The 2022–23 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the ...

in the

2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 14 and ending with th ...

. The Dukes, led by third-year head coach

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

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as members of the

Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference that has been affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football confe ...

. The season marks the Dukes' first season in the Sun Belt Conference as they had previously been members of the

Colonial Athletic Association The Coastal Athletic Association (CAA), formerly the ECAC South Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association, is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA' ...

Previous season

During the 2021–22 season, the Dukes competed in the

, of which they had been a member since the conference was founded in 1979. They completed the season at 15–14 overall and 6–12 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. On November 6, 2021, the school announced that it would leave the CAA to join the

effective June 30, 2022. In response to their announced move to the Sun Belt Conference, the Dukes were banned by the CAA from competing in the CAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2023

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

In the conference's preseason coaches poll, the Dukes were picked to finish fourth, but were one of four schools to receive first place votes. Additionally, senior guard Vado Morse was named to the preseason All-Conference First Team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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James Madison Dukes The James Madison Dukes are the college sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletics teams that represent James Madison University (JMU), in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The name "Dukes" is derived from Samuel Page Duke, the university's se ...

James Madison Dukes men's basketball The James Madison Dukes men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school, a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, j ...