2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rhode Island15–3 .833  26–8  .765
St. Bonaventure14–4 .778  26–8  .765
Davidson †13–5 .722  21–12  .636
Saint Joseph's10–8 .556  16–16  .500
VCU9–9 .500  18–15  .545
Saint Louis9–9 .500  17–16  .515
George Mason9–9 .500  16–17  .485
Richmond9–9 .500  12–20  .375
Dayton8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Duquesne7–11 .389  16–16  .500
George Washington7–11 .389  15–18  .455
La Salle7–11 .389  13–19  .406
Massachusetts5–13 .278  13–20  .394
Fordham4–14 .222  9–22  .290
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 Litleson25G6'4"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 2017-10-25.

    2018 recruiting class

    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  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoAkron
    Huntington HS    		 Huntington, WV
    G Frankie Hughes  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMissouri
    Garfield Heights HS    		 Cleveland, OH
    C Michael Hughes  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoAkron
    Liberty North HS    		 Liberty, MO
    G Craig Randall II  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMemphis
    Shadow Mountain High School    		 Youngstown, OH
    F Marcus Weathers  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. "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 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
    5. "Duquesne Dukes Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Dukes Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
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