2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record13–19 (8–10 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick McFadden
  • Julian Sullinger
  • Steve Wright
  • Ari Stern
  • Chase Goldstein
Home arenaUPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
George Mason 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Dayton 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Loyola Chicago 12 – 6   .667 25 – 12   .676
Saint Louis 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Saint Joseph's 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
George Washington 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
St. Bonaventure 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647
8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Rhode Island 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581
UMass 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Davidson 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Richmond 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 21   .364
† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Dru Joyce III, played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated Saint Louis, Dayton, St. Bonaventure and VCU to win the A-10 tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament marking the sixth trip to the NCAA tournament in school history and first since 1977.[1] As the No. 11 seed in the East Region, they upset BYU in the first round[2] before losing in the second round to Illinois.[3]

After winning the A-10 tournament championship, head coach Keith Dambrot announced that he would retire following the season.[4] Dambrot had spent seven years as head coach of the Dukes.[4] On March 28, 2024, the school named associate head coach Dru Joyce III the team's new head coach.[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dusan Mahorcic 0 F 6' 10" 235 GS Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated
Jimmy Clark III 1 G 6' 3" 185 Senior Covington, GA Graduated
Dae Dae Grant 3 G 6' 2" 185 Senior Lorain, OH Graduated
Tre Williams 4 C 6' 7" 250 Senior Reynoldsburg, OH Graduated
Andy Barba 22 F 6' 6" 200 Junior Cleveland, OH Transferred to Case Western Reserve
Andrei Savrasov 23 F 6' 7" 225 GS Senior Saint Petersburg, Russia Graduated
Hassan Drame 33 F 6' 7" 200 GS Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated
Fousseyni Drame 34 F 6' 7" 200 GS Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated
Kailon Nicholls 55 G 6' 0" 160 Freshman Toronto, ON Transferred to Northern Illinois

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Tre Dinkins 0 G 6' 2" 190 Senior Chester, PA Canisius[6]
Cameron Crawford 1 G 6' 5" 192 Junior Hoover, AL Marshall[6]
Jahsean Corbett 4 G 6' 7" 210 Senior Orlando, FL Chicago State[7]
Alex Williams 6 F 6' 5" 235 Senior Xenia, OH Furman
Maximus Edwards 8 G 6' 5" 215 Junior Stratford, CT George Washington
Lucas Prolla 22 G 6' 2" Sophomore Porto Alegre, Brazil Missouri State–Western Plains
Eli Wilborn 25 F 6' 8" 215 Sophomore Middletown, CT Saint Francis (PA)
Brandon Hall 55 G 6' 4' Junior Chicago, IL Howard College

