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G3 / NJIT (1-4) at DUQUESNE (2-0) Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 • 2:00 EST , Pa. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406) Radio: Ray Goss (‘58) (pxp), (‘71) (analyst) Radio Outlets: ESPN 970 AM, iHeart Radio, 3WS HD2 A-10 Digital Network Live Video Stream: http://goo.gl/ObLgy1 StatBroadcast: www.DUQStats.com; Gametracker: www.GoDuquesne.com

DUQUESNE NJIT 2014-15 DUQUESNE DUKES DUKES HIGHLANDERS NOVEMBER (2-0) 2014-15 Record: 2-0 2014-15 Record: 1-4 15 Sat. BLUEFIELD STATE W 91-51 Atlantic 10 Record: 0-0 Independent: n/a Non-Conference Record: 2-0 Non-Conf. Record: 1-4 22 Sat. at Abilene Christian W 102-81 H: 1-0; A: 1-0; N: 0-0 H: 1-1; A: 0-3; N: 0-0 29 Sat. NJIT 2:00 Head Coach: Jim Ferry Head Coach: Jim Engles DECEMBER (0-0) Overall: 277-207 (17th season) Overall: 71-116 (7th season) 2 Tues. HOWARD 7:00 At Duquesne: 23-39 (3rd season) At NJIT: Same 5 Fri. vs. Pitt ESPN3 7:00 2015 LEADERS 2015 LEADERS 10 Wed. at Penn State BTN 9:00 Points Jordan Stevens (27.0) Points Damon Lynn (15.8) 13 Sat. at Robert Morris 4:00 Rebounds Dominique McKoy (8.0) Rebounds Ky Howard (8.2) 17 Wed. SAINT FRANCIS U 7:00 Assists Micah Mason (9/4.5) Assists Damon Lynn (15/3.0) 20 Sat. UMASS LOWELL 1:00 Steals Derrick Colter & TySean Powell (3/1.5) Steals Damon Lynn (10/2.0) 28 Sun. EASTERN SHORE 2:00 Blocks L.G. Gill (2/1.0) Blocks Daquan Holiday & Odera Nweke (6/1.2) 30 Tues. TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 7:00 3-Pointers Derrick Colter (8) 3-Pointers Damon Lynn (17) JANUARY (0-0) 2015 TEAM 2015 TEAM 3 Sat. at Dayton* NBCSN 1:00 Points / Margin 96.5 / +30.5 Points / Margin 62.8 / -7.8 7 Wed. SAINT JOSEPH’S* 7:00 Rebounds / Margin 44.0 / +14.0 Rebounds / Margin 35.0 / -3.2 10 Sat. RHODE ISLAND* ASN/WPMY 1:00 Turnovers / Margin 13.0 / -0.5 Turnovers / Margin 16.6 / -3.4 14 Wed. at Saint Louis* FSMW 8:00 17 Sat. VCU* (CEC) CBSSN 2:00 22 Thur. ST. BONAVENTURE* CI 7:00 24 Sat. at George Washington* 2:00 QUICK NOTES 28 Wed. at Richmond* 7:00 31 Sat. GEORGE MASON* 7:00 • Duquesne continued its hot shooting in posting its fi fth-straight non-conference road win at FEBRUARY (0-0) Abilene Christian (102-81) last Saturday. The Dukes, who shot .547 in their season-opening 7 Sat. at Davidson* A10N/PCNC 7:00 91-51 win over Bluefi eld State, shot .596 at ACU. 11 Wed. GEORGE WASHINGTON* A10N/PCNC 7:00 14 Sat. at * 4:00 • The team DU defeated for its fourth-straight non-conference road win - NJIT - is the Dukes’ 18 Wed. at La Salle* ASN/WPMY 7:00 opponent on Saturday. This is the second of a two-game series between the Dukes and High- 21 Sat. DAYTON* (CEC) NBCSN 2:00 landers. Last year, DU rallied from a 10-point second half defi cit to defeat NJIT, 71-64, at 25 Wed. SAINT LOUIS* CI 7:00 Newark, N.J. on Jan. 29. NJIT is coming off a near-upset at Marquette (L, 57-62) on Monday. 28 Sat. at St. Bonaventure* 4:00 MARCH (0-0) • Duquesne is 37-9 in non-conference home games at Palumbo Center since 2007-08. 4 Wed. at Fordham* 7:00 DU is 10-3 in non-conference home games at Palumbo under third-year coach Jim Ferry. 7 Sat. DAVIDSON* ASN/WPMY 7:00 • Duquesne, which is coming off its fi rst 100-point effort under Ferry, has scored 90 or ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11-15 more in back-to-back games for the fi rst time since 2010-11. The last time DU scored 90 or more in three-straight games was 2006-07 (fi ve in a row). CEC - game at CONSOL Energy Center * - game • Building quality depth has been a priority of head coach Jim Ferry since his arrival at TV KEY: ESPN3 (Broadband platform); BTN (); NBCSN; Duquesne. Through two games, it looks as though Duquesne is making some strides in FSMW (Fox Sports Midwest); CBSSN; CI (CampusInsiders.com); A10N (Atlan- tic 10 Network, PCNC locally); ASN (American Sports Network - WPMY locally) that direction as a total of six players have already reached double digits in the scoring

All Non-TV/nationally streamed home games will be streamed live as part of the column. DU’s bench has outscored the opponent bench 100-23. In fact, the Dukes bench Atlantic 10 Digital Network at GoDuquesne.com (“live events” link) has outscored the starters 100-93 on the young season.

