The 2025–26 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season The Dukes finished the 2024–25 season 20–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a four-way tie for first place. They were defeated by Troy in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament.
Preseason On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt released their preseason poll. James Madison was picked to finish atop the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.
Preseason rankings +Sun Belt Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 James Madison 175 (1) 2 154 (3) 3 152 (4) 4 148 (1) 5 145 (2) 6 128 (1) 7 123 (1) 8 106 9 95 (1) 10 66 11 59 12 57 13 43 14 19
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams Preseason All-Sun Belt TeamsTeamPlayerYearPositionFirstBradley DouglasGraduate StudentGuard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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