Jackson Hephner

JMU men’s basketball’s season ends with a 79-60 loss to Troy JMU men's basketball lost in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinals, 79-60, to Troy.

After a roller coaster of a season for JMU men's basketball, its season ended with a blowout that would otherwise be insignificant if not for the Herculean effort of Mark Freeman in his final game.

Here's more on his effort amidst a crushing loss:
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Bryce Lindsay looking to continue historic season in Sun Belt Tourney JMU redshirt freshman guard Bryce Lindsay walked away with two individual Sun Belt awards after averaging 13.6 points per game during the regular season and breaking a JMU men's basketball

Bryce Lindsay’s stellar freshman campaign was honored by two Sun Belt individual awards last week. His season has been exceptional, but his journey has been even more astounding.

Here’s more on the Dukes’ young star:
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Opinion | Predicting if JMU will win any individual Sun Belt men’s basketball awards Before the start of the Sun Belt men's basketball tournament, the conference will give out individual awards. Staff writer Jackson Hephner predicts who will win each award.

Will Bryce Lindsay win two awards? Will the Player of the Year be on a losing team? Is Spradlin a lock for Coach of the Year?

These are just some questions around the Sun Belt's individual awards. Here are my picks for who should take home each next week:
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Analysis | JMU men’s basketball reflects on mid-season turnaround JMU men's basketball (17-10, 10-4 Sun belt) is in a four-way tie for first place in the Sun Belt. Writer Jackson Hephner looks into the Dukes' mid-season turnaround.

#JMU men's basketball went from a 28-point blowout loss to start their conference slate, to ascending to the top of the Sun Belt standings with just two weeks to go before the conference tournament.

Here's more on the Dukes' monumental turnaround:
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Analysis | JMU men’s hoops ignoring noise amid conference standings tie JMU men's basketball (15-10, 8-4 Sun Belt) snapped its five-game win streak against Toledo on Saturday, but still sits in a five-way tie for second place in the Sun Belt.

The noise surrounding the Sun Belt's five-way tie in the standings has only gotten louder.

But as it has, JMU MBB HC Preston Spradlin has turned to a process-oriented mindset, and also a Bible verse, to keep his players focused. Read more in my latest ⬇️
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JMU men’s basketball defeats Troy at home 64-61. The Dukes’ win streak extends to five and they’re tied for second in the Sun Belt.

An incredible turnaround for a team that struggled early in the first half of the season. JMU is getting hot at the perfect time.

Analysis | Lineup changes for JMU men’s hoops leads to road success JMU men’s basketball defeated ODU and Georgia State during last week’s road trip. The Dukes tested out starting redshirt freshman guard Bryce Lindsay in place of either junior guard Xavier

JMU men's basketball will be back in the AUBC tonight, coming off of its first two road wins of the season.

Here's how a few key lineup changes helped the Dukes finally find some success on the road.
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JMU is now No. 6, while Troy is at No. 5. The two teams will face each other next Wednesday.

All-in-all, the Dukes' schedule is going to get a lot easier moving forward, potentially giving them some much needed momentum in the final month of the season.

Here's a good reason why not to hit the panic button on JMU men's basketball:

The three Sun Belt teams JMU has lost to — South Alabama, App State (twice) and Marshall — sit at, in order, No. 2-4 in the conference standings.

No. 1 is now Arkansas State, who the Dukes beat 67-62.

Analysis | JMU men’s hoops is running out of time to find consistency After a three-game win streak, JMU men's basketball (9-8, 2-3 Sun Belt) has dropped two straight games to Marshall and App State. Head coach Preston Spradlin pointed out the Dukes'

It's become the storyline of the season — JMU men's basketball, tasked with finding chemistry in a brand new roster, has struggled all year to stay consistent.

With the Dukes well into conference play, time is of the essence to find sustained success.
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Preview | JMU men’s basketball set to face Wake Forest on Tuesday JMU men's basketball (6-4) is set to face Wake Forest (8-3) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Dukes are on a two-game winning-streak for the first time this season.