2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Arness Lawson
#29 PG 		Pickerington, OH Pickerington North High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Dom Aekins
PG 		Columbus, OH Walnut Ridge High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Jul 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tre Dinkins III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cardinal O'Hara
Canisius 		Chester, PA
G 1 Cam Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Spain Park
Marshall 		Birmingham, AL
F 2 David Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Speights Academy (FL) Memphis, TN
G 3 Kareem Rozier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr St. Mary's Prep Detroit, MI
G/F 4 Jahsean Corbett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr West Oaks Academy (FL)
Chicago State 		Orlando, FL
F 5 Halil Barre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Scotland Campus (PA) Cotonou, Benin
F 6 Alex Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Archbishop Moeller
Furman 		Dayton, OH
F 7 Jakub Necas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Gymnázium Blansko Blansko, Czech Republic
G 8 Maximus Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Our Saviour Lutheran (NY)
George Washington 		Stratford, CT
F 14 Matúš Hronský 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy (UT) Poruba, Slovakia
G 22 Lucas Prolla 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Corinthians U18
Missouri State–Western Plains 		Porto Alegre, Brazil
F 23 Jayden Brown (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Episcopal Upper Marlboro, MD
F 25 Eli Wilborn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So South Kent School
Saint Francis (PA) 		Middletown, CT
G 30 Lucas Perusek (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Edward Willoughby Hills, OH
G 31 Seamus McDermott (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Holy Ghost Prep Holland, PA
G 32 Ethan Anish (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Taylor Allderdice Pittsburgh, PA
G 44 Jake DiMichele (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So First Love Christian Academy McKees Rocks, PA
G 55 Brandon Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Thoronton Township
Howard College 		Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 9, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lipscomb L 72–77  0–1
  16 – Dinkins   9 – Edwards   2 – 3 tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,274)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 8, 2024*
8:30 p.m. 		vs. Princeton
Jersey Jam 		L 68–75  0–2
  14 – Rozier   9 – Corbett   4 – Rozier  CURE Insurance Arena (2,247)
Newark, NJ
November 15, 2024*
9:00 p.m., FS2 		at DePaul L 58–84  0–3
  13 – Edwards   4 – 2 tied   4 – Necas  Wintrust Arena (3,303)
Chicago, IL
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 74–80  0–4
  21 – DiMichele   7 – Wilborn   4 – Dinkins  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,046)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 24, 2024*
1:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. South Dakota State
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals 		L 60–71  0–5
  19 – Dinkins III   5 – Edwards   3 – Dinkins III  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2024*
11:00 a.m., FloSports 		vs. Hampton
Cayman Islands Classic consolation game 		L 59–64  0–6
  13 – DiMichele   11 – Barre   5 – Dinkins  John Gray Gymnasium (905)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2024*
11:00 a.m., FloSports 		vs. Old Dominion
Cayman Islands Classic 7th-place game 		W 67–54  1–6
  13 – Hronský   12 – Dixon   4 – Rozier  John Gray Gymnasium (920)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's L 59–62  1–7
  15 – Corbett   8 – Barre   4 – Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,118)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Delaware W 80–66  2–7
  18 – Dinkins   7 – Necas   5 – Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,033)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maine L 56–61  2–8
  12 – Dinkins   10 – Corbett   5 – Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,076)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. Towson
LeBron James Classic 		W 65–47  3–8
  13 – Crawford   6 – 2 tied   6 – Rozier  LeBron James Arena (814)
Akron, OH
December 21, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Irvine W 70–54  4–8
  15 – Corbett   8 – Corbett   4 – Dinkins III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,010)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 27, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cleary W 93–45  5–8
  15 – Necas   8 – Dixon   6 – 3 tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,020)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 67–55  6–8
(1–0) 		 13 – Corbett   10 – Corbett   5 – 2 tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,435)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 71–77  6–9
(1–1) 		 29 – Corbett   6 – 2 tied   4 – Crawford  John M. Belk Arena (2,378)
Davidson, NC
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's W 85–81  7–9
(2–1) 		 26 – Dinkins III   9 – 2 tied   7 – Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,524)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington W 73–65  8–9
(3–1) 		 22 – Edwards   6 – Crawford   4 – 2 tied  Charles E. Smith Center (1,662)
Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 75–57  9–9
(4–1) 		 17 – Edwards   6 – Necas   6 – 2 tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,104)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dayton L 62–82  9–10
(4–2) 		 14 – Dinkins III   3 – 3 tied   5 – Rozier  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,218)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2025
12:30 p.m., USA 		at Fordham L 63–65  9–11
(4–3) 		 13 – Crawford   7 – Necas   2 – 2 tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,651)
The Bronx, NY
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 72–76  9–12
(4–4) 		 27 – Dinkins III   8 – Corbett   3 – Corbett  Hagan Arena (2,284)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass L 53–62  9–13
(4–5) 		 11 – Dinkins III   9 – Corbett   5 – Dinkins III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 68–73  9–14
(4–6) 		 21 – Edwards   9 – Corbett   3 – Dinkins III  Robins Center (5,680)
Richmond, VA
February 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Loyola Chicago W 69–56  10–14
(5–6) 		 12 – Dinkins III   9 – Dixon   3 – 3 tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,577)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2025
2:30 p.m., USA 		at Dayton L 76–77  10–15
(5–7) 		 21 – Dinkins III   5 – Necas   3 – 3 tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fordham W 73–64  11–15
(6–7) 		 14 – Dixon   6 – Wilborn   7 – Hronský  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,485)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 63–70  11–16
(6–8) 		 15 – Dinkins III   10 – Edwards   5 – Rozier  Reilly Center (4,850)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 26, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 67–62  12–16
(7–8) 		 15 – Crawford   6 – Crawford   10 – Dinkins III  Tom Gola Arena (1,322)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Mason W 85–68  13–16
(8–8) 		 20 – Dinkins III   5 – 2 tied   5 – Edwards  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,581)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		VCU L 62–71  13–17
(8–9) 		 20 – Edwards   7 – Necas   5 – Dinkins III  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,574)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis L 88–90 OT 13–18
(8–10) 		 16 – Dinkins III   8 – Dixon   6 – Dinkins III  Chaifetz Arena (8,421)
St. Louis, MO
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2025
11:30 a.m., USA 		(9) vs. (8) St. Bonaventure
Second round 		L 59–64  13–19
  18 – Edwards   10 – Necas   4 – Crawford  Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[8]

References

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  2. ^ Mendoza, Jordan (March 21, 2024). "What to know about Duquesne after its NCAA men's tournament upset of Brigham Young". USA Today. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
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