JMU Heads to Baltimore to Clash with Hofstra in CAA Quarters

2014-15 JMU MEN'S BASKETBALL

GAME #32 - CAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS

19-12 (12-6 CAA)

JMU Game Notes

#4 James Madison vs. #5 Hofstra
Royal Farms Arena (11,800) – Baltimore, Md.
Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 2:30 p.m.
TV: CSN (MA+, NE, NW), SNY, CoziTV, GetTV, CAA.TV
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19-12 (10-8 CAA)

Game Plan

Fourth-seeded James Madison opens play at the CAA Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday afternoon against No. 5 Hofstra at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.
The game will be televised on Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic+, Northeast, Northwest), SportsNet New York, CoziTV (Philadelphia), GetTV (Greensboro) and CAA.TV. The game can also be heard on the JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network and on the local airwaves at WSVA AM 550 and 92.1 FM beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Fans will congregate for a Duke Club pre-game social at Balto Tavern & Tap, located at 101 West Fayette Street at the Sheraton Hotel Inner Harbor. The event will begin at noon Saturday.

Scouting Report

JMU enters the postseason as one of four CAA regular season champions after going 19-12 on the year with a 12-6 mark in the CAA, tying the programs single-season conference win mark. Hofstra is also 19-12 overall and finished 10-8 in league action.
This is the 24th meeting all-time between JMU and Hofstra with the Pride leading 14-9, but JMU swept the season series with a 69-63 win at Hofstra and an 82-73 triumph at home. The teams have never met previously at the CAA Championship.
Last time out, JMU led wire-to-wire to down HU 82-73 in the regular-season finale at the JMU Convocation Center. Ron Curry and Jackson Kent tied for game-high honors with 20 points apiece as Curry had his first ever double-double with a career-high 11 assists while Kent's 20 points was his career-best total. The Dukes shot a season-best 62.8 percent from the floor, including a 58.8 success rate from beyond the arc.
Saturday's quarterfinal features four all-conference athletes, with two from each squad.
Ron Curry was named Second Team All-CAA after averaging 13.8 points and 4.4 assists per game. He also ranked fourth in 3-point percentage (.421) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) and 10th in made threes (1.8). His 3-point percentage was 185 points higher than his sophomore season total (.236). Curry sits just 17 points away from reaching the 1,000-point mark for his career.
Yohanny Dalembert was voted to the All-CAA Third Team and All-Defensive Team after finishing his sophomore season as one of the most improved players in the CAA, with 11.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He led all CAA players by shooting 59.1 percent from the floor, while also placing fourth in blocks (1.2). He is also the first JMU player in 20 years to be recognized on the All-Defensive squad.
For Hofstra, Juan'ya Green, a First Team All-CAA honoree, finished the season with 17.0 points per game (third in CAA) and a league-best 6.5 assists. He also ranked fifth in both steals (1.4) and free throw percentage (.835). Second Team All-CAA member Ameen Tanksley was right behind Green with 16.7 points per contest. He was second in 3-point shooting (.430), fourth in overall shooting (.469), sixth in steals (1.4) and seventh in made treys (2.3).
This season, the Dukes are a perfect 17-0 when leading with five minutes to play and are 17-1 when shooting better than their opponent. JMU is also 15-1 when winning the rebounding war, 11-2 when dishing out more assists and 9-2 in games decided by one or two possessions. It is also 11-1 when limiting foes to under 70 points.
The winner of this quarterfinal game will advance to the CAA semifinals to face either top-seeded William & Mary or the winner of the first-round game between Elon and Towson. That game will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

CAA Tournament History under Matt Brady (2009-present)
2014: #2 Towson 80, #7 JMU 71 (Baltimore Arena) - CAA quarterfinals
2013: #3 JMU 70, #1 Northeastern 57 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA championship
2013: #3 JMU 58, #2 Delaware 57 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA semifinals
2013: #3 JMU 72, #6 William & Mary 67 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA quarterfinals
2012: #9 UNCW 70, #8 JMU 59 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA first round
2011: #11 William & Mary 72, #6 JMU 68 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA first round
2010: #3 William & Mary 70, #11 JMU 65 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA quarterfinals
2010: #11 JMU 77, #6 Drexel 65 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA first round
2009: #2 George Mason 61, #7 JMU 53 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA quarterfinals
2009: #7 JMU 70, #10 William & Mary 48 (Richmond Coliseum) - CAA first round
JMU 26-29 All-Time at CAA Tournament (3 Tournament Titles: 1983, 1994, 2013)

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