2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Keith Dambrot , played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament , they lost Richmond in the second round.
Previous season
The Dukes finished the 2016–17 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]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Chas Brown
0
F/C
6'8"
240
RS Senior
Baltimore, MD
Transferred from Coppin State . Will be eligible to play since Brown graduated from Coppin State .
Marko Krivacevic
22
F
6'9"
205
Junior
Szombathely, Hungary
Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College
Tavian Dunn-Martin
G
5'8"
160
Sophomore
Huntington, WV
Transferred from Akron . Under NCAA transfer rules, Dunn-Martin will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Frankie Hughes
G
6'4"
192
Junior
Cleveland, OH
Transferred from Missouri . Under NCAA transfer rules, Frankie Hughes will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Michael Hughes
F
6'9"
265
Sophomore
Liberty, MO
Transferred from Michigan . Under NCAA transfer rules, Michael Hughes will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Craig Randall II
G
6'4"
184
Junior
Youngstown, OH
Transferred from Memphis . Under NCAA transfer rules, Randall II will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Michael Weathers
G
6'2"
161
Sophomore
Overland Park, KS
Transferred from Miami (OH) . Under NCAA transfer rules, Weathers will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Eric Williams Jr. SG
New Haven, MI
New Haven High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Apr 15, 2017
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tydus Verhoeven PF
Manteca, CA
Manteca High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Apr 22, 2017
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nicholas Kratholm PF
Lexington, KY
IMG Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Apr 20, 2017
Recruiting 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:
2018 Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Gavin Bizeau #26 C
Plainfield, IN
Plainfield High School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
Aug 5, 2017
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Dylan Swingle PF
Bainbridge, OH
Paint Valley High School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
May 15, 2017
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Wade PG
Ann Arbor, MI
Skyline High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Oct 1, 2017
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Amari Kelly PF
Norcross, GA
Meadowcreek High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
250 lb (110 kg)
Oct 6, 2017
Recruiting 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:
Preseason
In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Dukes were picked to finish in last place in the A-10.[ 3] Mike Lewis II was named to the conference's preseason third team.[ 3]
Roster
2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F/C
0
Chas Brown
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Sr
Coppin State Baltimore CC
Baltimore, Maryland
G
1
Mike Lewis II
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Chaminade
St. Louis, MO
G
2
Eric James
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Westerville
Westerville, OH
G
3
Tarin Smith
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Nebraska St. Anthony
Ocean Township, NJ
G
4
Rene Castro
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Butler Worcester Academy
Boston, MA
F
20
Kellon Taylor (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
DeMatha Catholic
Landover, MD
F
22
Marko Krivacevic
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Miami Dade College Nikola Tesla
Szombathely, Hungary
F
25
Tydus Verhoeven
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Manteca
Manteca, CA
G
31
Caleb Davis (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Valley
Pennsylvania, PA
F
32
Zach Snyder
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Seneca Valley
Cranberry Township, PA
F
34
Nicholas Kratholm
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy
Louisville, KY
G
50
Eric Williams Jr.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
New Haven
New Haven, MI
C
55
Jordan Robinson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
RS Sr
Quality Education Academy
Toronto, ON
G
Tavian Dunn-Martin
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
So
Akron Huntington HS
Huntington, WV
G
Frankie Hughes
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Missouri Garfield Heights HS
Cleveland, OH
C
Michael Hughes
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
So
Akron Liberty North HS
Liberty, MO
G
Craig Randall II
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Memphis Shadow Mountain High School
Youngstown, OH
F
Marcus Weathers
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Shawnee Mission North
