# 2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

The 2014–15 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by seventh year head coach Matt Brady, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They 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.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Towson.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Charles Cooke | 4 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Trenton, New Jersey | Transferred to Dayton |
| Andrey Semenov | 11 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Graduated |
| Christian Pierce | 14 | G | 6'5" | 205 | RS Junior | Ivy, Virginia | Transferred |
| Tom Rivard | 20 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | Worcester, Massachusetts | Transferred to Colgate |
| Taylor Bessick | 22 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Philadelphia | Transferred to Iona |

## Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Devontae Morgan | 0 | G | 6'3" | 176 | Junior | Tampa, Florida | Transferred from Butler |
| Winston Grays III | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Cleveland, Ohio | Transferred from Cincinnati State |
* Under NCAA transfer rules, Devonte Morgan will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dante Sterling SG | Fayetteville, Georgia | Fayette County High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Hari Hall SF | Jacksonville, Florida | Ribault High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 17, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Joey McLean PG | High Point, North Carolina | High Point Christian Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2014* 2:00 pm | Philadelphia | L 76–79 | | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 9 Virginia | L 51–79 | 0–1 | JMU Convocation Center (6,782) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Radford | W 74–71 | 1–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,729) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 82–60 | 2–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,877) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | Colgate Buckeye Classic | W 77–71 | 3–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,623) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 11/26/2014* 2:00 pm | Sacred Heart Buckeye Classic | W 79–72 | 4–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,548) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 11/28/2014* 4:00 pm, BTN | at No. 16 Ohio State Buckeye Classic | L 56–73 | 4–2 | Value City Arena (14,310) Columbus, Ohio |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Campbell Buckeye Classic | W 63–61 | 5–2 | JMU Convocation Center (2,631) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | Richmond | W 51–46 | 6–2 | JMU Convocation Center (3,537) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 12/13/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at East Carolina | L 58–70 | 6–3 | Williams Arena (4,759) Greenville, North Carolina |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm | at Ball State | W 72–52 | 7–3 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,257) Muncie, Indiana |
| 12/20/2014* 5:00 pm | High Point | L 71–80 | 7–4 | JMU Convocation Center (3,661) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | Norfolk State | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 | JMU Convocation Center (2,864) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm | Valparaiso | L 52–79 | 7–6 | JMU Convocation Center (2,757) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 01/03/2015 4:00 pm | Towson | W 61–52 | 8–6 (1–0) | JMU Convocation Center (2,731) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 01/05/2015 7:30 pm | at College of Charleston | W 61–50 | 9–6 (2–0) | TD Arena (1,865) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | Northeastern | L 59–65 | 9–7 (2–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,589) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 73–81 | 9–8 (2–2) | Kaplan Arena (3,446) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, CSN | at Drexel | W 54–35 | 10–8 (3–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,186) Philadelphia |
| 01/17/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | Elon | W 75–72 | 11–8 (4–2) | JMU Convocation Center (3,197) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | L 59–82 | 11–9 (4–3) | Matthews Arena (1,680) Boston |
| 01/24/2015 4:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 69–63 | 12–9 (5–3) | Mack Sports Complex (2,826) Hempstead, New York |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 88–82 | 13–9 (6–3) | JMU Convocation Center (2,806) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm, CSN | William & Mary | L 65–84 | 13–10 (6–4) | JMU Convocation Center (4,133) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | L 65–77 | 13–11 (6–5) | JMU Convocation Center (3,323) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, CSN | at Towson | W 63–61 | 14–11 (7–5) | SECU Arena (3,847) Towson, Maryland |
| 02/10/2015 8:00 pm, CSN | at Delaware | W 67–54 | 15–11 (8–5) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,318) Newark, Delaware |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Elon | W 86–75 | 16–11 (9–5) | Alumni Gym (1,377) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | Drexel | W 82–78 | 17–11 (10–5) | JMU Convocation Center (3,282) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 02/22/2015 12:00 pm, CSN | College of Charleston Postponed from 02/21/2015 | W 68–61 | 18–11 (11–5) | JMU Convocation Center (3,652) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 54–74 | 18–12 (11–6) | Trask Coliseum (4,542) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm, CSN | Hofstra | W 82–73 | 19–12 (12–6) | JMU Convocation Center (6,185) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| CAA tournament |||||
| 03/07/2015 2:30 pm, CSN | vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals | L 57–74 | 19–13 | Royal Farms Arena (3,762) Baltimore |
| CIT |||||
| 03/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate First round | L 72–73 | 19–14 | Hodge Center (711) Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||