Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Men’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqMBB 2020-21 SEASON REVIEW 2020-21 DUQUESNE DUKES NOVEMBER (0-1) In a college basketball season like no other, Duquesne survived a number of starts and 30 Mon. vs. Little Rock< L 66-76 stops, cancellations and postponements - as well as an early-January overhaul of the start- DECEMBER (1-0) ing lineup - to finish at 9-9, marking the first time since 2008-12 that Duquesne finished 2 Wed. vs. UNC Greensboro< W 81-68 at .500 or better for four consecutive seasons. Playing in the midst of a pandemic, the 4 Fri. vs. Winthrop< canceled Dukes, whose 18 games played were the 14 Mon. vs. Southern Illinois^ canceled program’s fewest since 1938-39, dealt 16 Wed. vs. Loyola Chicago^ canceled with a two-week preseason quarantine, DUQUESNE DUKES 19 Sat. at Richmond+ postponed a month-long December pause and Record: 9-9 30 Wed. at Saint Louis+ postponed another nearly three-week shutdown in Atlantic 10: 7-7/9th ( - ) JANUARY 5 5 early February to battle back to win just Non-Conference: 2-2 2 Sat. at George Washington+ W 75-63 the school’s fourth Atlantic 10 Champi- H: 5-2; A: 2-5; N: 3-2 3 Sun. at George Washington+ L 73-75 onship opening round game in 26 years. Head Coach: Keith Dambrot 5 Tues. DAVIDSON+ (LA) L 48-61 The Dukes managed to play twice in a Overall: 478-256 (23 seasons) 9 Sat. FORDHAM+ (LA) W 48-45 multi-team event in Louisville, before At Duquesne: 65-47 (4 seasons) 13 Wed. at Dayton+ L 63-72 positive COVID-19 tests forced the can- LEADERS 15 Fri. at St. Bonaventure+ L 48-62 cellation or postponement of five games Points Marcus Weathers (15.3) 20 Wed. RHODE ISLAND+ (LA) W 71-69 between Dec. 4 and Jan. 2. Upon return, Rebounds Michael Hughes (7.9) 23 Sat. ST. BONAVENTURE+ L 61-65 Assists Tavian Dunn-Martin (64/3.6) 27 Wed. at Fordham+ W 86-62 DU lost a pair of multi-year starters to Steals Dunn-Martin & Hughes (18/1.0) Blocks Michael Hughes (29/1.6) 30 Sat. SAINT JOSEPH’S+ (LA) W 67-50 transfer forcing fourth-year head coach 3-Pointers Tavian Dunn-Martin (31/1.7) FEBRUARY (2-2) Keith Dambrot to turn to five true fresh- 2 Tues. DAYTON+ W 69-64 men for meaningful playing time. With TEAM freshmen Chad Baker (13 starts), Toby Points / Margin 66.9 / -0.2 7 Sun. VCU+ postponed Rebounds / Margin 36.3 / +0.3 17 Wed. at Davidson+ postponed Okani (10 starts), Andre Harris, Tyson Turnovers / Margin 13.3 / +0.1 17 Wed. at George Mason+ postponed Acuff and Mike Bekelja (3 starts) making 20 Sat. MASSACHUSETTS+ postponed significant contributions, the Dukes put 20 Sat. at Richmond L 72-79 together a three-game win streak highlighted by a 69-64 win over Dayton in the long- 24 Wed. at La Salle+ L 65-85 awaited opening of UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Feb. 2. That momentum was doused 27 Sat. RHODE ISLAND+ W 86-75 by additional positive virus tests that sidelined DU for 18 more days, forcing four more MARCH (1-1) postponements, in February. Second Team All-Atlantic 10 forward Marcus Weathers led ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Richmond, Va. the Dukes in scoring at 15.3 ppg. Fellow senior Michael Hughes added 10.8 points and 4 Thur. vs. #8 Richmond W 67-62 a team-best 7.9 rebounds per game. A third senior, guard Tavian Dunn-Martin averaged 5 Fri. vs. #1 St. Bonaventure L 59-75 10.2 ppg. The Dukes, who held opponents to 67.1 points per game, limited foes to a school < - at Louisville, Ky. record low .284 success rate from 3-point. Despite the challenges, Dambrot became the ^ - at Indianapolis, Ind. + Atlantic 10 Conference game first Duquesne coach since Donald “Dudey” Moore (1949-58) to finish at .500 or better LA - home game at La Roche University in his first four seasons on The Bluff. 