22013-14013-14 JAMESJAMES MADISONMADISON MEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALL JMU Athletics Communications | Kevin Warner ([email protected]) | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (Men’s Basketball SID) JMUSports.com | (O) 540-568-6154 (C) 540-271-4932 | Twitter: @JMUMBasketball | Social Media: @JMUSports | #JMUDukes 2013-14 JMU SCHEDULE / RESULTS GAME NOTES | GAME 22 - SUNDAY, FEB. 2 - 2:30 P.M. #JMUDukes Overall 8-13 | CAA 3-4 | Home 2-3 | Away 4-8 | Neutral 2-2 JAMES MADISON DUKES (8-13, 3-4 CAA) GAME INFORMATION Fri/Nov8 at No. 24 Virginia (ESPN3) L, 61-41 Place: Harrisonburg, Va. Head Coach: Matt Brady Fri/Nov15Fri/Nov15 %at Northern Illinois W, 60-5560-55 Arena: JMU Convocation Center (7,156) Career: 169-145 (10) | School: 96-95 (6) Sat/Nov16 %vs. Milwaukee L, 77-66 TV: NBC Sports Network Sun/Nov17Sun/Nov17 %vs. San Jose State W, 79-66 Talent: Mike Corey, Ron Thompson Tues/Nov19 DETROIT L, 71-67 WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (12-8, 4-3 CAA) Radio: JMU/nTelos Radio Network Talent: Mike Schikman, Karl Magenhofer Sat/Nov23 at Valparaiso L, 81-49 Head Coach: Tony Shaver MadiZONE: Live Video (international only)/Audio Career: 486-318 (28) | School: 128-197 (11) Wed/Nov27 at Winthrop L, 69-57 Talent: Curt Dudley and student crew Sat/Nov30 at Richmond L, 68-53 Live Stats: JMUSports.com Fri/Dec6Fri/Dec6 $vs. Sam Houston State L, 77-76 Twitter Updates: @JMUMBasketball (#JMUDukes) Sat/Dec7 $at SteStephenphen F. Austin (CSN-MA+/Houston) L, 70-57 Series: JMU leads W&M 48-38 Sat/Dec14 at High Point W, 84-69 Matt Brady vs. Opponent: 9-6 Wed/Dec18 at UNCG L, 78-65 Men’s Basketball has Tribe Rematch on National TV Sunday Afternoon Sat/Dec21 &vs. Hampton (NBS Sports Network) W, 55-49 Mon/Dec30 W, 73-68 BALL STATE Following its second win in a row, James Madison men’s basketball will host in-state foe William and Mary on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Sat/Jan4 *at UNCW W, 60-55 JMU Convocation Center. Tues/Jan7 *at Charleston (CSS) L, 75-61 Sat/Jan11 * (CSN-MA/P/NE, CSS, SNY) L, 78-74 DELAWARE The game will be televised nationally on NBC Sports Network. Due to CAA television contractual obligations, JMU’s free video stream of Ma- Wed/Jan15 * L, 56-52 NORTHEASTERN diZONE HD SportsNet presented by the JMU Alumni Association will be blacked out in the United States and only available internationally. Sat/Jan18 *at William and Mary (CSN-MA/P/NE, CSS) L, 78-56 Sat/Jan25 * (CSN-MA/P/NE, CSS, SNY) W, 58-56 CHARLESTON In their last outing, the Dukes took home a 49-46 win over Northeastern, improving to 8-13 overall and 3-4 within the CAA. The matchup Wed/Jan29 *at Northeastern W, 49-46 featured back-and-forth action, as the game included eight ties and 10 lead changes. Sophomore guard Andre Nation accumulated team Sun/Feb2 * (NBC Sports Network) 2:30 p.m. WILLIAM AND MARY highs of 13 points and seven rebounds to go with two assists, two steals and a block, marking his fi fth consecutive double-digit game. Tues/Feb4 *at Towson (CSN-MA/P/NE, CSS) 7 p.m. Graduate student Andrey Semenov added nine second-half points, including a pair of three-point contributions to break ties in the fi nal Sat/Feb8 *at Drexel 2 p.m. fi ve minutes. Mon/Feb10 *HOFSTRA (CSN-MA/P, SNY) 7 p.m. Wed/Feb12 *at Delaware 7 p.m. In its most recent game, William and Mary fell 89-72 to CAA-leading Delaware, dropping to 12-8 overall and 4-3 in conference play. The Tribe Sat/Feb15 * (CSN-MA/P/NE, CSS) Noon UNCW narrowed their 24-point defi cit to nine but ultimately failed to match Delaware’s 51.6 percent shooting. Junior guard Marcus Thornton, the Wed/Feb19 * (CSN-MA+, TCN-P, CSS) 7 p.m. DREXEL CAA’s leading scorer at 19.5 points per game, led the team with 19 points and fi ve assists. Wed/Feb26 * 7 p.m. TOWSON Freshman Daniel Dixon posted a career-high 15 points in addition to six rebounds. JMU QUICK STAT SUMMARY Sat/Mar1 *at Hofstra 7 p.m. JMU Stat NU CAA ChampionshipChampionship (Baltimore(Baltimore Arena)Arena) When the two teams met earlier this season, JMU suff ered a 78-56 