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2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

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2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–12 (10–8 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachDru Joyce III
Assistant coaches
  • Rick McFadden
  • Terry Weigand
  • Steve Wright
  • Ari Stern
Home arenaUPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
Loyola Chicago 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
No. 24 Dayton 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
UMass 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
VCU 11 7   .611 24 14   .632
Duquesne 10 8   .556 25 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
George Mason 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Saint Joseph's 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
La Salle 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Rhode Island 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Fordham 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Davidson 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Saint Louis 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
George Washington 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
2024 A-10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Keith Dambrot in his final season as head coach, and played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished the season 25–12, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in sixth place. As the 6 seed, they defeated Saint Louis, Dayton, St. Bonaventure and VCU to be champions of the A-10 tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the sixth time in school history and first since 1977. As the No. 11 seed in the East Region, they upset BYU in the first round before losing in the second round to Illinois.

Previous season

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The Dukes finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for sixth 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 were defeated by Rice in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tevin Brewer 0 G 5'8" 160 GS Senior Fort Smith, AR Graduated
Joe Reece 20 F 6'8" 200 Senior St. Louis, MO Left the team for personal reasons
Rodney Gunn Jr. 21 F 6'7" 230 GS Senior Columbia, SC Graduated
Devin Carney 23 G 6'1" 180 Freshman Butler, PA Transferred to Denver
Jaylen Cole-Williams 25 G 6'1" 175 RS Sophomore Reston, VA Walk-on; transferred
Jake Harper 30 G 6'3" 180 Junior Dayton, OH Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Austin Rotroff 34 F 6'10" 240 GS Senior Wauseon, OH Graduated
Kevin Easley Jr. 35 F 6'7" 230 RS Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Quincy McGriff 55 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Cal State Northridge

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dusan Mahorcic 0 F 6'10" 225 GS Senior Belgrade, Serbia NC State
Andrei Savrasov 23 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Saint Petersburg, Russia Georgia Southern
Hassan Drame 33 F 6'7" 200 GS Senior Bamako, Mali La Salle
Fousseyni Drame 34 F 6'7" 200 GS Senior Bamako, Mali La Salle

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kailon Nicholls
PG
Toronto, ON Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 19, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jakub Nečas
PF
Czech Republic Basketball Club Brno 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 12, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dominique Aekins
PG
Columbus, OH Walnut Ridge High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Jul 19, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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

