Episode 965: James Madison head coach Preston Spradlin

Marching to Madness

Coach Spradlin comes over to the Dukes after building Morehead State into a winning program as he finished 94-40 in his last four seasons with the Eagles. As of now, a group of 11 players has planted themselves into the JMU program. Eddie Ricks and Mark Freeman come over to the Dukes with Coach Spradlin while Syracuse transfer Justin Taylor comes back into Virginia after starting 34 of 61 games for the Orange in his two years.

Topics of Discussion Include:

• Biggest keys in transferring from his winning Morehead State program to JMU, who had a 54-15 record the last two seasons
• Developing a quality roster as he came into Harrisonburg
• How Justin Taylor, Mark Freeman, and Eddie Ricks can help to create the JMU program under Spradlin
• How to develop positivity in players about their personal games

…And much more!