Meet the Dukes
meet the dukes
MEET THE DUKES 4 2019-20 Rosters 5 2019-20 Roster Breakdown 6 Maceo Austin 7 Evan Buckley 8 Sincere Carry 9-11 Caleb Davis 12-15 Tavian Dunn-Martin 16-19 James Ellis 20 Jake Harper 21 Frankie Hughes 22-25 Michael Hughes 26-29 Amari Kelly 30-31 Ashton Miller 32 Lamar Norman Jr. 33-34 Austin Rotroff 35-36 Baylee Steele 37-39 Marcus Weathers 40-43 Keith Dambrot 44-48 Rick McFadden/Terry Weigand 49 Charles Thomas/Steve McNees 50 Carl Thomas/Ashton Gibbs 51 Bill Brown 52 Gavin Block/Ari Stern 53 John Henderson/Amanda Baird 54 Maggie Burnham/Brian Beck 54
4 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 2019-20 DUQUESNE ROSTER
NUMERICAL No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School (Transfer) 0 Tavian Dunn-Martin Jr. G 5-8 155 Huntington, W.Va./Huntington (Akron) 1 James Ellis Fr. C 6-11 230 Pittsburgh, Pa./Westinghouse 2 Maceo Austin Fr. G 6-5 190 Sharon, Pa./Kennedy Catholic 3 Frankie Hughes Jr. G 6-4 195 Cleveland, Ohio/Garfield Heights (Missouri) 4 Lamar Norman Jr. So. G 6-3 180 Grand Rapids, Mich./Godwin Heights 5 Marcus Weathers Jr. F 6-5 215 Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission North (Miami, Ohio) 10 Sincere Carry So. G 6-1 180 Farrell, Pa./Solon, Ohio HS 14 Ashton Miller Fr. G 6-5 200 Scotch Plains, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 21 Michael Hughes Jr. C 6-8 240 Kansas City, Mo./Liberty North (Akron) 22 Evan Buckley Fr. G 6-1 185 Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge 23 Amari Kelly So. F 6-9 230 Long Island, N.Y./Meadowcreek, Norcross, Ga. 30 Jake Harper Fr. G 6-3 175 Dayton, Ohio/Pittsburgh (Pa.) Avonworth 31 Caleb Davis Sr. G 6-0 175 New Kensington, Pa./Valley 34 Austin Rotroff So. F 6-10 240 Wauseon, Ohio/Wauseon 44 Baylee Steele Gr. C 6-11 240 Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk (Utah Valley)
ALPHABETICAL No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School (Transfer) 2 Maceo Austin Fr. G 6-5 190 Sharon, Pa./Kennedy Catholic 22 Evan Buckley Fr. G 6-1 185 Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge 10 Sincere Carry So. G 6-1 180 Farrell, Pa./Solon, Ohio HS 31 Caleb Davis Sr. G 6-0 175 New Kensington, Pa./Valley 0 Tavian Dunn-Martin Jr. G 5-8 155 Huntington, W.Va./Huntington (Akron) 1 James Ellis Fr. C 6-11 230 Pittsburgh, Pa./Westinghouse 30 Jake Harper Fr. G 6-3 175 Dayton, Ohio/Pittsburgh (Pa.) Avonworth 3 Frankie Hughes Jr. G 6-4 195 Cleveland, Ohio/Garfield Heights (Missouri) 21 Michael Hughes Jr. C 6-8 240 Kansas City, Mo./Liberty North (Akron) 23 Amari Kelly So. F 6-9 230 Long Island, N.Y./Meadowcreek, Norcross, Ga. 14 Ashton Miller Fr. G 6-5 200 Scotch Plains, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 4 Lamar Norman Jr. So. G 6-3 180 Grand Rapids, Mich./Godwin Heights 34 Austin Rotroff So. F 6-10 240 Wauseon, Ohio/Wauseon 44 Baylee Steele Gr. C 6-11 240 Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk (Utah Valley) 5 Marcus Weathers Jr. F 6-5 215 Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission North (Miami, Ohio)
Head Coach: Keith Dambrot (Akron ‘82) - 3rd year at Duquesne, 22nd year overall Assistant Coaches: Terry Weigand (Ashland ‘89); Rick McFadden (Akron ‘05); Charles Thomas (Eastern Michigan ‘00) - all 3rd year Director of Operations: Steve McNees (Akron ‘10) - 3rd year Assistant to the Head Coach: Carl Thomas (Eastern Michigan ‘00) - 3rd year Director of Player Development: Ashton Gibbs (Pitt ‘12) - 2nd year Director of Community Relations and Player Mentoring: Bill Brown (Ohio ‘74) - 3rd year Graduate Assistants: Gavin Block (Ohio ‘19) and Ari Stern (Wooster ‘18) - 1st year Associate AD/Sports Performance: John Henderson (Weber State ‘07) - 4th year Assistant AD/Basketball Administration: Amanda Baird (Akron ‘07) - 3rd year Athletic Trainer: Brian Beck (Duquesne ‘04) - 3rd year
5 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 2019-20 DUQUESNE ROSTER BREAKDOWN + – indicates starter; * – indicates letters earned
RETURNING STARTERS (4) No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 10 +Sincere Carry* So. G 6-1 12.1 3.6 28/28 Farrell, Pa. A-10 All-Rookie Team; led A-10 in assists/g. (5.8) 3 +Frankie Hughes* Jr. G 6-4 8.9 2.2 32/22 Cleveland, Ohio Team high 71 3-pointers 21 +Michael Hughes* Jr. C 6-8 11.2 6.5 29/28 Kansas City, Mo. A-10 best 52 blocks in conference play (2.9/g.) 5 +Marcus Weathers* Jr. F 6-5 10.0 6.4 31/30 Overland Park, Kan. Double-digit scorer in 14 of 18 A-10 games
ADDITIONAL RETURNEES (5) No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 31 Caleb Davis Sr. G 6-0 0.0 0.5 2/0 New Kensington, Pa. Has played in seven career games 0 Tavian Dunn-Martin* Jr. G 5-8 7.8 1.4 32/4 Huntington, W.Va. 2019 A-10 Sixth Man of Year 23 Amari Kelly* So. F 6-9 2.1 2.1 29/0 Long Island, N.Y. Season-ending knee injury on Mar. 6 at SLU 4 Lamar Norman Jr.* So. G 6-3 4.8 1.6 27/3 Grand Rapids, Mich. 80 of his 129 points came in five games 34 Austin Rotroff* So. F 6-10 4.2 2.4 19/5 Wauseon, Ohio Season-ending knee injury on Jan. 23 vs. SLU
NEWCOMERS (6) No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Ppg. Rpg. Hometown Last School 2 Maceo Austin Fr. G 6-5 190 22.3 Sharon, Pa. Kennedy Catholic 22 Evan Buckley Fr. G 6-1 185 22.7 8.1a Ashburn, Va. Stone Bridge 1 James Ellis Fr. C 6-11 230 21.0 12.0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Westinghouse 30 Jake Harper Fr. G 6-3 175 15.0 6.0 Dayton, Ohio Pittsburgh (Pa.) Avonworth 14 Ashton Miller Fr. G 6-5 200 20.2 4.6 Scotch Plains, N.J. Seton Hall Prep 44 Baylee Steele Gr. C 6-11 240 8.5 7.2 Norwalk, Iowa Utah Valley Unversity James Ellis signed with Duquesne in 2018-19 and sat out last season Baylee Steele is a graduate transfer from Utah Valley University, his stats listed are from last season at UVU
PLAYERS NOT RETURNING (6) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 50 +Eric Williams Jr.** So. G 6-6 14.0 7.6 32/28 Port Huron, Mich. Leading scorer and rebounder; transfer to Oregon 14 Gavin Bizeau* Fr. F 6-11 1.3 0.7 20/0 Plainfield, Ind. Transferred to Toledo 2 Brandon Wade* Fr. G 6-2 1.0 0.7 27/1 Ann Arbor, Mich. Transferred 20 Kellon Taylor* Jr. F 6-5 0.9 1.2 9/0 Landover, Md. Two-sport athlete (FB/WR) saw action in nine g. 25 Dylan Swingle Fr. C 6-11 ------/-- Chillicothe, Ohio 2018-19 redshirt transferred to Bowling Green 32 Zach Snyder Sr. F 6-5 0.0 0.3 3/0 Cranberry Twp., Pa. Lone senior in 2018-19; played in eight career g.
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1; Total Players Returning/Lost: 9/6; Roster Breakdown (Gr./Sr./Jr./So./Fr.): 1/1/4/4/5 2019-20 Active Roster Breakdown: 15 players Graduate Student (1): Baylee Steele; Senior (1): Caleb Davis; Juniors (4): Tavian Dunn-Martin, Frankie Hughes, Michael Hughes, Marcus Weathers; Sophomores (4): Sincere Carry, Amari Kelly, Lamar Norman Jr., Austin Rotroff; Freshmen (5): Maceo Austin, Evan Buckley, James Ellis, Jake Harper, Ashton Miller
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BY STATE BREAKDOWN BY CLASS 10 Sincere Carry sin-SEER Pennsylvania (4) Austin, Carry, Davis, Ellis GRADUTATE STUDENT 1 0 Tavian Dunn-Martin TAY-vee-en Ohio (3) Harper, F.Hughes, Rotroff Steele 23 Amari Kelly uh-MAR-ee Iowa (1) Steele 34 Austin Rotroff ROE-troff Michigan (1) Norman Jr. SENIORS 1 Missouri (1) M.Hughes Davis STAFF New Jersey (1) Miller Keith Dambrot (head coach) DAM-brot New York (1) Kelly JUNIORS 4 Terry Weigand (assistant coach) WHY-gand Kansas (1) Weathers Dunn-Martin, F.Hughes, M.Hughes, Weathers Dave Saba (media relations) SAY-ba Virginia (1) Buckley SOPHOMORES 4 West Virginia (1) Dunn-Martin Carry, Kelly, Norman Jr., Rotroff OTHER Solon, Ohio SOLE-un FRESHMEN 5 Wauseon, Ohio WAW-see-ahn Austin, Buckley, Ellis, Harper, Miller
1ST-YEAR PLAYERS (6) Austin, Buckley, Ellis, Harper, Miller, Steele
6 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 2019-20 NEWCOMER 2 Maceo Austin 6-5, 190, Guard, Freshman • Sharon, Pa./Kennedy Catholic
High School • Named 2018-19 Class 6A first team all-state. • Cited as the No. 43 shooting guard in the nation by 247Sports, No. 48 by ESPN and No. 49 by Rivals. • Scored 1,971 points (second-most in school history) in leading Kennedy Catholic to four-straight PIAA state championships. The first three came in Class 1A and the fourth after the school voluntarily reclassified to 6A. • Averaged 23 points per game in three 2018-19 state playoff games. Totaled 19 of his game-high 32 points in the second half of a 75-69 semifinal win over 29-2 Coatesville. Scored a team-high 19 points (to go along with five rebounds and three steals) in a 64-62 double-overtime win over Pennridge in the state title game. • Kennedy Catholic went 104-11, including 25-0 in the region, 28-0 in the playoffs and 22-0 in PIAA games during his four seasons. • Scored 660 points as a senior. • Averaged just over 18 points per game as a junior and 22.3 points per game as a senior. • Named 2017-18 Class 1A Player of the Year by the Pennsylvania sports writers. • Was one of 13 players from Pennsylvania nominated for the 2018-19 McDonald’s All-American boys game. • Named 2018-19 Erie Times-News District 10 Boys Basketball Co-Player of the Year.
Personal • Consensus 3-star recruit signed in November of 2018. • Chose Duquesne over finalists Northwestern, Penn State and VCU. • Undeclared liberal arts major. • Date of Birth: 10/4/00.
7 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 2019-20 NEWCOMER 22 Evan Buckley 6-1, 185, Guard, Freshman • Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge
High School • Named Virginia High School League Class 5 Second Team All-State. • Potomac District Player of the Year and Region 5C Player of the Year. • Earned a spot on the All-LoCo (Loudoun County) First Team. • Averaged 22.7 points and 8.1 assists while shooting 48 percent from the field as a senior. • Scored 30 or more in a game five times as a senior, with a high game of 35 vs. both Tuscarora and Free- dom. • Played a role in 75 percent of Stone Bridge’s field goals (via either made field goal or assist) as a junior and senior. • Had a 5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio over his final two seasons. • Finished his career as the school record holder for career points (1,467) and assists (156) and was second in career steals (163).
Personal • Played AAU ball for DC Premier. • Undeclared liberal arts major. • Date of Birth: 8/5/00 in Fairfax, Va.
8 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 10 Sincere Carry 6-1, 180, Guard, Sophomore • Farrell, Pa./Solon (Ohio) HS
• 2018-19 ATLANTIC 10 ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
As a Freshman (2018-19) • Started all 28 games in which he played. • Led the Atlantic 10 in assists per game (5.8) and finished second in steals per game (2.4) on his way to earning a spot on the A-10 All-Rookie Team. • Was just the fifth freshman in A-10 history - and second player in DU history - to lead the conference in assists (DU’s Martin Osimani led the A-10 in assists in 2003-04). • Ranked first among the nation’s freshmen in steals per game (14th overall nationally) and fifth among freshmen in assists per game (29th overall nationally). • Was the team’s second-leading scorer at 12.1 ppg. His 13.4 points per game in A-10 play was second only to Eric Williams Jr.’s 13.6 ppg. • His 161 assists were two shy of the freshman record of 163 set by Clayton Adams in 1987-88. • Had a 1.9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (161-to-83). • His 5.75 apg. average was the best-ever by a DU freshman and second-best in school history (since assists were first recorded as an official stat by the NCAA in 1983-84). • His 2.43 steals per game average was the second-best by a DU freshman, behind only T.J. McConnell’s 2.84 spg. in 2010-11. It was the fourth-best steals/g. average in school history. • Scored in double digits 18 times to go along with six games with eight or more assists. • Had nine assists in 29 turnover-free minutes in the opener vs. William & Mary. The nine assists were the most by a freshman in a season opener. • Followed that by scoring 23 of his 32 points in the second half to help DU erase a 14-point second half deficit and defeat UIC in overtime. Sent the UIC game to OT with a driving layup at the end of regulation. Was 13-of-20 from the field (3-of-6 from 3-point) and added eight assists, six rebounds and four steals in 38 minutes. The 32 points tied the second-most by a DU freshman (two behind the record of 34 set last year by teammate Eric Wil- liams Jr. vs. George Mason). • Scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half vs. Marshall. Added seven assists, five rebounds and five steals in the win. Played in integral role in holding Marshall’s Jon Elmore (21.4 ppg.) to 12 points on 2-of-11 shooting. • Had 15 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals vs. Penn State. The six steals were most by a Duke since Nov. 18, 2011 (Eric Evans vs. UDC). Added 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals before fouling out of the 85-84 OT win over Eastern Kentucky to earn A-10 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 24). • Scored a team-high 17 points and limited A-10 Player of the Year Jon Axel Gudmundsson (17.8 ppg.) to 12 points (0-of-4 from 3-point) at David- son. Held Fordham’s Nick Honor (16.4 ppg.) - a fellow A-10 All-Rookie pick - to 11 points on 5-of-17 shooting on Jan. 9. • Had a team-high 21 points and six assists in helping the Dukes to their first win at Richmond since 1993 and followed that with 21 points, six rebounds and eight assists in 42 minutes in the OT win at GW to earn co-A-10 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 21). • Came back to post 14 of his 16 points and six of his seven assists in the second half to help DU erase a 19-point halftime deficit in the win over URI. • Scored 11 of his 14 in the second half of DU’s 18-point comeback at Fordham. • Missed four games due to knee soreness: Jan. 26 vs. VCU (L), Feb. 23 at George Mason (W), Feb. 27 at St. Bonaventure (L) and Mar. 2 vs. UMass (W). Had arthroscopic surgery on his knee on Feb. 26. • Made his return on Mar. 6 at Saint Louis.
High School • Averaged 23.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game as a senior in earning first team All-Ohio honors. • Helped lead Solon to a school record 27 wins (27-2) and first Ohio High School Athletic Association state championship game appearance in 2017-18. • Averaged 28.0 points and 7.5 assists in state Division 1 final four games vs. Pickerington Central (29 points, 11 assists, five steals) and Archbishop Moeller (27 points). Scored 21 of his 29 in the second half in leading the Comets back from a 10-point halftime deficit vs. Pickerington Central. • Was one of 10 finalists for 2018 Mr. Ohio Basketball. • Averaged 19.4 points per game on his way to being named first team all-district and third team All-Ohio as a junior. • Highlighted his junior season by scoring 38 points along with 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius – the top-ranked team in the Cleveland Metro Area.
Personal • Changed his jersey number from 35 to 10 following his freshman season. Received permission from all-time great Norm Nixon to don the #10 which had been out of circulation since it was retired on Jan. 27, 2001. • Got his first name from the character played by the rapper Nas in the movie “Belly” (1998). • Originally committed to Division II West Liberty (W.Va.) University out of high school. • Undeclared liberal arts major. • Date of birth: 9/15/99.
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Career Stats for Sincere Carry YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2019 28/28 937/33.5 116-267 .434 34-108 .315 74-103 .718 16/86 102-3.6 53-1 161 83 6 68 340-12.1
High Games Points - 32, UIC (Fr.) Rebounds - 7, Fordham (Fr.) Assists - 9, William & Mary, UMass Lowell, Maine (Fr.) Steals - 6, Penn State (Fr.) Blocks - 1, six times, at Fordham (Fr.) last 3-Pointers - 3, UIC & at Richmond (Fr.) Minutes - 42, at George Washington (Fr.)
Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 18 (18 Fr.) 20-Point Games - 2 (2 Fr.) 5-Assist Games - 20 (20 Fr.) Double-Doubles - 0 (0 Fr.) 5 or More 3-Pointers - 0 (0 Fr.)
