2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2021 A10 Tournament winner ; As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2020–21 record	7–6 (6–5 A-10)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden; Terry Weigand; Charles Thomas; Carl Thomas;
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse; Kerr Fitness Center

The 2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represents Duquesne University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fourth-year head coach Keith Dambrot, and plays their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Kerr Fitness Center in McCandless, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2019–20 season 21–9, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they were scheduled to face No. 14 Fordham in the second round, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
James Ellis	1	C	6'11"	230	RS Freshman	Pittsburgh, PA	Transferred to Pearl River Community College
Frankie Hughes	3	G	6'4"	195	RS Junior	Cleveland, OH	Transferred to San Diego
Lamar Norman Jr.	4	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Wyoming, MI	Midseason transfer
Sincere Carry	10	G	6'1"	180	Sophomore	Solon, OH	Midseason transfer to Kent State
Ashton Miller	14	G	6'5"	200	Freshman	Scotch Plains, NJ	Transferred to Wagner
Evan Buckley	22	G	6'1"	185	Freshman	Ashburn, VA	Left team for personal reasons
Jake Harper	30	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Dayton, OH	Walk-on; left basketball program to play football
Caleb Davis	31	G	6'0"	175	Senior	New Kensington, PA	Graduated
Baylee Steele	44	C	6'11"	240	Senior	Norwalk, IA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ryan Murphy	20	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Calabasas, CA	Graduate transfer from Pittsburgh. Will be eligible to play immediately.
Noah Buono	35	G	6'5"	180	Junior	Brick Township, NJ	Transferred from Ramapo College. Will be eligible to play immediately.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyson Acuff CG	Detroit, MI	Cass Technical High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 15, 2019
Tyson Acuff CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Toby Okani SF	Orange, NJ	Cushing Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 10, 2020
Toby Okani SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Mike Bejelka PG	Solon, OH	International Sports Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 31, 2020
Mike Bejelka PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Andre Harris SF	Mesa, AZ	Hillcrest Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 22, 2019
Andre Harris SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jett Roesing SG	Pittsburgh, PA	First Love Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 31, 2019
Jett Roesing SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Chad Baker SF	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	SPIRE Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 31, 2020
Chad Baker SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Mounir Hima C	Tillabéri, Niger	St. Benedict's Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 8, 2020
Mounir Hima C	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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

Roster

2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tavian Dunn-Martin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	RS Sr	Huntington HS Akron	Huntington, WV
G	1	Tyson Acuff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Cass Tech	Detroit, MI
G	2	Toby Okani	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cushing Academy	Orange, NJ
G	3	Maceo Austin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Kennedy Catholic	Sharon, PA
F	5	Marcus Weathers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Shawnee Mission North Miami (OH)	Overland Park, KS
G	20	Ryan Murphy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Calabasas HS Pittsburgh	Calabasas, CA
C	21	Michael Hughes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Liberty North Akron	Liberty, MO
G	22	Mike Bejelka	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	International Sports Academy	Solon, OH
F	23	Amari Kelly	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Meadowcreek	Long Island, NY
G	25	Jaylen Cole-Williams (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	TLAP Sports Academy	Reston, VA
F	30	Andre Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Mesa, AZ
G	31	Jett Roesing	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	First Love Academy	Pittsburgh, PA
F	34	Austin Rotroff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Wauseon	Wauseon, OH
F	35	Noah Buono	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Brick Township HS Ramapo	Brick Township, NJ
F	44	Chad Baker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	SPIRE Institute	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
C	55	Mounir Hima	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Tillabéri, Niger

Head coach

Keith Dambrot (Akron)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 30, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3	vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tipoff Classic	L 66–76	0–1	KFC Yum! Center (125) Louisville, KY
December 2, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3	vs. UNC Greensboro Wade Houston Tipoff Classic	W 81–68	1–1	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 4, 2020* 11:00 a.m.	vs. Winthrop Wade Houston Tipoff Classic	Cancelled		KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 14, 2020* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Southern Illinois	Cancelled		Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN
December 16, 2020* 1:00 p.m.	vs. Loyola Chicago	Cancelled		Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond Postponed due to COVID-19 issues			Robins Center Richmond, VA
December 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis Postponed due to COVID-19 issues			Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 2, 2021 12:30 p.m., NBCSN	at George Washington	W 75–63	2–1 (1–0)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington	L 73–75	2–2 (1–1)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Davidson	L 48–61	2–3 (1–2)	Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., NBCSN	Fordham	W 48–45	3–3 (2–2)	Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA
January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Dayton	L 63–72	3–4 (2–3)	UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 15, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure	L 48–62	3–5 (2–4)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rhode Island	W 71–69	4–5 (3–4)	Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA
January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Bonaventure	L 61–65	4–6 (3–5)	Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA
January 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham	W 86–62	5–6 (4–5)	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Joseph's	W 67–50	6–6 (5–5)	Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA
February 2, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	Dayton	W 69–64	7–6 (6–5)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (212) Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2021 4:00 p.m., NBCSN	VCU			UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason			EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass			UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Washington			UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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[1] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Bonaventure	8	–	2	.800	10	–	2	.833
VCU	7	–	2	.778	14	–	4	.778
Davidson	6	–	2	.750	10	–	5	.667
UMass	6	–	2	.750	7	–	4	.636
Richmond	4	–	2	.667	10	–	4	.714
Dayton	7	–	5	.583	11	–	6	.647
Duquesne	6	–	5	.545	7	–	6	.538
Rhode Island	6	–	7	.462	9	–	11	.450
George Mason	4	–	6	.400	8	–	8	.500
George Washington	2	–	3	.400	3	–	9	.250
La Salle	5	–	8	.385	8	–	12	.400
Saint Louis	1	–	2	.333	8	–	3	.727
Fordham	2	–	9	.182	2	–	9	.182
Saint Joseph's	0	–	9	.000	1	–	14	.067

† 2021 A10 Tournament winner As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll