2023–24 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

The 2023–24 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Byington and played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023–24 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record32–4 (15–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Xavier Joyner
  • Jon Cremins
  • Matt Bucklin
Home arenaAtlantic Union Bank Center
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Appalachian State16–2 .88927–7  .794
James Madison †15–3 .83332–4  .889
Troy13–5 .72220–12  .625
Arkansas State11–7 .61120–17  .541
Louisiana10–8 .55619–14  .576
Southern Miss9–9 .50016–16  .500
Georgia State8–10 .44414–17  .452
South Alabama8–10 .44416–16  .500
Georgia Southern8–10 .4449–24  .273
Marshall7–11 .38913–20  .394
Texas State7–11 .38917–18  .486
Louisiana–Monroe6–12 .33311–19  .367
Coastal Carolina5–13 .2789–22  .290
Old Dominion3–15 .1677–25  .219
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

James Madison began the season by beating No. 4-ranked Michigan State, earning their first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating California on December 29, 1992.[1] They followed this up with wins over Kent State and Howard giving them three consecutive wins over 2023 NCAA tournament participants and earning them their first appearance in the AP Poll in school history.[2] The Dukes then went on to have their best record to start a season in program history, going 14–0 before they were handed their first loss against Southern Miss.[3] As a result, James Madison left the AP poll after being ranked for eight weeks

The Dukes finished the regular season with a record of 32–4, 15–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place.[4] They defeated Marshall, Texas State, and Arkansas State in the Sun Belt tournament to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in South region marking the team's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2013. They upset No 5-seeded Wisconsin in the first round to advance on to the second round for the first time since 1983.[5] There they lost to Duke in the second round.

On March 25, 2024, head coach Mark Byington left the school to become the head coach at Vanderbilt.[6]

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2022–23 season 22–11, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish fourth in the conference. They defeated Troy in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.[7]

Offseason

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Raekwon Horton2F6'9"220GraduateSantee, SCCollege of Charleston
T. J. Bickerstaff3F6'9"220GraduateAtlanta, GABoston College
Bryant Randleman4G6'4"190GraduateDurham, NCHigh Point
Quincy Allen10G/F6'8"190RS SophomoreSilver Spring, MDColorado
Michael Green III13G6'0"155GraduateBronx, NYRobert Morris

2023 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyshawn Archie
CG		 Houston, TX C.E. King High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 7, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Dukes were picked to finish in first place in the conference's preseason poll.[8] Redshirt junior guard Terrence Edwards, Jr. was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[8]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1James Madison - 176 (7)
2App State - 159 (2)
3Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4Southern Miss - 148
5Louisiana - 136 (2)
6South Alabama - 129 (2)
7Marshall - 119
8Troy - 91
9Arkansas State - 84
10Texas State - 72
11Georgia State - 69
12Coastal Carolina - 59
13Georgia Southern - 42
14ULM - 32

Roster
2023–24 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Xavier Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoJamestown HS Williamsburg, VA
G 1 Noah Freidel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrSouth Dakota State Tea, SD
F 2 Raekwon Horton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrCollege of Charleston Santee, SC
F 3 T. J. Bickerstaff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSBoston College Atlanta, GA
G 4 Bryant Randleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSHigh Point Durham, NC
G/F 5 Terrence Edwards Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrTucker HS Atlanta, GA
G/F 10 Quincy Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoColorado Silver Spring, MD
F 11 Justin Amadi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrPaul M. Dorman HS Greenville, SC
G 12 Brycen Blaine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBerkmar HS Richmond, VA
G 13 Michael Green III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) GSRobert Morris Bronx, NY
F 15 Jaylen Carey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrWestminster Academy Davie, FL
G 20 Jarrell Pope 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrPrincess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
G 21 Hollman Smith (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrTilton School Falls Church, VA
F 22 Julien Wooden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrNorthside HS Roanoke, VA
G 30 Aidan Mckeon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrFreeman HS Henrico, VA
F 33 Jerrell Roberson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoDeMatha HS Upper Marlboro, MD
F 35 Shane Feden (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrWoodbridge HS Woodbridge, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule and results


Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:30 p.m., BTN		 at No. 4 Michigan State W 79–76 OT 1–0
  24 – Edwards  14 – Bickerstaff  3 – Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Kent State
MAC-SBC Challenge		 W 113–108 2OT 2–0
  25 – Edwards  10 – Edwards  6 – Edwards  MAC Center (3,126)
Kent, OH
November 12, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Howard W 107–86  3–0
  22 – Wooden  8 – Horton  8 – Green III  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,443)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 24 Radford
Cancún Challenge campus site game		 W 76–73  4–0
  21 – Edwards  8 – Bickerstaff  5 – Green III  Atlantic Union Bank Center (8,014)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 22 vs. Southern Illinois
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals		 W 82–76  5–0
  24 – Edwards  7 – Bickerstaff  5 – Edwards  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (417)
Cancún, Mexico
November 22, 2023*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 22 vs. Fresno State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division championship		 W 95–64  6–0
  26 – Freidel  5 – Bickerstaff  4 – Wooden  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (683)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 22 Buffalo W 81–66  7–0
  18 – Bickerstaff  7 – Bickerstaff  5 – Green III  Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,106)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 22 Keystone W 130–59  8–0
  21 – Green III  13 – Bickerstaff  5 – Bickerstaff  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,272)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 18 at Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry		 W 84–69  9–0
  21 – Bickerstaff  12 – Bickerstaff  9 – Green III  Chartway Arena (8,504)
Norfolk, VA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops		 No. 20 at Hampton W 88–71  10–0
  17 – Brown  10 – Carey  8 – Green III  Hampton Convocation Center (2,068)
Hampton, VA
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 20 Coppin State W 87–48  11–0
  18 – Bickerstaff  7 – Bickerstaff  4 – Green III  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,214)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 22, 2023*
1:00 p.m., −		 No. 20 at Morgan State W 89–75  12–0
  29 – Edwards  9 – Edwards  5 – Brown  Talmadge L. Hill Field House (878)
Baltimore, MD
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 20 Texas State W 82–65  13–0
(1–0)		  21 – Bickerstaff  10 – Bickerstaff  5 – Bickerstaff  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,617)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 19 at Louisiana W 68–61  14–0
(2–0)		  19 – Edwards Jr.  11 – Bickerstaff  5 – Edwards Jr.  Cajundome (2,349)
Lafayette, LA
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 19 at Southern Miss L 71–81  14–1
(2–1)		  15 – Edwards Jr.  16 – Bickerstaff  3 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (4,107)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 South Alabama W 89–55  15–1
(3–1)		  26 – Freidel  10 – Bickerstaff  5 – Randleman  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,147)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Appalachian State L 55–59  15–2
(3–2)		  19 – Edwards  7 – Bickerstaff  4 – Edwards  Atlantic Union Bank Center (7,761)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Louisiana–Monroe W 89–70  16–2
(4–2)		  31 – Wooden  8 – Carey  6 – Edwards Jr.  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,033)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Marshall W 67–52  17–2
(5–2)		  20 – Edwards Jr.  11 – Bickerstaff  5 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,061)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry		 W 78–62  18–2
(6–2)		  23 – Wooden  12 – Bickerstaff  5 – Tied  Chartway Arena (6,701)
Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at Appalachian State L 76–82  18–3
(6–3)		  25 – Edwards, Jr.  12 – Bickerstaff  5 – Green  Holmes Center (8,052)
Boone, NC
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Coastal Carolina W 105–67  19–3
(7–3)		  19 – Bickerstaff  7 – Tied  7 – Brown  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,490)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry		 W 78–63  20–3
(8–3)		  18 – Friedel  10 – Horton  3 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (7,633)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Arkansas State W 77–73  21–3
(9–3)		  19 – Friedel  10 – Friedel  5 – Brown  First National Bank Arena (3,824)
Jonesboro, AR
February 10, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Akron
MAC-SBC Challenge		 W 73–59  22–3
  17 – Green III  9 – Horton  4 – Green III  Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,454)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Georgia State W 83–63  23–3
(10–3)		  28 – Edwards  9 – Tied  3 – Edwards  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,162)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Georgia Southern W 87–80  24–3
(11–3)		  19 – Edwards Jr.  5 – Tied  3 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,796)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Marshall W 84–58  25–3
(12–3)		  19 – Freidel  9 – Freidel  6 – Green III  Cam Henderson Center (4,595)
Huntington, WV
February 24, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Georgia Southern W 80–74  26–3
(13–3)		  20 – Edwards  10 – Bickerstaff  6 – Edwards  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,342)
Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Georgia State W 84–78  27–3
(14–3)		  30 – Edwards  13 – Bickerstaff  5 – Edwards  GSU Convocation Center (1,988)
Atlanta, GA
March 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Coastal Carolina W 86–76  28–3
(15–3)		  18 – Edwards Jr.  8 – Freidel  6 – Edwards Jr.  HTC Center (1,513)
Conway, SC
Sun Belt tournament
March 9, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (2) vs. (10) Marshall
Quarterfinals		 W 81–64  29–3
  18 – Edwards  11 – Bickerstaff  6 – Edwards  Pensacola Bay Center (2,501)
Pensacola, FL
March 10, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (2) vs. (11) Texas State
Semifinals		 W 73–68  30–3
  28 – Freidel  11 – Bickerstaff  6 – Edwards  Pensacola Bay Center (−)
Pensacola, FL
March 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 (2) vs. (4) Arkansas State
Championship		 W 91–71  31–3
  21 – Brown  10 – Brown  3 – Tied  Pensacola Bay Center (2,548)
Pensacola, FL
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
9:40 p.m., CBS		 (12 S) vs. (5 S) No. 23 Wisconsin
First Round		 W 72–61  32–3
  14 – Edwards  9 – Bickerstaff  3 – Tied  Barclays Center (17,487)
Brooklyn, NY
March 24, 2024
5:15 p.m., CBS		 (12 S) vs. (4 S) No. 13 Duke
Second Round		 L 55–93  32–4
  13 – Edwards  5 – Tied  2 – Tied  Barclays Center (17,505)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—2422221820202019RVRV——————RVRVRVRV
Coaches—RVRV232420212120RVRVRV——RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

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