Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Louisiana on February 4, 2026 , Loss , 61, to, 64
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James Madison
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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Dukes to Honor Lou Campanelli for Remainder of Season
2/18/2023 3:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Administration
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's basketball will honor the life and legacy of former Head Coach Lou Campanelli for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
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The Dukes will don a "LC" uniform patch on every player's jersey during JMU's three final regular season games and any potential postseason contest. Coaches will also honor Campanelli with buttons in the same style as the patches.
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A 1999 inductee into the JMU Athletics Hall of Fame, Campanelli orchestrated the growth of men's basketball from a non-scholarship program to one that won three consecutive NCAA Tournament first-round games from 1981 to 1983. The Dukes were a giant killer, contributing to the unpredictability of March before the words "Madness" and "Cinderella" became widespread.
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Over 13 seasons spanning 1972 to 1985, Campanelli went 238-118 (.669) and had a winning season every year but his last, when he went 14-14 in 1984-85. Overall, his teams qualified for two NCAA Division II Championships and three NCAA Division I Championships and finished either first or second in its conference six times.
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His success was immediate as Campanelli led his second JMU team to NCAA Division II Tournament play, his third won the state small college title and his fourth returned to NCAA Division II post-season play.
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The Dukes will don a "LC" uniform patch on every player's jersey during JMU's three final regular season games and any potential postseason contest. Coaches will also honor Campanelli with buttons in the same style as the patches.
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A 1999 inductee into the JMU Athletics Hall of Fame, Campanelli orchestrated the growth of men's basketball from a non-scholarship program to one that won three consecutive NCAA Tournament first-round games from 1981 to 1983. The Dukes were a giant killer, contributing to the unpredictability of March before the words "Madness" and "Cinderella" became widespread.
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Over 13 seasons spanning 1972 to 1985, Campanelli went 238-118 (.669) and had a winning season every year but his last, when he went 14-14 in 1984-85. Overall, his teams qualified for two NCAA Division II Championships and three NCAA Division I Championships and finished either first or second in its conference six times.
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His success was immediate as Campanelli led his second JMU team to NCAA Division II Tournament play, his third won the state small college title and his fourth returned to NCAA Division II post-season play.
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