2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	10–22 (3–15 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Ferry (5th season)
Assistant coaches	John Rhodes Rich Glesmann Danny Lawson Brian Baudinet
Home arena	A. J. Palumbo Center (Capacity: 4,406)

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
VCU	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Rhode Island †	13	–	5		.722			25	–	10		.714
Richmond	13	–	5		.722			22	–	13		.629
Saint Bonaventure	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
George Washington	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
La Salle	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Davidson	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Saint Louis	6	–	12		.333			12	–	21		.364
UMass	4	–	14		.222			15	–	18		.455
Saint Joseph's	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Duquesne	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in A-10 play to finish in last place. In the A-10 tournament, they lost in the first round to Saint Louis.

On March 13, 2017, Duquesne fired head coach Jim Ferry after five seasons.[1] The school then hired Akron head coach Keith Dambrot on March 28.[2]

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 17–17, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost to La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament. The Dukes were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Morehead State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Derrick Colter	1	G	5'11"	180	Senior	Forestville, MD	Graduated
TySean Powell	5	F	6'6"	215	Sophomore	Twinsburg, OH	Transferred to Pacific
Mar'Qywell Jackson	13	G	6'5"	195	RS Freshman	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Moberly Area CC
Micah Mason	22	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Natrona Heights, PA	Graduated
Jeremiah Jones	23	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Gary, IN	Graduated
Nick Foschia	31	F	6'4"	220	Senior	Northfield Center, OH	Graduated
L. G. Gill	33	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Chesterfield, VA	Graduate transferred to Maryland
Marshall Macheledt	45	F	6'9"	215	Sophomore	Greensboro, NC	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Emile Blackman	5	G	6'4"	195	RS Senior	Dix Hills, NY	Transferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play since Blackman graduated from Niagara.
Kale Abrahamson	14	F	6'8"	221	RS Senior	West Des Moines, IA	Transferred from Drake. Will be eligible to play since Abrahamson graduated from Drake.

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isiaha Mike #92 PF	Scarborough, ON	Trinity International School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 22, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Spencer Littleson SG	Rochester Hills, MI	Adams High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 4, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Mike Lewis PG	St. Louis, MO	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 7, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

Preseason

Duquesne was picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10 preseason poll.[3]

Roster

2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 00 Darius Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr IMG Academy Lexington, KY G 1 Mike Lewis II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chaminade St. Louis, MO G 2 Eric James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Westerville Westerville, OH G 3 Tarin Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Nebraska St. Anthony Ocean Township, NJ G 4 Rene Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Butler Worcester Academy Boston, MA G 5 Emile Blackman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Niagara Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY F 14 Kale Abrahamson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Drake Valley HS West Des Moines, IA F 20 Nakye Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tottenville Staten Island, NY G 21 David Haus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr North Allegheny Pittsburgh, PA G 25 Spencer Littleson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI G 30 Josh Steel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Barking Abbey Academy Harlow, England F 32 Zach Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Seneca Valley Cranberry Township, PA F 35 Kellon Taylor (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic Landover, MD F 45 Isiaha Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Trinity International Scarborough, ON G 53 Caleb Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Valley Pennsylvania, PA C 55 Jordan Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Quality Education Academy Toronto, ON	Head coach Jim Ferry (Keene State) Assistant coach(es) John Rhodes (Ohio) Rich Glesmann (Emerson) Danny Lawson (Bentley) Brian Baudinet (UMass) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 2:00 pm		Mansfield	L 74–79		Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 65–60	1–0	Palumbo Center (1,319) Pittsburgh, PA
11/13/2016* 6:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	L 74–82	1–1	Bryce Jordan Center (5,586) University Park, PA
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 89–75	2–1	Palumbo Center (1,025) Pittsburgh, PA
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		Canisius Bluegrass Showcase	L 77–78	2–2	Palumbo Center (786) Pittsburgh, PA
11/20/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 2 Kentucky Bluegrass Showcase	L 59–93	2–3	Rupp Arena (21,327) Lexington, KY
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		UT Martin Bluegrass Showcase	L 63–66	2–4	Palumbo Center (825) Pittsburgh, PA
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		Cleveland State Bluegrass Showcase	W 78–71	3–4	Palumbo Center (887) Pittsburgh, PA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		UMBC	L 72–81	3–5	Palumbo Center (903) Pittsburgh, PA
12/02/2016* 7:00 pm		vs. Pittsburgh City Game	W 64–55	4–5	PPG Paints Arena (10,997) Pittsburgh, PA
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		at Robert Morris	L 60–64	4–6	PPG Paints Arena (1,819) Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Central Connecticut	W 70–67	5–6	Palumbo Center (3,239) Pittsburgh, PA
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm		Jackson State	W 74–62	6–6	Palumbo Center (747) Pittsburgh, PA
12/22/2016* 2:00 pm		Colgate	W 70–57	7–6	Palumbo Center (1,082) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016 7:00 pm		at Fordham	W 75–72	8–6 (1–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,673) Bronx, NY
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ASN/WPNT		VCU	L 87–94	8–7 (1–1)	Palumbo Center (1,038) Pittsburgh, PA
01/07/2017 8:00 pm, ASN/WPNT		at La Salle	L 81–88	8–8 (1–2)	Tom Gola Arena (1,258) Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 73–66	9–8 (2–2)	Palumbo Center (1,070) Pittsburgh, PA
01/14/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	L 57–76	9–9 (2–3)	PPG Paints Arena (3,132) Pittsburgh, PA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		at George Washington	L 63–65	9–10 (2–4)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,653) Washington, D.C.
01/21/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		Rhode Island	L 69–90	9–11 (2–5)	Palumbo Center (1,700) Pittsburgh, PA
01/24/2017 7:00 pm		at Davidson	L 60–74	9–12 (2–6)	John M. Belk Arena (5,315) Davidson, NC
01/28/2017 6:00 pm		at Richmond	L 90–101	9–13 (2–7)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
02/01/2017 8:00 pm, ASN/WPNT		St. Bonaventure	L 64–71	9–14 (2–8)	Palumbo Center (975) Pittsburgh, PA
02/04/2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN		at Dayton	L 53–90	9–15 (2–9)	UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH
02/11/2017 8:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 81–87	9–16 (2–10)	Chaifetz Arena (5,964) St. Louis, MO
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Massachusetts	W 96–66	10–16 (3–10)	Palumbo Center (1,185) Pittsburgh, PA
02/19/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN		George Washington	L 70–77	10–17 (3–11)	Palumbo Center (1,746) Pittsburgh, PA
02/22/2016 7:00 pm		Fordham	L 52–70	10–18 (3–12)	Palumbo Center (1,141) Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2017 4:00 pm, ASN/WPNT		at St. Bonaventure	L 77–80	10–19 (3–13)	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		at George Mason	L 62–63	10–20 (3–14)	EagleBank Arena (3,519) Fairfax, VA
03/04/2017 2:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 60–63	10–21 (3–15)	Palumbo Center (1,464) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/08/2017 8:30 pm, ASN/WPNT	(14)	vs. (11) Saint Louis First round	L 71–72	10–22	PPG Paints Arena (5,517) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

See also

• 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

References

1. Spencer, Sarah K. (March 13, 2017). "Jim Ferry out as Duquesne men's basketball coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
2. Goodman, Jeff (March 28, 2017). "Akron's Keith Dambrot taking Duquesne coaching job". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
3. "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
4. "Duquesne University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.