2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the 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.

2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record10–22 (3–15 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaA. J. Palumbo Center
(Capacity: 4,406)
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton153 .833  248  .750
VCU144 .778  269  .743
Rhode Island135 .722  2510  .714
Richmond135 .722  2213  .629
Saint Bonaventure117 .611  2012  .625
George Washington108 .556  2015  .571
George Mason99 .500  2014  .588
La Salle99 .500  1515  .500
Davidson810 .444  1715  .531
Fordham711 .389  1319  .406
Saint Louis612 .333  1221  .364
UMass414 .222  1518  .455
Saint Joseph's414 .222  1120  .355
Duquesne315 .167  1022  .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

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]

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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Derrick Colter1G5'11"180SeniorForestville, MDGraduated
TySean Powell5F6'6"215SophomoreTwinsburg, OHTransferred to Pacific
Mar'Qywell Jackson13G6'5"195RS FreshmanDetroit, MITransferred to Moberly Area CC
Micah Mason22G6'2"180SeniorNatrona Heights, PAGraduated
Jeremiah Jones23G6'3"200SeniorGary, INGraduated
Nick Foschia31F6'4"220SeniorNorthfield Center, OHGraduated
L. G. Gill33F6'8"220JuniorChesterfield, VAGraduate transferred to Maryland
Marshall Macheledt45F6'9"215SophomoreGreensboro, NCWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Emile Blackman5G6'4"195RS SeniorDix Hills, NYTransferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play since Blackman graduated from Niagara.
Kale Abrahamson14F6'8"221RS SeniorWest Des Moines, IATransferred from Drake. Will be eligible to play since Abrahamson graduated from Drake.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.

    Preseason

    Duquesne was picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10 preseason poll.[3]

    Roster

    2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 00 Darius Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrIMG Academy Lexington, KY
    G 1 Mike Lewis II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrChaminade St. Louis, MO
    G 2 Eric James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWesterville Westerville, OH
    G 3 Tarin Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoNebraska
    St. Anthony
    Ocean Township, NJ
    G 4 Rene Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrButler
    Worcester Academy
    Boston, MA
    G 5 Emile Blackman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrNiagara
    Half Hollow Hills West
    Dix Hills, NY
    F 14 Kale Abrahamson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrDrake
    Valley HS
    West Des Moines, IA
    F 20 Nakye Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoTottenville Staten Island, NY
    G 21 David Haus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNorth Allegheny Pittsburgh, PA
    G 25 Spencer Littlejohn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrRochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
    G 30 Josh Steel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBarking Abbey Academy Harlow, England
    F 32 Zach Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoSeneca Valley Cranberry Township, PA
    F 35 Kellon Taylor (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrDeMatha Catholic Landover, MD
    F 45 Isiaha Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrTrinity International Scarborough, ON
    G 53 Caleb Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrValley Pennsylvania, PA
    C 55 Jordan Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrQuality Education Academy Toronto, ON
    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
    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, ESPNU
    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 L 60–64  4–6
    PPG Paints Arena (1,819)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    12/10/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Central Connecticut W 70–67  5–6
    Palumbo Center (3,239)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    12/19/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Jackson State W 74–62  6–6
    Palumbo Center (747)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    12/22/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Colgate W 70–57  7–6
    Palumbo Center (1,082)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Atlantic 10 regular season
    12/30/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Fordham W 75–72  8–6
    (1–0)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,673)
    Bronx, NY
    01/04/2017
    7:00 pm, ASN
    VCU L 87–94  8–7
    (1–1)
    Palumbo Center (1,038)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    01/07/2017
    8:00 pm, ASN
    at La Salle L 81–88  8–8
    (1–2)
    Tom Gola Arena (1,258)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/11/2017
    7:00 pm
    Saint Louis W 73–66  9–8
    (2–2)
    Palumbo Center (1,070)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    01/14/2017
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    Dayton L 57–76  9–9
    (2–3)
    PPG Paints Arena (3,132)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    01/18/2017
    7:00 pm
    at George Washington L 63–65  9–10
    (2–4)
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,653)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/21/2017
    2:30 pm, NBCSN
    Rhode Island L 69–90  9–11
    (2–5)
    Palumbo Center (1,700)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    01/24/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Davidson L 60–74  9–12
    (2–6)
    John M. Belk Arena (5,315)
    Davidson, NC
    01/28/2017
    6:00 pm
    at Richmond L 90–101  9–13
    (2–7)
    Robins Center (7,201)
    Richmond, VA
    02/01/2017
    8:00 pm, ASN
    St. Bonaventure L 64–71  9–14
    (2–8)
    Palumbo Center (975)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    02/04/2017
    12:30 pm, NBCSN
    at Dayton L 53–90  9–15
    (2–9)
    UD Arena (13,455)
    Dayton, OH
    02/11/2017
    8:00 pm
    at Saint Louis L 81–87  9–16
    (2–10)
    Chaifetz Arena (5,964)
    St. Louis, MO
    02/15/2017
    7:00 pm
    Massachusetts W 96–66  10–16
    (3–10)
    Palumbo Center (1,185)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    02/19/2017
    12:00 pm, NBCSN
    George Washington L 70–77  10–17
    (3–11)
    Palumbo Center (1,746)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    02/22/2016
    7:00 pm
    Fordham L 52–70  10–18
    (3–12)
    Palumbo Center (1,141)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    02/25/2017
    4:00 pm, ASN
    at St. Bonaventure L 77–80  10–19
    (3–13)
    Reilly Center (5,480)
    Olean, NY
    03/01/2017
    7:00 pm
    at George Mason L 62–63  10–20
    (3–14)
    EagleBank Arena (3,519)
    Fairfax, VA
    03/04/2017
    2:00 pm
    Saint Joseph's L 60–63  10–21
    (3–15)
    Palumbo Center (1,464)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    03/08/2017
    8:30 pm, ASN
    (14) vs. (11) Saint Louis
    First round
    L 71–72  10–22
    PPG Paints Arena (5,517)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[4]

    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. "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
    4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2016-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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