2021–22 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
The 2021–22 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represents James Madison University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Mark Byington, play their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 2021–22 record | 9–2 (0–0 CAA) |
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| Home arena | Atlantic Union Bank Center |
| 2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 10 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Ineligible for the 2022 CAA Tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the CAA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 CAA Tournament winner As of December 10, 2021; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dukes finished the 2020–21 season finished the season 13–7, 8–2 in CAA play to earn a share of the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Elon.
Byington was named the CAA Coach of the Year while guard Matt Lewis was named the CAA Player of the Year.[1]
Preseason
In the conference's preseason poll, the Dukes were picked to finish fourth, but were one of six schools to receive first place votes. Additionally, Vado Morse was named to the preseason All-Conference Second Team, with Takal Molson being an honorable mention.[2]
On November 6, 2021, the school announced that it would leave the CAA to join the Sun Belt Conference effective June 30, 2022.[3] In response, the CAA decided to ban the Dukes from all CAA championships for the remainder of their time in the conference, including the CAA Tournament.[4]
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Carlow | W 135–40 | 1–0 |
Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,691) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm |
Old Dominion | W 58–53 | 2–0 |
Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,011) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 79–78 | 3–0 |
Alumni Coliseum (3,791) Richmond, KY | |||||||
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, NBCSW |
George Mason | W 67–64 | 4–0 |
Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,505) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| November 22, 2021* 12:00 pm |
vs. Kent State Naples Invitational quarterfinals |
L 69–74 | 4–1 |
Community School of Naples Naples, FL | |||||||
| November 23, 2021* 12:00 pm |
vs. Wright State Naples Invitational |
W 78–76 | 5–1 |
Community School of Naples Naples, FL | |||||||
| November 24, 2021* 2:30 pm |
vs. Murray State Naples Invitational |
L 62–74 | 5–2 |
Community School of Naples (117) Naples, FL | |||||||
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | W 69–65 | 6–2 |
FAU Arena (939) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Eastern Mennonite | W 96–54 | 7–2 |
Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,390) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| December 7, 2021* 6:30 pm, CBSSN |
Virginia | W 52–49 | 8–2 |
Atlantic Union Bank Center (8,439) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Radford | W 79-70 | 9-2 |
Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,713) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm |
at Morgan State | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD | |||||||||
| December 28, 2021* 2:00 pm |
at Penn | Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
| CAA regular season | |||||||||||
| December 21 2021 2:00 pm |
at Towson | SECU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| January 3, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Delaware | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE | |||||||||
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
| January 9, 2022 4:00 pm |
Hofstra | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2022 7:00 pm |
Northeastern | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 15, 2022 4:00 pm |
at William & Mary | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 17, 2022 4:00 pm |
at Elon | Schar Center Elon, NC | |||||||||
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm |
UNC Wilmington | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm |
College of Charleston | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm |
Drexel | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 29, 2022 4:00 pm |
Delaware | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisburg, VA | |||||||||
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Northeastern | Matthews Arena Boston, MA | |||||||||
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Hofstra | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY | |||||||||
| February 10, 2022 5:00 pm |
Elon | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisburg, VA | |||||||||
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm |
William & Mary | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisburg, VA | |||||||||
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm |
at College of Charleston | TD Arena Charleston, SC | |||||||||
| February 19, 2022 7:00 pm |
at UNC Wilmington | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC | |||||||||
| February 26, 2022 4:00 pm |
Towson | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||||
References
- reports, Staff and wire. "Basketball roundup: Byington named CAA coach of the year". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- "DELAWARE SELECTED AS CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITE; DREXEL'S CAMREN WYNTER NAMED PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- Times-Dispatch, MIKE BARBER Richmond. "CAA to ban JMU from league championship play if Dukes announce Sun Belt move". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- Forde, Pat. "Athletes Take Brunt of the Blow in JMU-CAA Feud". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-11-08.