2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record19–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaA. J. Palumbo Center
(Capacity: 4,406)
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758
Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Dayton 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
St. Bonaventure 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Saint Louis † 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Duquesne 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Rhode Island 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
La Salle 8 – 10   .444 10 – 21   .323
Saint Joseph's 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Richmond 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
George Washington 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273
Massachusetts 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-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 19-13, 10-8 in A-10 Play to tie for 6th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph’s.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chas Brown 0 F/C 6'8" 235 RS Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Eric James 2 G 6'6" 215 Senior Westerville, OH Graduated
Tarin Smith 3 G 6'2" 185 RS Junior Ocean Township, NJ Graduate transferred to Connecticut
Rene Castro 4 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Boston, MA Graduated
Marko Krivacevic 22 F 6'9" 215 Junior Szombathely, Hungary Graduate transferred to Indiana (PA)
Tydus Verhoeven 25 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Manteca, CA Transferred to UTEP
Nicholas Kratholm 34 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Louisville, KY Transferred to Miami Dade College
Jordan Robinson 55 C 6'8" 255 RS Senior Toronto, ON Graduated

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gavin Bizeau
#22 C 		Plainfield, IN Plainfield High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Aug 5, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Austin Rotroff
#49 C 		Wauseon, OH Wauseon High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Dylan Swingle
#50 C 		Bainbridge, OH Paint Valley High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) May 15, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sincere Carry
PG 		Solon, OH Solon High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lamar Norman
SG 		Wyoming, MI Godwin Heights High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
James Ellis
C 		Pittsburgh, PA Westinghouse High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tavian Dunn-Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Akron/Huntington HS Huntington, WV
G 1 Mike Lewis II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chaminade St. Louis, MO
G 2 Brandon Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Skyline Ann Arbor, MI
G 3 Frankie Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Missouri/Garfield Heights Cleveland, OH
G 4 Craig Randall II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Memphis/Shadow Mountain Youngstown, OH
F 5 Marcus Weathers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Miami (OH)/Shawnee Mission North Overland Park, KS
F 14 Gavin Bizeau 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Plainfield Plainfield, IN
F 20 Kellon Taylor (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic Landover, MD
C 21 Michael Hughes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Akron/Liberty North Liberty, MO
G 22 Lamar Norman Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Godwin Heights Wyoming, MI
F 23 Amari Kelly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Meadowcreek Long Island, NY
C 25 Dylan Swingle 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Fr Paint Valley Chillicothe, OH
G 31 Caleb Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Valley Pennsylvania, PA
F 32 Zach Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Seneca Valley Cranberry Township, PA
F 34 Austin Rotroff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Wauseon Wauseon, OH
G 35 Sincere Carry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Solon Solon, OH
G 50 Eric Williams Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So New Haven New Haven, MI
C James Ellis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Westinghouse Pittsburgh, PA
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
November 10, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		William & Mary
Gotham Classic 		W 84–70  1–0
 Palumbo Center (2,534)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC
Gotham Classic 		W 89–88 OT 2–0
 Palumbo Center (1,540)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 17, 2018*
12:00 pm 		vs. Radford
Gotham Classic 		W 69–64  3–0
 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (1,020)
Akron, OH
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Notre Dame
Gotham Classic 		L 56–67  3–1
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,161)
South Bend, IN
November 25, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 83–71  4–1
 Palumbo Center (1,638)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		vs. Pittsburgh
City Game 		L 53–74  4–2
 PPG Paints Arena (12,246)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ATTSNPT 		Marshall W 93–82  5–2
 Palumbo Center (1,689)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 9, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Longwood W 80–71  6–2
 Palumbo Center (1,565)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–57  7–2
 Palumbo Center (1,346)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 16, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine W 72–46  8–2
 Palumbo Center (1,487)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Penn State
PPG Paints Arena Showcase 		L 67–73  8–3
 PPG Paints Arena (2,537)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 85–84  9–3
 Palumbo Center (1,421)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 31, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT L 67–78  9–4
 Palumbo Center (1,524)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Davidson L 61–65  9–5
(0–1) 		John M. Belk Arena (4,558)
Davidson, NC
January 9, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fordham W 66–61  10–5
(1–1) 		Palumbo Center (2,221)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ATTSNPT 		Saint Joseph's W 85–84  11–5
(2–1) 		Palumbo Center (2,829)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond W 74–68  12–5
(3–1) 		Robins Center (4,603)
Richmond, VA
January 20, 2019
4:00 pm, NBCSN 		at George Washington W 91–85 OT 13–5
(4–1) 		Charles E. Smith Center (2,601)
Washington, D.C.
January 23, 2019
8:00 pm, ATTSNPT 		Saint Louis W 77–73  14–5
(5–1) 		Palumbo Center (3,011)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ATTSNPT 		VCU L 74–80  14–6
(5–2) 		Palumbo Center (3,706)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 75–72  15–6
(6–2) 		Palumbo Center (2,345)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 64–68  15–7
(6–3) 		UD Arena (13,147)
Dayton, OH
February 6, 2019
7:30 pm, Stadium 		St. Bonaventure L 49–51  15–8
(6–4) 		Palumbo Center (2,433)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 74–66  16–8
(7–4) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,477)
Bronx, NY
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle L 72–73  16–9
(7–5) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,247)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2019
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		George Washington W 85–69  17–9
(8–5) 		Palumbo Center (3,001)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Mason W 79–78  18–9
(9–5) 		EagleBank Arena (7,309)
Fairfax, VA
February 27, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 47–68  18–10
(9–6) 		Reilly Center (3,991)
Olean, NY
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ATTSNPT 		Massachusetts W 80–73  19–10
(10–6) 		Palumbo Center (2,980)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 6, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis L 75–85  19–11
(10–7) 		Chaifetz Arena (6,711)
St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNPT 		Dayton L 67–78  19–12
(10–8) 		Palumbo Center (4,057)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 14, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSN 		(7) vs. (10) Saint Joseph's
Second Round 		L 86–92  19–13
 Barclays Center (5,968)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne Dukes Official Athletic Site.