This Tuesday, JMU men's basketball will face Wake Forest, the third time in as many years the Dukes will face a member of North Carolina's famous Tobacco Road.

In my preview, I break down the matchup and all the history that comes with it.
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Four takeaways from JMU men’s basketball’s win over Utah Valley JMU men's basketball played complementary basketball in its win over Utah Valley on Tuesday. The Dukes improved to 6-4 and will face Wake Forest on Dec. 17.

#JMU men's basketball is just six days away from a trip to Wake Forest, it's only Power-5 opponent this season.

As the Dukes take the extra time to get ready, here are four takeaways from their previous game — a 78-61 win over Utah Valley on Saturday.
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Boise State's Ashton Jeanty finished the regular season with 2,288 rushing yards.

Here are the 105 FBS teams that finished with fewer TOTAL rushing yards than Ashton Jeanty.

JMU men’s basketball drops nailbiter at home against George Mason JMU men's basketball (4-4) lost to George Mason (5-3) 66-61. The Dukes shot 36% from the field compared to the Patriots' 49%. Next, JMU will face ETSU on Tuesday at

In a rough-and-tough, rivalry-renewing game between JMU men’s basketball and George Mason, it all came down to a potential game-tying 3 from Bryce Lindsay.

That shot went in-and-out, as the Patriots held on to win 66-61. Here’s what else happened:
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It has been a rough afternoon for Xavier Brown, who went 0-6 in the first half and 0-5 from beyond the arc.

Bryce Lindsay currently leads the Dukes with 9 points on 3-6 shooting, all from 3-point range.

George Mason leads 26-24 over JMU at the half.

I won't lie, I'm missing these logos a little extra today.

Analysis | The rich history between JMU men's basketball and George Mason JMU vs GMU has become a big rival for men's basketball, and with the two clashing on Friday night, staff writer Jackson Hepner takes a dive into what to expect.

The renewal of JMU and George Mason's rivalry today is a bit special for me — I wrote my second-ever Breeze article on the history between the two teams ahead of their 2021 matchup.

Feel free to check it out if you're curious:
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Thanks Mike — now I’m never looking at him the same way again.

The University of Alabama.

Basketball school.

Report: North Carolina is expected to fire Mack Brown

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I’m still shocked he’s not the Heisman favorite.

Xavier Brown led the Dukes with 18 points on 5-12 shooting. Jacksonville State’s Jaron Pierre Jr. led all scorers with 24 on 8-21 shooting.

Four Dukes finished with double-digit points. Only two Gamecocks did the same.

Things aren’t going great for the Dukes on the gridiron, but men’s basketball did just pick up a 71-65 win over Jacksonville State in Daytona, finishing in third place at the Boardwalk Battle.

#JMU baseball released its 2025 schedule earlier today on social media. You can find their graphic with the full schedule below ⬇️

a man wearing a vt shirt stands in front of a group of football players Alt: a man wearing a vt shirt stands in front of a group of football players.

Happy 10 Year Anniversary Frank Beamer.

Looks like Live Stats made an error that got fixed during the break — Lindsay had 23 points on 9-9 shooting.

Also, one Duke did score six points (Luke Anderson). Apologies for that mistake on my end.

Redshirt-freshman guard Bryce Lindsay scored 26 points on 10-of-10 shooting in the first half of #JMU men's basketball's game against UIC. No other Duke scored more than five points.

JMU leads 45-41 at the break.

#JMU baseball will travel to U.Va. again this season to face the Cavaliers on April 23.

I think the idea that conference championships won't matter because of the Playoff won't hold up in practice, because they're still going to matter to the players and coaches with an opportunity to win them.

Championships are championships. They can still cement a team's legacy.

That makes two previous opponents of JMU who have fired their head coach this season, the first being Ball State.

That doesn’t include Southern Miss, who fired its HC the week of its matchup with the Dukes. Many have also speculated Mack Brown may depart UNC this year as well.