Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Omaha on November 25, 2025 , Win , 88, to, 77
MBB
Final
James Madison
88
vs Omaha
77
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Men's Basketball
Corey Stitzel
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Corey Stitzel joined the JMU coaching staff as an assistant coach soon after Matt Brady's hiring as head coach in March 2008.
Now entering his fourth JMU season, Stitzel has been Brady's lead recruiter with the Dukes and is responsible for landing three CAA All-Rookie Team honorees in his first two seasons. They include 2008-09 CAA Rookie of Year Julius Wells and runner-up Devon Moore as well as 2009-10 CAA All-Rookie selection Darren White.
Under Brady, JMU has had great success recruiting in the Midwest and particularly the state of Ohio,. The 2011-12 roster features eight players with ties to Ohio and Kentucky region. Each was attracted to JMU by Stitzel.
Beyond his heavy emphasis on recruiting, Stitzel assists with both game scouting and in-game coaching. His coaching emphasis lies with the offense with particular attention to guards.
JMU's offensive output has grown progressively during Stitzel's tenure and ranked third in the CAA in scoring offense for the 2010-11 season, averaging 71.4 points per game. The Dukes were second in field goal percentage (.458) and third in three-point field goal percantege (.378).Â
Stitzel coached with Brady at Marist during the 2007-08 season and also was head coach at Division III Neumann College, where in his only year his team went 13-13 overall and 10-8 in the league. It was the first winning conference record for the team in five seasons. While at Neumann, his team was known for its fast-pace, high-octane offense and tenacious pressure defense. The Knights ranked fifth nationally in scoring and led the nation in forcing turnovers.
"Corey is in his fourth season as a member of my staff, and he has proven to be as thorough and as hard working a recruiter as anyone could have," Brady said. "He's a tireless worker who has been instrumental in several of our most important signings.  He's wiser than his years and has great potential in the coaching profession."
Before coaching at Neumann, Stitzel was the top assistant at Division II Gannon for one season and for three seasons was associate head coach at Division II power Philadelphia University under head coach Herb Magee, who has since become the all-time leader in coaching victories at any level of the NCAA. Philadelphia University received a No. 1 national ranking by Street & Smith's. Among the top-level recruits Stitzel was the lead recruiter in attracting to Philadelphia University were Tayron Thomas and Christian Burns, who earned back-to-back National Player of the Year recognitions.
Stitzel began coaching at Division III Elizabethtown College, where he was a two-year letterman as an undergraduate and was a feared three-point shooter before a back injury later ended his playing career. He was hired as a full-time assistant while he was an undergrad and was named the program's top recruiter.Â
In two playing seasons under head coach Bob Schlosser, the Blue Jays went 16-10 in 1998-99 and 13-12 in 1999-2000. After he became a coach under Schlosser, the 2000-01 team went 20-6 while the following squad went 29-3, set school records for wins and winning percentage, and reached the DIII national championship game. His two recruiting classes while a coach at E-Town proved to be key to three consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Originally hailing from suburban Philadelphia, Stitzel attended Quakertown High School, where he was a four-year starter, and completed his career ranked in the program's top five in points, three-point field goals and assists. His brother, Casey, is the head coach at Division III Delaware Valley College and was the nation's youngest head coach at age 26 at the time.
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