James Madison University

Kenny Brooks Has Nothing Left to Prove

Everybody else found out in the last two weeks what we’ve known for more than a decade. Kenny Brooks has nothing to prove. The Waynesboro, Virginia native knows not only how to build a program but how to elevate that program to the next level. Seven years in at...

5 Things — Whoa Longwood along with CNU, JMU, Liberty, ODU, NSU

“UConn, is that you?” I mean, we figured, could the Lancers ultimately hoist the trophy? Sure. But expecting them to lay waste to three opponents with the precision the Huskies typically display in tearing through the Big East? C’mon. Yet consider:  At the 8:45...

5 things: George Mason cool fact, CNU’s quest, Longwood’s Smith & Tech’s Kitley & more

It didn’t get the attention of Missouri’s shocker over top-ranked South Carolina, but a case can be made that the biggest upset of the Division I women’s basketball season was engineered by our own George Mason.  On Dec. 1, the Patriots stunned Florida 75-71 at...

Say it Ain’t so, Joe: There’s still time for the CAA to do right by JMU

Dear Joe, Hear us out. We've got an idea that will allow the CAA to follow its rules and save face at the same time. We know the league is disappointed to lose James Madison and we're well aware of CAA bylaws that prevent a departing school from competing for...

Can the Dukes regroup to win the CAA Tournament?

Before we tackle the question of whether JMU can snag a CAA Tournament title this weekend, let's start with this. That we're even talking about it is a nod to what Kenny Brooks and Sean O'Regan combined to build in Harrisonburg. These 2020-21 Dukes lost four starters,...