10 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2018-19 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2019) All games Meet the Dukes
Carry as a#35 Freshman CARRY, Sincere (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 * 29 3-7 .4 2 9 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 9 0 0 2 7 7.0 UIC 11/12/18 * 38 13-20 .6 5 0 3-6 .5 0 0 3-5 .6 0 0 3 3 6 3.0 1 8 1 1 4 32 19.5 vs Radford 11/17/18 * 31 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0 4 4 3.3 1 5 6 0 2 3 14.0 at Notre Dame 11/20/18 * 20 0-5 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.8 2 2 4 0 1 0 10.5 UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 * 26 3-5 .6 0 0 1-1 1.000 1-2 .5 0 0 0 2 2 2.6 2 9 4 0 2 8 10.0 vs Pitt 11/30/18 * 30 1-9 .1 1 1 1-5 .2 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 2 5 3.0 1 2 3 0 2 3 8.8 MARSHALL 12/05/18 * 33 6-9 .6 6 7 2-3 .6 6 7 5-5 1.000 0 5 5 3.3 3 7 0 0 5 19 10.3 LONGWOOD 12/09/18 * 35 2-6 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 4-5 .8 0 0 1 2 3 3.3 3 3 4 0 3 8 10.0 MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 * 33 3-8 .3 7 5 1-4 .2 5 0 5-6 .8 3 3 0 3 3 3.2 1 7 2 1 4 12 10.2 MAINE 12/16/18 * 23 3-4 .7 5 0 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.2 0 9 1 1 3 9 10.1 PENN STATE 12/19/18 * 35 3-10 .3 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 8-10 .8 0 0 0 6 6 3.5 1 6 5 0 6 15 10.5 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 * 24 4-6 .6 6 7 1-3 .3 3 3 5-7 .7 1 4 1 4 5 3.6 5 4 4 0 4 14 10.8 NJIT 12/31/18 * 36 4-10 .4 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 5-6 .8 3 3 3 2 5 3.7 2 6 2 0 3 14 11.1 at Davidson 01/05/19 * 34 8-13 .6 1 5 0-2 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 3 4 3.7 2 5 5 0 2 17 11.5 FORDHAM 01/09/19 * 33 2-4 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 1-2 .5 0 0 0 7 7 3.9 2 2 3 0 2 6 11.1 SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 * 40 5-7 .7 1 4 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 1 4 5 4.0 1 6 3 0 3 12 11.2 at Richmond 01/16/19 * 37 7-13 .5 3 8 3-7 .4 2 9 4-5 .8 0 0 0 4 4 4.0 1 6 1 0 2 21 11.8 at George Washington 01/20/19 * 42 6-15 .4 0 0 2-7 .2 8 6 5-8 .6 2 5 1 5 6 4.1 3 8 2 1 0 19 12.2 SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 * 38 3-8 .3 7 5 1-5 .2 0 0 3-6 .5 0 0 0 1 1 3.9 3 7 5 0 3 10 12.1 VCU 01/26/19 dnp ------RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 * 37 3-7 .4 2 9 2-4 .5 0 0 8-10 .8 0 0 0 2 2 3.9 2 7 5 0 1 16 12.3 at Dayton 02/02/19 * 40 7-22 .3 1 8 1-8 .1 2 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 3.9 0 6 3 0 3 15 12.4 ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 * 37 4-13 .3 0 8 2-6 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0 4 4 3.9 3 4 2 1 2 10 12.3 at Fordham 02/09/19 * 33 5-10 .5 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.9 1 4 5 1 2 14 12.3 at La Salle 02/13/19 * 33 3-8 .3 7 5 1-3 .3 3 3 2-4 .5 0 0 0 5 5 3.9 2 7 4 0 0 9 12.2 GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 * 36 6-13 .4 6 2 2-7 .2 8 6 1-2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 3 6 1 0 2 15 12.3 at George Mason 02/23/19 dnp ------UMASS 03/02/19 dnp ------at Saint Louis 03/06/19 * 33 4-11 .3 6 4 1-6 .1 6 7 4-4 1.000 0 3 3 3.7 3 3 2 0 4 13 12.3 DAYTON 03/09/19 * 37 3-10 .3 0 0 0-4 .0 0 0 4-4 1.000 1 1 2 3.7 2 8 5 0 1 10 12.3 vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 * 34 4-11 .3 6 4 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 1 2 3 3.6 1 5 1 0 0 9 12.1 Totals 28 937 116-267 .4 3 4 34-108 .3 1 5 74-103 .7 1 8 16 86 102 3.6 53 161 83 6 68 340 12.1
Games played: 28 Rebounds/game: 3.6 Minutes/game: 33.5 Assists/game: 5.8 Points/game: 12.1 Turnovers/game: 3.0 FG Pct: 43.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.9 3FG Pct: 31.5 Steals/game: 2.4 FT Pct: 71.8 Blocks/game: 0.2
11 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 31 Caleb Davis 6-0, 175, Guard, Senior • New Kensington, Pa./Valley
As a Junior (2018-19) • Played in back-to-back mid-December games vs. Maryland Eastern Shore and Maine. • Grabbed one rebound in two minutes vs. Maine.
As a Sophomore (2017-18) • Saw action in four games, including a season-high four minutes vs. Delaware State. • Scored a basket and posted his first career assist vs. DSU. • Also saw action vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, Mississippi Valley State and at Fordham.
As a Freshman (2016-17) • Made his debut and scored his first career basket in a three-minute stint in DU’s 96-66 win over UMass on Feb. 15.
High School • Valley High School in New Kensington, Pa. (head coach Mark Faulx). • Led the Class 3A Vikings in scoring as a senior with a 13.1 ppg. scoring average. • Totaled a season-high 20 points against both Hampton and Mars Area.
Personal • Former student manager joined the team in August of 2016 after participating in summer workouts. • Attended the same high school as Duquesne greats B.B. Flenory and Tom Pipkins. • Was the first player in school history to wear jersey No. 53 - his number as a freshman (some wore 52 at home and 53 on the road, but no one wore 53 as a primary number according to rosters dating back to 1950). Changed to No. 31 as a sophomore. • Was the recipient of the Chris Miller Memorial Scholarship following his senior year of high school. The award is presented annually to a Valley basketball player who is continuing his education. • Completed his undergrad in finance in the spring of 2019. Currently working toward his master of science in leadership. • Date of birth: 1/11/97.
Career Stats for Caleb Davis YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2017 1/0 3/3.0 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0/0 0-0.0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2-2.0 2018 4/0 9/2.3 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0/0 0-0.0 1-0 1 1 0 0 2-0.5 2019 2/0 3/1.5 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1/0 1-0.5 2-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 Total 7/0 15/2.1 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1/0 1-0.1 3-0 1 2 0 0 4-0.6
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Davis as #31a Junior DAVIS, Caleb (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 dnp ------UIC 11/12/18 dnp ------vs Radford 11/17/18 dnp ------UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 dnp ------vs Pitt 11/30/18 dnp ------MARSHALL 12/05/18 dnp ------LONGWOOD 12/09/18 dnp ------MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 MAINE 12/16/18 2 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PENN STATE 12/19/18 dnp ------EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 dnp ------NJIT 12/31/18 dnp ------at Davidson 01/05/19 dnp ------FORDHAM 01/09/19 dnp ------SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 dnp ------at George Washington 01/20/19 dnp ------SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 dnp ------VCU 01/26/19 dnp ------RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 dnp ------ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 dnp ------at La Salle 02/13/19 dnp ------GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 dnp ------at George Mason 02/23/19 dnp ------UMASS 03/02/19 dnp ------DAYTON 03/09/19 dnp ------vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 dnp ------Totals 0 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Games played: 2 Rebounds/game: 0.5 Minutes/game: 1.5 FG Pct: 0.0 3FG Pct: 0.0
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Davis as a Sophomore#31 DAVIS, Caleb (2017-18)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ST FRANCIS BROOKLYN 11/11/17 dnp ------VMI 11/14/17 dnp ------ROBERT MORRIS 11/19/17 dnp ------CORNELL 11/27/17 dnp ------vs Pitt 12/01/17 dnp ------MD. EASTERN SHORE 12/04/17 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 STETSON 12/06/17 dnp ------DELAWARE STATE 12/09/17 4 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.0 MISS. VALLEY STATE 12/13/17 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/17/17 dnp ------LAMAR 12/19/17 dnp ------vs San Francisco 12/22/17 dnp ------vs Southern Illinois 12/23/17 dnp ------DAYTON 12/30/17 dnp ------GEORGE WASHINGTON 01/03/18 dnp ------at Fordham 01/06/18 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.5 at VCU 01/09/18 dnp ------LA SALLE 01/13/18 dnp ------at Saint Louis 01/17/18 dnp ------GEORGE MASON 01/20/18 dnp ------RICHMOND 01/24/18 dnp ------at Rhode Island 01/27/18 dnp ------at George Washington 01/31/18 dnp ------ST. BONAVENTURE 02/03/18 dnp ------at Dayton 02/07/18 dnp ------FORDHAM 02/10/18 dnp ------at Saint Joseph's 02/17/18 dnp ------at St. Bonaventure 02/21/18 dnp ------DAVIDSON 02/24/18 dnp ------SAINT LOUIS 02/28/18 dnp ------at Massachusetts 03/03/18 dnp ------vs Richmond 03/08/18 dnp ------Totals 0 9 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0.5
Games played: 4 Assists/game: 0.3 Minutes/game: 2.3 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Points/game: 0.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 FG Pct: 33.3 3FG Pct: 0.0
14 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2016-17 Duquesne Men's Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (FINAL) All games Meet the Dukes
Davis as a #53Freshman DAVIS, Caleb (2016-17)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LOYOLA 11/11/16 dnp ------at Penn State 11/13/16 dnp ------SAINT FRANCIS U 11/16/16 dnp ------CANISIUS 11/18/16 dnp ------at #2 Kentucky 11/20/16 dnp ------UT MARTIN 11/23/16 dnp ------CLEVELAND STATE 11/27/16 dnp ------UMBC 11/30/16 dnp ------vs Pitt 12/02/16 dnp ------at Robert Morris 12/06/16 dnp ------CCSU 12/10/16 dnp ------JACKSON STATE 12/19/16 dnp ------COLGATE 12/22/16 dnp ------at Fordham 12/30/16 dnp ------VCU 01/04/16 dnp ------at La Salle 01/07/17 dnp ------SAINT LOUIS 01/11/07 dnp ------DAYTON 01/14/17 dnp ------at George Washington 01/18/17 dnp ------RHODE ISLAND 01/21/17 dnp ------at Davidson 01/24/17 dnp ------at Richmond 01/28/17 dnp ------ST. BONAVENTURE 02/01/17 dnp ------at Dayton 02/04/17 dnp ------at Saint Louis 02/11/17 dnp ------MASSACHUSETTS 02/15/17 3 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/19/17 dnp ------FORDHAM 02/22/17 dnp ------at St. Bonaventure 02/25/17 dnp ------at George Mason 03/01/17 dnp ------SAINT JOSEPH'S 03/04/17 dnp ------vs Saint Louis 03/08/17 dnp ------Totals 0 3 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0
Games played: 1 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Minutes/game: 3.0 Points/game: 2.0 FG Pct: 33.3 3FG Pct: 0.0
15 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 0 Tavian Dunn-Martin 5-8, 155, Guard, Junior • Huntington, W.Va./Huntington HS (Akron)
• 2018-19 ATLANTIC 10 SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Transferred to Duquesne in April of 2017 after playing in 36 games as a freshman at Akron in 2016-17.
As a Sophomore (2018-19) • Came off the bench in 28 of 32 games on his way to earning A-10 Sixth Man of the Year honors. • Was one of three players to see action on all 32 games. • Ranked second on the team in assists (81) and third in 3-pointers made (47). • Scored in double-digits eight times with a career-high of 30 in a start vs. UMass (9-of-12 from field, including 7-of-9 from 3-point). Added a career high-tying six assists vs. the Minutemen. • Scored 22 in a start at George Mason on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3-point to help the Dukes rally from a 19-point deficit. • Had 21 off the bench vs. VCU (4-of-6 from 3-point). • His career high entering the season was 12 (three times while at Akron). • Hit five 3-pointers (5-of-9) in a 15-point outing vs. Saint Joe’s. • Had five or more assists in a game six times with a high of six vs. Longwood and UMass. • Made his first 14 free throws of the season; finished the year 60-of-68 (.882). The .882 percentage was the third-best in school history (minimum 50 attempts). • Suffered an ankle injury that sidelined him after 1:19 of action at Dayton. Came back to play 13 minutes vs. St. Bonaventure. • Scored all 11 of his points (8-of-8 from the line) in the second half of DU’s 18-point comeback vs. Longwood and all 10 of his points (including three 3-pointers) in the second half of the 18-point comeback at Fordham. • Hit three or more 3-pointers in a game eight times. • Averaged 19.3 ppg. in the four games DU played without point guard Sincere Carry (21 vs. VCU, 22 at George Mason, 4 at St. Bonaventure and 30 vs. UMass).
As a Freshman at Akron (2016-17) • Was one of five players to see action in all 36 games for the 27-9 Zips. • Averaged 4.0 points and 1.1 assists in 10.6 minutes per game. Shot 38.9 percent from the field, including 33-of-88 (37.5 percent) from the 3-point arc. Went 14-of-18 (77.8 percent) from the foul line. • Scored 10 points in his lone start vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (Dec. 22). • Scored in double digits five times, with a season-high of 12 on three occasions: in the season-opener at Youngstown State, vs. Coppin State and at Bowling Green. • Nearly 70 percent of his field goal attempts came from beyond the 3-point arc. • Hit a season-high four 3-pointers (4-of-9) in his 12-point outing at Bowling Green. • Logged 20 or more minutes in a game three times with a season high of 21 at No. 10 (AP) Creighton. • Had a season-high four assists in nine minutes vs. Kent State.
High School • Huntington High School in Huntington, W.Va. (head coach Ron Hess). • Averaged 21.6 points and 3.1 assists per game as a senior. • Named 2015-16 Bill Evans Award winner. The award is presented annually to the best player in the state by the West Virginia Sports Writers As- sociation. • Was a two-time Class AAA first team all-state selection (2015 & 2016). Was named third team all-state as a sophomore in 2014. • Helped lead the Highlanders to three-straight Class AAA Championship games. • Was part of two Class AAA state championship teams (2014 & 2015). • Averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in 10 career state tournament playoff games. • Scored a career-high 41 points as a senior in a win over South Charleston. • Averaged 19.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a junior.
Personal • Transferred to Duquesne in April of 2017. • Committed to Akron prior to his senior year of high school. • His father, Frank, hit 112 3-pointers, handed out 159 assists and added 70 steals in 61 games at Marshall from 1992 to 1994 (9.6 points and 2.6 assists per game). • Integrated marketing communication major. • Date of birth: 3/16/98.
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Career Stats for Tavian Dunn-Martin YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2017* 36/1 383/10.6 49-126 .389 33-88 .375 14-18 .778 2/27 29-0.8 37-0 38 25 0 12 145-4.0 2018 sat out following transfer to Duquesne 2019 32/4 665/20.8 71-195 .364 47-137 .343 60-68 .882 8/36 44-1.4 48-1 81 54 1 30 249-7.8 At DU 32/4 665/20.8 71-195 .364 47-137 .343 60-68 .882 8/36 44-1.4 48-1 81 54 1 30 249-7.8 Total 68/5 1048/15.4 120-321 .374 80-225 .356 74-86 .860 10/63 73-1.1 85-1 119 79 1 42 394-5.8 * - at Akron
High Games Points - 30, Massachusetts (So.) Rebounds - 4, Longwood (So.) Assists - 6, Massachusetts (So.) Steals - 3, Massachusetts (So.) Blocks - 1, Marshall (So.) 3-Pointers - 7, Massachusetts (So.) Minutes - 35, VCU (So.)
Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 5 (5 Fr., 8 So.) 20-Point Games - 3 (0 Fr., 3 So.) 5-Assist Games - 6 (0 Fr., 6 So.) Double-Doubles - 0 (0 Fr., 0 So.) 5 or More 3-Pointers - 2 (0 Fr., 2 So.)
17 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2018-19 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2019) All games
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Dunn-Martin#00 as DUNN-MARTIN, a Sophomore Tavian (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 18 3-8 .3 7 5 3-7 .4 2 9 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 0 0 2 9 9.0 UIC 11/12/18 16 0-8 .0 0 0 0-7 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 2 3 0 0 1 0 4.5 vs Radford 11/17/18 15 2-3 .6 6 7 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.7 1 2 2 0 2 6 5.0 at Notre Dame 11/20/18 22 5-8 .6 2 5 3-4 .7 5 0 1-1 1.000 1 1 2 1.0 2 3 1 0 0 14 7.3 UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 22 3-7 .4 2 9 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.2 0 3 3 0 3 6 7.0 vs Pitt 11/30/18 24 1-6 .1 6 7 0-3 .0 0 0 5-5 1.000 0 0 0 1.0 0 5 1 0 0 7 7.0 MARSHALL 12/05/18 14 0-3 .0 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 2 1 1 0 6.0 LONGWOOD 12/09/18 17 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 8-8 1.000 0 4 4 1.4 1 6 2 0 1 11 6.6 MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 6 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.9 MAINE 12/16/18 16 1-2 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 1.4 0 1 2 0 1 4 5.7 PENN STATE 12/19/18 19 2-3 .6 6 7 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000 1 0 1 1.4 1 1 1 0 1 9 6.0 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 * 32 4-8 .5 0 0 0-4 .0 0 0 4-5 .8 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 3 0 4 0 0 12 6.5 NJIT 12/31/18 21 3-6 .5 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.4 1 3 3 0 1 9 6.7 at Davidson 01/05/19 13 1-4 .2 5 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.4 FORDHAM 01/09/19 25 1-7 .1 4 3 1-5 .2 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 1 1 1.3 1 5 2 0 1 6 6.4 SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 26 5-10 .5 0 0 5-9 .5 5 6 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.3 2 5 0 0 1 15 6.9 at Richmond 01/16/19 25 1-5 .2 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 4-4 1.000 1 1 2 1.4 2 4 3 0 1 7 6.9 at George Washington 01/20/19 19 2-5 .4 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.3 1 4 1 0 1 8 7.0 SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 23 2-10 .2 0 0 2-8 .2 5 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 3 3 1 0 0 8 7.1 VCU 01/26/19 35 5-8 .6 2 5 4-6 .6 6 7 7-10 .7 0 0 0 2 2 1.4 5 5 4 0 2 21 7.8 RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 20 3-7 .4 2 9 3-6 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 2 0 2 0 0 9 7.8 at Dayton 02/02/19 1 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 13 1-4 .2 5 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 2 0 0 3 7.3 at Fordham 02/09/19 24 3-8 .3 7 5 3-6 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 2 2 1.3 2 4 3 0 3 10 7.4 at La Salle 02/13/19 24 1-7 .1 4 3 0-4 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.3 4 2 1 0 2 2 7.2 GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 19 1-4 .2 5 0 1-4 .2 5 0 3-3 1.000 1 0 1 1.3 1 3 0 0 0 6 7.1 at George Mason 02/23/19 * 34 7-11 .6 3 6 4-7 .5 7 1 4-4 1.000 1 1 2 1.3 2 2 1 0 2 22 7.7 at St Bonaventure 02/27/19 * 30 1-8 .1 2 5 0-3 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 1.3 1 2 5 0 0 4 7.5 UMASS 03/02/19 * 32 9-12 .7 5 0 7-9 .7 7 8 5-5 1.000 1 1 2 1.3 4 6 2 0 3 30 8.3 at Saint Louis 03/06/19 21 1-5 .2 0 0 0-4 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.4 2 2 4 0 1 4 8.2 DAYTON 03/09/19 21 1-7 .1 4 3 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.4 0 1 0 0 0 2 8.0 vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 18 1-6 .1 6 7 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.4 2 3 1 0 0 2 7.8 Totals 4 665 71-195 .3 6 4 47-137 .3 4 3 60-68 .8 8 2 8 36 44 1.4 48 81 54 1 30 249 7.8
Games played: 32 Rebounds/game: 1.4 Minutes/game: 20.8 Assists/game: 2.5 Points/game: 7.8 Turnovers/game: 1.7 FG Pct: 36.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 3FG Pct: 34.3 Steals/game: 0.9 FT Pct: 88.2 Blocks/game: 0.0
18 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement The Automated ScoreBook AKRON Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 21, 2017) Meet the Dukes All games
Dunn-Martin as#11 a DUNN-MARTIN,Freshman at Tavian Akron (2016-17)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Youngstown State 11/12/16 20 4-8 .5 0 0 2-6 .3 3 3 2-4 .5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 12 12.0 AMERICAN 11/17/16 6 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 RADFORD 11/20/16 14 3-4 .7 5 0 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.7 2 3 3 0 0 11 7.7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 11/22/16 10 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 0.8 1 1 1 0 0 3 6.5 vs Air Force 11/25/16 15 2-6 .3 3 3 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6.2 vs Mercer 11/26/16 10 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 2 2 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 3 5.7 ADRIAN 11/30/16 15 3-7 .4 2 9 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 3 1 0 0 9 6.1 at Creighton 12/03/16 21 3-7 .4 2 9 1-5 .2 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 1.3 3 3 1 0 1 7 6.3 COPPIN STATE 12/7/16 18 4-6 .6 6 7 2-3 .6 6 7 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.1 1 1 4 0 0 12 6.9 at Gonzaga 12/10/16 7 0-4 .0 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 MARSHALL 12/17/16 13 0-4 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 2 2 1.2 0 2 0 0 0 1 5.7 vs UC Irvine 12/21/16 7 2-4 .5 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 7 5.8 vs Maryland Eastern Shore 12/22/16 * 20 4-7 .5 7 1 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0 3 3 1.3 4 1 0 0 1 10 6.2 BOWLING GREEN 1/3/17 14 2-4 .5 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.4 0 3 2 0 1 6 6.1 WESTERN MICHIGAN 1/6/17 9 2-3 .6 6 7 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 1 0 2 0 1 6 6.1 at Central Michigan 1/10/17 6 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.8 at Miami 1/14/17 9 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.8 OHIO 1/17/17 8 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 5 5.7 EASTERN MICHIGAN 1/20/17 8 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 1 3 5.6 at Western Michigan 01/24/17 2 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.3 BUFFALO 1/28/17 4 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 at Northern Illinois 01/31/17 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4.8 at OHIO 02/04/17 7 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.6 BALL STATE 2/7/17 17 2-4 .5 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 2 0 0 1 6 4.7 at Eastern Michigan 2/10/17 9 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 4 1 1 0 1 3 4.6 TOLEDO 2/14/17 9 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.4 KENT STATE 2/17/17 9 0-3 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 0.9 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.3 at Bowling Green 2/21/17 18 4-10 .4 0 0 4-9 .4 4 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.9 0 2 0 0 0 12 4.5 at Buffalo 2/24/17 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 2 0 0 0 4.4 MIAMI 2/28/17 9 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0 2 1 0 2 0 4.2 at Kent State 03/03/17 8 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 vs Eastern Michigan 03-09-17 5 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 vs Ball State 03-10-17 11 2-5 .4 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 5 4.0 vs Kent State 03-11-17 4 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.8 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.9 at Houston 3/15/17 18 3-4 .7 5 0 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 0.8 1 1 0 0 0 8 4.0 at UT Arlington 3/20/17 17 2-7 .2 8 6 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 2 0 1 5 4.0 Totals 1 383 49-126 .3 8 9 33-88 .3 7 5 14-18 .7 7 8 2 27 29 0.8 37 38 25 0 12 145 4.0
Games played: 36 Rebounds/game: 0.8 Minutes/game: 10.6 Assists/game: 1.1 Points/game: 4.0 Turnovers/game: 0.7 FG Pct: 38.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 3FG Pct: 37.5 Steals/game: 0.3 FT Pct: 77.8
19 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 2019-20 NEWCOMER 1 James Ellis 6-11, 230, Center, Freshman • Pittsburgh, Pa./Westinghouse
High School • Averaged 21.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 7.6 blocks per game as a senior in leading Westinghouse (18-7) to the City League title game as well as a PIAA first round state playoff win. • Finished his career with 1,014 points. • Earned First Team Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class 3A All-State. • Was named Pittsburgh Post-Gazette City League Player of the Year. Was also named to the P-G “Fabulous Five” and cited as a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “Trib 10” all-star. • Is Duquesne’s first player from Pittsburgh’s City League since Jack Higgins (Schenley) transferred in from Cleveland State. Higgins played at DU from 2004-06. He is the first City League basketball player signed out of high school by Duquesne since Courtney Wallace (1998-01) who attended Perry Traditional Academy. • Is Duquesne’s first recruit from Westinghouse High since All-American Chuck Cooper (1947-50).
