	4–14 (0–5)	Kaplan Arena (3,673) Williamsburg, VA
January 13, 2018 4:00 p.m.		Delaware	L 60–61	4–15 (0–6)	JMU Convocation Center (2,938) Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2018 7:00 p.m.		Elon	W 85–74	5–15 (1–6)	JMU Convocation Center (2,190) Harrisonburg, VA
January 20, 2018 4:00 p.m.		Drexel	W 75–73	6–15 (2–6)	JMU Convocation Center (2,611) Harrisonburg, VA
January 25, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	L 68–71	6–16 (2–7)	Trask Coliseum (3,988) Wilmington, NC
January 27, 2018 3:00 p.m.		at College of Charleston	L 59–66	6–17 (2–8)	TD Arena (4,030) Charleston, SC
February 1, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Drexel	L 74–76	6–18 (2–9)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (705) Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 2018 4:00 p.m.		Towson	W 79–73	7–18 (3–9)	JMU Convocation Center (4,538) Harrisonburg, VA
February 13, 2018 7:00 p.m.		UNC Wilmington	W 62–61	8–18 (4–9)	JMU Convocation Center (1,038) Harrisonburg, VA
February 15, 2018 7:00 p.m.		College of Charleston	L 79–81	8–19 (4–10)	JMU Convocation Center (2,454) Harrisonburg, VA
February 17, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Towson	W 69–66	9–19 (5–10)	SECU Arena (1,271) Towson, MD
February 22, 2018 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	L 61–77	9–20 (5–11)	JMU Convocation Center (2,663) Harrisonburg, VA
February 24, 2018 4:00 p.m.		at Delaware	L 66–68	9–21 (5–12)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,487) Newark, DE
February 26, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Elon	W 90–84	10–21 (6–12)	Alumni Gym (1,591) Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 3, 2018 4:00 p.m.	(9)	vs. (8) Drexel First round	L 62–70	10–22	North Charleston Coliseum (2,659) North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:

References

"Louis Rowe returns to JMU as coach". ESPN. April 1, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
^ "Two JMU men's basketball players leave program". The Breeze. April 12, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
^ "Phillips, Pinkard Join Men's Basketball for 2017-18". James Madison University Athletics. May 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
"Smith Joins Men's Basketball for 2017-18". James Madison University Athletics. June 23, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
"2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
"James Madison Dukes Schedule 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
"2017-18 James Madison Dukes Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

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