2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–13 (10–8 A–10)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (6th season);
Associate head coach	Dru Joyce III
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden; Charles Thomas; Carl Thomas;
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Fordham	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Davidson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Saint Joseph's	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
St. Bonaventure	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Richmond	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
La Salle	7	–	11	.389	15	–	19	.441
Massachusetts	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Rhode Island	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323

† 2023 A10 tournament winner

The 2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Keith Dambrot and played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2021–22 season 6–24, 1–16 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to Rhode Island.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Leon Ayers III	0	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Troy, MI	Graduate transferred to Bowling Green
Tyson Acuff	1	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Toby Okani	2	G	6'7"	195	Sophomore	Orange, NJ	Transferred to UIC
Jackie Johnson III	5	G	5'11"	185	Freshman	Wichita, KS	Transferred to UNLV
Mike Nejelka	22	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Solon, OH	Transferred to Kent State
Primo Spears	23	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Hartford, CT	Transferred to Georgetown
Davis Larson	30	G/F	6'5"	190	GS Senior	Sheboygan, WI	Graduated
Luke Patten	31	F	6'5"	180	Freshman	Butler, PA	No longer on team roster
Noah Buono	33	F	6'6"	175	Senior	Brick Twp, NJ	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Mounir Hima	55	C	6'11"	240	RS Freshman	Tillabéri, Niger	Transferred to Syracuse

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tevin Brewer	0	G	5'8"	160	GS Senior	Fort Smith, AR	FIU
Tre Clark	1	G	6'3"	185	RS Junior	Covington, GA	Northwest Florida State College
Dae Dae Grant	3	G	6'2	185	Junior	Lorain, OH	Miami (OH)
Joe Reece	20	F	6'8	200	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Bowling Green
Quincy McGriff	55	G	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Salt Lake Community College

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kareem Rozier PG	Detroit, MI	St. Mary's Preparatory	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 20, 2021
Kareem Rozier PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Devin Carney CG	Butler, PA	Butler Area High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 26, 2022
Devin Carney CG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Matúš Hronský PF	Poruba, Slovakia	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 11, 2022
Matúš Hronský PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
David Dixon SF	Memphis, TN	Memphis Academy of Health Sciences	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 10, 2022
David Dixon SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Abdou-Halil Barre SF	Scotland, PA	Scotland Campus	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 13, 2022
Abdou-Halil Barre SF	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tevin Brewer	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	GS	Northside HS FIU	Fort Smith, AR
G	1	Jimmy Clark III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Newton HS Northwest Florida State College	Covington, GA
F	2	David Dixon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Speights Academy (FL)	Memphis, TN
G	3	Dae Dae Grant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lorain HS Miami (OH)	Lorain, OH
C	4	Tre Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Jr	Woodstock Academy Indiana State	Reynoldsburg, OH
F	5	Halil Barre	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Scotland Campus (PA)	Cotonou, Benin
F	14	Matúš Hronský	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy (UT)	Poruba, Slovakia
F	20	Joe Reece	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	East St. Louis HS Bowling Green	St. Louis, MO
F	21	Rodney Gunn Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Irmo Lenoir–Rhyne	Columbia, SC
F	22	Andy Barba	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	International Sports Academy	Cleveland, OH
F	23	Devin Carney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Butler Area Sr. HS	Butler, PA
G	25	Jaylen Cole-Williams (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	TLAP Sports Academy	Reston, VA
G	30	Jake Harper (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Avonworth HS	Dayton, OH
G	32	Kareem Rozier	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's Prep	Detroit, MI
F	34	Austin Rotroff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Wauseon	Wauseon, OH
F	35	Kevin Easley Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Lawrence North TCU	Indianapolis, IN
G	55	Quincy McGriff	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Santa Monica HS Salt Lake CC	Los Angeles, CA

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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	W 91–63	1–0	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,157) Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 4 Kentucky Tribute Classic	L 52–77	1–1	Rupp Arena (20,014) Lexington, KY
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		South Carolina State Tribute Classic	W 96–71	2–1	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,186) Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Colgate	W 85–80	3–1	LeBron James Arena (429) Akron, OH
November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		North Florida Tribute Classic	W 83–82	4–1	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,018) Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Alabama State	W 75–57	5–1	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,784) Pittsburgh, PA
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 72–61	6–1	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,863) Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	W 78–77	7–1	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,012) Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 71–82	7–2	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,967) Pittsburgh, PA
December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 60–73	7–3	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,834) Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		DePaul	W 66–55	8–3	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,873) Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Indiana State	W 92–86	9–3	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,277) Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winthrop	W 74–57	10–3	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,721) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 57–69	10–4 (0–1)	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 72–61	11–4 (1–1)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,887) Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	W 79–70	12–4 (2–1)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,087) Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 73–75	12–5 (2–2)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 92–80	13–5 (3–2)	Hagan Arena (1,003) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 56–65	13–6 (3–3)	Reilly Center (4,107) Olean, NY
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	L 58–65	13–7 (3–4)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,932) Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	W 72–58	14–7 (4–4)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,964) Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Massachusetts	L 79–87	14–8 (4–5)	Mullins Center (3,810) Amherst, MA
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	W 93–67	15–8 (5–5)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,877) Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	W 75–52	16–8 (6–5)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,927) Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA		St. Bonaventure	W 56–54	17–8 (7–5)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,333) Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 76–62	18–8 (8–5)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,756) Pittsburgh, PA
February 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 85–90	18–9 (8–6)	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	W 91–74	19–9 (9–6)	Tom Gola Arena (1,473) Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA		Davidson	L 67–71	19–10 (9–7)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,111) Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Massachusetts	W 88–79	20–10 (10–7)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,876) Pittsburgh, PA
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 60–87	20–11 (10–8)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808) Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2023 7:30 p.m., USA Network/Peacock	(6)	vs. (11) La Salle Second round	L 70–81	20–12	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2023 2:30 p.m., FloHoops	(5)	vs. (12) Rice First round	L 78–84	20–13	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[1] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

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