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2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794
James Madison † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 4   .889
Troy 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 17   .541
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Southern Miss 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
South Alabama 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 9 – 24   .273
Marshall 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Texas State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 18   .486
Louisiana–Monroe 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
Coastal Carolina 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Old Dominion 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

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.

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 defeatedTroy in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.[7]

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Raekwon Horton 2 F 6'9" 220 Graduate Santee, SC College of Charleston
T. J. Bickerstaff 3 F 6'9" 220 Graduate Atlanta, GA Boston College
Bryant Randleman 4 G 6'4" 190 Graduate Durham, NC High Point
Quincy Allen 10 G/F 6'8" 190 RS Sophomore Silver Spring, MD Colorado
Michael Green III 13 G 6'0" 155 Graduate Bronx, NY Robert Morris

Recruiting

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:

2024 recruiting class

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

Roster

2023–24 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Xavier Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Jamestown HS Williamsburg, VA
G 1 Noah Freidel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr South Dakota State Tea, SD
F 2 Raekwon Horton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr College of Charleston Santee, SC
F 3 T. J. Bickerstaff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Boston College Atlanta, GA
G 4 Bryant Randleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS High Point Durham, NC
G/F 5 Terrence Edwards Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Tucker HS Atlanta, GA
G/F 10 Quincy Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Colorado Silver Spring, MD
F 11 Justin Amadi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Paul M. Dorman HS Greenville, SC
G 12 Brycen Blaine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Berkmar HS Richmond, VA
G 13 Michael Green III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) GS Robert Morris Bronx, NY
F 15 Jaylen Carey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Westminster Academy Davie, FL
G 20 Jarrell Pope 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Princess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
G 21 Hollman Smith (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Tilton School Falls Church, VA
F 22 Julien Wooden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Northside HS Roanoke, VA
G 30 Aidan Mckeon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Freeman HS Henrico, VA
F 33 Jerrell Roberson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So DeMatha HS Upper Marlboro, MD
F 35 Shane Feden (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Woodbridge 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
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