Matt Lewis out for remainder of season; Dukes fall on Senior Day
Matt Lewis out for remainder of season; Dukes fall on Senior Day By Mike Shiers | February 26, 2021 at 10:38 PM EST - Updated February 27 at 12:00 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The JMU men’s basketball team has announced senior guard Matt Lewis will miss the remainder of the season, due to a knee injury he suffered on February 14th.
He is expected to make a full recovery, but it is estimated to take about eight weeks.
Lewis was the Preseason CAA Player of the Year.
The Dukes fell 84-78 against Drexel in their final game of the regular season on Friday at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
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Plenty has changed since the end of the 2019-20 season for James Madison. After ending on an eight-game losing streak and finishing in last place in the CAA, the Dukes are in the middle of a remarkable turnaround. They’re riding a seven-game winning streak and are alone in first place in the conference.
They have a new coach, a new arena, and eight newcomers on their roster. It’s been a complete and positive overhaul in Harrisonburg.
The new guy in charge is Mark Byington. He left a Georgia Southern program that he built into a contender, leading them to three straight 20-plus win seasons for the first time in 30 years. The Eagles racked up 13 all-conference selections and had the 2019 Sun Belt Player of the Year in Tookie Brown.