Personal • Committed to the Dukes in May of 2018. Sat out in 2018-19. • Communication studies major. • Date of birth: 4/11/00.
20 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 2019-20 NEWCOMER 30 Jake Harper 6-3, 175, Guard, Freshman • Dayton, Ohio/Pittsburgh (Pa.) Avonworth
High School • Averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior for 14-7 Class 3A Avonworth. • Finished his high school career with 900 points. • Had a high point game of 32 vs. North Hills as a sophomore. • Posted four double-doubles and three triple-doubles in averaging 13.9 ppg. as a junior. • Earned all-section honors as a junior.
Personal • Is the second-oldest of four brothers. His older brother, Trey, was a long snapper for the Duquesne football team in 2018 and is currently on the University of Michigan roster as a graduate transfer long snapper. • Jake began his career at Dayton’s Chaminade Julienne High School. • Played receiver on the Avonworth football team as a junior. • Played AAU ball for the ITPS Wildcats. • Sports marketing major. • Date of birth: 7/24/00.
21 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 3 Frankie Hughes 6-4, 195, Guard, Junior • Cleveland, Ohio/Garfield Heights HS (Missouri)
Transferred to Duquesne in June of 2017 after playing in 30 of 32 games as a freshman at Missouri in 2016- 17. Was a consensus 3-star recruit out of high school. Underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee in October of 2019 and will miss the 2019-20 season.
As a Sophomore (2018-19) • Was one of three players to see action on all 32 games. • Led the team with 71 3-point field goals. His 2.2 3-pointers made/g. ranked fifth in the A-10. • His 219 3-point attempts were the seventh-most in school history. • 79.9 percent of his field goal attempts came from the 3-point arc. • Hit at least one 3-pointer in 31 of 32 games, including the last 21 in a row. • Scored in double-digits 12 times with a high of 21 vs. GW (career high seven 3-pointers, 7-of-15). • Scored 20 in back-to-back games vs. VCU and Rhode Island. • Hit four of his five 3-pointers (5-of-10) in the second half of his 15-point game at Richmond and scored all 20 of his points - including five more 3-pointers - in the second half to help the Dukes erase a 19-point halftime deficit in the win over Rhode Island. • Hit five more ‘3’s’ in scoring 15 in DU’s 19-point comeback win at George Mason. • Posted a career-high six assists to go along with his 10 points at GW. • Hit at least three 3-pointers eight times with highs of five at Richmond (5-10), vs. Rhode Island (5-13), at George Mason (5-11) & seven (7-15) vs. GW. • Had 11 points and a career-high nine rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure. • All four of his games with five or more 3-pointers came in DU’s last 16 games of the season.
As a Freshman at Missouri (2016-17) • Played in 30 of 32 games with 11 consecutive starts to open the season for the 8-24 Tigers. • Averaged 7.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in just under 20 minutes per game. • Averaged 11.8 ppg. as a starter. • Scored in double digits eight times, with seven coming in the first nine games. • His 45 3-pointers, in a team-high 168 attempts, were second-most on the team (45-of-168, .268). • The 45 made 3-pointers were one shy of the Missouri freshman record set by Kareem Rush in 1999-00. • Scored 23 points in the season opener vs. Alabama A&M and followed that with a season-high 24 points vs. No. 11 (AP) Xavier in the first round of the Tire Pros Invitational at Orlando, Fla. • Was the first Tiger to start a career with back-to-back 20-point games. • The 23 points vs. Alabama A&M tied the Mizzou mark for points by a freshman in a debut set by Steve Stipanovich vs. Southwest Texas State on Nov. 30, 1979. • Scored 22 points in 27 minutes off the bench at Mississippi. • Hit five 3-pointers in a game twice (5-of-13 vs. Xavier and 5-of-11 at Ole Miss). • Hit a game-tying 3-pointer with :03 left to force overtime in the Tigers’ 86-83 win over Auburn in the opening round of the SEC Championship.
High School • Garfield Heights High School in Garfield Heights, Ohio (head coach Sonny Johnson). • Averaged 19.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a senior for 23-5 Garfield Heights. • Helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back Ohio Division I State semifinal appearances. • Named Associated Press Division I First Team All-Ohio as a senior. • Named to Cleveland.com’s boys basketball All-Star team following the 2015-16 season. • Scored 20 or more points five times as a senior, including a 20-point outing in a 70-69 double-overtime win over St. Ignatius to help Garfield Heights to the 2016 OHSAA Division I Final Four. • Scored a season-high 27 points vs. Shaw as a senior. • Helped lead Garfield Heights to a 24-4 record as a junior. • Averaged nearly 15 points per game as a junior, with a career-high game of 28 points vs. Mentor.
Personal • Transferred to Duquesne in June of 2017. • Received interest from Minnesota, Wichita State, Dayton, Rhode Island and Saint Joseph’s among others prior to committing to Duquesne. • Signed with Missouri in April of 2016. • Originally signed with Louisville in November of 2015 and was released from his national letter of intent in March of 2016. • Had scholarship offers from Saint Joseph’s, VCU and Wisconsin prior to signing with the Cardinals. • Ranked as the 11th-best high school prospect in Ohio by 247sports.com as a senior. • Communication major with a sociology minor. • Date of birth: 11/11/97.
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Career Stats for Frankie Hughes YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2017* 30/11 578/19.3 77-260 .296 45-168 .268 30-53 .566 14/64 78-2.6 44-0 35 39 2 19 229-7.6 2018 sat out following transfer to Duquesne 2019 32/22 810/25.3 93-274 .339 71-219 .324 27-43 .628 19/50 69-2.2 43-0 50 38 8 32 284-8.9 At DU 32/22 810/25.3 93-274 .339 71-219 .324 27-43 .628 19/50 69-2.2 43-0 50 38 8 32 284-8.9 Total 62/33 1388/22.4 170-534 .318 116-387 .300 57-96 .594 33/114 147-2.4 87-0 85 77 10 51 513-8.3 * - at Missouri
High Games Points - 24, vs. Xavier (Fr.) Rebounds - 9, St. Bonaventure (So.) Assists - 6, at George Washington (So.) Steals - 3, four times, Saint Louis (So.) last Blocks - 2, at Davidson & Fordham (So.) 3-Pointers - 7, George Washington (So.) Minutes - 41, vs. Xavier (Fr.)
Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 20 (8 Fr., 12 So.) 20-Point Games - 6 (3 Fr., 3 So.) 5-Assist Games - 2 (0 Fr., 2 So.) Double-Doubles - 0 (0 Fr., 0 So.) 5 or More 3-Pointers - 6 (2 Fr., So. 4)
23 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2018-19 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2019) All games Meet the Dukes
Frankie Hughes#03 as HUGHES, a Sophomore Frankie (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 17 2-5 .4 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 0 1 6 6.0 UIC 11/12/18 16 2-5 .4 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 5 5.5 vs Radford 11/17/18 24 2-3 .6 6 7 2-3 .6 6 7 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 2 1 0 2 10 7.0 at Notre Dame 11/20/18 23 2-9 .2 2 2 2-8 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 3 1 3 1 1 6 6.8 UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 11 1-3 .3 3 3 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 2 2 0 0 3 3 6.0 vs Pitt 11/30/18 20 1-7 .1 4 3 1-6 .1 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 2 3 5 1.3 2 0 4 0 2 3 5.5 MARSHALL 12/05/18 * 20 2-5 .4 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 1 1 1 0 2 6 5.6 LONGWOOD 12/09/18 16 3-9 .3 3 3 3-7 .4 2 9 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.3 0 1 0 0 1 9 6.0 MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 15 4-10 .4 0 0 3-8 .3 7 5 1-3 .3 3 3 1 1 2 1.3 1 1 0 0 0 12 6.7 MAINE 12/16/18 * 18 3-8 .3 7 5 2-4 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 1 1 0 1 9 6.9 PENN STATE 12/19/18 11 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.3 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 * 32 4-9 .4 4 4 2-7 .2 8 6 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 1.4 1 4 3 1 3 12 6.8 NJIT 12/31/18 * 21 1-6 .1 6 7 1-5 .2 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 1.5 2 1 0 1 1 4 6.5 at Davidson 01/05/19 * 34 5-12 .4 1 7 2-8 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 1.6 0 1 2 2 1 12 6.9 FORDHAM 01/09/19 * 28 2-6 .3 3 3 1-5 .2 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.6 3 1 2 2 1 7 6.9 SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 * 24 4-9 .4 4 4 3-7 .4 2 9 1-2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 2 1 2 0 0 12 7.3 at Richmond 01/16/19 * 23 5-11 .4 5 5 5-10 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.5 2 2 2 0 0 15 7.7 at George Washington 01/20/19 * 35 3-9 .3 3 3 2-7 .2 8 6 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 1.6 0 6 1 0 1 10 7.8 SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 * 30 2-9 .2 2 2 2-8 .2 5 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0 1 1 1.6 2 2 0 0 3 8 7.8 VCU 01/26/19 * 33 5-16 .3 1 3 4-12 .3 3 3 6-7 .8 5 7 1 2 3 1.7 3 3 1 0 1 20 8.5 RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 * 29 7-15 .4 6 7 5-13 .3 8 5 1-2 .5 0 0 2 2 4 1.8 1 0 2 0 1 20 9.0 at Dayton 02/02/19 * 34 2-10 .2 0 0 2-9 .2 2 2 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 1.9 3 2 0 0 0 6 8.9 ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 * 34 5-18 .2 7 8 1-9 .1 1 1 0-2 .0 0 0 1 8 9 2.2 2 1 2 0 0 11 9.0 at Fordham 02/09/19 * 31 2-9 .2 2 2 1-7 .1 4 3 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 2.2 1 1 0 0 2 7 8.9 at La Salle 02/13/19 * 25 2-8 .2 5 0 1-5 .2 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 2.1 1 1 3 0 0 7 8.8 GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 * 32 7-16 .4 3 8 7-15 .4 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 2.2 1 1 1 0 1 21 9.3 at George Mason 02/23/19 * 34 5-11 .4 5 5 5-11 .4 5 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.1 0 0 2 1 1 15 9.5 at St Bonaventure 02/27/19 * 33 2-10 .2 0 0 1-9 .1 1 1 0-2 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.1 2 2 0 0 1 5 9.3 UMASS 03/02/19 * 32 3-5 .6 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 5 0 0 2 8 9.3 at Saint Louis 03/06/19 * 29 1-6 .1 6 7 1-5 .2 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 2.1 1 2 2 0 0 3 9.1 DAYTON 03/09/19 * 31 2-8 .2 5 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 2.1 0 1 0 0 0 6 9.0 vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 15 2-5 .4 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 2.2 2 1 0 0 0 6 8.9 Totals 22 810 93-274 .3 3 9 71-219 .3 2 4 27-43 .6 2 8 19 50 69 2.2 43 50 38 8 32 284 8.9
Games played: 32 Rebounds/game: 2.2 Minutes/game: 25.3 Assists/game: 1.6 Points/game: 8.9 Turnovers/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 33.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 3FG Pct: 32.4 Steals/game: 1.0 FT Pct: 62.8 Blocks/game: 0.3
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Frankie Hughes as a Freshman at Missouri (2016-17)
Opponent Date gs min fg/a pct 3f/a pct ft/a pct o d tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALABAMA A&M 11/13/16 * 21 9-14 .643 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 1 1 2 2.0 0 1 1 1 2 23 23.0 vs. Xavier 11/17/16 * 41 8-20 .400 5-13 .385 3-5 .600 2 3 5 3.5 1 3 4 0 3 24 23.5 vs. Davidson 11/18/16 * 25 1-11 .091 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0 2 2 3.0 2 2 3 0 1 2 16.3 vs. Tulane 11/20/16 * 20 6-13 .462 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1 3 4 3.3 0 1 2 0 1 14 15.8 N’WESTERN STATE 11/26/16 * 20 3-11 .273 2-8 .250 3-4 .750 0 2 2 3.0 1 1 2 0 0 11 14.8 NC CENTRAL 11/28/16 * 23 3-14 .214 1-8 .125 0-2 .000 2 2 4 3.2 2 1 0 0 1 7 13.5 WESTERN KY. 12/03/16 * 35 5-15 .333 3-10 .300 5-6 .833 1 3 4 3.3 2 1 2 0 1 18 14.1 MIAMI (OHIO) 12/06/16 * 26 4-16 .250 3-11 .273 2-3 .667 1 1 2 3.1 3 2 0 0 2 13 14.0 ARIZONA 12/10/16 * 29 2-13 .154 1-8 .125 5-6 .833 1 4 5 3.3 1 1 0 0 1 10 13.6 EASTERN ILLINOIS 12/17/16 * 23 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.1 3 0 2 0 0 5 12.7 vs. Illinois 12/21/16 * 21 1-11 .091 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.8 2 1 0 0 0 3 11.8 LSU 01/04/17 15 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.8 0 2 0 0 1 0 10.8 at Georgia 01/07/17 11 1-8 .125 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.6 0 0 0 0 1 2 10.2 AUBURN 01/10/17 14 3-9 .333 1-5 .200 2-3 .667 1 2 3 2.6 1 2 1 0 0 9 10.1 at Arkansas 01/14/17 17 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.6 0 1 4 0 0 6 9.8 at Alabama 01/18/17 23 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 0-3 .000 0 5 5 2.8 4 0 2 0 0 8 9.7 OLE MISS 01/21/17 4 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 2.6 2 2 1 0 0 0 9.1 at Mississippi State 01/25/17 13 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.7 2 2 2 0 0 4 8.8 at Florida 02/02/17 15 0-8 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.7 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.4 ARKANSAS 02/04/17 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.6 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 at Texas A&M 02/08/17 12 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0 2 2 2.6 0 1 0 0 1 3 7.7 VANDERBILT 02/11/17 9 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1 4 5 2.7 0 2 1 0 0 1 7.4 ALABAMA 02/15/17 13 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0 1 1 2.6 1 0 1 0 0 4 7.3 at Tennessee 02/18/17 13 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 3 1 2 0 0 5 7.2 KENTUCKY 02/21/17 9 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 1 0 0 2 7.0 at Ole Miss 02/25/17 27 6-16 .375 5-11 .455 5-6 .833 0 2 2 2.4 2 3 2 0 2 22 7.5 TEXAS A&M 02/28/17 24 3-9 .333 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 2 4 6 2.6 0 1 1 0 2 8 7.6 at Auburn 03/04/17 23 3-10 .300 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.6 3 1 2 0 0 9 7.6 vs. Auburn 03/08/17 25 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.6 3 2 1 1 0 8 7.6 vs. Ole Miss 03/09/17 22 2-9 .222 2-8 .250 2-3 .667 0 2 2 2.6 2 1 0 0 0 8 7.6 Total 11 578 77-260 .296 45-168 .268 30-53 .566 14 64 78 2.6 44 35 39 2 19 229 7.6
Games Played: 30 Rebounds/game: 2.6 Minutes/game: 19.3 Assists/game: 1.2 Points/game: 7.6 Turnovers/game: 1.3 FG Pct.: 29.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 FT Pct.: 56.6 Steals/game: 0.6 Blocks/game: 0.1
25 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 21 Michael Hughes 6-8, 240, Center, Junior • Kansas City, Mo./Liberty North HS (Akron)
Transferred to Duquesne in April of 2017 after playing in 20 games as a freshman at Akron in 2016-17.
As a Sophomore (2018-19) • Played in 29 of 32 games with 28 starts. • Was third on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg.) and second rebounding (6.5 rpg.). • His .589 field goal pct., which ranked sixth in the Atlantic 10, was the sixth-best single-season mark in DU history. • Finished second in the A-10 with 2.3 blocks per game. His 2.9 blocks/g. in conference games only led the league. • Ranked 20th nationally in blocks per game (66 in 29g., 2.28 bpg.). • Scored in double digits 17 times. (His high point game entering the season was six.) • Scored 20 or more three times: 20 in back-to-back games vs. Pitt and Marshall and 21 at George Wash- ington. • Posted his first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Pitt. Went 9-of-11 from the field vs. the Panthers. • Was 7-of-9 in scoring 20 points vs. Marshall. • Missed the Longwood, Maryland Eastern Shore and Maine games with a knee injury. • Made his return with 10 points in 15 minutes off the bench vs. Penn State. • Scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to help DU rally from a 15-point deficit to defeat Saint Joseph’s. Added eight rebounds and three blocks vs. the Hawks. • Set career highs for points (21), rebounds (14) and blocks (7) in the overtime win at GW. Had four rejections in OT alone. • Posted an 11-12 double-double at Fordham and followed that with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting at La Salle. • Had 17 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in 34 minutes vs. UMass.
As a Freshman at Akron (2016-17) • Played in 20 games for the 27-9 Zips. • Averaged 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.3 minutes per game, playing behind MAC Player of the Year Isaiah Johnson. Shot 45.8 percent from the field, including 65.0 percent (13-of-20) from the foul line. • Scored a season-high six points in a season-high 15 minutes vs. Adrian. • Had a season-best four rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Coppin State. • Saw action in six Mid-American Conference games.
