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
Record10–22 (3–15 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaA. J. Palumbo Center
(Capacity: 4,406)
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
VCU 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Richmond 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
George Washington 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
George Mason 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
La Salle 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Fordham 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 12   .333 12 21   .364
UMass 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Duquesne 3 15   .167 10 22   .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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Derrick Colter 1 G 5'11" 180 Senior Forestville, MD Graduated
TySean Powell 5 F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Twinsburg, OH Transferred to Pacific
Mar'Qywell Jackson 13 G 6'5" 195 RS Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred to Moberly Area CC
Micah Mason 22 G 6'2" 180 Senior Natrona Heights, PA Graduated
Jeremiah Jones 23 G 6'3" 200 Senior Gary, IN Graduated
Nick Foschia 31 F 6'4" 220 Senior Northfield Center, OH Graduated
L. G. Gill 33 F 6'8" 220 Junior Chesterfield, VA Graduate transferred to Maryland
Marshall Macheledt 45 F 6'9" 215 Sophomore Greensboro, NC Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Emile Blackman 5 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Transferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play since Blackman graduated from Niagara.
Kale Abrahamson 14 F 6'8" 221 RS Senior West Des Moines, IA Transferred from Drake. Will be eligible to play since Abrahamson graduated from Drake.

2016 recruiting class

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 June 21, 2016.

Preseason

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

Roster

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2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Darius Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr IMG Academy Lexington, KY
G 1 Mike Lewis II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chaminade St. Louis, MO
G 2 Eric James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Westerville Westerville, OH
G 3 Tarin Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Nebraska
St. Anthony
Ocean Township, NJ
G 4 Rene Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Butler
Worcester Academy
Boston, MA
G 5 Emile Blackman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Niagara
Half Hollow Hills West
Dix Hills, NY
F 14 Kale Abrahamson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Drake
Valley HS
West Des Moines, IA
F 20 Nakye Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tottenville Staten Island, NY
G 21 David Haus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr North Allegheny Pittsburgh, PA
G 25 Spencer Littleson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
G 30 Josh Steel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Barking Abbey Academy Harlow, England
F 32 Zach Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Seneca Valley Cranberry Township, PA
F 35 Kellon Taylor (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic Landover, MD
F 45 Isiaha Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Trinity International Scarborough, ON
G 53 Caleb Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Valley Pennsylvania, PA
C 55 Jordan Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Quality Education Academy Toronto, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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
at 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/WPNT
VCU L 87–94  8–7
(1–1)
Palumbo Center (1,038)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/07/2017
8:00 pm, ASN/WPNT
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/WPNT
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/WPNT
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/WPNT
(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

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References

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  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 February 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Duquesne University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.