# 2024–25 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2024–25 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represents the James Madison University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by ninth-year head coach Sean O'Regan and play their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. They are competing as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 13–5 in the Sun Belt play, to finish in third place. They were defeated by first-seeded Marshall in the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament in overtime. The Dukes then competed in the WBIT and lost to Stony Brook in the first round.

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. James Madison was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt regular season.

### Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | James Madison | 191 (12) |
| 2 | Troy | 169 (2) |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 167 |
| 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | 150 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 122 |
| 6 | Marshall | 118 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 113 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 107 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 77 |
| 10 | Texas State | 67 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 61 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 53 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 50 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 25 |
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### Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| First | Peyton McDaniel | Guard | 4th |
| Second | Kseniia Kozlova | Center | 5th |
| Third | Ro Scott | Guard | 5th |
Player of the Year: Peyton McDaniel, Guard, RS-Jr.
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State MAC–SBC Challenge | W 67–56 | 1–0 | MAC Center (1,350) Kent, OH |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 85–54 | 2–0 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,273) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Carolina | W 57–51 | 3–0 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,298) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 6 Notre Dame | L 46–92 | 3–1 | Purcell Pavilion (6,716) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 102–69 | 4–1 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,240) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 73–32 | 5–1 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,518) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 28, 2024* 3:30 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Nothern Arizona St. Pete Showcase | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Walter Athletic Complex (173) Tampa, FL |
| November 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Florida St. Pete Showcase | W 77–72 | 6–2 | Walter Athletic Complex (333) Tampa, FL |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | W 55–42 | 7–2 | Siegel Center (825) Richmond, VA |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 4 Texas | L 62–93 | 7–3 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,361) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Villanova | W 71–67 | 8–3 | Finneran Pavilion (1,501) Villanova, PA |
| December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 21 NC State | L 47–61 | 8–4 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | W 63–52 | 9–4 (1–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,376) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 68–63 | 10–4 (2–0) | Cajundome (511) Lafayette, LA |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 81–60 | 11–4 (3–0) | Strahan Arena (756) San Marcos, TX |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 71–59 | 12–4 (4–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,235) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 85–68 | 13–4 (5–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,370) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | W 93–65 | 14–4 (6–0) | Cam Henderson Center (1,149) Huntington, WV |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 74–54 | 15–4 (7–0) | HTC Center (941) Conway, SC |
| January 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 62–47 | 16–4 (8–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,320) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 76–69 | 17–4 (9–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,396) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 77–60 | 18–4 (10–0) | Hill Convocation Center (573) Statesboro, GA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion Royal Rivalry | W 85–62 | 19–4 (11–0) | Chartway Arena (2,987) Norfolk, VA |
| February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 76–62 | 20–4 (12–0) | Mitchell Center (358) Mobile, AL |
| February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State MAC–SBC Challenge | W 78–74 | 21–4 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,970) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 13, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 77–61 | 22–4 (13–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,108) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion Royal Rivalry | W 66–53 | 23–4 (14–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,375) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 62–55 | 24–4 (15–0) | GSU Convocation Center (1,302) Atlanta, GA |
| February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 83–57 | 25–4 (16–0) | Holmes Center (1,129) Boone, NC |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 80–74 | 26–4 (17–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,270) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–51 | 27–4 (18–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,799) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2025 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Coastal Carolina Semifinals | W 89–65 | 28–4 | Pensacola Bay Center (717) Pensacola, FL |
| March 10, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Arkansas State Championship | L 79–86 $^{OT}$ | 28–5 | Pensacola Bay Center (847) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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