2025–26 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

2025–26 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
2025–26 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	18–15 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Preston Spradlin (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Dominic Lombardi
Assistant coaches	Cason Burk; Dionte Ferguson; Calvin Baker; Brendan Foley;
Home arena	Atlantic Union Bank Center

2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy †	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Marshall	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Coastal Carolina	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Appalachian State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Texas State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
South Alabama	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Arkansas State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Southern Miss	9	–	9	.500	19	–	16	.543
James Madison	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Georgia Southern	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Old Dominion	7	–	11	.389	12	–	21	.364
Louisiana	7	–	11	.389	11	–	22	.333
Georgia State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17	.056	4	–	28	.125

† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of March 17, 2026

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.

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

Sun Belt Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	James Madison	175 (1)
2	Arkansas State	154 (3)
3	South Alabama	152 (4)
4	Troy	148 (1)
5	Old Dominion	145 (2)
6	Marshall	128 (1)
7	Appalachian State	123 (1)
8	Texas State	106
9	Louisiana	95 (1)
10	Georgia Southern	66
11	Georgia State	59
12	Southern Miss	57
13	Coastal Carolina	43
14	Louisiana–Monroe	19
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

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

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jordan Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Franklin High School	Franklin, Tennessee
G	1	Paul Jones III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	So	Winthrop	Suffolk, Virginia
G	2	Bradley Douglas (5th)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Georgia Southern	Eustis, Florida
F	3	Eddie Ricks III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Morehead State	Clarksville, Tennessee
G	4	Chance Lundy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Colgan High School	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	5	Justin Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Syracuse	Charlottesville, Virginia
G	10	Cliff Davis (5th)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	UT Rio Grande Valley	Thomasville, Georgia
G	11	Paul Lewis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Vanderbilt	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	12	Kose Egbule	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Dickinson State	Houston, Texas
F	13	Preston Fowler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Vernon, Connecticut
G	15	Josh Stephen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Shenandoah	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	21	Justin McBride	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Nevada	Plano, Texas
G	23	Ike Cornish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Nicholls	Baltimore, Maryland
F	25	Eli Wilborn	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Jr	Duquesne	Middletown, Connecticut
F	33	Gabe Newhof	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Spring Arbor	Hudsonville, Michigan

Head coach

Preston Spradlin (Alice Lloyd)

Assistant coach(es)

Dominic Lombardi (Indiana (PA))
Cason Burk (Jackson State)
Dionte Ferguson (South Alabama)
Calvin Baker (Virginia)
Brendan Foley (Kansas State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5th) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2025

Schedule and results

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.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ "Troy rolls to 79-60 victory over James Madison in Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal". WHSV-TV. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ "James Madison Dukes 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[2] "Troy rolls to 79-60 victory over James Madison in Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal". WHSV-TV. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[poll-3] "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[5] "James Madison Dukes 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

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