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Dukes Round Out Portal Class With Ike Cornish
5/22/2025 11:34:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison men's basketball program signed transfer Ike Cornish to an aid agreement, Head Coach Preston Spradlin announced on Thursday morning.
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Cornish joins the Dukes after spending the 2024-25 season at Nicholls, where he played in only nine games before suffering an injury and redshirting. The guard will have two years of eligibility after playing in 21 games for Maryland (2022-23) as a redshirt freshman and 32 games for Ohio (2023-24) as a redshirt sophomore.
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"Ike (Cornish) brings great size and shooting to our team," Spradlin said. "A veteran who has been a part of winning at three different stops, he will bring that experience to our program. His personality will be a terrific fit within our culture."
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With the addition of Cornish, the Dukes have now added eight transfer players to the program. Paul Jones III (Winthrop), Eli Wilborn (Duquesne), Paul Lewis (Vanderbilt), Gabe Newhof (Spring Arbor), Cliff Davis (UTRGV), Bradley Douglas (Georgia Southern), Justin McBride (Nevada), and Cornish (Nicholls).
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They will join incoming freshmen Preston Fowler and Christian Brown on JMU's 2025-26 roster, where Justin Taylor and Eddie Ricks III stand as the lone returning scholarship players.
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Ike Cornish | 6-6 | 190 | Redshirt Senior | Guard | Baltimore, Md. | Legacy Charter (Nicholls State, Ohio, Maryland)
2024-25 (Nicholls):
2023-24 (Ohio):
2022-23 (Maryland):
Prep / High School:
Personal:
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Cornish joins the Dukes after spending the 2024-25 season at Nicholls, where he played in only nine games before suffering an injury and redshirting. The guard will have two years of eligibility after playing in 21 games for Maryland (2022-23) as a redshirt freshman and 32 games for Ohio (2023-24) as a redshirt sophomore.
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"Ike (Cornish) brings great size and shooting to our team," Spradlin said. "A veteran who has been a part of winning at three different stops, he will bring that experience to our program. His personality will be a terrific fit within our culture."
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With the addition of Cornish, the Dukes have now added eight transfer players to the program. Paul Jones III (Winthrop), Eli Wilborn (Duquesne), Paul Lewis (Vanderbilt), Gabe Newhof (Spring Arbor), Cliff Davis (UTRGV), Bradley Douglas (Georgia Southern), Justin McBride (Nevada), and Cornish (Nicholls).
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They will join incoming freshmen Preston Fowler and Christian Brown on JMU's 2025-26 roster, where Justin Taylor and Eddie Ricks III stand as the lone returning scholarship players.
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Ike Cornish | 6-6 | 190 | Redshirt Senior | Guard | Baltimore, Md. | Legacy Charter (Nicholls State, Ohio, Maryland)
2024-25 (Nicholls):
- Played in nine games, starting five and averaging 7.7 points and 2.2 rebounds
- Scored in double figures four times
- Season-high 18 points against South Alabama on Nov. 8
- Shot 31.7 percent (20-of-63) from three
2023-24 (Ohio):
- Played in 32 games, averaging 3.8 points in 11.1 minutes per game for the Bobcats
- Shot 37 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the arc
- Scored a then-career-high 13 points against Defiance on Dec. 18, 2023
- Also had 12 points against Detroit Mercy on Nov. 18
2022-23 (Maryland):
- Played in 21 games for the Terrapins, averaging 1.4 points
- Season-high nine points against Binghamton on Nov. 15, 2022, going 3-for-4 from the field
Prep / High School:
- Spent two years at Dulaney High School in Baltimore before playing a year at Legacy Early College in South Carolina
- Former four-star recruit by all major publications
- Ranked No. 91 nationally by 247Sports
Personal:
- Full name is Isaiah Cornish
- Son of Karen and Edward Cornish
- Favorite basketball player is Kobe Bryant, models game after Devin Booker
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