#106 James Madison Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
James Madison Dukes
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #106
 
Conference Rank: #3 Sun Belt
 
 
2023-24 Record: 27-7, 16-2
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Preston Spradlin
Coach Record: 0-0 at James Madison, 140-109 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Terrence Edwards Jr., Guard, 17.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.4 apg
T.J. Bickerstaff, Forward, 13.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.7 apg
Noah Freidel, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.7 apg
Julien Wooden, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.2 apg
Michael Green III, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 3.3 apg
Jaylen Carey, Forward, 7.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Raekwon Horton, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Xavier Brown, Junior, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.0 apg
 
Key New Players:
Luke Anderson, Senior, Forward, Transfer from DII
Ebenezer Dowuona, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Georgia Tech
Mark Freeman, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Morehead State
Matt Hain, Freshman, Forward, Transfer from Morehead State
Elijah Hutchinson-Everett, Senior, Center, Transfer from Seton Hall
Bryce Lindsay, Freshman, Guard, Transfer from Texas A&M
Eddie Ricks III, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Morehead State
AJ Smith, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Southern Indiana
Justin Taylor, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Syracuse
Redd Thompson, Freshman, Guard
Noah Williams, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Washington
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 83.2 (11th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.6 (98, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.6 (31, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.6 (49, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.5 (69, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.0 (68, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (254, 7)
Rebound Margin: 4.7 (42, 2)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (31, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (92, 3)