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2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

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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)
Seasons
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
St. Bonaventure 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Davidson 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
VCU 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
George Mason 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Richmond 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Dayton 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Duquesne 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
George Washington 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Massachusetts 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
Fordham 4 14   .222 9 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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Darius Lewis 00 C 6'11" 250 Senior Lexington, KY Graduated
Emile Blackman 5 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Graduated
Kale Abrahamson 14 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior West Des Moines, IA Graduated
Nakye Sanders 20 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Staten Island, NY Transferred to Towson
David Haus 21 G 6'2" 185 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Walk-on; didn't return
Spencer Littleson 25 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Rochester Hills, MI Transferred to Toledo
Josh Steel 30 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Harlow, England Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Isiaha Mike 45 F 6'8" 200 Freshman Scarborough, ON Transferred to SMU

Incoming transfers

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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 Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Akron
Huntington HS
Huntington, WV
G Frankie Hughes Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Missouri
Garfield Heights HS
Cleveland, OH
C Michael Hughes Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Akron
Liberty North HS
Liberty, MO
G Craig Randall II Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis
Shadow Mountain High School
Youngstown, OH
F Marcus Weathers Current redshirt 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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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.