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2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

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2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–9 (7–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Kerr Fitness Center
Seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure 11 4   .733 16 5   .762
VCU 10 4   .714 19 7   .731
Davidson 7 4   .636 13 9   .591
Saint Louis 6 4   .600 14 7   .667
UMass 6 4   .600 8 7   .533
George Mason 8 6   .571 13 9   .591
Dayton 9 7   .563 14 10   .583
Richmond 6 5   .545 14 9   .609
Duquesne 7 7   .500 9 9   .500
Rhode Island 7 10   .412 10 15   .400
George Washington 3 5   .375 5 12   .294
La Salle 6 11   .353 9 16   .360
Saint Joseph's 3 9   .250 5 15   .250
Fordham 2 11   .154 2 12   .143
2021 A10 Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Keith Dambrot, and played its 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.

The Dukes finished the season 9-9, 7–7 in A-10 Play to finish in 9th place. The team defeated Richmond during the second round of the A-10 tournament, before losing in the quarterfinals to St. Bonaventure.

Previous season

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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, it was scheduled to face No. 14 Fordham in the second round, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

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Departures

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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

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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

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

Roster

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2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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
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
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 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
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2021
4:30 p.m., NBCSN
at Richmond L 72–79  7–7
(6–6)
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
La Salle L 65–85  7–8
(6–7)
Tom Gola Arena (26)
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island W 86–75  8–8
(7–7)
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 4, 2021
11:00 am, NBCSN
(9) vs. (8) Richmond
Second round
W 67–62  9–8
Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
March 5, 2021
11:00 am, NBCSN
(9) vs. (1) St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals
L 59–75  9–9
Robins Center (250)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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