High School • Liberty North High School in Liberty, Mo. (head coach Chris McCabe). • Finished his career with school records for rebounds (979) and blocked shots (349) and field-goal percentage (64.9 percent). The blocks total ranked tenth in Missouri State High School Activities Association history. His 1,209 points were the second-most in school history. • Averaged 22 points and 15 rebounds in helping Liberty North to a sixth-consecutive district championship as a senior. • Was the first player in program history named as a finalist for the DiRenna Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding high school basketball player in the Kansas City metropolitan area. • Named all-state by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. • Was named to the 20-man 2016 Class 5A all-state team by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. • Was a three-time Suburban Middle Seven all-conference and all-district first-team honoree. • Earned District MVP as a junior and senior. • Averaged a double-double as a senior (22 ppg., 15 rpg.) and a junior (14.4 ppg., 12.0 rpg.) and 12.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a sopho- more.
Personal • Transferred to Duquesne in April of 2017. • Originally signed with Akron in November of 2015. • His 80-foot buzzer-beating 3-pointer from his own foul line at the end of the first half of Liberty North’s 74-62 win against Fort Osage, earned him the No. 2 spot on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays on Feb. 12, 2016. • Integrated marketing communication major. • Date of birth: 2/1/98.
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Career Stats for Michael Hughes YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2017* 20/0 146/7.3 11-24 .458 0-0 .000 13-20 .650 8/16 24-1.2 25-1 7 9 10 6 35-1.8 2018 sat out following transfer to Duquesne 2019 29/28 705/24.3 123-209 .589 2-7 .286 76-128 .594 52/136 188-6.5 92-3 26 56 66 25 324-11.2 At DU 29/28 705/24.3 123-209 .589 2-7 .286 76-128 .594 52/136 188-6.5 92-3 26 56 66 25 324-11.2 Total 49/28 851/17.4 134-233 .575 2-7 .286 89-148 .601 60/152 212-4.3 117-4 33 65 76 31 359-7.3 * - at Akron
High Games Points - 21, at George Washington (So.) Rebounds - 14, at George Washington (So.) Assists - 3, George Washington (So.) Steals - 3, three times, at Dayton (So.) last Blocks - 7, at George Washington (So.) 3-Pointers - 1, at Dayton & at St. Bonaventure (So.) Minutes - 37, at George Washington (So.)
Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 17 (0 Fr., 17 So.) 20-Point Games - 3 (0 Fr., 3 So.) 10-Rebound Games - 3 (0 Fr., 3 So.) Double-Doubles - 3 (0 Fr., 3 So.)
27 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2018-19 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2019) All games Meet the Dukes
Michael Hughes#21 as HUGHES, a Sophomore Michael (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 * 19 6-8 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 1 6 7 7.0 2 0 2 1 3 13 13.0 UIC 11/12/18 * 16 1-5 .2 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 2 4 6 6.5 5 0 2 0 1 4 8.5 vs Radford 11/17/18 * 24 4-6 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0 4 4 5.7 2 0 2 1 0 10 9.0 at Notre Dame 11/20/18 * 22 4-6 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 3 5 5.5 5 0 2 1 0 10 9.3 UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 * 27 8-10 .8 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 5 6 5.6 2 2 1 2 1 19 11.2 vs Pitt 11/30/18 * 26 9-11 .8 1 8 0-0 .0 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 2 8 10 6.3 4 2 3 2 0 20 12.7 MARSHALL 12/05/18 * 27 7-9 .7 7 8 0-0 .0 0 0 6-9 .6 6 7 1 2 3 5.9 3 1 5 1 1 20 13.7 LONGWOOD 12/09/18 dnp ------MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 dnp ------MAINE 12/16/18 dnp ------PENN STATE 12/19/18 15 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 8-8 1.000 0 2 2 5.4 3 1 2 1 0 10 13.3 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 * 26 6-9 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 1 8 9 5.8 3 0 2 1 1 13 13.2 NJIT 12/31/18 * 26 4-10 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 5.8 4 1 1 2 2 10 12.9 at Davidson 01/05/19 * 28 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 4 7 5.9 4 1 4 2 2 6 12.3 FORDHAM 01/09/19 * 13 2-2 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 2 3 5.7 2 1 1 0 0 5 11.7 SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 * 25 6-9 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 5-10 .5 0 0 1 7 8 5.8 2 1 0 3 1 17 12.1 at Richmond 01/16/19 * 29 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2 7 9 6.1 2 1 0 4 0 6 11.6 at George Washington 01/20/19 * 37 8-13 .6 1 5 0-0 .0 0 0 5-5 1.000 4 10 14 6.6 2 1 7 7 0 21 12.3 SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 * 19 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 3-6 .5 0 0 2 2 4 6.4 4 2 0 4 0 9 12.1 VCU 01/26/19 * 24 3-6 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 2 5 7 6.5 4 2 4 4 2 7 11.8 RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 * 25 5-10 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 6 9 6.6 3 1 2 4 0 12 11.8 at Dayton 02/02/19 * 26 3-6 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 5 1 6 6.6 4 0 0 4 3 7 11.5 ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 * 31 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-5 .2 0 0 3 2 5 6.5 2 2 1 3 0 7 11.3 at Fordham 02/09/19 * 22 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 7-10 .7 0 0 1 11 12 6.8 3 2 1 1 0 11 11.3 at La Salle 02/13/19 * 20 8-11 .7 2 7 0-0 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 2 4 6 6.7 4 0 1 1 2 18 11.6 GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 * 30 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 1 8 9 6.8 1 3 0 4 2 6 11.3 at George Mason 02/23/19 * 18 3-7 .4 2 9 0-2 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 3 2 5 6.8 4 0 1 2 0 11 11.3 at St Bonaventure 02/27/19 * 28 2-7 .2 8 6 1-1 1.000 3-4 .7 5 0 0 4 4 6.6 2 0 3 0 0 8 11.2 UMASS 03/02/19 * 34 5-11 .4 5 5 0-0 .0 0 0 7-10 .7 0 0 2 7 9 6.7 3 0 2 5 1 17 11.4 at Saint Louis 03/06/19 * 24 3-9 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-6 .0 0 0 2 4 6 6.7 5 0 2 4 1 6 11.2 DAYTON 03/09/19 * 22 5-9 .5 5 6 0-3 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0 3 3 6.6 4 0 1 0 1 12 11.3 vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 * 22 4-9 .4 4 4 0-0 .0 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 3 1 4 6.5 4 2 4 2 1 9 11.2 Totals 28 705 123-209 .5 8 9 2-7 .2 8 6 76-128 .5 9 4 52 136 188 6.5 92 26 56 66 25 324 11.2
Games played: 29 Rebounds/game: 6.5 Minutes/game: 24.3 Assists/game: 0.9 Points/game: 11.2 Turnovers/game: 1.9 FG Pct: 58.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 3FG Pct: 28.6 Steals/game: 0.9 FT Pct: 59.4 Blocks/game: 2.3
28 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement The Automated ScoreBook AKRON Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 21, 2017) Meet the Dukes All games
Michael Hughes as#21 a HUGHES,Freshman Michael at Akron (2016-17)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Youngstown State 11/12/16 11 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2.0 AMERICAN 11/17/16 12 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 2 0 3 2 2.0 RADFORD 11/20/16 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 11/22/16 8 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 1.3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.5 vs Air Force 11/25/16 9 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.2 5 0 2 2 0 0 1.2 vs Mercer 11/26/16 8 0-4 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 1.5 2 0 1 0 0 2 1.3 ADRIAN 11/30/16 15 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 1.7 1 1 1 1 0 6 2.0 at Creighton 12/03/16 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.8 COPPIN STATE 12/7/16 11 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1 3 4 1.8 2 1 1 1 0 2 1.8 at Gonzaga 12/10/16 13 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.8 1 0 0 2 0 4 2.0 MARSHALL 12/17/16 7 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 1 0 0 0 0 4 2.2 vs UC Irvine 12/21/16 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0 1 1 1.6 1 0 1 0 0 3 2.3 vs Maryland Eastern Shore 12/22/16 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 1 0 1 1.5 0 2 0 1 0 4 2.4 BOWLING GREEN 1/3/17 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 WESTERN MICHIGAN 1/6/17 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.2 at Central Michigan 1/10/17 2 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 at Miami 1/14/17 dnp ------OHIO 1/17/17 dnp ------EASTERN MICHIGAN 1/20/17 dnp ------at Western Michigan 01/24/17 dnp ------BUFFALO 1/28/17 dnp ------at Northern Illinois 01/31/17 dnp ------at OHIO 02/04/17 2 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 1.4 2 0 0 0 1 2 2.1 BALL STATE 2/7/17 2 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 at Eastern Michigan 2/10/17 dnp ------TOLEDO 2/14/17 dnp ------KENT STATE 2/17/17 1 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 at Bowling Green 2/21/17 dnp ------at Buffalo 2/24/17 dnp ------MIAMI 2/28/17 dnp ------at Kent State 03/03/17 dnp ------vs Eastern Michigan 03-09-17 dnp ------vs Ball State 03-10-17 dnp ------vs Kent State 03-11-17 dnp ------at Houston 3/15/17 dnp ------at UT Arlington 3/20/17 6 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.8 Totals 0 146 11-24 .4 5 8 0-0 .0 0 0 13-20 .6 5 0 8 16 24 1.2 25 7 9 10 6 35 1.8
Games played: 20 Rebounds/game: 1.2 Minutes/game: 7.3 Assists/game: 0.4 Points/game: 1.8 Turnovers/game: 0.5 FG Pct: 45.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 FT Pct: 65.0 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.5
29 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 23 Amari Kelly 6-9, 230, Forward, Sophomore • Long Island, N.Y./ Meadowcreek HS (Norcross, Ga.)
As a Freshman (2018-19) • Played in 29-straight games before suffering a season-ending knee injury on March 6 at Saint Louis. • Finished third on the team with 20 blocks. • Had six rebounds and a game-high three blocks in 10 minutes off the bench vs. UMass Lowell. • Added four blocks and three rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Pitt. • Posted five points, five rebounds and three assists in 14 minutes off the bench vs. Marshall. • Had his first double-digit game with 11 points (5-of-7) vs. Fordham Jan. 9.
High School • Averaged 9.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game in helping Meadowcreek (27-6) to the 2018 Class 7A state championship. It was the first state title in school history. • His 3.4 blocks per game ranked first and 7.0 boards per game third in Georgia Class 7A. • Had 12 points and eight rebounds in the title game 56-43 win over Section 7 rival Norcross. • Had 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks in a second round playoff win over Lambert and added 14 points, 11 rebounds, five blocks and three assists in a quarterfinal victory over Campbell. • Earned second team All-Gwinnett County honors as selected by the county’s high school coaches. • Cited as the No. 12 player in the state of Georgia and third team all-state by HoopSeen. • Named All-Metro honorable mention. • Was named second team All-Region 7A. • Scored 18 points, and added a game-high 10 rebounds and two blocks in the 2018 Gwinnett County All-Star Basketball game. • Named honorable mention all-region 7-A as a junior. • Averaged 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 19 games in a junior year limited by injury. • Had 25 points and 18 rebounds as a junior in a region-opening 50-49 win over Parkview. • Transferred from Brookfield to Meadowcreek prior to his junior season.
Personal • Was born in New York City and moved to Georgia when he was six years old. • Undeclared liberal arts major. • Date of birth: 8/24/99.
Career Stats for Amari Kelly YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2019 29/0 307/10.6 28-63 .444 1-8 .125 3-10 .300 29/31 60-2.1 65-3 9 32 20 7 60-2.1
High Games Points - 11, Fordham (Fr.) Rebounds - 6, UMass Lowell (Fr.) Assists - 3, Marshall (Fr.) Steals - 2, at George Mason (Fr.) Blocks - 4, vs. Pitt (Fr.) 3-Pointers - 1, NJIT (Fr.) Minutes - 23, Fordham & at George Mason (Fr.)
Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 1 (1 Fr.) 20-Point Games - 0 (0 Fr.) 10-Rebound Games - 0 (0 Fr.) Double-Doubles - 0 (0 Fr.)
30 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2018-19 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2019) All games Meet the Dukes
Kelly as a #23Freshman KELLY, Amari (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 dnp ------UIC 11/12/18 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 vs Radford 11/17/18 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Notre Dame 11/20/18 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.7 UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 10 1-4 .2 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 5 6 1.8 4 0 0 3 1 2 1.0 vs Pitt 11/30/18 11 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 3 0 3 2.0 5 0 1 4 0 2 1.2 MARSHALL 12/05/18 14 2-5 .4 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2 3 5 2.5 1 3 2 1 0 5 1.8 LONGWOOD 12/09/18 16 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 2 2 2.4 5 2 2 2 1 5 2.3 MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 17 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 4 5 2.8 0 0 6 1 1 2 2.3 MAINE 12/16/18 16 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 2.8 2 1 4 1 0 2 2.2 PENN STATE 12/19/18 10 0-4 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 5 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 NJIT 12/31/18 11 2-5 .4 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 2.4 3 0 0 1 0 5 2.3 at Davidson 01/05/19 10 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 2.5 4 0 0 0 0 2 2.2 FORDHAM 01/09/19 23 5-7 .7 1 4 0-1 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 1 3 4 2.6 2 0 0 0 0 11 2.9 SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 7 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.7 at Richmond 01/16/19 11 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 at George Washington 01/20/19 7 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0 2 2.2 5 0 1 1 0 2 2.5 SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 12 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2.3 VCU 01/26/19 10 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 2.2 4 0 1 0 0 6 2.5 RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 9 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.4 at Dayton 02/02/19 12 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 0 3 2.1 3 0 0 2 0 2 2.4 ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2.3 at Fordham 02/09/19 14 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.1 4 0 1 1 1 2 2.3 at La Salle 02/13/19 10 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2.3 GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 10 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0 2 2.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2.2 at George Mason 02/23/19 23 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 4 1 5 2.1 3 2 3 0 2 2 2.2 at St Bonaventure 02/27/19 12 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 2 2.1 UMASS 03/02/19 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 at Saint Louis 03/06/19 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 2.1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.1 DAYTON 03/09/19 dnp ------vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 dnp ------Totals 0 307 28-63 .4 4 4 1-8 .1 2 5 3-10 .3 0 0 29 31 60 2.1 65 9 32 20 7 60 2.1
Games played: 29 Rebounds/game: 2.1 Minutes/game: 10.6 Assists/game: 0.3 Points/game: 2.1 Turnovers/game: 1.1 FG Pct: 44.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 3FG Pct: 12.5 Steals/game: 0.2 FT Pct: 30.0 Blocks/game: 0.7
31 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 2019-20 NEWCOMER 14 Ashton Miller 6-5, 200, Guard, Freshman • Scotch Plains, N.J./Seton Hall Prep
High School • Averaged 20.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game for a Seton Hall Prep team that rallied from a 7-6 start to finish 19-8. • SHP finished the season ranked No. 18 in the NJ.com Top 20. • Saved his best for last in averaging 25.8 points in five Essex County and North Jersey Non-PublicA tournament games. • Finished his career tied for tenth on Seton Hill Prep’s all-time scoring list with 1,220 points. Nine hundred and ninety-one of his points came in his junior (465) and senior (526) seasons. • Named third team all-state by NJ Advance Media. • Earned first team American Division Super Essex Conference. • Scored a career high 31 points in a first round win over Pingry in the NJSIAA North Jersey Non-Public “A” state tournament. Followed that with 29 points in a season-ending quarterfinal loss to St. Joseph. • Averaged 17.2 points and handed out 129 assists for a 24-3 team as a junior. • Made 50 3-pointers as a senior and 37 as a junior. • Was a 76 percent career free throw shooter. • Averaged 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game for his high school career.
Personal • Is the third of four children. • Cousin of former Pitt star Ashton Gibbs, former Texas/Seton Hall/Connecticut guard Sterling Gibbs and current Notre Dame guard T.J. Gibbs. • Played football for three years in high school. • Undeclared liberal arts major. • Date of birth: 4/7/00 in Newark, N.J.
32 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 4 Lamar Norman Jr. 6-3, 180, Guard, Sophomore • Grand Rapids, Mich./Godwin Heights
As a Freshman (2018-19) • Saw action in 27 games with three starts. • Scored in double digits five times: 11 vs. UIC, 15 vs. Longwood, 16 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, 20 at St. Bonaventure and 18 vs. Saint Joseph’s at the A-10 Championship. • Averaged 16.3 ppg. and shot .478 from 3-point (11-of-23) in his three games as a starter (15 vs. Long- wood, 16 vs. UMES & 18 vs. Saint Joe’s). • Went 4-of-4 from the field while making all three of his second-half 3-point attempts in helping the Dukes erase a 14-point deficit vs. UIC. • Went 3-of-7 from 3-point vs. Longwood and 4-of-9 from 3-point to go along with nine rebounds vs. Mary- land Eastern Shore. • Missed the St. Bonaventure and Fordham games while in concussion protocol. Made his return on Feb. 13 at La Salle. • Scored a career-high 20 points (4-of-8 from 3-point) and added a career-best four steals in 32 minutes off the bench at St. Bonaventure. • Went 3-of-4 from the arc in scoring nine off the bench vs. Dayton. • Scored 15 of Duquesne’s first 25 points in his first start since Dec. 13 (UMES) vs. Saint Joseph’s at the Atlantic 10 Championship. Hit his first five shots, including three 3-pointers, in finishing 7-of-11 from the field vs. the Hawks.
High School • Ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the state of Michigan by 247sports.com. • Averaged an area-best 26.4 points, along with 4.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 3.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks for 21-2 Godwin Heights as a senior. • Finished his career as Godwin Heights’ all-time leading scorer. • Named second team Class B all-state by both The Associated Press and Detroit Free Press in 2018. • Averaged 21.2 points per game for a 22-2 team as a junior on the way to earning Black Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Class B All-State honors. • Helped lead Godwin Heights to a 89-9 record over four seasons. • Started for three seasons after seeing action as sixth man as a freshman. The Wolverines reached the No. 1 ranking in the state at some point during each of his three seasons as a starter. • Was a four-time all-conference and three-time all-area pick. • Originally signed with UTEP in November of 2017, but was granted his release following the retirement of head coach Tim Floyd.
Personal • Changed his jersey number from 22 to 4 following his freshman season. • Digital media arts major. • Date of birth: 7/24/00.
Career Stats for Lamar Norman YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2019 27/3 341/12.6 47-113 .416 26-69 .377 9-10 .900 8/34 42-1.6 27-0 10 12 0 14 129-4.8
High Games Points - 20, at St. Bonaventure (Fr.) Rebounds - 9, UMES (Fr.) Assists - 2, UMES (Fr.) Steals - 4, at St. Bonaventure (Fr.) Blocks - 0 3-Pointers - 4, three times, vs. Saint Joseph’s (Fr.) last Minutes - 32, at St. Bonaventure (Fr.)
Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 5 (5 Fr.) 20-Point Games - 1 (1 Fr.) 5-Assist Games - 0 (0 Fr.) Double-Doubles - 0 (0 Fr.) 5 or More 3-Pointers - 0 (0 Fr.)