loss on the road at the 7-13 Record 7-14 Fri/Mar7Fri/Mar7 First RoundRound ((CAA.TV)CAA.TV) 7 p.m.p.m. Kaplan Arena. While the Dukes took the early lead thanks to a 10-0 run, W&M responded W1 Streak W2 Sat/Mar8 Quarterfi nals (CSN) Noon/2:30/6/8:30 p.mp.m.. with nine straight points to pull ahead. After the score was tied 13-13, W&M outscored 62.2 Scoring Off ense 66.0 Sun/Mar9 Semifi nals (NBC Sports Network) 2:30/5 p.m.p.m. JMU 29-11 the remainder of the half to seal the fate of the contest. Despite the loss, Na- 67.8 Scoring Defense 68.4 Mon/Mar10 Championship (NBC Sports Network) 7 p.m. tion scored a career-high 25 points and added fi ve rebounds, fi ve steals and four assists. -5.7 Ave. Score Margin -2.4 .417 FG% .436 Home games in BOLD CAPS Sophomore guard Ron Curry was the only other Duke to score in double-fi gures, putting * Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game up 14 points. Thornton was the leading scorer for the green and gold with 20 points, while .424 Opp. FG% .455 % NIU Invitational, neutral games at Northern Illinois (DeKalb, Ill.) seniors Tim Rusthoven and Brandon Britt added 17 and 12 points, respectively. .276 3-Pt. FG% .323 $ E-Tech Lumberjack Classic, neutral games at Stephen F. Austin (Nacogdoches, Texas) .347 Opp. 3-Pt. FG% .364 & Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic at Richmond Coliseum All times listed Eastern Standard Time The matchup is expected to be one of strong off ense versus strong defense. William and .672 FT% .637 Mary is currently second in CAA off ensive scoring at 72.9 points per game and fi rst in of- 33.5 Rebound Ave. 34.9 fensive fi eld goal percentage (.466), while JMU is second in defensive scoring (66.8 p/g) 35.3 Opp. Reb. Ave. 33.0 and third in defensive fi eld goal percentage (.422). -1.8 Reb. Margin +1.8 8.5 Assists/Gm 12.0 After facing William and Mary, JMU will travel to Maryland to take on Towson on February 13.3 Turnover/Gm 13.5 4th at 7 p.m. in a game televised on Comcast SportsNet and CSS. 5.6 Steals/Gm 5.5 2.7 Blocks/Gm 3.7 2013-14 JAMES MADISON PLAYER QUICK SUMMARY No. Name Pos. El. Ht. Wt. M/G P/G FG% 3% FT% R/G A/G B/G S/G Notes 2 ►Ron Curry G So. 6-4 190 34.5 11.4 .402 .260 .677 3.7 3.00 0.15 1.20 5 assists and 2 steals to go with 6 points at Northeastern 4 Charles Cooke G So. 6-6 200 34.5 14.7 .427 .304 .728 4.7 1.80 0.30 1.50 Injured in 1st W&M game, returned at NU w/ 8 pts, 5 reb, 4 stl, 2 asst 10 Jackson Kent G Fr. 6-7 185 23.9 7.1 .362 .297 .731 3.1 0.71 0.36 0.62 CAA Rookie of the Week after 17-point game vs. Charleston Saturday 11 ►Andrey Semenov F Grad. 6-7 200 29.7 10.8 .382 .310 .694 3.9 1.22 0.39 0.83 9 2nd-half points at NU, including 2 3-pt contributions w/score tied fi nal 5 min 12 Paulius Šatkus F Fr. 6-8 215 7.4 1.2 .556 -- .500 2.0 0.20 -- -- Has not appeared in last eight games 13 ►Tom Vodanovich F Fr. 6-8 220 23.4 4.7 .382 .256 .594 4.3 0.57 0.29 0.57 Started vs. CofC w/4 pts, 2 assists, block, steal 14 Christian Pierce G r-Jr. 6-5 205 1.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Missed entire 2012-13 season with foot injury 15 ►Andre Nation G So. 6-5 200 32.0 16.3 .535 .235 .545 5.7 2.50 1.00 1.83 5th straight 10+ game w/team highs of 13 pts, 7 reb in NU win 20 Tom Rivard F Fr. 6-7 205 7.6 0.7 .333 -- .500 1.6 0.08 0.25 0.25 Started 5 straight games (10 min/game) then missed 5 before late play at W&M 21 Dimitrije Cabarkapa F r-Fr. 6-10 240 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- JMU debut in fi nal minute vs. San Jose State 22 ►Taylor Bessick F So. 6-9 240 24.3 7.2 .547 -- .585 5.3 0.48 0.76 0.57 1st career double-double 11 pts & 12 reb vs. Delaware + career-high 4 blocks 40 Yohanny Dalembert F Fr. 6-8 225 10.5 1.3 .300 -- .688 2.3 0.22 0.44 0.17 2 points & 5 rebounds in NU win 55 Ivan Lukić F Fr. 6-8 220 11.6 1.8 .282 .133 .706 1.0 0.20 0.05 0.05 6 points with fi rst start in a month in Ball State win ►indicates most likely starters 2013-14 JMU QUICK FACTS 2013-14 JMU ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION NUMERICAL Name James Madison University No.