2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record16–16 (7–11 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaA. J. Palumbo Center
(Capacity: 4,406)
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island15–3 .83326–8  .765
St. Bonaventure14–4 .77826–8  .765
Davidson †13–5 .72221–12  .636
Saint Joseph's10–8 .55616–16  .500
VCU9–9 .50018–15  .545
Saint Louis9–9 .50017–16  .515
George Mason9–9 .50016–17  .485
Richmond9–9 .50012–20  .375
Dayton8–10 .44414–17  .452
Duquesne7–11 .38916–16  .500
George Washington7–11 .38915–18  .455
La Salle7–11 .38913–19  .406
Massachusetts5–13 .27813–20  .394
Fordham4–14 .2229–22  .290
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Darius Lewis00C6'11"250SeniorLexington, KYGraduated
Emile Blackman5G6'3"195RS SeniorDix Hills, NYGraduated
Kale Abrahamson14F6'8"215RS SeniorWest Des Moines, IAGraduated
Nakye Sanders20F6'8"225SophomoreStaten Island, NYTransferred to Towson
David Haus21G6'2"185JuniorPittsburgh, PAWalk-on; didn't return
Spencer Littleson25G6'4"195FreshmanRochester Hills, MITransferred to Toledo
Josh Steel30G6'4"195SophomoreHarlow, EnglandWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Isiaha Mike45F6'8"200FreshmanScarborough, ONTransferred to SMU

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Chas Brown0F/C6'8"240RS SeniorBaltimore, MDTransferred from Coppin State. Will be eligible to play since Brown graduated from Coppin State.
Marko Krivacevic22F6'9"205JuniorSzombathely, HungaryJunior college transferred from Miami Dade College
Tavian Dunn-MartinG5'8"160SophomoreHuntington, WVTransferred 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 HughesG6'4"192JuniorCleveland, OHTransferred 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 HughesF6'9"265SophomoreLiberty, MOTransferred 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 IIG6'4"184JuniorYoungstown, OHTransferred 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 WeathersG6'2"161SophomoreOverland Park, KSTransferred 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

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: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 
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 0 Chas Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrCoppin State
Baltimore CC		 Baltimore, Maryland
G 1 Mike Lewis II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoChaminade St. Louis, MO
G 2 Eric James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrWesterville Westerville, OH
G 3 Tarin Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrNebraska
St. Anthony		 Ocean Township, NJ
G 4 Rene Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrButler
Worcester Academy		 Boston, MA
F 20 Kellon Taylor (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoDeMatha Catholic Landover, MD
F 22 Marko Krivacevic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrMiami Dade College
Nikola Tesla		 Szombathely, Hungary
F 25 Tydus Verhoeven 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrManteca Manteca, CA
G 31 Caleb Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoValley Pennsylvania, PA
F 32 Zach Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSeneca Valley Cranberry Township, PA
F 34 Nicholas Kratholm 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrIMG Academy Louisville, KY
G 50 Eric Williams Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrNew Haven New Haven, MI
C 55 Jordan Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS SrQuality Education Academy Toronto, ON
G Tavian Dunn-Martin Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoAkron
Huntington HS		 Huntington, WV
G Frankie Hughes Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMissouri
Garfield Heights HS		 Cleveland, OH
C Michael Hughes Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoAkron
Liberty North HS		 Liberty, MO
G Craig Randall II Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMemphis
Shadow Mountain High School		 Youngstown, OH
F Marcus Weathers Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoShawnee 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

  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. 1 2 "Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Duquesne Dukes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.goduquesne.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Duquesne Dukes Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Dukes Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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