2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record 3–5 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach Jim Ferry (5th year)
Assistant coach John Rhodes
Assistant coach Rich Glesmann
Assistant coach Danny Lawson
Assistant coach Brian Baudinet
Home arena Palumbo Center
Consol Energy Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 0 0       5 1   .833
VCU 0 0       6 2   .750
Dayton 0 0       5 2   .714
Massachusetts 0 0       5 2   .714
St. Bonaventure 0 0       5 2   .714
George Mason 0 0       6 3   .667
La Salle 0 0       4 2   .667
George Washington 0 0       5 3   .625
No. 21 Rhode Island 0 0       5 3   .625
Fordham 0 0       5 4   .556
Richmond 0 0       4 4   .500
Duquesne 0 0       4 5   .444
Saint Joseph's 0 0       3 4   .429
Saint Louis 0 0       2 5   .286
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represenst Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth year head coach Jim Ferry, play their home games at the Palumbo Center and the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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.

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 due to 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.

Incoming recruits

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 
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 
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 
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:

Roster

2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
C 00 Lewis, DariusDarius Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr IMG Academy Lexington, KY
G 1 Lewis II, MikeMike Lewis II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chaminade St. Louis, MO
G 2 James, EricEric James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Westerville Westerville, OH
G 3 Smith, TarinTarin Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Nebraska
St. Anthony
Ocean Township, NJ
G 4 Castro, ReneRene Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Butler
Worcester Academy
Boston, MA
G 5 Blackman, EmileEmile Blackman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Niagara
Half Hollow Hills West
Dix Hills, NY
F 14 Abrahamson, KaleKale Abrahamson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Drake
Valley HS
West Des Moines, IA
F 20 Sanders, NakyeNakye Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tottenville Staten Island, NY
G 21 Haus, DavidDavid Haus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr North Allegheny Pittsburgh, PA
G 25 Littlejohn, SpencerSpencer Littlejohn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
G 30 Steel, JoshJosh Steel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Barking Abbey Academy Harlow, England
F 32 Snyder, ZachZach Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Seneca Valley Cranberry Township, PA
F 35 Taylor, KellonKellon Taylor (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic Landover, MD
F 45 Mike, IsiahaIsiaha Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Trinity International Scarborough, ON
G 53 Davis, CalebCaleb Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Valley Pennsylvania, PA
C 55 Robinson, JordanJordan Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Quality Education Academy Toronto, ON
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
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, ESPN
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
vs. Robert Morris   
PPG Paints Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA

12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Central Connecticut   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Jackson State   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

12/22/2016*
2:00 pm
Colgate   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season

12/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Fordham   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

01/04/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
VCU   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

01/07/2017
8:00 pm, ASN
at La Salle   
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA

01/11/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Louis   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

01/14/2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Dayton   
PPG Paints Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA

01/18/2017
7:00 pm
at George Washington   
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.

01/21/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN
Rhode Island   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

01/24/2017
7:00 pm
at Davidson   
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC

01/28/2017
6:00 pm
at Richmond   
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA

02/01/2017
8:00 pm, ASN
St. Bonaventure   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

02/04/2017
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

02/11/2017
8:00 pm
at Saint Louis   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

02/15/2017
7:00 pm
Massachusetts   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

02/19/2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN
George Washington   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

02/22/2016
7:00 pm
Fordham   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

02/25/2017
4:00 pm, ASN
at St. Bonaventure   
Reilly Center 
Olean, NY

03/01/2017
7:00 pm
at George Mason   
EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA

03/04/2017
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/08–12/2017
vs.    
PPG Paints Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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