# 2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-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. They finished the season 10–23, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Drexel in the first round of the CAA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to College of Charleston.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2015–16 season 21–11, 11–7 record in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. The Dukes lost in the quarterfinals of CAA tournament to William & Mary.
Despite finishing with 21 wins, on March 14, 2016, James Madison fired head coach Matt Brady. He was 139–127 in eight seasons with James Madison. On March 31, 2016, the school hired Louis Rowe, a JMU alum, as head coach.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Devontae Morgan | 0 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Tampa, FL | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Ron Curry | 2 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Pennsauken, NJ | Graduated |
| Winston Grays | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Cleveland, OH | Graduated |
| Kevin Kangni | 35 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Freshman | Amelia Courthouse, VA | Transferred to West Virginia Wesleyan |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Stuckey Mosley | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Transferred from Toledo. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mosley will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Terrence Johnson | 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Tempe, AZ | Junior college transferred from South Mountain Community College. |
| Vince Holmes | 13 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Jupiter, FL | Junior college transferred from Otero Junior College. |
| Gerron Scissum | 22 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Huntsville, AL | Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Scissum will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruiting

James Madison did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion Rivalry | L 55–62 | 0–1 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,241) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Rice | L 70–94 | 0–2 | JMU Convocation Center (3,480) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/18/2016* 9:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 73–80 | 0–3 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,539) Bozeman, MT |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | L 56–67 | 0–4 | JMU Convocation Center (2,311) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/23/2016* 4:00 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 70–82 | 0–5 | JMU Convocation Center (2,200) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/26/2016* 6:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 0–6 | EagleBank Arena (4,192) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 56–65 | 0–7 | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,433) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/03/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Longwood | W 71–59 | 1–7 | Willett Hall (1,508) Farmville, VA |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 67–74 | 1–8 | University Arena (1,968) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 61–73 | 1–9 | Holmes Center (422) Boone, NC |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | Richmond | L 55–75 | 1–10 | JMU Convocation Center (2,383) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | L 61–62 | 1–11 | JMU Convocation Center (2,358) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Mennonite | W 82–65 | 2–11 | JMU Convocation Center (2,670) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Drexel | W 78–67 | 3–11 (1–0) | JMU Convocation Center (3,212) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 64–44 | 4–11 (2–0) | JMU Convocation Center (2,303) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 62–54 | 5–11 (3–0) | Mack Sports Complex (1,059) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 54–64 | 5–12 (3–1) | Matthews Arena (1,354) Boston, MA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | L 51–53 | 5–13 (3–2) | JMU Convocation Center (2,768) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | | Elon | W 60–59 | 6–13 (4–2) | JMU Convocation Center (2,918) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 72–73 | 6–14 (4–3) | Kaplan Arena (3,076) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 60–73 | 6–15 (4–4) | TD Arena (3,889) Charleston, SC |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 76–87 | 6–16 (4–5) | JMU Convocation Center (2,849) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 61–66 | 6–17 (4–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,628) Newark, DE |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Elon | L 61–67 | 6–18 (4–7) | Alumni Gym (1,535) Elon, NC |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 73–69 | 7–18 (5–7) | JMU Convocation Center (3,543) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 73–88 | 7–19 (5–8) | Trask Coliseum (4,439) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | | Delaware | L 57–58 | 7–20 (5–9) | JMU Convocation Center (2,883) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 95–92 $^{OT}$ | 8–20 (6–9) | JMU Convocation Center (2,854) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, CSNMA | | at Towson | L 75–85 | 8–21 (6–10) | SECU Arena (2,871) Towson, MD |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 70–64 | 9–21 (7–10) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (858) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/25/2017 12:00 pm, ASN | | Hofstra | L 66–71 | 9–22 (7–11) | JMU Convocation Center (4,276) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:30 pm | (7) | vs. (10) Drexel First round | W 80–70 | 10–22 | North Charleston Coliseum (1,889) North Charleston, SC |
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, CSN | (7) | vs. (2) College of Charleston Quarterfinals | L 62–67 | 10–23 | North Charleston Coliseum (4,212) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||