33 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2018-19 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2019) All games Meet the Dukes
Norman Jr. #22as NORMAN a Freshman JR, Lamar (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 dnp ------UIC 11/12/18 15 4-4 1.000 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 2 2 4 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 vs Radford 11/17/18 6 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.5 at Notre Dame 11/20/18 9 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.3 1 1 0 0 0 2 4.3 UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 6 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 3 0 1 0 0 3 4.0 vs Pitt 11/30/18 10 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.4 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.2 MARSHALL 12/05/18 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.0 LONGWOOD 12/09/18 * 25 6-11 .5 4 5 3-7 .4 2 9 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.7 MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 * 28 6-13 .4 6 2 4-9 .4 4 4 0-0 .0 0 0 2 7 9 2.1 3 2 0 0 0 16 6.1 MAINE 12/16/18 17 1-8 .1 2 5 0-4 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 0 2 2 2.1 0 1 0 0 2 7 6.2 PENN STATE 12/19/18 7 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.6 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 2 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 NJIT 12/31/18 17 3-5 .6 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 1 2 0 1 8 5.3 at Davidson 01/05/19 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.9 FORDHAM 01/09/19 9 1-3 .3 3 3 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 0 0 0 3 4.8 SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 dnp ------at Richmond 01/16/19 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 at George Washington 01/20/19 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 dnp ------VCU 01/26/19 10 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.9 RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 10 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 1.3 0 1 0 0 2 2 3.8 at Dayton 02/02/19 13 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 1.4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.6 ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 dnp ------at La Salle 02/13/19 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.5 GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 10 1-4 .2 5 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.4 at George Mason 02/23/19 18 3-7 .4 2 9 0-4 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.4 0 1 0 0 1 6 3.5 at St Bonaventure 02/27/19 32 7-15 .4 6 7 4-8 .5 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 1.5 1 0 3 0 4 20 4.3 UMASS 03/02/19 19 1-6 .1 6 7 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.2 at Saint Louis 03/06/19 16 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 2 4.1 DAYTON 03/09/19 17 3-6 .5 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 9 4.3 vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 * 29 7-11 .6 3 6 4-7 .5 7 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 1.6 2 0 1 0 0 18 4.8 Totals 3 341 47-113 .4 1 6 26-69 .3 7 7 9-10 .9 0 0 8 34 42 1.6 27 10 12 0 14 129 4.8
Games played: 27 Rebounds/game: 1.6 Minutes/game: 12.6 Assists/game: 0.4 Points/game: 4.8 Turnovers/game: 0.4 FG Pct: 41.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 3FG Pct: 37.7 Steals/game: 0.5 FT Pct: 90.0
34 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 34 Austin Rotroff 6-10, 240, Forward, Sophomore • Wauseon, Ohio/Wauseon
As a Freshman (2018-19) • Was one of five players to see action in each of DU’s first 19 games (including five starts), before suffering a season-ending left knee injury (ACL) in the first half of the Jan. 23 Saint Louis game. • Underwent successful surgery on Feb. 13. • Shot .538 from the field and .769 (20-of-26) from the foul line. • Came off the bench to score 17 points in 20 minutes in the season-opening win overWilliam & Mary. Went 6-of-7 from the field including 3-of-3 from 3-point vs. the Tribe. Was named A-10 co-Rookie of the Week following the W&M game (Nov. 12). • Made his first career start vs. Pitt and posted seven points in 19 minutes. Came off the bench vs. Marshall before logging consecutive starts vs. Longwood, Maryland Eastern Shore, Maine and Penn State.
High School • Averaged 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for 25-1 Wauseon as a senior. Wauseon finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the state before falling in the regional semifinal. • Finished his high school career with 1,057 points, 650 rebounds, 87 assists and 156 blocks. • Shot 66.3 percent in helping Wauseon to a 72-7 record and three Northwest Ohio Athletic League championships. • Rated as a 3-star recruit, and ninth-best overall player (No. 2 center) in Ohio, by ESPN.com. • Ranked 47th nationally among centers and in the Top 14 in the state of Ohio by 247 Sports. • Named 2018 First Team Division II All-Ohio. • Two-time NWOAL Player of the Year. • Named 2018 D-II District Player of the Year. • Two-time All-Blade (Toledo) honoree. • Averaged 13.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior for 27-2 District II runner-up Wauseon. Shot 66 percent from the field and 75 percent from the foul line. • Had 18 points and nine rebounds in the state title game loss to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary. Had seven blocks in a semifinal win over Eastmoor Academy. • Earned second team Associated Press Division II All-Ohio honors. • Earned first team all-district honors as a junior.
Personal • Sports marketing major. • Date of birth: 7/30/99.
Career Stats for Austin Rotroff YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2019 19/5 252/13.3 28-52 .538 3-7 .429 20-26 .769 16/30 46-2.4 44-2 4 13 10 2 79-4.2
High Games Points - 17, William & Mary (Fr.) Rebounds - 8, UMES (Fr.) Assists - 2, UMES (Fr.) Steals - 1, William & Mary, Penn State (Fr.) Blocks - 2, three times, Eastern Kentucky (Fr.) last 3-Pointers - 3, William & Mary (Fr.) Minutes - 26, Penn State (Fr.)
Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 1 (1 Fr.) 20-Point Games - 0 (0 Fr.) 10-Rebound Games - 0 (0 Fr.) Double-Doubles - 0 (0 Fr.)
35 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2018-19 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2019) All games Meet the Dukes
Rotroff as#34 a FreshmanROTROFF, Austin (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 20 6-7 .8 5 7 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 2 5 7 7.0 5 0 1 1 1 17 17.0 UIC 11/12/18 16 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 4.5 1 0 0 2 0 0 8.5 vs Radford 11/17/18 14 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1-1 1.000 1 1 2 3.7 3 0 0 0 0 3 6.7 at Notre Dame 11/20/18 11 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0 2 3.3 3 0 1 0 0 4 6.0 UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 17 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 2 3 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 7 6.2 vs Pitt 11/30/18 * 19 2-2 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0 1 1 2.8 3 0 1 1 0 7 6.3 MARSHALL 12/05/18 10 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 2.9 4 0 0 0 0 6 6.3 LONGWOOD 12/09/18 * 25 3-4 .7 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 2 4 3.0 1 1 2 2 0 6 6.3 MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 * 22 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 7 8 3.6 5 2 2 1 0 5 6.1 MAINE 12/16/18 * 20 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 3.4 2 0 0 0 0 6 6.1 PENN STATE 12/19/18 * 26 2-6 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 3.3 2 0 0 0 1 5 6.0 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 14 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0 1 1 3.1 1 0 1 2 0 5 5.9 NJIT 12/31/18 9 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 3.0 2 0 3 0 0 2 5.6 at Davidson 01/05/19 2 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 FORDHAM 01/09/19 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.7 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.9 SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 11 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 1 3 2.8 2 1 1 0 0 4 4.8 at Richmond 01/16/19 8 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.6 2 0 0 1 0 2 4.6 at George Washington 01/20/19 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 2.6 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.4 SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 VCU 01/26/19 dnp ------RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 dnp ------ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 dnp ------at La Salle 02/13/19 dnp ------GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 dnp ------at George Mason 02/23/19 dnp ------UMASS 03/02/19 dnp ------DAYTON 03/09/19 dnp ------vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 dnp ------Totals 5 252 28-52 .5 3 8 3-7 .4 2 9 20-26 .7 6 9 16 30 46 2.4 44 4 13 10 2 79 4.2
Games played: 19 Rebounds/game: 2.4 Minutes/game: 13.3 Assists/game: 0.2 Points/game: 4.2 Turnovers/game: 0.7 FG Pct: 53.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 3FG Pct: 42.9 Steals/game: 0.1 FT Pct: 76.9 Blocks/game: 0.5
36 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 2019-20 NEWCOMER 44 Baylee Steele 6-11, 240, Center, Graduate Student • Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk (Des Moines Area CC/Eastern Michigan/Utah Valley)
Has played in 68 Division I games with 57 starts. Began his career at Des Moines Area Community College and spent one year each at Eastern Michigan and Utah Valley University. Is the fourth graduate transfer in Duquesne basketball history.
As a Redshirt Junior at Utah Valley (2018-19) • Was one of two players to start all 35 games for the 25-10 CBI second round Wolverines. • Averaged 8.5 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game. • Led the team with 122 free throw attempts (92-of-122, .754). • Scored in double digits 13 times with a high of 19 points vs. CSUN. • Posted seven double-doubles: vs. Long Beach (14-10), at Chicago State (14-12), California Baptist (16- 12), at New Mexico State (11-12), UMKC (15-12), at California Baptist (14-10) and CSUN (19-16). The at Chicago State, California Baptist and at New Mexico State double-doubles came in consecutive games. • Pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds in 24 minutes at BYU.
As a Sophomore at Eastern Michigan (2016-17) • Played in all 33 games with 22 starts. • Averaged 4.4 points and 4.1 rebounds and shot .488 (62-of-127) from the field and .833 (20-of-24) from the foul line. • Had his top game with 18 points (8-of-10) and 10 rebounds (both season highs) vs. Central Michigan. • Followed that with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting vs. Buffalo. • Scored in double-digits four times. • Blocked five shots vs. Ball State.
Before Eastern Michigan • Played his freshman season at Des Moines Area Community College where he scored in double digits 10 times and recorded four double-doubles. • Shot .557 from the field and nearly 80 percent from the foul line in his lone JUCO season. • Scored a season-high 20 points vs. Cloud County Community College. • Averaged 14.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in earning first team all-conference honors as a senior at Norwalk High School. • Also earned all-state and Warren County Player of the Year honors.
Personal • Is the oldest of three. • Considered Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Arizona and Boise State in addition to Duquesne. • Completed his undergraduate degree in communication at Utah Valley in June of 2019 and is currently working toward his master of science in leadership. • Date of birth: 6/28/97.
Career Stats for Baylee Steele YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2017* 33/22 643/19.5 62-127 .488 0-5 .000 20-24 .833 42/93 135-4.1 98-5 11 24 27 26 144-4.4 2018 sat out following transfer to Utah Valley 2019+ 35/35 705/20.1 101-170 .594 2-6 .333 92-122 .754 80/172 252-7.2 80-1 21 47 15 13 296-8.5 Total 68/57 1348/19.8 163-297 .549 2-11 .182 112-146 .767 122/265 387-5.7 178-6 32 71 42 39 440-6.5 * - at Eastern Michigan; + - at Utah Valley
High Games Points - 19, CSUN (Jr.-RS) Rebounds - 19, BYU (Jr.-RS.) Assists - 2, Siena Heights (So.) Steals - 3, at SMU & at Bowling Green (So.) Blocks - 5, Ball State (So.) 3-Pointers - 1, at Seattle & CSUN (Jr.-RS) Minutes - 29, California Baptist (Jr.-RS) Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 17 (4 So, 13 Jr.-RS) 20-Point Games - 0 10-Rebound Games - 10 (1 So., 9 Jr.-RS) 5-Block Games - 1 (1 So., 0 Jr.-RS) Double-Doubles - 8 (1 So., 7 Jr.-RS)
37 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement The Automated ScoreBook Meet the Dukes Utah Valley Individual Game-by-Game (as of May 29, 2019) All games Steele as a Redshirt Junior at Utah Valley (2018-19) #44 Steele,Baylee
38 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2016-17 EMU Men's Basketball Eastern Michigan Individual Game-by-Game (as of May 31, 2019) Meet the Dukes All games
Steele as a Sophomore at Eastern Michigan (2016-17) #40 STEELE, Baylee
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Pitt 11-11-16 27 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1 4 5 5.0 5 0 0 2 2 6 6.0 at SMU 11-13-16 19 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 5.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.0 ROCHESTER 11-15-16 17 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 4.3 2 0 2 1 1 2 2.7 vs Gardner-Webb 11-18-16 20 0-4 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 1 4 5 4.5 3 0 1 1 1 2 2.5 at IUPUI 11-19-16 8 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 3 0 0 0 1 2 2.4 MADONNA 11-23-16 * 21 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 4 6 4.0 1 2 0 2 0 6 3.0 OMAHA 11-26-16 * 24 4-5 .8 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 4.0 3 2 0 2 2 8 3.7 at Detroit Mercy 11-30-16 * 15 4-5 .8 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-1 1.000 3 1 4 4.0 3 0 0 1 0 9 4.4 SIENA HEIGHTS 12-11-16 * 20 1-5 .2 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 4 5 4.1 2 2 0 1 0 5 4.4 at Vermont 12-17-16 * 12 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 3.9 4 0 0 1 0 2 4.2 at Syracuse 12-19-16 * 18 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 3.6 1 0 0 0 1 4 4.2 MARYGROVE 12-22-16 * 16 3-8 .3 7 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 3 5 3.8 3 0 1 2 0 6 4.3 LONG BEACH STATE 12-29-16 * 19 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 3.8 3 0 1 0 1 4 4.3 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 01-03-17 * 26 8-10 .8 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 4 6 10 4.2 5 0 2 0 1 18 5.3 BUFFALO 01-07-17 * 26 6-7 .8 5 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 3 6 4.3 4 1 1 0 1 12 5.7 at Bowling Green 01-10-17 * 21 2-5 .4 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 2 1 1 1 3 4 5.6 at Ohio 01-14-17 * 13 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 3.9 5 0 0 1 0 2 5.4 WESTERN MICHIGAN 01-17-17 * 27 4-5 .8 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-3 1.000 2 3 5 4.0 4 1 0 1 1 11 5.7 at Akron 01-20-17 * 25 5-6 .8 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 6 8 4.2 4 1 1 0 1 10 5.9 BALL STATE 01-24-17 * 27 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 4.2 1 0 2 5 0 2 5.8 at Miami 01-28-17 * 22 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 2 4 4.2 4 0 2 0 1 4 5.7 KENT STATE 01-31-17 * 22 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 3 3 4.1 5 1 0 3 1 1 5.5 at Northern Illinois 02-04-17 * 20 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 6 9 4.3 4 0 1 0 0 4 5.4 at Toledo 02-07-17 * 20 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 4 7 4.5 2 0 1 0 1 6 5.4 AKRON 02-10-17 * 24 2-6 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 4.4 2 0 0 0 0 4 5.4 OHIO 02-14-17 * 16 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 2 4 4.4 3 0 0 0 2 0 5.2 at Western Michigan 02-18-17 * 15 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 4.3 3 0 3 0 0 4 5.1 at Ball State 02-21-17 6 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 4.2 1 0 1 0 0 2 5.0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 02-25-17 17 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 1 3 4.2 4 0 3 0 1 0 4.8 at Central Michigan 02-28-17 17 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 4.1 2 0 0 1 0 2 4.7 TOLEDO 03-03-17 26 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 4.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 03-06-17 22 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 4.2 5 0 0 1 1 2 4.5 vs Akron 03-09-17 15 0-4 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 4.1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.4 Totals 22 643 62-127 .4 8 8 0-5 .0 0 0 20-24 .8 3 3 42 93 135 4.1 98 11 24 27 26 144 4.4
Games played: 33 Rebounds/game: 4.1 Minutes/game: 19.5 Assists/game: 0.3 Points/game: 4.4 Turnovers/game: 0.7 FG Pct: 48.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 3FG Pct: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.8 FT Pct: 83.3 Blocks/game: 0.8
39 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes 5 Marcus Weathers 6-5, 215, Forward, Junior • Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission North HS (Miami, Ohio)
Transferred to Duquesne in April of 2017 after playing in 32 games as a freshman at Miami, Ohio in 2016-17.
As a Sophomore (2018-19) • Played in 31 of 32 games with 30 starts. • Finished tied for second on the team in double-digit scoring games (18) and was second in double-digit rebound games & double-doubles (4 each). • Fourteen of his 18 double-digit scoring games came against Atlantic 10 opponents. • Posted four double-doubles: vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (11-11), at Fordham (16-12), at George Mason (14-11) and vs. Saint Joseph’s at the Atlantic 10 Championship (17-10, including 9-of-12 from the foul line). • Had a career-high three 3-pointers - and a career high-tying 12 boards at Fordham. • Tied his career scoring high with 19 vs. Saint Louis (11-of-13 from the line). • Rejected a career-high four shots vs. VCU and scored 16 at La Salle. • Missed the Nov. 30 Pitt game due to illness. • Went 14-of-34 (.412) from the foul line in his first 12 games, before improving to 61-of-83 (.735) over the final 19 games of the season.
As a Freshman at Miami, Ohio (2016-17) • Was one of four players to see action in all 32 games for the 11-21 Redhawks. Made eight consecutive starts from Jan. 10 through Feb. 4. • Averaged 9.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in shooting 51.3 percent from the field. • Scored in double digits 15 times with a season high of 19 both in his first career start at Ball State on Jan. 10 and again in a start at Central Michi- gan on Jan. 21. • Posted three double-digit rebound games with 12 vs. Grambling, 11 at Ohio and 10 at Kent State. The rebound totals were part of double-doubles vs. Grambling (18-12) and at Kent State (18-10). • Scored 14 points in 26 minutes to help the Redhawks rally from a 15-point deficit with 11:01 left to post a 79-75 win at Akron (and then-coach Keith Dambrot). His layup with 48 seconds left gave Miami a 75-74 lead and his two free throws with 17 seconds left sealed it.
High School • Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kan. (head coach Steve Stitzer). • Named first team all-state as senior after helping lead the program to the 2016 Kansas 6A State Championship. Averaged 19 points per game in the three-game run to Shawnee Mission North’s first state title in 63 years. • Finished as program’s second all-time leading scorer (to his twin brother Michael) with 1,150 points and third all-time leading rebounder with 425 boards. • Named first-team All-Sunflower League as senior, averaging 18.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg., and 2.3 bpg. • Was a three-year letterman at small forward.
Personal • Transferred to Duquesne in April of 2017. • Played with his twin brother, Michael - who is older by three minutes - at Miami in 2017. • His late father, also named Michael, played collegiately at Drake (1984). His stepfather, Henry Loring, played football at Grambling. • Psychology major. • Date of birth: 8/5/97.
Career Stats for Marcus Weathers YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2017* 32/9 788/24.6 98-191 .513 14-40 .350 100-147 .680 67/124 191-6.0 90-2 23 42 20 28 310-9.7 2018 sitting out following transfer to Duquesne 2019 31/30 828/26.7 111-227 .489 13-53 .245 75-117 .641 71/127 198-6.4 67-0 25 51 25 17 310-10.0 At DU 31/30 828/26.7 111-227 .489 13-53 .245 75-117 .641 71/127 198-6.4 67-0 25 51 25 17 310-10.0 Total 63/39 1616/25.7 209-418 .500 27-93 .290 175-264 .663 138/251 389-6.2 157-2 48 93 45 45 620-9.8 * - at Miami, Ohio
40 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes
High Games Points - 19, at Central Michigan, at Ball State (Fr.) & Saint Louis (So.) Rebounds - 12, Grambling (Fr.) & at Fordham (So.) Assists - 6, at Saint Louis (So.) Steals - 3, at Northern Illinois (Fr.) & at La Salle & at George Mason (So.) Blocks - 4, VCU (So.) 3-Pointers - 3, at Fordham (So.) Minutes - 37, at Ball State, Grambling (Fr.) & at La Salle (So.)
Superlatives Double-Digit Scoring Games - 33 (15 Fr., 18 So.) 20-Point Games - 0 (0 Fr., 0 So.) 10-Rebound Games - 7 (3 Fr., 4 So.) 5-Assist Games - 0 (0 Fr., 1 So.) Double-Doubles - 6 (2 Fr., 4 So.) 5 or More 3-Pointers - 0 (0 Fr.)
