The 2022–23 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by third-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The season marks the Dukes' first season in the Sun Belt Conference as they had previously been members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season During the 2021–22 season, the Dukes competed in the Colonial Athletic Association, of which they had been a member since the conference was founded in 1979. They completed the season at 15–14 overall and 6–12 in CAA play to finish in eighth place.

On November 6, 2021, the school announced that it would leave the CAA to join the Sun Belt Conference effective June 30, 2022. In response to their announced move to the Sun Belt Conference, the Dukes were banned by the CAA from competing in the CAA Tournament.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Devon Savage 1 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Washington, D.C. Transferred to Merrimack Jaylen Stinson 2 G 6'0" 170 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Merrimack Andrew McConnell 3 G 6'0" 170 Freshman Buford, GA Transferred to USC Upstate Charles Falden 11 G 6'3" 210 GS Senior Richmond, VA Graduated Jalen Hodge 13 G 6'1" 180 RS Junior O'Fallon, IL Transferred to SIU Edwardsville

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Noah Freidel 1 G 6'4" 200 Junior Tea, SD South Dakota State Mezie Offurum 13 F 6'8" 230 GS Senior Germantown, MD Mount St. Mary's

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2023

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll In the conference's preseason coaches poll, the Dukes were picked to finish fourth, but were one of four schools to receive first place votes. Additionally, senior guard Vado Morse was named to the preseason All-Conference First Team.

Coaches poll 1 Louisiana - 190 (10) 2 Texas State - 162 (1) 3 South Alabama - 150 (1) 4 James Madison - 149 (1) 5 Georgia State - 127 (1) 6 Marshall - 122 7 App State - 120 8 Coastal Carolina - 100 9 Old Dominion - 93 10 Troy - 76 11 Georgia Southern - 69 12 Arkansas State - 48 13 Southern Miss - 34 14 ULM - 30

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=|Sun Belt Conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt Conference tournament

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