2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–6 (0–3 A–10)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (7th season);
Associate head coach	Dru Joyce III
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden; Terry Weigand; Steve Wright; Ari Stern;
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Dayton	4	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
Richmond	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	5	.706
Loyola Chicago	4	–	1	.800	12	–	6	.667
George Washington	3	–	1	.750	14	–	3	.824
Rhode Island	3	–	1	.750	9	–	8	.529
St. Bonaventure	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
VCU	2	–	2	.500	10	–	7	.588
Fordham	2	–	2	.500	8	–	9	.471
George Mason	2	–	3	.400	13	–	5	.722
UMass	2	–	3	.400	11	–	6	.647
Davidson	1	–	3	.250	11	–	6	.647
Saint Joseph's	1	–	3	.250	11	–	6	.647
Saint Louis	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
La Salle	1	–	4	.200	10	–	8	.556
Duquesne	0	–	4	.000	9	–	7	.563

† 2024 A-10 tournament winner As of January 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represents Duquesne University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by seventh-year head coach Keith Dambrot and play their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

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

Departures

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 due to 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 due to 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

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

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
Kailon Nicholls PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jakub Nečas PF	Czech Republic	Basketball Club Brno	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 12, 2023
Jakub Nečas PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

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
Dominique Aekins PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

Roster

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

Keith Dambrot (Akron)

Assistant coach(es)

Dru Joyce III (Akron)
Rick McFadden (Akron)
Terry Weigand (Ashland)
Steve Wright (Bowling Green)
Ari Stern (The College of Wooster)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	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						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Bonaventure						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA	Fordham						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+	Chicago State						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 3, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Davidson						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 17, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA	Saint Joseph's						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Louis						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 23, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+	La Salle						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+	George Washington						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsbugh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 12–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
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