41 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement 2018-19 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 14, 2019) All games Meet the Dukes
Weathers as#05 a WEATHERS, Sophomore Marcus (2018-19)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg WILLIAM & MARY 11/10/18 * 27 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 5 6 6.0 2 2 1 0 1 9 9.0 UIC 11/12/18 * 33 2-7 .2 8 6 0-2 .0 0 0 3-6 .5 0 0 2 2 4 5.0 4 1 2 0 0 7 8.0 vs Radford 11/17/18 * 21 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 4-7 .5 7 1 4 4 8 6.0 2 0 1 1 1 8 8.0 at Notre Dame 11/20/18 * 30 4-10 .4 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 4 6 6.0 2 1 3 0 0 8 8.0 UMASS LOWELL 11/25/18 * 21 4-10 .4 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 0-1 .0 0 0 4 2 6 6.0 3 1 4 2 1 10 8.4 vs Pitt 11/30/18 dnp ------MARSHALL 12/05/18 * 27 5-7 .7 1 4 0-0 .0 0 0 1-6 .1 6 7 2 5 7 6.2 4 1 3 2 1 11 8.8 LONGWOOD 12/09/18 * 16 2-6 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 3 5 6.0 2 0 3 0 0 4 8.1 MARYLAND EASTERN SH 12/13/18 * 29 5-10 .5 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0-2 .0 0 0 7 4 11 6.6 1 1 0 0 0 11 8.5 MAINE 12/16/18 * 22 5-8 .6 2 5 0-2 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 4 5 6.4 1 1 0 1 0 13 9.0 PENN STATE 12/19/18 * 21 2-4 .5 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 2 5 7 6.5 3 0 4 1 0 5 8.6 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/22/18 28 1-8 .1 2 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 3 2 5 6.4 0 1 1 2 0 2 8.0 NJIT 12/31/18 * 17 3-5 .6 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1 2 3 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 6 7.8 at Davidson 01/05/19 * 22 4-8 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 2 4 6 6.1 2 0 0 0 0 11 8.1 FORDHAM 01/09/19 * 20 4-7 .5 7 1 1-4 .2 5 0 3-5 .6 0 0 0 3 3 5.9 1 1 2 0 0 12 8.4 SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/12/19 * 29 5-10 .5 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 3-4 .7 5 0 2 5 7 5.9 4 0 4 1 0 15 8.8 at Richmond 01/16/19 * 29 4-6 .6 6 7 0-1 .0 0 0 4-4 1.000 4 5 9 6.1 4 1 2 0 1 12 9.0 at George Washington 01/20/19 * 31 6-8 .7 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 5.9 2 0 0 0 2 14 9.3 SAINT LOUIS 01/23/19 * 32 4-11 .3 6 4 0-2 .0 0 0 11-13 .8 4 6 3 6 9 6.1 1 0 1 2 0 19 9.8 VCU 01/26/19 * 29 1-4 .2 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-4 .0 0 0 0 3 3 5.9 0 0 1 4 0 2 9.4 RHODE ISLAND 01/30/19 * 28 5-8 .6 2 5 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2 4 6 5.9 2 0 2 1 0 12 9.6 at Dayton 02/02/19 * 35 4-6 .6 6 7 0-1 .0 0 0 6-8 .7 5 0 3 3 6 5.9 1 0 3 0 0 14 9.8 ST BONAVENTURE 02/06/19 * 25 2-5 .4 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 8 9 6.0 0 1 2 3 0 5 9.5 at Fordham 02/09/19 * 23 6-11 .5 4 5 3-5 .6 0 0 1-1 1.000 3 9 12 6.3 2 1 0 1 0 16 9.8 at La Salle 02/13/19 * 37 6-10 .6 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 4-5 .8 0 0 2 3 5 6.3 2 1 1 1 3 16 10.1 GEORGE WASHINGTON 02/16/19 * 29 5-11 .4 5 5 0-3 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 6 2 8 6.3 2 1 1 0 0 12 10.2 at George Mason 02/23/19 * 32 5-8 .6 2 5 0-1 .0 0 0 4-4 1.000 6 5 11 6.5 2 0 4 0 3 14 10.3 at St Bonaventure 02/27/19 * 28 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2 3 5 6.4 1 1 1 0 0 3 10.0 UMASS 03/02/19 * 24 3-9 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 3-3 1.000 1 2 3 6.3 4 1 2 1 1 10 10.0 at Saint Louis 03/06/19 * 29 2-7 .2 8 6 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 5 8 6.4 4 6 1 0 1 5 9.9 DAYTON 03/09/19 * 26 2-4 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0 3 3 6.3 4 2 1 2 0 7 9.8 vs Saint Joseph's 03/14/19 * 28 4-6 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 9-12 .7 5 0 0 10 10 6.4 4 0 0 0 2 17 10.0 Totals 30 828 111-227 .4 8 9 13-53 .2 4 5 75-117 .6 4 1 71 127 198 6.4 67 25 51 25 17 310 10.0
Games played: 31 Rebounds/game: 6.4 Minutes/game: 26.7 Assists/game: 0.8 Points/game: 10.0 Turnovers/game: 1.6 FG Pct: 48.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 3FG Pct: 24.5 Steals/game: 0.5 FT Pct: 64.1 Blocks/game: 0.8
42 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Miami Individual Game-by-Game (as of Apr 24, 2017) Meet the Dukes All games
Weathers as a Freshman#22 WEATHERS, at Miami, Marcus Ohio (2016-17)
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MUSKINGUM 11/11/16 11 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 2 11 11.0 at Wright State 11/15/16 4 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 DELAWARE 11/18/16 13 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.7 2 0 0 0 1 3 4.7 AUSTIN PEAY 11/19/16 14 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4 3 7 3.0 2 1 0 0 0 5 4.8 NKU 11/20/16 26 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1 5 6 3.6 3 0 0 2 0 3 4.4 WESTERN ILLINOIS 11/26/16 19 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 1 5 6 4.0 4 0 1 0 0 5 4.5 GRAMBLING 11/30/16 37 6-8 . 7 5 0 1-1 1.000 5-8 . 6 2 5 3 9 12 5.1 2 1 1 0 1 18 6.4 at Fort Wayne 12/03/16 22 5-8 . 6 2 5 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 3 6 9 5.6 2 0 2 1 1 13 7.3 at Mizzou 12-6-16 31 3-10 . 3 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 1 5 6 5.7 4 1 3 1 1 11 7.7 IUPUI 12/10/16 32 4-9 . 4 4 4 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000 1 5 6 5.7 2 1 3 1 0 13 8.2 at UCF 12/18/16 33 3-7 . 4 2 9 1-2 . 5 0 0 6-7 . 8 5 7 0 2 2 5.4 2 1 1 0 0 13 8.6 TENNESSEE TECH 12/22/16 25 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 5.2 2 0 2 3 2 6 8.4 OLIVET COLLEGE 12/29/16 21 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 2 7 9 5.5 3 3 1 1 1 11 8.6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1/3/17 16 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000 1 0 1 5.1 3 0 2 0 0 7 8.5 at TOLEDO 01/07/17 24 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 4 6 5.2 2 1 2 1 0 9 8.5 at Ball State 1/10/17 * 37 4-9 . 4 4 4 2-4 . 5 0 0 9-12 . 7 5 0 3 3 6 5.3 2 0 0 0 2 19 9.2 AKRON 1/14/17 * 25 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-8 . 5 0 0 3 4 7 5.4 5 0 0 0 0 8 9.1 at Northern Illinois 01/17/17 * 26 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 2 3 5 5.3 4 0 2 0 3 8 9.1 at Central Michigan 1/21/17 * 31 7-9 . 7 7 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 5 4 9 5.5 2 1 1 0 0 19 9.6 BUFFALO 1/24/17 * 27 8-12 . 6 6 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-7 . 2 8 6 2 4 6 5.6 5 0 0 0 1 18 10.0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 1/28/17 * 32 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 5 3 8 5.7 1 1 4 0 2 14 10.2 at Bowling Green 1/31/17 * 30 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 5.6 4 0 4 1 0 4 9.9 KENT STATE 2/4/17 * 27 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 3 2 5 5.6 4 1 3 1 1 6 9.7 WESTERN MICHIGAN 2/7/17 26 3-8 . 3 7 5 0-2 . 0 0 0 7-10 . 7 0 0 3 3 6 5.6 2 0 1 3 2 13 9.9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2/11/17 25 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 4 4 8 5.7 2 2 0 0 1 6 9.7 at Kent State 02/14/17 29 7-9 . 7 7 8 1-1 1.000 3-4 . 7 5 0 5 5 10 5.8 3 0 4 0 1 18 10.0 at Buffalo 2/18/17 27 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-1 1.000 2-3 . 6 6 7 2 6 8 5.9 4 1 0 1 0 7 9.9 OHIO 2/21/17 28 3-6 . 5 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0 5 5 5.9 4 4 0 1 2 10 9.9 BOWLING GREEN 2/25/17 22 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 3 5 5.9 3 0 0 0 2 5 9.8 at Akron 2/28/17 26 5-7 . 7 1 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 3 3 6 5.9 3 2 1 0 1 14 9.9 at Ohio 03/03/17 26 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 1 10 11 6.0 3 1 1 1 1 9 9.9 at Western Michigan 03/06/17 * 16 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 6.0 4 0 2 1 0 4 9.7 Totals 9 788 98-191 . 5 1 3 14-40 . 3 5 0 100-147 . 6 8 0 67 124 191 6.0 90 23 42 20 28 310 9.7
Games played: 32 Rebounds/game: 6.0 Minutes/game: 24.6 Assists/game: 0.7 Points/game: 9.7 Turnovers/game: 1.3 FG Pct: 51.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 3FG Pct: 35.0 Steals/game: 0.9 FT Pct: 68.0 Blocks/game: 0.6
43 2019-20 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement Meet the Dukes HEAD COACH Keith Dambrot Head Coach • Third Season at Duquesne • 22nd Season Overall
Keith Dambrot, who built Akron into one of the most successful - and most respected - programs THE KEITH DAMBROT FILE in the Mid-American Conference over 13 sea- sons, was named head men’s basketball coach at PERSONAL Duquesne University on March 28, 2017. Birthdate Oct. 26, 1958 Dambrot, whose father Sid played for Birthplace Akron, Ohio Duquesne from 1952-54, posted a school record High School Akron Firestone 305 wins at Akron. The three-time Mid-Ameri- Degree management (Akron ‘82) can Conference Coach of the Year, went 155-65 Masters busines administration (Akron ‘84) in regular-season conference play and 27-10 in High School Akron Firestone 13 MAC Tournament appearances - highlighted Family wife: Donna; children: Alysse & Rob by tournament championships and NCAA tour- nament bids in 2009, 2011 and 2013. AS A COLLEGE HEAD COACH The Akron native, who led the Zips to 10 postseason appearances, is the 17th head POST coach in the 103-year history of Duquesne basketball. Dambrot’s 35 wins at Duquesne are YEARS W/L CONF. SEASON the most by a DU coach through his first two seasons. Tiffin (2 years) Mid-Ohio 1984-85 16-14 5th (6-8) DUQUESNE HIGHLIGHTS 1985-86 24-9 2nd (10-4) NAIA Dist. In 2018-19 Total 40-23 16-12 • Led a team with 11 newcomers to a tie for sixth in the Atlantic 10. Put together DU’s best record Ashland (2 years) Great Lakes Valley (19-13, 10-8/t6th) and best conference finish since 2011 (19-13, 10-6/t4th). Duquesne was picked 1989-90 22-8 t2nd (13-5) NCAA D-II to finish 11th in the A-10 preseason poll. 1990-91 26-5 t1st (14-4) NCAA D-II • DU’s ten Atlantic 10 wins (10-8) and four A-10 road wins (4-5) tied the most in school history. It was just the sixth time in 42 A-10 seasons that Duquesne finished with a winning conference Total 48-13 27-9 record. Central Michigan (2 years) MAC • Duquesne’s five-game A-10 win streak in January tied the second-longest in school history. 1991-92 8-18 7th (6-10) • Duquesne’s 14 home wins (14-5) broke the Palumbo Center record set in 2018, and were the 1992-93 12-16 9th (4-14) most home victories since 1972 (16-1). Total 20-34 10-24 • Ninety-seven percent of DU’s scoring - including all but two points in conference play - came Akron (13 years) MAC East from freshmen and sophomores. DU was ranked 346th of 353 teams on KenPom’s list of “most 2004-05 19-10 t2nd (11-7) experienced” college teams. 2005-06 23-10 t2nd (14-4) NIT (1-1) In 2017-18 2006-07 26-7 1st (13-3) • Guided a team picked to finish last in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll to 16 wins and a 10th place 2007-08 24-11 2nd (11-5) NIT (1-1) conference finish. The 16 wins were the most by a DU first-year coach since Dudey Moore went 2008-09 23-13 t3rd (10-6) NCAA (0-1) 17-5 in 1948-49. 2009-10 24-11 2nd (12-4) CBI (0-1) • Engineered the seventh-best single-season improvement in school history in taking the Dukes 2010-11 23-13 t3rd (9-7) NCAA (0-1) from a 10-22 record in 2016-17 to 16-16 in 2017-18. 2011-12 22-12 1st (13-3) NIT (0-1) • Led the Dukes to a seven-game win streak from December 4 through December 22. It was the 2012-13 26-7 t1st (14-2) NCAA (0-1) program’s longest win streak since 2010-11 (11 in a row). DU’s eight December wins (8-2) were 2013-14 21-13 2nd (12-6) CIT (0-1) the most in the month since the 1971-72 team went 8-0. 2014-15 21-14 4th (9-9) • Duquesne’s 13 home wins (13-6) were the most in 30 seasons of play at the Palumbo Center. 2015-16 26-9 1st (13-5) NIT (0-1) • The Dukes held opponents to 70.2 points per game, it was the lowest opponent scoring average 2016-17 27-9 1st (14-4) NIT (1-1) since 2010-11 (68.0 ppg.). It was just the second time in 32 years that DU held opponents under Total 305-139 155-65 71 points per game. Duquesne (2nd year) A-10 AKRON HIGHLIGHTS 2017-18 16-16 t10th (7-11) • In his 13 seasons at Akron, Dambrot’s Zips finished no worse than third 12 times in regular 2018-19 19-13 t6th (10-8) season play. His teams averaged 23.5 wins in annually contending for the MAC title. Total 35-29 17-19 • Took over at his alma mater prior to the 2004-05 season and immediately put his stamp on the program by leading the Zips to a 19-10 record. The 19 wins were the program’s most since 1989. Career 448-238 225-129 • In year two, UA posted 23 wins and in 2006-07 Dambrot began a stretch of seven-straight MAC • Won a school record 24 games at Tiffin in 1985-86 Tournament championship game appearances. • Won Ashland’s first league and regional title in 1990-91 • In 2015-16, Akron set the MAC record for the longest streak of consecutive semifinal appear- • CMU’s 1992 recruiting class ranked 15th nationally ances in MAC Tournament history at 11. The Zips made it 12 in a row in 2016-17, on the way to a • Akron’s 19 wins in 2005, Dambrot’s first season, were the program-best 27 wins (27-9). program’s most since 1989 • Dambrot, who was named MAC Coach of the Year in 2013, 2016 and 2017, coached a total of 18 • Led the Zips to the MAC Tournament championship Akron players who earned first, second or third team all-conference honors. game nine times in his last 11 seasons • Coached the MAC’s all-time leading shot blocker, Pittsburgh native Zeke Marshall (368 blocks), • Coached Akron to three MAC Tournament Champion- Akron’s all-time assists leader Dru Joyce (503), UA’s all-time winningest player Chris McKnight ships (2009, 2011, 2013) (97 victories over a four-season span) and Akron’s all-time games played leaders in Steve Mc- Nees and Nikola Cvetinovic (141). DIVISION I POSTSEASON APPEARANCES • Brought national attention to the Akron program with a Division I-best 19-game winning streak (all at Akron) in 2012-13. The Zips earned the No. 24 ranking in the Feb. 25 USA Today Coaches Poll that NCAA (3) (2009, 2011, 2013) season, marking the first national ranking in program history. (2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017) • In 2014-15, Akron posted a 2-2 record against Power Five conference opponents, marking the NIT (5) first time in program history that Akron had at least two wins over Power Five members (Southern CBI (2010) • CIT (2014) California and South Carolina) in the same season.
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• Was a three-year starter, captain and team MVP as a third baseman for the Akron baseball team as an undergrad. Finished his career as the school record holder for hit by pitches (28). • His late uncle, Irwin Dambrot, played for the 1950 City College of New York (CCNY) squad, which is the only school to win both the NCAA Tournament and NIT in the same season. Irwin was the MVP of the NCAA tournament that season and the No. 1 draft pick of the New York Knicks (selected sev- enth overall) that same year. • His father, Sid, was part of Duquesne teams that finished ranked in the Associated Press Top 10 in 1952 (No. 4), 1953 (No. 9) and 1954 (No. 5). The 1954 team, which went 26-3, made it to No. 1 in the AP poll for two weeks in February of 1954. The Dukes played in both the NCAA tournament and NIT in `52 and the NIT in both `53 and `54. • Dambrot and his wife, Donna, have two children, daughter Alysse and son Rob. Alysse earned her undergraduate degree as well as an MBA from Akron. Rob completed his soccer career at Pitt in the fall of 2018. AS A HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH • Has served as a member of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary where he was committee chairman from August 2015 through August 2017. 1998-99 16-9 Regional runner-up 1999-00 27-0 State Champion 2000-01 26-1 State Champion Total 69-10 DAMBROT BY THE NUMBERS • Dambrot won a pair of Ohio state high school championships in going 69-10 1 Number of NBA MVPs coached by Dambrot. Dambrot in three seasons at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. In his final two seasons, the Irish - led by freshman then sophomore LeBron James - earned coached Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School - led by a national rankings from USA Today. young LeBron James - to consecutive Ohio state champion- ships in 2000 & 2001. • Led Akron to its first-ever victories over schools from the Atlantic Coast Con- ference (at Florida State in the 2008 NIT) and Southeastern Conference (vs. 3 Number of former Dambrot assistants currently serving as Mississippi State in 2005-06). head coaches at the Division I level: Shaka Smart at Texas, • Left Akron with a 413-209 overall record in 19 seasons as a head coach. Jeff Boals at Stony Brook and Lamont Paris at Chattanooga.
EARLY HISTORY 9 Number of times Akron reached the championship game • Got his start in coaching at Akron, where he spent two years as a gradu- of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in 13 seasons ate assistant and one season as a full-time assistant before taking the head under Dambrot. The Zips won at least one game in all 13 coaching job at Tiffin. In his second season (1985-86), he led the Dragons to tournaments in posting a 27-10 record. Akron made it to the the most single-season wins in school history (24). title game seven consecutive times between 2007 and 2013. • In 1986, he made his first venture into the MAC, starting a three-year run as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan where he worked under head coach Ben Braun. In 1988, the Hurons won their first-ever MAC championship and 12 Dambrot posted 12 consecutive seasons of 20 or made their first NCAA tournament appearance. more wins while at Akron. Dambrot’s 12-straight 20-win • Returned to northeast Ohio in 1989 as head coach at Ashland where, in two seasons was the seventh-longest streak at the same pro- years, he led the Eagles to a 48-13 overall mark, two final national rankings gram. Only one coach, Mark Few, Gonzaga (18, 2017), and the school’s first-ever conference and regional championships. had a longer run of 20-win seasons solely at a non-Power • In 1991, he returned to the MAC and took on his first Division I head coach- Five program. ing role at Central Michigan where he spent two seasons. His 1992 recruiting class was ranked 15th in the nation by Hoop Scoop Magazine. 21 Akron was one of four schools - Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas were the others - to win 21 or more games in each COACHING TREE of the 12 seasons prior to Dambrot’s departure. • In his 21 years as a head coach, Dambrot has seen a number of his former assistants enjoy success at the Division I level, including Chattanooga head 23.5 Wins per season Akron averaged under Dambrot. coach Lamont Paris and Ohio U. head coach Jeff Boals. • Shaka Smart, a Dambrot assistant from 2003-06, made stops at Clemson 28 School record (at the time) number of times Dambrot, (2006-08) and Florida (2008-09) before taking his first head coach position a three-year starter, team captain and team MVP at third at VCU in 2009. Smart, who went on to lead VCU to the 2011 Final Four, was base, was hit by a pitch during his undergraduate baseball named head coach at Texas in April of 2015. career at Akron. DAMBROT AND LEBRON • Prior to beginning his assistant coaching tenure at Akron in 2001, Dam- 155 Number of Mid-American Conference wins Akron brot compiled a 69-10 record in three seasons as head coach at Akron St. posted in its 13 seasons under Dambrot (11.9 per season). Vincent-St. Mary High School. In his final two seasons, the Irish - led by The 155 league wins were the most of any MAC school over freshman then sophomore LeBron James - were state champions and earned that 13-year period. national rankings from USA Today. • Played a role in the development of James who, at the age of 13, participat- 305 School record number of wins posted by Dambrot in ed in $1 clinics Dambrot conducted at the local Jewish Community Center. his 13 seasons at Akron. PERSONAL • Was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 for his 1952-54 Seasons Keith’s father, Sid, played at Duquesne. contributions at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and the University of Sid was part of three Dukes teams that finished ranked in the Akron as both a student-athlete and head coach. Associated Press Top 10 - including a 1954 team that made it • Akron native graduated from UA with a degree in management in 1982, and to No. 1 in the poll for two weeks in February of 1954. added a master’s in business administration from his alma mater in 1984.
