# 2019–20 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fourth-year head coach Louis Rowe, played their home games at the James Madison University (JMU) Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the 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.
On March 9, 2020, the school announced that head coach Louis Rowe would not return as head coach for the Dukes. A few weeks later, the school named Georgia Southern head coach Mark Byington the Dukes' new head coach.
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.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2018–19 season 14–19, 6–12 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Towson in the first round of the CAA tournament before losing to Hofstra in the quarterfinals.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Stuckey Mosley | 3 | G | 6' 3" | 190 | RS Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Matthew Urbach | 4 | G | 6' 5" | 180 | Freshman | Fairfax, VA | Transferred |
| Greg Jones | 10 | F | 6' 7" | 220 | Sophomore | Richmond, VA | Transferred to Southern Connecticut |
| Develle Phillips | 12 | F | 6' 9" | 210 | Senior | Bowie, MD | Graduated |
| Jonathan Hicklin | 15 | G | 6' 4" | 205 | Freshman | Charlotte, NC | Transferred to Winston-Salem State |
| Cameron Smith | 21 | F | 6' 7" | 210 | RS Senior | Tallahassee, FL | Graduated |
| Alex Schulz | 33 | F | 6' 11" | 265 | Sophomore | Herndon, VA | Walk-on; transferred |

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Michael Christmas SF | Virginia Beach, VA | Landstown High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Quinn Richey SG | Johns Creek, GA | Mount Pisgah Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Sep 23, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Mike Fowler PF | Raleigh, NC | Greensboro Day School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 23, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Julien Wooden PF | Roanoke, VA | Northside High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jayvis Harvey SG | Durham, NC | Southern Durham High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Mar 13, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Zyon Dobbs PG | Fairmont, WV | Fairmont Senior High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 13, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:30 p.m., FloSports | | Charlotte | W 79–74 | 1–0 | JMU Convocation Center (3,083) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 10, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 11 Virginia | L 34–65 | 1–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,524) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 13, 2019* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | Shenandoah | W 96–48 | 2–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,193) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 p.m., MASN | | at George Mason | L 70–83 | 2–2 | EagleBank Arena (4,410) Fairfax, VA |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Old Dominion Rivalry | W 80–78 | 3–2 | Chartway Arena (7,001) Norfolk, VA |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | New Hampshire | W 78–71 | 4–2 | JMU Convocation Center (2,080) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Coppin State | L 78–94 | 4–3 | JMU Convocation Center (2,089) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | East Carolina | W 99–89 | 5–3 | JMU Convocation Center (2,068) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 71–94 | 5–4 | Dedmon Center (1,879) Radford, VA |
| December 16, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Charleston Southern | W 81–60 | 6–4 | JMU Convocation Center (2,046) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 75–69 | 7–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,510) The Bronx, NY |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | Hofstra | L 76–82 | 7–5 (0–1) | JMU Convocation Center (1,987) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 30, 2019 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Northeastern | L 72–88 | 7–6 (0–2) | JMU Convocation Center (1,890) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at UNC Wilmington | W 64–60 | 8–6 (1–2) | Trask Coliseum (2,380) Wilmington, NC |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | at College of Charleston | L 69–85 | 8–7 (1–3) | TD Arena (4,224) Charleston, SC |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., MASN | | Delaware | L 76–80 | 8–8 (1–4) | JMU Convocation Center (1,976) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | Drexel | L 71–78 | 8–9 (1–5) | JMU Convocation Center (1,967) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Towson | L 61–69 | 8–10 (1–6) | SECU Arena (1,320) Towson, MD |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at William & Mary | L 75–88 | 8–11 (1–7) | Kaplan Arena (4,429) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Elon | L 73–82 | 8–12 (1–8) | Schar Center (1,896) Elon, NC |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | College of Charleston | L 68–87 | 8–13 (1–9) | JMU Convocation Center (2,482) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 p.m., MASN2 | | UNC Wilmington | W 83–66 | 9–13 (2–9) | JMU Convocation Center (4,495) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Drexel | L 67–78 | 9–14 (2–10) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (950) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Delaware | L 78–80 | 9–15 (2–11) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,778) Newark, DE |
| February 15, 2020 8:00 p.m., FloSports | | Towson | L 48–63 | 9–16 (2–12) | JMU Convocation Center (2,959) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., MASN2 | | Elon | L 62–70 | 9–17 (2–13) | JMU Convocation Center (2,078) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | William & Mary | L 74–78 | 9–18 (2–14) | JMU Convocation Center (3,125) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Northeastern | L 57–77 | 9–19 (2–15) | Matthews Arena (901) Boston, MA |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Hofstra | L 81–97 | 9–20 (2–16) | Mack Sports Complex (3,843) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 6:30 p.m., FloSports | (10) | vs. (7) Elon First round | L 61–63 | 9–21 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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