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The 2025–26 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record18–15 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachDominic Lombardi
Quick facts James Madison Dukes men's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record18–15 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachDominic Lombardi
Assistant coaches
  • Cason Burk
  • Dionte Ferguson
  • Calvin Baker
  • Brendan Foley
Home arenaAtlantic Union Bank Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Troy †12–6 .66722–12  .647
Marshall11–7 .61119–13  .594
Coastal Carolina11–7 .61119–13  .594
Appalachian State11–7 .61119–13  .594
Texas State11–7 .61119–13  .594
South Alabama11–7 .61121–12  .636
Arkansas State11–7 .61120–12  .625
Southern Miss9–9 .50019–16  .543
James Madison9–9 .50018–15  .545
Georgia Southern8–10 .44421–16  .568
Old Dominion7–11 .38912–21  .364
Louisiana7–11 .38911–22  .333
Georgia State7–11 .38910–22  .313
Louisiana–Monroe1–17 .0564–28  .125
† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner
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Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2024–25 season 20–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a four-way tie for first place.[1] They were defeated by Troy in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt released their preseason poll. James Madison was picked to finish atop the conference, while receiving one first-place vote.[3]

Preseason rankings

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Sun Belt Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1James Madison175 (1)
2Arkansas State154 (3)
3South Alabama152 (4)
4Troy148 (1)
5Old Dominion145 (2)
6Marshall128 (1)
7Appalachian State123 (1)
8Texas State106
9Louisiana95 (1)
10Georgia Southern66
11Georgia State59
12Southern Miss57
13Coastal Carolina43
14Louisiana–Monroe19
(#) first-place votes
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Source:[3]