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OPPONENT TIF ASH CMU AKR DUQ ALL OPPONENT TIF ASH CMU AKR DUQ ALL Adrian 1-0 1-0 Indianapolis 3-1 3-1 Air Force 1-0 1-0 Iona 1-0 1-0 Akron 0-1 2-0 2-1 Iowa State 0-1 0-1 American 1-0 1-0 IPFW 2-2 0-1 2-3 Aquinas 1-0 1-0 John Carroll 1-0 1-0 2-0 Arkansas-Little Rock 1-1 1-1 Kent State 0-4 17-16 17-20 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5-0 5-0 Kentucky State 4-0 4-0 Ashland 0-1 0-1 Kentucky Wesleyan 1-4 1-4 Austin Peay 2-1 2-1 Lake Superior 1-0 1-0 Ball State 0-5 15-0 15-5 Lamar 1-0 1-0 Bellarmine 2-2 2-2 La Salle 1-1 1-1 Bethune-Cookman 3-0 3-0 Lewis 4-0 4-0 Binghamton 2-0 2-0 Lipscomb 1-0 1-0 Bluffton 1-1 1-0 2-1 Longwood 1-0 1-0 Bowling Green 1-3 25-2 26-5 Louisiana Tech 0-1 0-1 Bryant 1-0 1-0 Louisville 0-1 0-1 Buffalo 17-12 17-12 Loyola Marymount 1-0 1-0 California 0-1 0-1 Maine 1-0 1-0 Canisius 1-0 1-0 Malone 2-3 1-0 1-0 4-3 Capital 2-0 2-0 Marshall 7-0 1-0 8-0 Cedarville 3-1 3-1 Maryland Eastern Shore 1-0 2-0 3-0 Central Michigan 14-2 14-2 Massachusetts 0-1 1-1 1-2 Central State 1-0 1-0 Massachusetts Lowell 1-0 1-0 Chancellor University 3-1 3-1 Mercer 1-0 1-0 Charleston Southern 1-0 1-0 Miami, Ohio 0-4 18-11 18-15 Chicago State 1-0 1-0 Miami, Fla. 0-2 0-2 Clemson 0-1 0-1 Michigan 0-2 0-2 Cleveland State 5-2 5-2 Middle Tennessee State 1-3 1-3 Coastal Carolina 1-1 1-1 Millikin 1-0 1-0 Coppin State 5-0 5-0 Milwaukee 0-1 0-1 Cornell 0-1 0-1 Minnesota 0-1 0-1 Cornerstone (Mich.) 2-0 2-0 Mississippi State 2-0 2-0 Creighton 1-3 1-3 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 1-0 Davidson 0-2 0-2 Missouri Western 1-0 1-0 Dayton 0-4 1-3 1-7 Mount St. Mary’s 1-0 1-0 Dearborn 2-0 2-0 Mount Union 1-0 1-0 2-0 Delaware State 1-0 1-0 Mount Vernon Nazarene 4-1 1-0 5-1 Denison 1-0 1-0 2-0 Nazareth 2-0 2-0 Detroit 4-1 4-1 Nevada 0-2 0-2 Drake 1-1 1-1 Niagara 4-0 4-0 Duquesne 3-1 3-1 NJIT 0-1 0-1 Dyke 1-0 1-0 North Alabama 0-1 0-1 Eastern Kentucky 0-1 1-0 1-1 North Carolina A&T 3-0 1-0 4-0 Eastern Michigan 3-1 18-3 21-4 North Carolina Central 1-0 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 1-0 North Carolina State 0-1 0-1 Findlay 0-2 0-2 North Dakota State 1-1 1-1 Florida A&M 1-0 1-0 Northeast Illinois 1-0 1-0 Florida State 1-0 1-0 Northern Illinois 9-6 9-6 Fordham 3-1 3-1 Northern Kentucky 4-0 4-0 Franklin 4-0 4-0 Northwestern 0-1 0-1 Gardner-Webb 1-0 1-0 Notre Dame 0-1 0-1 0-2 George Mason 2-0 2-0 Oakland 1-0 1-0 2-0 George Washington 0-1 4-0 4-1 Oberlin 2-0 2-0 Georgia Southern 0-1 1-0 1-1 Ohio 2-2 19-11 21-13 Gonzaga 0-2 0-2 Ohio Dominican 3-1 2-0 5-1 Grand Rapids Baptist 1-0 1-0 Ohio Northern 0-1 0-1 Grand Valley State 1-0 1-0 2-0 Ohio State 0-1 0-1 Green Bay 0-1 0-2 0-3 Oklahoma State 0-1 0-1 Hampton 1-0 1-0 Oral Roberts 3-1 3-1 Hillsdale 0-1 1-0 1-1 Oregon State 1-0 1-0 Hiram 2-0 2-0 4-0 Penn State 1-1 0-1 1-2 Hope 1-0 1-0 Pittsburgh 0-1 0-2 0-3 Houston 1-0 1-0 Portland State 0-1 0-1 Huntington 1-0 1-0 Prairie View A&M 1-0 1-0 Howard 1-0 1-0 Princeton 1-0 1-0 Illinois-Chicago 3-1 1-0 4-1 Radford 1-0 1-0 2-0 Indiana 0-1 0-1 Rhode Island 0-2 1-1 1-3
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OPPONENT TIF ASH CMU AKR DUQ ALL KEITH DAMBROT VS. THE A-10 Richmond 1-2 1-2 Meetings prior to coaching at Duquesne in italics Rio Grande 1-4 1-0 2-4 Robert Morris 0-1 0-1 St. Bonaventure 0-4 0-4 DAVIDSON St. Francis Brooklyn 1-0 1-0 2-0 All Games: 0-2 Saint Francis U 2-0 2-0 At Duquesne: 0-2 (0-1 home, 0-1 away) Saint Joseph’s 1-2 1-2 Feb. 24, 2018 H L 60-71 Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) 4-0 4-0 Jan. 5, 2019 A L 61-65 Saint Louis 2-2 2-2 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 0-1 0-1 San Francisco 1-0 1-0 DAYTON Siena Heights 2-0 1-0 3-0 All Games: 1-7 Slippery Rock 1-0 1-0 At Akron: 0-4 (0-1 home, 0-3 away) South Carolina 1-2 1-2 At Duquesne: 1-3 (1-1 home, 0-2 away) South Carolina State 1-0 1-0 Dec. 23, 2004 A L 66-77 Southeast Missouri 0-1 0-1 Jan. 2, 2008 A (NR/#20) (2OT) L 81-83 Southern Illinois 0-1 0-1 Dec. 6, 2008 H L 50-54 Southern Indiana 3-1 3-1 Nov. 16, 2010 A L 68-76 Southwest Baptist 1-0 1-0 Dec. 30, 2017 H W 70-62 Stetson 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 Feb. 7, 2018 A L 73-88 Temple 2-1 2-1 Feb. 2, 2019 A L 64-68 Tennessee Martin 1-0 1-0 Mar. 9, 2019 H L 67-78 Tennessee State 1-0 1-0 Tennessee Tech 0-1 0-1 DUQUESNE Texas A&M 0-1 0-1 All Games: 2-1 Texas Arlington 0-1 0-1 At Akron: 1-0 Texas Southern 1-0 1-0 At Pittsburgh: 1-0 Tiffin 1-0 1-0 Neutral: 0-1 Toledo 2-2 10-7 12-9 UC Irvine 1-0 1-0 Nov. 30, 2005 H W 79-61 UC Santa Barbara 1-0 1-0 Feb. 26, 2007 A W 87-74 UMBC 1-0 1-0 Nov. 19, 2011 N1 L 76-81 UNC Asheville 1-0 1-0 N1 - 2K Sports Classic, Valparaiso, Ind. UNC Greensboro 2-0 2-0 Urbana 5-0 1-0 6-0 FORDHAM USC 1-0 1-0 All Games: 3-1 (2-0 away, 1-1 home) USC Upstate 1-0 1-0 Valparaiso 1-2 1-2 Jan. 6, 2018 A W 64-41 Villanova 0-1 0-1 Feb. 10, 2018 H L 57-80 VCU 0-5 0-2 0-7 Jan. 9, 2019 H W 66-61 VMI 1-0 1-0 Feb. 9, 2019 A W 74-66 Walsh 1-4 1-4 Wayne State 0-1 1-0 1-1 GEORGE MASON West Virginia 0-1 0-1 All Games: 2-0 (1-0 home, 1-0 away) Western Illinois 1-0 1-0 Western Michigan 0-4 18-5 18-9 Jan. 20, 2018 H (2OT) W 95-89 William & Mary 1-0 1-0 Feb. 23, 2019 A W 79-78 Wilmington (Ohio) 1-0 1-0 Winston-Salem State 1-0 1-0 GEORGE WASHINGTON Winthrop 1-1 1-1 All Games: 4-1 Wright State 0-1 2-0 2-1 At Central Michigan: 0-1 (0-1 neutral) Wyoming 2-0 2-0 At Duquesne: 4-0 (2-0 home, 2-0 away) Youngstown State 6-1 6-1 Division I Total 20-34 305-139 35-29 360-202 Dec. 4, 1992 N1 L 66-87 Other (88-36) 40-23 48-13 448-238 Jan. 3, 2018 H W 69-52 Jan. 31, 2018 A W 75-73 Jan. 20, 2019 A (OT) W 91-85 Feb. 16, 2019 H W 85-69 N1 - Hatter Classic, DeLand, Fla.
LA SALLE All Games: 1-1 (1-0 home, 0-1 away)
Jan. 13, 2018 H (3OT) W 101-94 Feb. 13, 2019 A L 72-73
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MASSACHUSETTS All Games: 1-2 At Akron: 0-1 (0-1 road) DUQUESNE HONORS EARNED At Duquesne: 1-1 (1-0 home, 0-1 away) UNDER KEITH DAMBROT Mar. 22, 2008 A1 L 63-68 Atlantic 10 Conference Mar. 3, 2018 A L 75-85 Mar. 2, 2019 H W 80-73 Sixth Man of the Year A1 - National Invitation Tournament Second Round 2018 Tarin Smith 2019 Tavian Dunn-Martin RHODE ISLAND All Games: 1-3 All-Rookie Team At Akron: 0-2 (0-1 at Akron, 0-1 at Kingston) 2018 Eric Williams Jr. At Duquesne: 1-1 (1-0 home, 0-1 away) 2019 Sincere Carry Jan. 3, 2009 A L 50-79 Jan. 5, 2010 H L 63-68 Jan. 27, 2018 A L 58-61 Jan. 30, 2019 H W 75-72 AKRON HONORS EARNED RICHMOND UNDER KEITH DAMBROT All Games: 1-1 (0-1 home, 1-0 away, 0-1 neutral) Mid-American Conference Jan. 24, 2018 H L 73-77 Mar. 8, 2018 N1 L 68-81 Coach of the Year Player of the Year Jan. 16, 2019 A W 74-68 2013 Keith Dambrot 2007 Romeo Travis N1 - A-10 Championship Second Round, Washington D.C. 2016 Keith Dambrot 2017 Isaiah Johnson 2017 Keith Dambrot ST. BONAVENTURE All Games: 0-4 (0-2 home, 0-2 away) Def. Player of the Year Sixth Man of the Year 2009 Nate Linhart 2007 Cedric Middleton Feb. 3, 2018 H L 81-84 2010 Jimmy Conyers 2009 Brett McKnight Feb. 21, 2018 A L 67-73 2012 Zeke Marshall 2012 Quincy Diggs Feb. 6, 2019 H L 49-51 2013 Zeke Marshall 2014 Jake Kretzer Feb. 27, 2019 A L 47-68 2016 Isaiah Johnson
SAINT JOSEPH’S First Team All-Conference (5 players, 7 times) 1-2 (1-0 home, 0-1 away, 0-1 neutral) All Games: 2006 Romeo Travis 2014 Demetrius “Tree” Treadwell Feb. 17, 2018 A L 75-82 2007 Romeo Travis 2016 Isaiah Johnson Jan. 12, 2019 H W 85-84 2010 Jimmy Conyers 2017 Isaiah Johnson Mar. 14, 2019 N1 L 86-92 2013 Zeke Marshall N1 - A-10 Championship Second Round, Brooklyn, N.Y. Second Team All-Conference (11players, 11 times) SAINT LOUIS 2005 Romeo Travis 2012 Alex Abreu 2007 Dru Joyce 2013 Demetrius “Tree” Treadwell All Games: 2-2 (2-0 home, 0-2 away) 2008 Jeremiah Wood 2014 Quincy Diggs Jan. 17, 2018 A L 63-76 2009 Brett McKnight 2016 Reggie McAdams Feb. 28, 2018 H W 76-69 2011 Nikola Cvetinovic 2017 Kwan Cheatham Jan. 23, 2019 H W 77-73 2012 Zeke Marshall Mar. 6, 2019 A L 75-85 Third Team All-Conference (began in 2012) VCU 2012 Nikola Cvetinovic 2015 Pat Forsythe All Games: 0-7 At Akron: 0-5 (0-2 home, 0-2 away, 0-1 neutral) All-Freshman Team (8 players) At Duquesne: 0-2 (0-1 home, 0-1 away) 2005 Bubba Walther 2010 Zeke Marshall Feb. 23, 2008 H L 52-57 2006 Nate Linhart 2013 Jake Kretzer Dec. 17, 2008 A L 69-73 2008 Steve McNees 2015 Noah Robotham Feb. 20, 2010 A L 53-70 2009 Anthony Hitchens 2016 Josh Williams Dec. 29, 2011 H (OT) L 75-76 Mar. 21, 2013 N1 L 42-88 Jan. 9, 2018 A L 67-78 Jan. 26, 2019 H L 74-80 N1 - NCAA Tournament First Round, Detroit, Mich.
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Rick McFadden THE RICK McFADDEN FILE Assistant Coach Third Season at Duquesne PERSONAL 15th Season on Coach Dambrot’s Staff Birthdate December 21, 1981 Hometown Struthers, Ohio College Akron ‘05 Rick McFadden, who played on Keith Dambrot’s first team Degree secondary education at Akron, is in his 15th year on his former coach’s staff. High School Struthers While at Akron, McFadden spent three seasons Wife Christie as the director of basketball operations, before serving as Children Reece & Kellyn recruiting coordinator for nine years. McFadden played three seasons for the Zips POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE (2003-05), averaging 8.4 points-per-game as a senior - his AS A COACH YEAR SCHOOL TOURNAMENT lone year under Dambrot. The Struthers, Ohio native 2006 Akron NIT excelled from behind the 3-point arc, where is made 107 of 2008 Akron NIT his 174 career field goals. He set the then-school single- 2009 Akron NCAA season record for 3-point field-goal percentage, converting 2010 Akron CBI 2011 Akron NCAA 48 percent (56-of-118) in 2003-04. 2012 Akron NIT A two-sport Division I student-athlete, McFadden spent his first two years of collegiate 2013 Akron NCAA eligibility as a quarterback at Ohio State. 2014 Akron CIT 2016 Akron NIT McFadden, who was all-state as both a high school quarterback and forward, completed his 2017 Akron NIT bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Akron in 2005. He and his wife, Christie (formerly Zetts), a fellow Struthers, Ohio native who played bas- ketball at Youngstown State, have two children, Reece and Kellyn.
Terry Weigand THE TERRY WEIGAND FILE Assistant Coach Third Season at Duquesne PERSONAL Birthdate October 26, 1965 18th Season on Coach Dambrot’s Staff Hometown Barberton, Ohio College Ashland ‘89 Terry Weigand (WHY-gand), whose ties to head coach Degree hotel and restaurant management Keith Dambrot date to his playing days at Tiffin Univer- Master’s sports science (Ashland ‘97) sity, brings over 25 years of collegiate coaching experience High School Barberton Wife Jodi to the Duquesne bench. Children Brittne, Trent & Trevor The Barberton, Ohio native most recently spent 13 seasons as an assistant on Dambrot’s staff at Akron, where POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE his primary focus was in the area of player development. AS A COACH Weigand’s association with Dambrot began as a YEAR SCHOOL TOURNAMENT player at Tiffin in 1985 and 1986 - Dambrot’s two seasons 1990 Ashland NCAA D-II as a head coach - and continued as Dambrot’s assistant at 1991 Ashland NCAA D-II 2006 Akron NIT Ashland in 1990 and 1991. 2008 Akron NIT Prior to the assistant coaching role, he lettered 2009 Akron NCAA for two seasons at Ashland (1988 & 1989), and helped the Eagles to a NCAA Division II tournament 2010 Akron CBI appearance in 1988. 2011 Akron NCAA 2012 Akron NIT In his two seasons as an assistant at Ashland, the program amassed a record of 48-13 (.787) 2013 Akron NCAA and made appearances in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 in 1990 and Elite 8 in 1991. 2014 Akron CIT Weigand began a four-year stint as head coach at Ashland in 1991-92. That year, Weigand’s 2016 Akron NIT squad averaged 100.6 ppg. on the way to a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship. 2017 Akron NIT In 1995, he moved on to the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, where he as- sisted in rebuilding the program. The Raiders posted their first winning season in 18 years during his first year, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament in 1996-97. In his nine years at the school, the team posted just one sub-.500 season. Weigand rejoined Dambrot on the Akron staff in 2004-05, where he helped the Zips to 10 postseason appearances in 13 years. Weigand earned a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from Ashland in 1989 and a master’s degree in sports science from Ashland in 1997. As a player at Tiffin, he recorded a program-best 489 career assists (7.9 apg.). He recorded a then-school record 291 assists (9.1 apg) dur- ing the 1985-86 season. A 1984 graduate of Barberton High School, Weigand helped BHS to a runner-up finish in the 1982 state playoffs. He was inducted into the Barberton High School Hall of Fame in 1997. Weigand and his wife, Jodi, have a daughter, Brittne, and two sons, Trent and Trevor.
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Charles Thomas THE CHARLES THOMAS FILE Assistant Coach Third Season at Duquesne PERSONAL Birthdate October 3, 1969 10th Season on Coach Dambrot’s Staff Hometown Dayton, Ohio College Eastern Michigan ‘00 Charles Thomas, who spent seven seasons on Keith Dam- Degree interpersonal communication brot’s staff at Akron, is in is third year with the Dukes. High School Everett (Lansing, Mich.) Thomas, who had an extensive professional playing Children Ashley, Tré, Caydon, Carter, Chase career before moving into coaching, is heavily involved in & Channing recruiting and assists with all aspects of game preparation NBA EXPERIENCE and on-court instruction. Thomas joined the Akron staff after spending two YEAR TEAM 1992 Detroit seasons as an assistant head coach at Northwood Univer- sity in Midland, Mich. Prior to his time at Northwood, he POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE spent one season as an assistant coach at Radford Univer- sity (2006-07). AS A PLAYER YEAR SCHOOL TOURNAMENT Before joining the coaching ranks, Thomas spent 1988 Eastern Michigan NCAA 15 years playing professionally in the U.S. and abroad. 1991 Eastern Michigan NCAA Sweet 16 He started his pro career with the Detroit Pistons (1991-92) before spending six seasons in AS A COACH the CBA with the Grand Rapids Hoops, the Fort Wayne Fury and the Connecticut Pride. From 2000 2011 Akron NCAA to 2006, he averaged 17 points, five rebounds and five assists while playing in Australia and Sweden. 2012 Akron NIT 2013 Akron NCAA Thomas is a 2000 graduate of Eastern Michigan where he, and twin brother Carl, played 2014 Akron CIT for the Eagles from 1987-1991. Thomas, and then-assistant coach Keith Dambrot, helped EMU to its 2016 Akron NIT first Mid-American Conference Championship in 1988. He added an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance as 2017 Akron NIT a senior in 1991. Thomas, who earned his bachelor’s degree in interpersonal communication from EMU, has six children, Ashley, Tré, Caydon, Carter, Chase and Channing.
