The 2023–24 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Dukes were led by fourth-year head coach

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and played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in

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as members of the

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. James Madison began the season by beating No. 4-ranked

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, earning their first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating

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on December 29, 1992. They followed this up with wins over

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and

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giving them three consecutive wins over 2023 NCAA tournament participants and earning them their first appearance in the AP poll in school history. 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

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. 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. They defeated

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, Texas State and

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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

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. They upset No. 5-seeded

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in the first round to advance on to the second round for the first time since

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. There they lost to

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in the second round. On March 25, 2024, head coach Mark Byington left the school to become the head coach at Vanderbilt.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 22–11, 12–6 in Sun Belt play, to finish fourth in the conference. They defeated

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in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Dukes were picked to finish in first place in the Sun Belt Conference's (SBC) preseason poll. Redshirt junior guard Terrence Edwards Jr. was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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