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2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Dusan Mahorcic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Notre Dame College Prep
Utah
Belgrade, Serbia
G 1 Jimmy Clark III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Newton HS
Northwest Florida State College
Covington, GA
F 2 David Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Speights Academy (FL) Memphis, TN
G 3 Dae Dae Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lorain HS
Miami (OH)
Lorain, OH
C 4 Tre Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Woodstock Academy
Indiana State
Reynoldsburg, OH
F 5 Halil Barre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Scotland Campus (PA) Cotonou, Benin
F 7 Jakub Necas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Gymnázium Blansko Blansko, Czech Republic
F 14 Matúš Hronský 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wasatch Academy (UT) Poruba, Slovakia
F 22 Andy Barba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr International Sports Academy Cleveland, OH
F 23 Andrei Savrasov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS BC Zenit
Georgia Southern
Saint Petersburg, Russia
G 25 Ethan Anish (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Taylor Allderdice Pittsburgh, PA
G 30 Lucas Perusek (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Edward Willoughby Hills, OH
G 31 Seamus McDermott (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Holy Ghost Prep Holland, PA
G 32 Kareem Rozier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So St. Mary's Prep Detroit, MI
F 33 Hassan Drame 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Our Savior New American
La Salle
Bamako, Mali
F 34 Fousseyni Drame 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Our Savior New American
La Salle
Bamako, Mali
G 44 Jake DiMichele (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr First Love Christian Academy McKees Rocks, PA
G 55 Kailon Nicholls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Toronto, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
Cleveland State W 79–77  1–0
 21  Grant   6  Dixon   8  Clark III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,364)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Charleston
Veterans Classic
W 90–72  2–0
 22  Grant   9  F. Drame   7  Clark III  Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
Stony Brook
Cornhusker Classic
W 85–63  3–0
 24  Clark III   11  F. Drame   7  Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
Princeton L 67–70  3–1
 17  Clark III   5  Rozier   3  tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,877)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
Rider
Cornhusker Classic
W 77–58  4–1
 23  Grant   10  Drame   3  Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,153)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 22, 2023*
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Nebraska
Cornhusker Classic
L 79–89  4–2
 24  Grant   8  Drame   3  Grant  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,426)
Lincoln, NE
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
UC Irvine W 66–62  5–2
 15  Savrasov   7  Savrasov   5  Clark III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,193)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall W 85–72  6–2
 24  Clark III   9  Savrasov   4  Rozier  Cam Henderson Center (3,947)
Huntington, WV
December 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Peter's W 68–59  7–2
 19  Grant   7  Drame   5  Clark III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,088)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
vs. Bradley W 69–67  8–2
 21  Clark III   5  tied   4  Clark III  LeBron James Arena (1,375)
Akron, OH
December 23, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Santa Clara L 73–81  8–3
 32  Grant   5  tied   3  tied  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cleary W 95–47  9–3
 15  tied   9  Drame   5  Grant  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,188)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
at UMass L 61–80  9–4
(0–1)
 18  Grant   9  Drame   3  tied  Mullins Center (2,561)
Amherst, MA
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Loyola Chicago L 67–72  9–5
(0–2)
 19  Dixon   8  Grant   5  Rozier  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,671)
Chicago, IL
January 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 16 Dayton L 62–72  9–6
(0–3)
 14  Grant   7  Dixon   5  Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,724)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
Richmond L 61–63  9–7
(0–4)
 16  Clark III   6  tied   4  Clark III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,463)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2024
2:30 p.m., USA
at Saint Joseph's L 69–71  9–8
(0–5)
 21  Clark III   6  Dixon   4  Rozier  Hagan Arena (2,507)
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Bonaventure W 54–50  10–8
(1–5)
 9  Clark III   8  Williams   4  Hronský  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,489)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2024
12:30 p.m., USA
Fordham W 68–59  11–8
(2–5)
 15  DiMichele   6  Dixon   7  Clark III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,027)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
Chicago State W 65–60  12–8
 17  Grant   10  Drame   3  tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,366)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 3, 2024
12:30 p.m., USA
at Rhode Island W 85–71  13–8
(3–5)
 31  Grant   5  Clark III   5  tied  Ryan Center (5,822)
Kingston, RI
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Davidson L 59–72  13–9
(3–6)
 15  DiMichele   5  tied   3  Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
at St. Bonaventure W 75–69  14–9
(4–6)
 16  Drame   14  Drame   8  Clark III  Reilly Center (4,750)
Olean, NY
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 16 Dayton L 59–75  14–10
(4–7)
 14  Clark III   5  Williams   6  Grant  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 17, 2024
2:30 p.m., USA
Saint Joseph's W 66–56  15–10
(5–7)
 17  Dixon   10  Dixon   4  Clark III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,017)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Louis W 81–66  16–10
(6–7)
 31  Grant   9  DiMichele   7  Clark III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,178)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 23, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
at Fordham L 67–79  16–11
(6–8)
 15  Grant   4  tied   2  tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,850)
The Bronx, NY
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
La Salle W 75–63  17–11
(7–8)
 22  Clark III   6  Grant   8  Clark III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,233)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason W 59–51  18–11
(8–8)
 13  Grant   4  tied   2  tied  EagleBank Arena (5,058)
Fairfax, VA
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU W 69–59  19–11
(9–8)
 26  Grant   6  tied   4  Clark III  Siegel Center (7,044)
Richmond, VA
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+
George Washington W 67–65  20–11
(10–8)
 22  Clark III   7  tied   3  tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,134)
Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., USA
(6) vs. (14) Saint Louis
Second Round
W 83–73  21–11
 20  Clark III   6  Dixon   7  Grant  Barclays Center (6,432)
Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2024
7:30 p.m., USA
(6) vs. (3) No. 24 Dayton
Quarterfinals
W 65–57  22–11
 16  Clark III   8  Drame   4  Clark III  Barclays Center (6,327)
Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 2024
3:30 p.m., CBSSN
(6) vs. (7) St. Bonaventure
Semifinals
W 70–60  23–11
 27  Grant   8  tied   6  Clark III  Barclays Center (8,037)
Brooklyn, NY
March 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBS
(6) vs. (5) VCU
Championship
W 57–51  24–11
 10  Grant   12  Drame   3  tied  Barclays Center (7,805)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024
12:40 p.m., TruTV
(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 21 BYU
First Round
W 71–67  25–11
 19  Grant   8  F. Drame   4  Clark III  CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
March 23, 2024
8:40 p.m., TNT
(11 E) vs. (3 E) No. 10 Illinois
Second Round
L 63–89  25–12
 14  Clark III   6  Dixon   4  Clark III  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,387)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.