2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record	21–11 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Matt Brady (8th year)
Assistant coach	Rob O'Driscoll
Assistant coach	Mike Deane
Assistant coach	Bill Phillips
Home arena	JMU Convocation Center

2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
UNC Wilmington †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
James Madison	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
College of Charleston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Elon	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Drexel	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
Delaware	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233

† 2016 CAA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by eighth year head coach Matt Brady, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. James Madison finished the regular season with an 11–7 record in conference, finishing in a tie for third place. The Dukes lost in the quarterfinals of CAA Tournament to William & Mary. They finished the season with a 21–11 overall record.

On March 14, 2016, James Madison fired head coach Matt Brady.^[1]

Previous Season

The Dukes 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Shawn Wilbourne	1	G	6'2"	195	RS Sophomore	Fredericksburg, Virginia	Walk-on; didn't return
Dante Sterling	11	G	6'5"	205	Freshman	Fayetteville, Georgia	Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Andre Nation	15	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Plant City, Florida	Dismissed from the team
Hari Hall	25	F	6'7"	210	Freshman	Jacksonville, Florida	Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Shakir Brown	1	F	6'6"	218	Junior	Baltimore	Angelina College
Ramone Snowden	23	G	6'3"	210	Junior	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Niagara

Under NCAA transfer rules, Ramone Snowden will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Snowden will have two years of remaining eligibility following the 2015–16 season.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kevin Roland SG	Amelia Court House, Virginia	Amelia Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Kevin Roland SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.

Roster

2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Morgan, DevontaeDevontae Morgan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Tampa, Florida
2.5 !G/F	1	Brown, ShakirShakir Brown	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Baltimore
1.5 !G	2	Curry, RonRon Curry	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pennsauken, New Jersey
1.5 !G	3	Grays, WinstonWinston Grays	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cleveland, Ohio
1.5 !G	4	McLean, JoeyJoey McLean	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	10	Kent, JacksonJackson Kent	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	High Point, North Carolina
3.5 !F	12	Satkus, PauliusPaulius Satkus	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Raudondvaris, Lithuania
3.5 !F	13	Vodanovich, TomTom Vodanovich	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wellington, New Zealand
3.5 !F	21	Cabarkapa, DimitrijeDimitrije Cabarkapa	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Novi Sad, Serbia
3.5 !F	23	Snowden, RamoneRamone Snowden (I)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Virginia Beach, Virginia
1.5 !G	31	Risse, MattMatt Risse (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Barrington, New Jersey
1.5 !G	35	Kangni, KevinKevin Kangni	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Amelia Courthouse, Virginia
1.5 !G	40	Dalembert, YohannyYohanny Dalembert	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
3.5 !F	55	Lukic, IvanIvan Lukic	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Loznica, Serbia

Head coach

Matt Brady (Siena)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova)
Mike Deane (Potsdam State)
Bill Phillips (Saint Joseph's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	Richmond	W 87–75	1–0	JMU Convocation Center (7,201) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM	vs. West Virginia Charleston Showcase	L 73–86	1–1	Charleston Civic Center (8,101) Charleston, West Virginia
11/20/2015* 3:30 PM	FIU Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 64–61	2–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,457) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/21/2015* 7:30 PM	Oral Roberts Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	L 64–74	2–2	JMU Convocation Center (2,628) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/22/2015* 3:30 PM	Tennessee–Martin Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	L 75–78	2–3	JMU Convocation Center (2,292) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM	Eastern Mennonite Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 106–74	3–3	JMU Convocation Center (2,655) Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/27/2015* 7:00 PM	at Marshall	W 89–75	4–3	Cam Henderson Center (4,683) Huntington, West Virginia
11/30/2015* 7:00 PM	at Radford	W 70–68	5–3	Dedmon Center (3,107) Radford, Virginia
12/03/2015* 7:00 PM	Western Michigan	W 63–57	6–3	JMU Convocation Center (2,660) Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM	Marshall	W 107–84	7–3	JMU Convocation Center (3,404) Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/12/2015* 4:00 PM	George Mason	W 69–46	8–3	JMU Convocation Center (3,856) Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/20/2015* 2:00 PM	East Carolina	W 67–61	9–3	JMU Convocation Center (2,510) Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM	Mount St. Mary's	W 73–53	10–3	JMU Convocation Center (2,291) Harrisonburg, Virginia
CAA regular season
12/31/2015 1:00 PM	College of Charleston	L 65–62	10–4 (0–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,495) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/02/2016 12:00 PM, CSN	at Delaware	W 63–73	11–4 (1–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,886) Newark, Delaware
01/07/2016 7:00 PM	Elon	L 73–79	11–5 (1–2)	JMU Convocation Center (2,300) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/09/2016 4:00 PM	Towson	W 73–59	12–5 (2–2)	JMU Convocation Center (3,197) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, CSN	at Northeastern	W 75–63	13–5 (3–2)	Matthews Arena (1,944) Boston
01/16/2016 4:00 PM	at Hofstra	W 86–82 ^OT	14–5 (4–2)	Hofstra Arena (1,687) Hempstead, New York
01/21/2016 7:00 PM	Drexel	W 68–45	15–5 (5–2)	JMU Convocation Center (2,807) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/23/2016 7:00 PM	at Elon	W 82–64	16–5 (6–2)	Alumni Gym (1,248) Elon, North Carolina
01/28/2016 7:00 PM	UNC Wilmington	L 73–78	16–6 (6–3)	JMU Convocation Center (3,107) Harrisonburg, Virginia
01/31/2016 7:00 PM, CSN	at William & Mary	L 62–68	16–7 (6–4)	Kaplan Arena (3,681) Williamsburg, Virginia
02/04/2016 7:00 PM	at Drexel	W 78–56	17–7 (7–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107) Philadelphia
02/06/2016 3:00 PM, CSN	Hofstra	W 98–95 ^OT	18–7 (8–4)	JMU Convocation Center (3,047) Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/11/2016 7:30 PM	at College of Charleston	W 56–52	19–7 (9–4)	TD Arena (3,023) Charleston, South Carolina
02/13/2016 3:00 PM, NBCSN	at UNC Wilmington	L 68–78	19–8 (9–5)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, North Carolina
02/18/2016 7:00 PM	Northeastern	L 94–95 ^3OT	19–9 (9–6)	JMU Convocation Center (3,152) Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/20/2016 4:00 PM, CSN	Delaware	W 75–50	20–9 (10–6)	JMU Convocation Center (5,522) Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/25/2016 8:00 PM, CSN	at Towson	L 67–69	20–10 (10–7)	SECU Arena (2,546) Towson, Maryland
02/27/2016 2:30 PM, NBCSN	William & Mary	W 71–65	21–10 (11–7)	JMU Convocation Center (3,646) Harrisonburg, Virginia
CAA Tournament
03/05/2016 2:30 PM, CSN	vs. William & Mary Quarterfinals	L 64–79	21–11	Royal Farms Arena (3,904) Baltimore
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "JMU fires coach Brady despite 21-win season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
↑ "2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball schedule". James Madison University.

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2015–16 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

See also

References