2020-21 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 0 G • Tavian Dunn-Martin 5-8 Sr. 10.2 2.4 18/15 Huntington, W.Va. Eighth on DU’s all-time 3-pointers made list with 149 1 G Tyson Acuff 6-4 Fr. 3.7 1.1 18/0 Detroit, Mich. Played in every game off the bench; Avg. 10.5 ppg. at A-10 Championship 2 G • Toby Okani 6-7 Fr. 4.7 3.5 18/10 Orange, N.J. Shot .491 in conference play 3 G Maceo Austin 6-5 So. 2.9 3.0 9/4 Sharon, Pa. Did not play from Jan. 6 to Feb. 19 for personal reasons 5 F • Marcus Weathers 6-5 Sr. 15.3 7.5 18/18 Overland Park, Kan. 2x Second Team All-A-10; scored in double digits in 16 of 18 games 20 G Ryan Murphy 6-2 Gr. 3.7 2.0 9/0 Calabasas, Calif. Pitt grad transfer joined team on Dec. 11; played in 9 g. 21 C • Michael Hughes 6-8 Sr. 10.8 7.9 18/16 Kansas City, Mo. Led the team with six double-doubles; 2nd on team with 38 assists 22 G Mike Bekelja 6-1 Fr. 1.0 1.5 13/3 Solon, Ohio Avg. 3.7 ppg. & 5.0 rpg. in 3g. as a starter; had just four TOs in 142 min. 23 F Amari Kelly 6-9 So. 2.5 1.4 14/0 Long Island, N.Y. Saw action in 14 g. in first season back from a knee injury 25 G Jaylen Cole-Williams 6-0 Fr. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Reston, Va. Made his Duquesne debut on Jan. 27 at Fordham 30 F Andre Harris 6-7 Fr. 3.8 1.8 17/0 Mesa, Ariz. Averaged 12 min/g. in A-10 play; had two double-digit scoring games 31 G Jett Roesing 6-4 Fr. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Made his Duquesne debut on Jan. 27 at Fordham 34 F Austin Rotroff 6-10 Jr. 1.8 1.1 12/2 Wauseon, Ohio Saw action in 10 of 14 Atlantic 10 games 35 G Noah Buono 6-5 Jr. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Brick, N.J. Made his Duquesne debut on Jan. 27 at Fordham 44 F • Chad Baker 6-7 Fr. 9.5 2.9 15/13 Santo Domingo, D.R. His .417 3-pt pct. 2nd best by a DU freshman; 1/25 A-10 Rookie of Week 55 C Mounir Hima 6-11 Fr. --- --- -/- Short Hills, N.J. Will not be in uniform; redshirting in 2020-21 • - indicates end of season starters 1 2020-21 DUQUESNE DUKES BASKETBALL WORTH NOTING QUICK FACTS • This was the 11th time in 44 A-10 seasons that DU finished at .500 or better in Atlantic 10 GENERAL play (*1978, 1980, 1981, *1986, 1991, *1994, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2020 & *2021; *indicates .500). Name of School Duquesne University 2020-21 marked the first time in school history that Duquesne finished .500 or bet- Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue ter in three-straight conference seasons (10-8 in 2019, 11-7 in 2020 and 9-9 this year). City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers • Duquesne (9-9, 7-7) was able to play a total of 14 conference games, split evenly with Enrollment 9,344 seven at home (5-2) and seven on the road (2-5). The Dukes managed to play four of their Nickname Dukes School Colors Red and Blue five scheduled home-and-home opponents Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) twice in Dayton, Fordham, George Wash- Arena/Capacity UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse/3,500 ington and St. Bonaventure. The exception SEASON END TRENDS Affiliation NCAA Division I was Davidson who DU played at home, but Conference Atlantic 10 / 44th season • Duquesne finished the season ranked 5th President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) had the return matchup postponed. DU did not face four teams in A-10 play: George nationally in 3-point pct. defense (.284). The Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) Dukes led the A-10 in 3-pt defense (.279) University Website www.duq.edu Mason, UMass, Saint Louis & VCU during and ranked second in FG% defense (.404) Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com the regular season. in league games only. HISTORY • Fourth-year head coach Keith Dambrot, • DU also ranked among the Top 50 na- First Year of Basketball 1913-14 who began the year with five returning tionally in blocked shots per game (37th All-Time Record 1,435-1,141 (105 years) at 4.4). Atlantic 10 Record 258-441 (44 years) starters, had to retool the lineup in early when junior shooting guard Lamar A-10 Champ Record 21-40 (42 appearances) January • Marcus Weathers, the only Duke to start all 1977 (Champion), 1981 (runner-up), 2009 (runner-up) Norman Jr. (61 career g. played/25 starts), 18 games, scored in double digits 16 times. He finished the year with five double-doubles, NCAA Tournament/Last (Record) 5/1977 (4-5) decided to transfer prior to the Jan. 5 Da- giving him 16 for his career. 1940 (Final Four), 1952 (Regional Final), 1969 (Regional vidson game and junior point guard Sincere Semifinal), 1971 (First Round), 1977 (First Round) Carry (63 career g. played/63 starts) left the • Weathers, who finished at Duquesne with NIT/Last (Record) 17/2009 (17-19) team prior to the Jan.