#87 James Madison Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
James Madison Dukes
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #87
 
Conference Rank: #2 Sun Belt
 
 
2022-23 Record: 22-11, 12-6
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Mark Byington
Coach Record: 50-32 at James Madison, 188-133 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Vado Morse, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Takol Molson, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.4 apg
Mezie Offurum, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Alonzo Sule, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.7 apg
Tyree Ihenacho, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.0 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Terrence Edwards, Junior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.9 apg
Noah Freidel, Senior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.2 apg
Julien Wooden, Senior, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
Justin Amadi, Junior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.5 apg
Xavier Brown, Sophomore, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Quincy Allen, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Colorado
T.J. Bickerstaff, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Boston College
Jaylen Carey, Freshman, Forward
Michael Green III, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Robert Morris
Raekwon Horton, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Charleston
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.5 (14th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.1 (116, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.2 (74, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.2 (78, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.0 (103, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.0 (129, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.7 (216, 6)
Rebound Margin: 3.9 (53, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (146, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (249, 14)