Overland Park, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017 *5:30 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn
W 80–70
1–0
Palumbo Center (1,833)Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 14, 2017 *7:00 pm
VMI
W 77–61
2–0
Palumbo Center (1,307)Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 19, 2017 *5:30 pm
Robert Morris
L 59–66
2–1
Palumbo Center (1,481)Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 27, 2017 *7:00 pm
Cornell
L 71–78
2–2
Palumbo Center (1,204)Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 1, 2017 *7:00 pm, Stadium
vs. Pittsburgh City Game
L 64–76
2–3
PPG Paints Arena (10,118)Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 4, 2017 *7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore
W 86–61
3–3
Palumbo Center (1,201)Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 6, 2017 *8:00 pm
Stetson
W 73–59
4–3
Palumbo Center (1,191)Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 9, 2017 *12:30 pm
Delaware State
W 97–48
5–3
Palumbo Center (1,213)Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 13, 2017 *7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State
W 73–49
6–3
Palumbo Center (1,175)Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 17, 2017 *12:30 pm
North Carolina A&T Las Vegas Classic
W 74–58
7–3
Palumbo Center (1,201)Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 19, 2017 *7:00 pm
Lamar Las Vegas Classic
W 65–64
8–3
Palumbo Center (1,156)Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 22, 2017 *8:30 pm, FS2
vs. San Francisco Las Vegas Classic
W 67–65
9–3
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2017 *8:30 pm, FS1
vs. Southern Illinois Las Vegas Classic
L 64–74
9–4
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, ATTSNP
Dayton
W 70–62
10–4 (1–0)
Palumbo Center (2,572)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm
George Washington
W 69–52
11–4 (2–0)
Palumbo Center (1,347)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, CBSSN
at Fordham
W 64–41
12–4 (3–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,805)Bronx, NY
Jan 9, 2018 8:00 pm, Stadium
at VCU
L 76–78
12–5 (3–1)
Siegel Center (7,637)Richmond, VA
Jan 13, 2018 12:30 pm, NBCSN
La Salle
W 101–94 3OT
13–5 (4–1)
Palumbo Center (2,145)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 17, 2018 8:00 pm
at Saint Louis
L 63–76
13–6 (4–2)
Chaifetz Arena (5,227)St. Louis, MO
Jan 20, 2018 4:30 pm, NBCSN
George Mason
W 95–89 2OT
14–6 (5–2)
Palumbo Center (2,543)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ATTSNP
Richmond
L 73–77 OT
14–7 (5–3)
Palumbo Center (1,786)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 27, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN
at No. 24 Rhode Island
L 58–61
14–8 (5–4)
Ryan Center (7,432)Kingston, RI
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm
at George Washington
W 75–73
15–8 (6–4)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,412)Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 2018 6:30 pm, NBCSN
St. Bonaventure
L 81–84
15–9 (6–5)
Palumbo Center (3,411)Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm
at Dayton
L 73–88
15–10 (6–6)
UD Arena (13,245)Dayton, OH
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 pm, ATTSNP
Fordham
L 57–80
15–11 (6–7)
Palumbo Center (2,871)Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's
L 75–82
15–12 (6–8)
Hagan Arena (3,651)Philadelphia, PA
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure
L 67–73
15–13 (6–9)
Reilly Center (5,089)Olean, NY
Feb 24, 2018 12:00 pm, ATTSNP
Davidson
L 60–71
15–14 (6–10)
Palumbo Center (2,555)Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium
Saint Louis
W 76–69
16–14 (7–10)
Palumbo Center (2,272)Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 3, 2018 8:00 pm
at Massachusetts
L 75–85
16–15 (7–11)
Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 8, 2018 6:00 pm, NBCSN
(10)
vs. (7) Richmond Second round
L 68–81
16–16
Capital One Arena (6,514)Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 4] [ 5]
See also
References
^ Spencer, Sarah K. (March 13, 2017). "Jim Ferry out as Duquesne men's basketball coach" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved July 18, 2017 .
^ Goodman, Jeff (March 28, 2017). "Akron's Keith Dambrot taking Duquesne coaching job" . ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017 .
^ a b "Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball" . Atlantic 10 Conference . Atlantic10.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017 .
^ "Duquesne Dukes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball" . www.goduquesne.com . Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2017 .
^ "Duquesne Dukes Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Dukes Home and Away - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 25, 2017 .
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