#123 James Madison Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
James Madison Dukes
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #123
 
Conference Rank: #1 Sun Belt
 
 
2024-25 Record: 20-12, 13-5
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Preston Spradlin
Coach Record: 20-12 at James Madison, 160-121 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Mark Freeman, Guard, 15.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.1 apg
Bryce Lindsay, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.2 apg
Elijah Hutchins-Everett, Center, 11.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Xavier Brown, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
AJ Smith, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Noah Williams, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Eddie Ricks III, Junior, Forward, 6.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Justin Taylor, Senior, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Christian Brown, Freshman, Forward
Ike Cornish, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Nicholls
Cliff Davis, Senior, Guard, Transfer from UTRGV
Bradley Douglas, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Georgia Southern
Preston Fowler, Freshman, Forward
Paul Jones, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Winthrop
Paul Lewis, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Vanderbilt
Justin McBride, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Nevada
Gabe Newhof, Senior, Forward, Transfer from NAIA
Eli Wilborn, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Duquesne
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (173rd in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.5 (130, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.9 (218, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.8 (177, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.0 (61, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.6 (142, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.4 (60, 2)
Rebound Margin: 2.0 (136, 8)
Assists Per Game: 11.7 (305, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (64, 3)