2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-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 (CAA). They finished the season 10–22, 6–12 in CAA play, to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Drexel.

Previous season The Dukes finished the 2016–17 season 10–23, 7–11 record in CAA play, to finish in a tie for third place. The Dukes lost in the quarterfinals of CAA tournament to College of Charleston. The season was the first for head coach Louis Rowe.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Shakir Brown 1 G/F 6'6" 225 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated Jackson Kent 10 G 6'7" 200 Senior High Point, NC Graduated Terrence Johnson 11 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Tucson, AZ Decided to leave program Vince Holmes 12 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Jupiter, FL Decided to leave program Paulius Satkus 13 F 6'8" 230 Senior Raudondvaris, Lithuania Graduated Tyriq Nady 14 G 5'10" 195 Freshman Virginia Beach, VA Tom Vodanovich 15 F 6'7" 220 Senior Wellington, New Zealand Graduated Dimitrije Cabarkapa 21 F 6'10" 240 RS senior Novi Sad, Serbia Graduated Yohanny Dalembert 40 F 6'8" 240 Senior Port-au-Prince, Haiti Graduated Ivan Lukic 55 F 6'9" 230 Senior Loznica, Serbia Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Antanee Pinkard 2 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Lancaster, PA Transferred from Hill College (JC) Develle Phillips 12 F 6'9" 210 Junior Bowie, MD Transferred from Odessa College (JC) Cameron Smith 21 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Tallahassee, FL Graduate transfer from Florida International

2017 recruiting class Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school Matt Lewis 1 G 6'5" 180 Arlington, VA Bishop O'Connell Darius Banks 5 G 6'5" 225 St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg Greg Jones 10 F 6'7" 220 Richmond, VA John Marshall Zach Jacobs 11 F 6'8" 220 Richmond, VA Trinity Episcopal Dwight Wilson 24 F 6'7" 260 Tallahassee, FL Lincoln Alex Schulz 33 F 6'11" 265 Herndon, VA Oakton

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| CAA regular season

!colspan=9 style=| CAA tournament

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