JMU men’s basketball (13-13, 5-8 Sun Belt) won 81-79 over Georgia State (9-17, 6-7 Sun Belt) on Feb. 12. The game was closely contested with 11 lead changes throughout, and it was the program’s first overtime game at the Atlantic Union Bank Center (AUBC) since the building opened in 2020. Leading the Dukes was fifth-year guard Cliff Davis, who scored a season high of 26 points and made the game-winning layup in overtime with eight seconds left. Davis shot 8 of 16 from the field and 6 of 10 from...

No. 9 seeded JMU men’s basketball (17-14, 9-9 Sun Belt) will begin its postseason campaign in the Sun Belt Conference tournament this Wednesday at 6 p.m. EDT. The Dukes will face the winner of Game 1, which will either be No. 12 Louisiana (10-21, 7-11) or No. 13 Georgia State (10-21, 7-11).“[They’re] two tough teams,” JMU head coach Preston Spradlin said. “Both of them have proven that they could beat anybody in this league.”Georgia State and Louisiana play Tuesday, just 24 hours before the winn...

JMU baseball will kick off its season on Feb. 13 against No. 16 Florida State. This matchup will be the first in a three-game series spanning from Feb. 13-15. “It’s exciting,” junior outfielder Kyle Langley said. “It’s a way to battle test us as a program right away.”The two programs have become very familiar with each other over the past four seasons, having played each other nine times in that span. The Dukes and the Seminoles have had a pre-conference play series every season since 2022, excl...

JMU men’s basketball (9-11) fell to South Alabama (14-6) at home, 90-83, on Thursday. This matchup marks the first and only contest between the programs this regular season. JMU gave up 17 turnovers in the game, while South Alabama had only three.

“They were frustrating, baffling turnovers,” JMU head coach Preston Spradlin said. “We did not have one consistent carryover of what we worked on.”

Junior forward Justin McBride had his eighth 20+ point performance of the season for JMU. After shooting 5 of 25 from the field over the prior two games, McBride scored 30 points on 9 of 12 shooting from the field. McBride also hit 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range and grabbed 12 rebounds.

JMU men’s basketball (7-7, 0-2 Sun Belt) traveled to Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Monday to take its shot at No. 18 Arkansas (10-3). The Razorbacks won 103-74 and made 15 3-point shots. Arkansas led JMU in the first half, 48-28. The Razorbacks forced nine first-half turnovers from the Dukes and scored 14 points from those turnovers.Arkansas true freshman guard Meleek Thomas led his team in the first half with 18 points. Thomas shot 5 of 8 from the field, including four 3-point...

This Monday, JMU men’s basketball (7-6, 0-2 Sun Belt) will head to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to face the No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks (9-3) at 8 p.m. EDT. The matchup marks the first-ever contest between the two programs.Arkansas has gone 7-0 at home this season, while JMU is 1-6 in away games.Both teams last played on Dec. 20. The Dukes are on a two-game losing streak, having dropped their first two conference games by 77-68 to Old Dominion and 96-92 in overtime against Georgia Southern. Arkansas f...

JMU men’s basketball (1-1) kicked off its home slate against DIII Washington and Lee this past Wednesday. The Dukes dropped their first game on the road against Akron last Monday. This marked Washington and Lee’s first game of the regular season. The Generals finished ninth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference last season with a conference record of 5-11.The Dukes won 70-56 after not giving Washington and Lee a single lead throughout. Leading the offense for the Dukes was senior forward Gabe...

For the second year in a row, JMU men’s basketball team faces roster turnover going into the season. The Dukes only have two returners, despite being voted the preseason favorites in the Sun Belt coaches’ poll. JMU head coach Preston Spradlin is confident in the team’s abilities going into his second year with the program, and he said he likes where the Dukes are. “I like where we’re at on both sides of the ball, even defensively,” Spradlin said. ”The things we’re able to do that are a little mo...

JMU men’s soccer (1-6-1) hosted South Carolina (7-3-1) on Sunday, Sept. 28, at Sentara Park. The game was a closely contested contest which resulted in a 1-0 win for the Gamecocks. “I’m gutted for the guys,” head coach Paul Zazenski said after the loss. The first half of the contest was a more even matchup between the two teams than the second. In the first half, South Carolina had five shots to the Dukes’ two, but JMU held its own.JMU led possession in the first half 53% to 47%, along with hold...