After one week of play, new James Madison forward TJ Taylor has been noticeably absent from the Dukes rotation, and the reasons fans haven’t seen much of the Wyoming transfer is a bit surprising.

When Matt Lewis was named the Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year, it sparked a question. Would anyone else be able to step up on a remodeled James Madison roster to help turn the Dukes into a winner?

When Keve Aluma put his name in the NCAA transfer portal after playing a key role in Wofford’s run to the 2018-19 NCAA Tournament, it was only a matter of minutes before programs began contacting the 6-9 power forward.

When Marquette had to drop out of a scheduled game at James Madison due to positive COVID-19 tests, the Dukes quickly added Buffalo to the schedule and JMU head coach Sean O’Regan gave assistant Ian Caskill the task of scouting the Bulls.

Two nights in a row, Norfolk State trailed late. Two nights in a row the Spartans came out on top.

A slow start shooting the ball and an inability to get key stops late stymied James Madison on Friday afternoon at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, as the Dukes fell to visiting Norfolk State, 83-73.

Her image on video screens visible from University Boulevard and a larger-than-life poster at the entrance of the brand new Atlantic Union Bank Center sends a clear message — the 2020-21 James Madison Dukes are Kiki Jefferson’s team.

All-in-all, James Madison had to consider Wednesday a success.

The first-half sequence of four consecutive thunderous dunks for James Madison was one way to christen the place.

James Madison women’s basketball coach Sean O’Regan is about to find out if his team, full of fresh faces, is up for a challenge.

A brand new, state-of-the-art arena will be all but empty. James Madison will have 10 scholarship players available with one in quarantine and a couple others battling nagging injuries. The Dukes will face a Division II opponent they only added to the schedule a few days before.

Mike Young’s second season as Virginia Tech head coach figures to look much different than his first.

Branches of the Bobby Cremins coaching tree will meet Wednesday when James Madison opens the 2020-21 college basketball season against Division II Limestone at the brand new Atlantic Union Bank Center.

When Lancaster Bible College reported multiple COVID-19 cases within its program on Friday, James Madison was suddenly left without an opponent for the opening day of its brand new $140 million arena, the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

The scheduled first opponent for James Madison’s opening of the brand new Atlantic Union Bank Center won’t come to Harrisonburg after all.

Over the past few seasons, James Madison coach Sean O’Regan has had the luxury of easing his freshmen into the college game. That won’t be the case Wednesday when the Dukes open the season at home against Mount St. Mary’s.

College basketball season is a week away, and at James Madison that means opening up the luxurious new 8,500-seat Atlantic Union Bank Center with a men’s and women’s doubleheader.

Emory & Henry, a charter member of the NCAA Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference, officially announced Tuesday it plans to leave the ODAC and join the Division II South Atlantic Conference.

James Madison received its first positive COVID-19 test within its women’s basketball program, placing four players in isolation, but the Dukes will continue to practice ahead of the schedule Nov. 25 opener, according to a press release from the university.

Less than two weeks before the start of the season, James Madison’s women’s basketball program is juggling its schedule again.

When the Colonial Athletic Association released its preseason poll this week, the two teams in the Commonwealth of Virginia found themselves at the bottom with James Madison picked ninth and William & Mary last among 10 CAA teams.

The names and faces change, but the expectations remain the same for the James Madison women’s basketball program.

Matt Lewis has the respect of the coaches and media around the Colonial Athletic Association. Time will tell if his James Madison team can earn the same.

It was his choice, but Tabb Patrick still had a year left on James Madison’s football roster if he wanted to keep playing.

The upcoming men’s basketball season for James Madison is marked by curiosity. The Dukes have a first-year coaching staff, eight new scholarship players and a brand new arena. Just about anything we think we might know about the Dukes is really a guess at this point.

As we near the start of the 2020-21 college basketball season, the anticipation for several teams around the Commonwealth of Virginia has only solidified with multiple preseason polls and rankings picking in-state programs to win their respective leagues.

The time has come for a couple of James Madison’s veteran guards.

In his fourth preseason wearing a James Madison practice jersey, Zach Jacobs can feel the differences as the Dukes prepare for the first year under new coach Mark Byington.