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University | James Madison University | ||
Head coach | Sean O'Regan (8th season) | ||
Conference | Sun Belt Conference | ||
Location | Harrisonburg, Virginia | ||
Arena | Atlantic Union Bank Center (from 2020–21) (capacity: 8,500) | ||
Nickname | Dukes | ||
Student section | Electric Zoo | ||
Colors | Purple and gold [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1986, 1987, 1988, 1991 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2014 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023 | |||
AIAW tournament appearances | |||
1975 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
CAA: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 Sun Belt: 2023 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
CAA: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 Sun Belt: 2023 |
The James Madison Dukes women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference after previously playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). [2] The Dukes are led by fifth-year head coach Sean O'Regan.
The Dukes have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament thirteen times, most recently in 2023. Including Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) berths, the Dukes played in a post-season tournament each season from 2006 through 2019.
James Madison's women's basketball program is among the oldest in the nation, being founded in 1920. The program's first coach, Althea Loose Johnston, coached the team to a 106-33-5 record during her 22 year career. [3] Through the end of the 2022–23 season, the Dukes have compiled a record of 1200-585 (.672), the fourth most wins among all Division I programs and only one of four with over 1,200 wins.
In the 1986 and 1991 NCAA women's tournaments, they upset the #1 seed (Virginia in the former and Penn State in the latter) while ranked #8 (the lowest seed at the time), being the first team to ever do that on the women's side (the size of the tournament for the former was 40 while the latter had 48 teams). They are one of only three schools to upset a #1 seed while ranked as the lowest seed (the other being Southwest Missouri State in 1992 and Harvard in 1998). They have made the NCAA Tournament in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2023. They have made the WNIT in 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 2019, finishing as runner-up in 2012.
The Dukes have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament twelve times. Their overall record in tournament games is 8–12.
Year | Round | Seed | Opponent | Result |
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1986 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #8 | Providence Virginia Western Kentucky | W 55–53 W 71–62 L 72–51 |
1987 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #4 | Vanderbilt Texas | W 68–60 L 91–51 |
1988 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #4 | Clemson Tennessee | W 70–63 L 72–52 |
1989 | First Round Second Round | #6 | Providence Ohio State | W 94–74 L 81–66 |
1991 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #8 | Kentucky Penn State Clemson | W 70–62 W 73–71 L 57–55 |
1996 | First Round | #13 | Duke | L 85–53 |
2007 | First Round | #9 | Pittsburgh | L 71–61 |
2010 | First Round | #9 | Temple | L 65–53 |
2011 | First Round | #11 | Oklahoma | L 86–72 |
2014 | First Round Second Round | #11 | Gonzaga Texas A&M | W 72–63 L 85–69 |
2015 | First Round | #12 | Ohio State | L 90–80 |
2016 | First Round | #11 | DePaul | L 97–67 |
2023 | First Round | #14 | Ohio State | L 80-66 |
The Dukes have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) nine times. They have an overall tournament record of 22-9. In the 2012 tournament, the Dukes finished as runners-up to Oklahoma State.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2001 | First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals | Temple Georgetown Mississippi State Ohio State | W 59–57 W 78–74 W 63–61 L 74–65 |
2006 | First Round | Charlotte | L 70–62 |
2008 | First Round Second Round Third Round | Radford Indiana Kentucky | W 80–58 W 86–81^OT L 84–76 |
2009 | First Round Second Round | American Richmond | W 61–59 L 59–57 |
2012 | First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | Davidson Wake Forest South Florida Virginia Syracuse Oklahoma State | W 64–49 W 84–76^OT W 72–45 W 68–59 W 74–71 L 75-68 |
2013 | First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals | North Carolina A&T NC State Fordham Florida | W 77–64 W 72–66 W 77–61 L 85-80 |
2017 | First Round Second Round Third Round | Radford Virginia Villanova | W 80–59 W 61–55 L 69–67^OT |
2018 | First Round Second Round Third Round | ETSU Radford West Virginia | W 60–52 W 62–35 L 67–55 |
2019 | First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | North Carolina A&T South Florida Virginia Tech Georgetown Northwestern | W 48–37 W 71–54 W 70–66 W 54–44 L 74-69 |
The Dukes, then the Madison College Dukes, made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1975 | First Round Consolation First Round | Queens (NY) William Penn | L, 50–83 L, 40–76 |
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