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

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Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
Team Player Year Position
First Bradley Douglas Graduate Student Guard
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Jordan Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg) FrFranklin High School Franklin, Tennessee
G 1 Paul Jones III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)174 lb (79 kg) SoWinthrop Suffolk, Virginia
G 2 Bradley Douglas (5th) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrGeorgia Southern Eustis, Florida
F 3 Eddie Ricks III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrMorehead State Clarksville, Tennessee
G 4 Chance Lundy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrColgan High School Woodbridge, Virginia
F 5 Justin Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)222 lb (101 kg) SrSyracuse Charlottesville, Virginia
G 10 Cliff Davis (5th) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)194 lb (88 kg) SrUT Rio Grande Valley Thomasville, Georgia
G 11 Paul Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrVanderbilt Woodbridge, Virginia
G 12 Kose Egbule 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrDickinson State Houston, Texas
F 13 Preston Fowler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)227 lb (103 kg) FrBrewster Academy Vernon, Connecticut
G 15 Josh Stephen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrShenandoah Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 21 Justin McBride 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrNevada Plano, Texas
G 23 Ike Cornish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrNicholls Baltimore, Maryland
F 25 Eli Wilborn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)252 lb (114 kg) JrDuquesne Middletown, Connecticut
F 33 Gabe Newhof 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)236 lb (107 kg) SrSpring Arbor Hudsonville, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5th) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
6:00 pm		 at Richmond L 58–63  –
  14 – McBride  15 – Ricks III  3 – Douglas  Robins Center (4,130)
Richmond, VA
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Akron
MAC–SBC Challenge		 L 71–85  0–1
  14 – Tied  6 – Fowler  5 – Lewis  James A. Rhodes Arena (2,461)
Akron, OH
November 5, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Washington and Lee W 70–56  1–1
  20 – Newhof  9 – Fowler  3 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,394)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 9, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Coppin State W 84–70  2–1
  16 – Davis  6 – Fowler  4 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,665)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 12, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Longwood L 72–82  2–2
  22 – Douglas  12 – Ricks III  7 – Douglas  Joan Perry Brock Center (3,117)
Farmville, VA
November 15, 2025*
7:00 pm, NECFR		 at LIU L 79–88  2–3
  16 – Douglas  8 – Ricks III  4 – Lewis  Steinberg Wellness Center (626)
Brooklyn, NY
November 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Towson W 81–75  3–3
  22 – Douglas  11 – Ricks III  6 – Douglas  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,072)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 24, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at FIU
FIU MTE		 W 80–72  4–3
  26 – McBride  11 – Brown  5 – Douglas  Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
November 25, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 vs. Omaha
FIU MTE		 W 88–77  5–3
  24 – McBride  5 – McBride  8 – Douglas  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (99)
Miami, FL
November 29, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at George Mason L 66–82  5–4
  22 – Douglas  7 – Ricks III  5 – Douglas  EagleBank Arena (5,262)
Fairfax, VA
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Carolina Central W 67–62  6–4
  18 – Davis  7 – Ricks III  3 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,492)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 6, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Norfolk State W 68–67  7–4
  33 – McBride  8 – McBride  6 – Douglas  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,730)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 17, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry		 L 68–74  7–5
(0–1)		  24 – McBride  7 – McBride  7 – Douglas  Chartway Arena (5,788)
Norfolk, VA
December 20, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia Southern L 92–96 OT 7–6
(0–2)		  27 – Douglas  10 – Ricks III  2 – McBride  Hill Convocation Center (1,265)
Statesboro, GA
December 29, 2025*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at No. 18 Arkansas L 74–103  7–7
  19 – Douglas  6 – Ricks III  4 – Douglas  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
January 3, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Arkansas State W 78–74  8–7
(1–2)		  24 – Davis  7 – McBride  4 – McBride  First National Bank Arena (4,017)
Jonesboro, AR
January 7, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Marshall L 64–66  8–8
(1–3)		  14 – McBride  8 – Fowler  4 – Douglas, Davis  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,435)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Old Dominion
Royal Rivalry		 W 70–69  9–8
(2–3)		  29 – McBride  9 – Ricks III  6 – Douglas  Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,585)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 15, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Appalachian State L 65–80  9–9
(2–4)		  15 – Davis  5 – McBride  4 – Douglas  Holmes Center (2,177)
Boone, NC
January 17, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Marshall L 72–77  9–10
(2–5)		  20 – Davis  10 – Fowler  4 – Douglas  Cam Henderson Center (4,336)
Huntington, WV
January 22, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 South Alabama L 83–90  9–11
(2–6)		  30 – McBride  12 – McBride  6 – Davis  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,046)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas State W 82–57  10–11
(3–6)		  18 – Tied  9 – Brown  3 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,556)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Troy W 73–64  11–11
(4–6)		  23 – Davis  13 – Brown  4 – Douglas  Trojan Arena (2,602)
Troy, AL
January 31, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Miss L 65–73  11–12
(4–7)		  18 – Tied  6 – Tied  2 – Douglas  Reed Green Coliseum (2,996)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana L 61–64  11–13
(4–8)		  12 – Davis  8 – Wilborn  4 – Egbule  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,140)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 7, 2026*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Toledo
MAC–SBC Challenge		 W 73–71  12–13
  18 – Davis  9 – Fowler  3 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,417)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Georgia State W 81–79 OT 13–13
(5–8)		  26 – Davis  9 – McBride  7 – Egbule  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,947)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Appalachian State W 69–58  14–13
(6–8)		  21 – McBride  7 – McBride  5 – Davis  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,528)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 18, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Coastal Carolina W 67–65  15–13
(7–8)		  22 – Davis  6 – Davis  2 – McBide  HTC Center (2,203)
Conway, SC
February 21, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia State W 80–65  16–13
(8–8)		  27 – Davis  9 – Egbule  2 – Tied  GSU Convocation Center (1,396)
Atlanta, GA
February 25, 2026
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 Georgia Southern W 82–66  17–13
(9–8)		  24 – Davis  11 – Fowler  5 – Ricks III  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,136)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 27, 2026
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 Coastal Carolina L 68–69  17–14
(9–9)		  25 – Davis  7 – McBride  3 – Egbule  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,042)
Harrisonburg, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 (9) vs. (12) Louisiana
Second round		 W 87–72  18–14
  21 – Davis  8 – McBride  3 – Tied  Pensacola Bay Center (824)
Pensacola, FL
March 5, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 (9) vs. (8) Southern Miss
Third round		 L 80–86  18–15
  19 – Davis  7 – McBride  4 – McBride  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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