College Basketball - CAA Conference
James Madison Dukes
| Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia University Founded: 1908 Enrollment: 17,393  Nickname: Dukes Mascot: Duke Dog School Colors: Purple and gold Joined the CAA: 1985 Varsity Sports: 19 U. President: Dr. Linwood H. Rose Director of Athletics: Jeff Bourne Basketball Head Coach: Dean Keener Conference (Co-) Champions: CAA Reg. Season: '90, '91, '93, '00 CAA Tournament: 1983, '94 Basketball Arena: JMU Convocation Center (The "Convo") Current Capacity: 7,156 First Year of Basketball: 1945 |
James Madison athletics teams compete in the CAA as part of the Division I.
James Madison Dukes men’s basketball team has won four CAA Conference titles and two CAA Tournament titles.
The first men’s basketball team was created in 1945. The JMU Dukes men’s basketball is traditionally stronger and more successful than the football team, but the team has not been very successful over the past few years.
The Dukes have classified to the NCAA Tournament four times 1981,1982,1983 and 1994). They also got entries to the NIT five times, most recently in 1993. The Dukes has a all time record of 567-432.
The Dukes didn’t have a good season 2007-08, in where they finished with a conference record of 5-13. With these results, Coach Dean Keener is trying to have a better recruiting a class and is aiming for a better season this 2008-09.
James Madison 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 12-Nov | at No. 17 Ohio State | L 72-44 |
| 20-Nov | at Murray State | L 71-43 |
| 22-Nov | at FIU | W 81-68 |
| 23-Nov | vs. North Carolina Central | W 79-66 |
| 28-Nov | UMBC | W 53-51 |
| 2-Dec | Norfolk State | W 72-64 |
| 5-Dec | Georgia State | L 49-44 |
| 12-Dec | at Eastern Michigan | L 75-64 |
| 17-Dec | at Gardner-Webb | W 78-57 |
| 19-Dec | Radford | Postponed |
| 23-Dec | Fordham | W 85-73 |
| 29-Dec | at Stanford | L 80-76 |
| 2-Jan | at Northeastern | L 73-61 |
| 4-Jan | Delaware | W 71-65 |
| 6-Jan | at Old Dominion | L 74-72 |
| 9-Jan | Towson | W 69-66 |
| 14-Jan | at William & Mary | L 85-78 |
| 16-Jan | George Mason | L 82-71 |
| 20-Jan | at Drexel | L 78-57 |
| 23-Jan | at North Carolina-Wilmington | L 67-64 |
| 25-Jan | Radford | W 67-63 |
| 27-Jan | William & Mary | W 65-63 |
| 30-Jan | at George Mason | L 70-68 |
| 3-Feb | Hofstra | L 68-48 |
| 8-Feb | at Towson | L 81-78 |
| 10-Feb | Old Dominion | L 64-44 |
| 13-Feb | Virginia Commonwealth | 6:00 PM ET |
| 16-Feb | at Georgia State | 7:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | at Canisius | 7:00 PM ET |
| 22-Feb | Longwood | 7:00 PM ET |
| 24-Feb | at Virginia Commonwealth | 7:30 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Drexel | 7:00 PM ET |