2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–9 (7–7 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
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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.

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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 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 edit

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 edit

Departures edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 January 21, 2020.

Roster edit

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

Keith Dambrot (Akron)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results edit

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 edit

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

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

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