Steve McNees THE STEVE McNEES FILE Director of Operations Third Season at Duquesne PERSONAL Birthdate August 31, 1987 8th Season on Coach Dambrot’s Staff Hometown New Castle, Pa. College Akron ‘10 Steve McNees, a former four-year letterman for head Degree sports management coach Keith Dambrot at Akron, is in his eighth season on Master’s sports administration (Akron ‘11) his former head coach’s staff. High School Shenango Wife Tina McNees spent three seasons on the Akron staff, Children Maylee including a season as the interim director of basketball operations, before being named director of basketball POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE operations in August of 2014. Before assuming his interim AS A PLAYER role, McNees spent the previous two-plus seasons as the YEAR SCHOOL TOURNAMENT team’s video coordinator (2012-13) and administrative as- 2008 Akron NIT sistant (2011-12). 2009 Akron NCAA 2010 Akron CBI In his four seasons as a student-athlete with the 2011 Akron NCAA Zips, McNees broke the school record for games played, AS A STAFF MEMBER appearing in 141 of 142 possible games. He helped Akron to two Mid-American Conference Tourna- 2012 Akron NIT ment titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances (2009, 2011), an NIT appearance (2008) and a 2013 Akron NCAA spot in the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. He was a part of the class of 2011, which led UA to 2014 Akron CIT 94 wins, third-most by any class in program history. 2016 Akron NIT 2017 Akron NIT McNees averaged 7.0 points per game (981 points) for his career and also set the school record for minutes played in a season (1,135) during the 2010-11 campaign. He connected on 221-of- 638 3-point attempts (34.6 percent) and had 318 assists to just 178 turnovers. His 318 total assists rank seventh in the Akron record book. McNees was named to the MAC All-Freshman team in 2007-08 and the MAC All-Tournament team as a sophomore. Following his senior season, McNees traveled to Austria to play professionally, before returning to Akron to pursue a career in coaching. McNees is 2006 graduate of Shenango High School in New Castle, Pa., where he played for his father, Bill, who won 312 games in 25 years at SHS. A four-year starter, Steve finished his career tied for 15th in WPIAL history with 2,192 points and with school records for points, assists (824) and steals (233). A member of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2006 Fabulous 5, Steve earned a bachelor’s in sports management from Akron in 2010 and completed his master’s in sports administration while concluding his playing career in 2011. He and his wife, Tina, reside in Mars, Pa. with their daughter, Maylee.
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Carl Thomas THE CARL THOMAS FILE Assistant to the Head Coach Third Season at Duquesne PERSONAL Birthdate October 3, 1969 Carl Thomas, a former NBA player, Division I college Hometown Dayton, Ohio assistant and junior college head coach, is in his third year College Eastern Michigan ‘00 Degree interpersonal communication on the Duquesne staff. High School Everett (Lansing, Mich.) Thomas, who came to the Bluff after serving as Wife Gina head coach at Jackson (Mich.) College for four seasons, Children Austin & Brandon has also served as an assistant at Eastern Michigan and spent parts of three seasons on NBA rosters. NBA EXPERIENCE The twin brother of DU assistant coach Charles YEAR TEAM Thomas, Carl was an assistant at Owens (Ohio) Commu- 1992 Sacramento 1997 Cleveland nity College for two seasons prior to taking the head coach 1998 Golden State, Orlando, Cleveland position at Jackson. Thomas previously served as an assistant coach POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE at his alma mater, Eastern Michigan, from 2005-06 through 2010-11. Prior to that, he served as an AS A PLAYER assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2004-05. YEAR SCHOOL TOURNAMENT Prior to coaching, Thomas played 63 games over parts of three seasons in the NBA with 1988 Eastern Michigan NCAA the Sacramento Kings (1991-92), Cleveland Cavaliers (1996-98), Golden State Warriors (1997-98) and 1991 Eastern Michigan NCAA Sweet 16 Orlando Magic (1997-98). Thomas also played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids from 1992-99. During his stint in the CBA, he was called up to the NBA five times. Thomas played professionally for teams in France, Sweden, Greece and Italy from 2000-03. Thomas graduated from Lansing (Mich.) Everett High School, where he played basketball, football and baseball. He was named player of the year in the Capitol Conference as a senior in basketball, and he helped the baseball team reach the state semifinals in Class A. Carl teamed with his twin, Charles, to help Eastern Michigan to Mid-American Conference titles and NCAA tournament appearances in 1987- 88 & 1990-91. The ‘91 Hurons advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. Current DU head coach Keith Dambrot was an assistant for the 1987-88 squad, which was Eastern Michigan’s first men’s basketball team to win a MAC title and earn an NCAA appearance. Carl finished his career with 1,179 points, 452 rebounds, 185 3-point field goals and 249 assists. He was named second team All-MAC in 1991. Thomas was inducted into the Lansing-area Athletic Hall of Fame in June 2005. He and his wife, Gina, have two sons, Austin and Brandon.
Ashton Gibbs THE ASHTON GIBBS FILE Director of Player Development First Full Season on Coach Dambrot’s Staff PERSONAL Birthdate January 19, 1990 Ashton Gibbs, a former standout guard for the Univer- Hometown Scotch Plains, N.J. sity of Pittsburgh, is in his first full season as director College Pitt ‘12 Degree communications of player development. The Scotch Plains, N.J. native High School Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) joined coach Dambrot’s staff halfway through the 2018- Wife Autumn 19 season. Children Arielle & A.J. Gibbs, who played on a pair of No. 1 seeded teams in helping Pitt to three NCAA tournament ap- POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE pearances between 2008-09 and 2011-12, finished his AS A PLAYER career eighth on the Panthers’ all-time scoring list with YEAR SCHOOL TOURNAMENT 2009 Pitt NCAA Elite 8 1,748 points in 137 games. One of the top shooters in 2010 Pitt NCAA Second Round school history, Gibbs finished with a school record 297 2011 Pitt NCAA Second Round career 3-pointers (.410). Pitt’s third all-time leading free 2012 Pitt CBI Champion throw shooter (.872), Gibbs scored in double digits 89 times, topping the 20-point mark on 33 occasions. A two-time Big East All-Academic Team member, Gibbs earned first team All-Big East and As- sociated Press honorable mention All-American honors as a junior in helping the Panthers to the 2010-11 regular season Big East Conference title. Gibbs, who won a gold medal as a member of the United States’ U19 2009 FIBA World Championships team, also represented Team USA at the 2011 World University Games as an undergrad. After completing his degree in communications in 2012, Gibbs embarked on an international career that included stops in Greece, Spain, Romania, Lebanon, Mexico, Slovenia, Dominican Republic, Belgium and Argentina between 2012 and 2018. Gibbs attended Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J. where he finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer. Ashton’s high school mark was eclipsed in ensuing seasons by his two younger brothers, Sterling and T.J. Sterling went on to play collegiately at Texas, Seton Hall and Con- necticut and is currently competing overseas, while T.J. is a guard at Notre Dame. Gibbs’ father, Temple, played football at Temple University. Ashton, his wife, Autumn, and his children Arielle and A.J., reside in Pittsburgh.
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Bill Brown THE BILL BROWN FILE Director of Community Relations and Player Mentoring PERSONAL Third Season at Duquesne Birthdate July 30, 1951 Hometown Toledo, Ohio College Ohio ‘74 Bill Brown, the all-time winningest coach in Wife Christy California University of Pennsylvania men’s Children Aaron & Kerra basketball history, is in his third season as volunteer director of community relations and POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE player mentoring on Keith Dambrot’s staff. AS A PLAYER A head coach for 30 seasons - the last YEAR SCHOOL TOURNAMENT 20 at Cal U, Brown brings a wealth of experi- 1972 Ohio NCAA ence to the Bluff. 1974 Ohio NCAA One of six coaches with over 350 • Was a two-year captain at Ohio U. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) • Named First Team All-MAC as a senior (1973-74) wins, Brown won nearly 60 percent of his games (490-338) including previous stops at AS A COLLEGE HEAD COACH Sacramento State (1986-87) and Kenyon (Ohio) (1989-96). POST He led Cal U to six NCAA tournaments, including an Elite Eight appearance in YEARS W/L CONF. SEASON 2007-08. The Vulcans made 14 PSAC tournament appearances under Brown and earned Sacramento State (2 years) IND. at least a share of first place in the PSAC West eight times before the league expanded in 1985-86 13-15 n/a 2008. Cal U won at least 23 games eight times and finished below .500 just three times in 1986-87 4-6 n/a his 20 seasons. Total 17-21 A native of Toledo, Ohio, Brown was named PSAC West Coach of the Year five Kenyon (8 years) NCAC times and NABC Regional Coach of the Year twice while at Cal U. 1988-89 8-18 4th (6-6) Brown, who coached 40 All-PSAC West selections, including 22 first-team hon- 1989-90 8-18 t6th (3-9) orees at Cal U, was awarded the prestigious NABC Guardians of the Game Pillar Award 1990-91 14-13 t5th (5-7) for Advocacy in the spring of 2012. 1991-92 8-18 7th (6-10) Brown spent eight season as head coach at Division III Kenyon prior to his move 1992-93 16-11 5th (9-7) to Cal U, where he led the Lords to back-to-back 20-win seasons and NCAA tournament 1993-94 24-4 2nd (14-2) NCAA (0-1) appearances in 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Kenyon won its conference tournament and 1994-95 20-9 3rd (10-6) NCAA (2-1) 1995-96 10-15 6th (6-10) earned the top seed in the NCAA tournament in finishing 24-4. Total 108-106 59-57 One of Brown’s recruits at Kenyon was guard Shaka Smart, who went on to join Brown’s staff as an assistant coach at Cal U. Smart eventually led VCU to the 2011 Final California, Pa. (20 years) PSAC WEST 1996-97 17-11 t2nd (7-5) Four before accepting the head coach position at the University of Texas. 1997-98 23-5 1st (10-2) NCAA (0-1) Brown began his head coaching career at Sacramento State where he helped the 1998-99 24-6 1st (11-1) NCAA (0-1) program transition to NCAA Division I. He followed his time at Sacramento State with a 1999-00 23-7 t1st (10-2) season as an assistant coach at Tennessee before moving to Kenyon. 2000-01 17-9 t4th (6-6) A three-year starter, two-year captain and first team All-Mid-American Confer- 2001-02 23-6 t1st (9-3) ence pick as a senior at Ohio U. (1974), Brown got his start in coaching as an assistant at 2002-03 25-9 1st (10-2) NCAA (0-1) his alma mater. 2003-04 23-7 1st (11-1) NCAA (0-1) After four seasons at Ohio, Brown spent one year as an assistant at Kent State 2004-05 14-13 6th (4-8) before accepting the top assistant position at Arkansas under Eddie Sutton - one of eight 2005-06 17-11 t3rd (7-5) Division I coaches to post over 800 career wins. In each of Brown’s five years in Fay- 2006-07 24-7 1st (10-2) NCAA (1-1) etteville (1980-81 to 1984-85), the Razorbacks made NCAA Tournament appearances, 2007-08 28-6 t1st (11-1) NCAA (3-1) advancing to round of 32 three times and Sweet 16 twice. Brown helped the Hogs to 2008-09 13-13 5th (6-8) 2009-10 18-11 5th (6-8) Southwest Conference titles in 1981 and 1982 and AP Top 20 finishes four times. 2010-11 15-12 4th (8-6) Brown and his wife Christy have two grown children, Aaron and Kerra, and nine 2011-12 17-12 t3rd (14-8) grandchildren. Aaron played for his father at Cal U from 2000-02, helping the Vulcans 2012-13 12-15 6th (11-11) post a pair of 23-win seasons. 2013-14 11-16 t6th (6-10) 2014-15 14-14 t6th (9-13) “He taught me as much about coaching as really anybody that I’ve worked for or 2015-16 7-21 9th (4-18) been around. And it starts with just how you treat people and how you conduct yourself, and Total 365-211 170-120 he set a great example for me. There’s still things that I might say, whether it’s to our players Career 490-338 229-177 or to our staff or just in daily life, that I catch myself and think, ‘I learned that from coach Brown.’ ” • Has the top winning percentage in Kenyon history • Is the winningest coach in Cal U history - University of Texas head coach Shaka Smart
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Gavin Block Graduate Assistant First Season at Duquesne Gavin Block, a former two-time Academic All-Mid-American Conference player and two-time team captain at Ohio University, is in his first season as a graduate assistant at Duquesne. The 6-7 swingman, who played in 121 games - with 72 starts - for the Bobcats from 2016-19, finished his career with 847 points, including 141 3-pointers, and 285 assists. He was part 20-win teams as a freshman and sophomore and led Ohio in assists (106) as a junior and 3-point shooting percentage (.354) as a senior. He did not miss a game over his final three seasons. The Lincoln, Ill. native was named third team all-state after leading Lincoln Community to an Il- linois High School Association regional final appearance as a senior. He was a second team all-state pick as a junior after helping the Railsplitters to the Illinois state title game in 2013-14. Block completed his undergraduate degree in specialized studies at Ohio in 2019. He is pursuing a master of science degree in leadership at Duquesne.
Ari Stern Graduate Assistant First Season at Duquesne Ari Stern, a former four-year player at The College of Wooster, comes to Duquesne as a graduate assistant after serving as a player development intern for the Dallas Mavericks in 2018-19. While with the Mavs, Stern collaborated with coaches in helping facilitate practices, individual workouts and game day activities. He also contributed to Dallas’ analytic efforts by assisting with film breakdown. The Phoenix, Ariz. native has also worked extensively at a number of national and international basketball academies, clinics and camps. A team captain at Wooster, Stern was part of teams that compiled a 90-30 record and made four NCAA Division III Championship appearances under head coach Steve Moore, who currently ranks second on the Division III career wins list. A graduate of Sunnyslope High School, Stern was one of ten players named to the statewide All-Academic Boys Basketball Team (Divisions I and II) as a senior. Stern helped the Vikings to the state semifinals twice as they went a combined 57-8 during his junior and senior years. Stern graduated magna cum laude with a degree in psychology from Wooster in 2018. As part of his degree requirement, he studied the effects of mindset on athletic performance and persistence for his senior independent study thesis. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society and the NABC Honors Court. He is working toward his master’s in leadership at Duquesne.
Adam Kaplan Director of Student-Athlete Development First Season at Duquesne Adam Kaplan joined the Duquesne University men’s basketball staff in August of 2019 after spending the 2018-19 season working as a player development coach and scout for the professional team Maccabi Haifa in Haifa Israel. Kaplan, a 2015 honors graduate of Suffolk University, played college basketball for three years, including one year at Curry College and two years at Suffolk. As a freshman, Kaplan was named to the Jewish Sports Review DII/DIII preseason All American team. Before his senior season, he suffered a career-ending injury but stayed on with the Rams as an assistant coach under head coach Adam Nelson. As an assistant at Suffolk, Kaplan was in charge of all social media for the team and played a big role in their recruiting efforts. Kaplan spent the 2015-16 season coaching at Wheelock College in Boston, where he assisted with day-to-day operations, player development, recruiting and scouting upcoming op- ponents. He spent the 2017-18 season as a graduate assistant coach at NCAA Division II Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Kaplan has also coached for AAU teams in Florida (Miami Tropics) and Massachusetts (ASA HOOPS) as well as working multiple college camps in the USA and internationally.
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John Henderson Maggie Burnham Associate AD/ Assistant Director/ Sports Medicine & Performance Student Services Third Season at Duquesne Third Season at Duquesne John Henderson was named Duquesne’s Maggie Burnham, a former volleyball Associate Athletic Director for Sports player at Duquesne, is in her third season Medicine and Performance in August as assistant director of student services of 2016. In his current role, Henderson for men’s and women’s basketball. manages all aspects of student-athlete In her current position, Burn- health and performance for all of DU’s ham works one-on-one with men’s and student-athletes including sports women’s basketball student-athletes in medicine, mental health and counseling, providing a blueprint for a successful performance nutrition, and strength and academic career. conditioning. He is also a member of the sports program administration Burnham originally enrolled at Northwestern University in team for men’s basketball and football. Evanston, Ill., where she competed as a member of the volleyball team Prior to DU, Henderson was instrumental in developing and while completing her undergraduate degree in human development and implementing a high-performance training model, integrating athletic psychological services. training with strength and conditioning and nutrition while serving The Toledo, Ohio native transferred to Duquesne in the summer as the head strength and conditioning coach for five seasons at Weber of 2015 and played for the Dukes during her final season of eligibility. State University. She completed her master’s degree in leadership at DU in 2017. A certified strength and conditioning specialist through the Burnham was a four-year letterwinner and three-year captain for National Strength and Conditioning Association, and a certified athletic Saint Ursula Academy in Toledo, where she helped lead the Arrows to trainer through the National Athletic Trainers Association board of cer- the 2010 Division I state championship. She was a second team all-state tification, Henderson also maintains certifications from USA Weight- selection as a senior. lifting, ASTYM and ReBuild manual therapies. Henderson served an assistant strength and conditioning coach and athletic trainer at Weber State from 2008-10 before leaving to become the Brian Beck head athletic trainer at California State University, Monterey Bay. Head Athletic Trainer Prior to his initial move to Weber State, Henderson served as the Fourth Season at Duquesne program development coordinator for Mountain Land Physical Therapy, and as an athletic trainer, directing return to sport bridge programs and Brian Beck, who joined the Sports outreach services at BASICS Sports Medicine. He developed outreach Medicine Staff in August of 2016, is in programs for local high school, club, and professional sports teams his second year as head athletic trainer serving as the head athletic trainer for the Ogden Knights professional and third season working with the men’s indoor football team. basketball program. Henderson earned a bachelor of science degree in clinical athletic Prior to returning to his alma training from Weber State, and a master of science degree in sports mater, Beck spent 10 years working as an conditioning and performance from Southern Utah University. associate athletic trainer at the University John currently lives in Pittsburgh with his wife Yvette, and sons, of Richmond. While at Richmond, he was Derek and Marcus. responsible for the primary healthcare of the men’s lacrosse team as well as the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Beck also served as an assistant Amanda Baird athletic trainer for the Spiders 2008 FCS National Championship football team. Assistant AD/ Beck, who completed his bachelor of science degree at Duquesne Basketball Administration (M/W) in 2004, worked as an athletic training student with the Pittsburgh Steel- Third Season at Duquesne ers during the 2003 season. He went on to earn his master of science Amanda Baird joined the Department of degree in education at Old Dominion University in 2006. His master’s Athletics staff in September of 2017 as the project was titled Testing Environment Effects Balance Error Scoring assistant athletics director for basketball System Performance in Pre-Season Screening of Healthy Collegiate administration. Baseball Players and was published in the Journal of Athletic Training in An Akron native, Baird worked 2007. on coach Dambrot’s Akron staff for eight Beck is certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association seasons as the coordinator of operations. Board of Certification and licensed to practice as an Athletic Trainer in Baird works with both the men’s the state of Pennsylvania by the state Board of Medicine. and women’s team in her current role. Brian and his wife, Emily, reside in Pittsburgh.
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