Hi everyone:
As many of you have probably already seen and we've seen some mention of it on these boards already. JMU will finally have an alumni basketball team competing in
The Basketball Tournament. The players and staff (12 of which are former JMU players/students) are so excited to represent the purple and gold on a national stage again. With former players Devon Moore, AJ Davis, Ron Curry, Kamiah Smalls, Nikki Newman, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Andre Nation, Scooter Renkin and Stuckey Mosley all a part of this team, it will be so fun seeing all these players back together! We hope this is a springboard for all these individuals to show what they're made of and get new and better professional deals all while repping again.
The impassioned JMU Nation was a big reason for our inclusion in The Tournament and we hope to keep that same passion leading up to when we compete and for the years that follow.
Our first game is on Sunday, July 18th at 5pm ET in Charleston, WV. We'd love to see many JMU faces in the stands if the trip is a possibility for you and yours. Otherwise the game will be streamed live on ESPN3.
You can also keep up with the team on
Twitter and
Instagram.
If you feel inclined, we are also running a fundraiser by selling our official sideline performance tee (with our SWEET logo) for $30/each. Funds from this sale will be used to provide meals, lodging, travel, etc. for the team. To learn more and/or place an order, you can check out this tweet
here.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone that has followed, supported, engaged whatever so far. This is JMU Basketball's team and we hope we can give you something JMU related to cheer for this summer. To that end, we're open to questions, comments, anything as we want this to be a collective effort and enjoyment.
See below from some links that tell more about who we are and what we're playing for! As always, Go Dukes!
Team Page
From TBT
Andre Nation and HC Kevin Albright on 1st Round Matchup
From The Daily News-Record
From The Daily Sports Feed