2014-15 DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 23 F Jeremiah Jones 6-3 Jr. 5.0 6.5 2/2 Gary, Ind. Has played in every game in his Duquesne career (62 with 54 starts) 33 F L.G. Gill 6-7 So. 9.0 2.0 2/2 Chesterfi eld, Va. Scored 23 (6-of-8 from 3-point) in exhib. win over Shippensburg 55 F/C Jordan Robinson 6-8 Fr. 6.0 3.0 2/2 Toronto, Ontario 8 pts. & 5 rebs. in 13 minutes against Bluefi eld State 1 G Derrick Colter 5-11 Jr. 14.5 2.0 2/2 Forestville, Md. Has started every game in his DU career (62); 26 pts vs. Bluefi eld St. 22 G Micah Mason 6-2 Jr. 12.0 4.5 2/2 Natrona Heights, Pa. NCAA best .560 (65-116) from 3pt in 2014; 16 pts., 9 ast. vs. BSC Off the Bench 2 G Eric James 6-5 Fr. 13.0 6.0 2/0 Westerville, Ohio Only Duke to score in double digits in fi rst two games 3 F Dominique McKoy 6-8 Sr. 6.0 8.0 1/0 , Ga. Saw streak of 31 consecutive games snapped at ACU (medical) 5 F TySean Powell 6-6 Fr. 12.0 5.5 2/0 Twinsburg, Ohio 18 points in 18 minutes (7-7 from fi eld) at ACU 32 G Desmond Ridenour 6-2 So. 4.0 2.0 2/0 Hgts., Ohio Led team with 28 steals in 15.9 min/g. off bench in ‘14 35 G Jordan Stevens 6-0 Jr. 27.0 2.0 1/2 Columbia, Mo. Hit six “3s” in scoring 27 off the bench at ACU 54 C Darius Lewis 6-11 So. 2.5 2.5 2/0 Lexington, Ky. Set career highs for points (5) and minutes (14) at ACU 44 F Nick Foschia 6-5 Jr. 0.0 0.5 2/0 Northfi eld, Center, Ohio Third-year walk on has played in 10 career games 21 G David Haus 6-2 Fr. 0.0 0.5 2/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. First-year walk on has appeared in both games this season 14 G Christian Johnston 5-10 Jr. 1.0 1.0 2/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Third-year walk on has played in six career games 45 F Marshall Macheledt 6-9 Fr. 1.0 1.0 2/0 Greensboro, N.C. First-year walk on has appeared in both games this season 2014-15 QUICK HITS

2014-15 QUICK FACTS • DU’s 2-0 start is the school’s best since the 2009-10 team opened 4-0.

GENERAL • Duquesne was picked to fi nish 11th in the 14-team Atlantic 10 in the annual poll of league coaches and Name of School Duquesne University media. National media outlets have pegged the Dukes to fi nish anywhere from 7th (Basketball Times & Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue Madness) to 12th (Athlon). City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers • The Dukes return four starters - junior guards Derrick Colter (9.1, 2.5) & Micah Mason (10.6, 2.8), junior Enrollment 10,045 forward Jeremiah Jones (6.3, 3.4) and senior forward Dominique McKoy (9.7, 7.2) - from last year’s 13-17 Nickname Dukes team (5-11 in the Atlantic 10, tied for 10th place). School Colors Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) • Duquesne’s roster consists of one senior, six juniors, Arena/Capacity A.J. Palumbo Center/4,406 POINTS OFF THE PINE three sophomores and fi ve freshmen. The Dukes CONSOL Energy Center/fl ex seating to 19,000 have four fi rst-year scholarship players. Affi liation NCAA Division I First-year junior college transfer Jordan Stevens made an impressive debut, hitting 6-of-9 3-point Conference Atlantic 10 / 38th season • DU’s lone senior, forward Dominique McKoy, saw President Dr. Charles J. Dougherty a streak of 31 consecutive games played snapped attempts in scoring 27 points in 28 minutes off Athletics Director Greg Amodio at Abilene Christian. McKoy underwent a medical the bench at Abilene Christian. Stevens’ point Athletic Department Phone 412-396-6565 procedure that prevented him from making the total was the seventh-highest by a DU player Ticket Offi ce Phone 412-232-DUKE (3853) trip to Texas. His status for the NJIT game is to be off the bench in the past 23 years: University Website www.duq.edu determined. Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com MOST POINTS OFF BENCH SINCE 1991-92 • Derrick Colter became the eighth player in school 34 Bill Clark vs. La Salle Feb. 14, 2010 history to hit seven or more 3-pointers in a game 31 Alan Watkins at Evansville Jan. 28, 1993 HISTORY when he went 7-of-8 from the arc in scoring a career- First Year of Basketball 1913-14 29 Kieron Achara vs. Howard Nov. 9, 2007 high 26 points in the opener vs. Bluefi eld State. Col- 28 Robert Mitchell at GW Mar. 3, 2007 Seasons 99th ter’s seven makes were one shy of the school record All-Time Record 1,332-1,035 (.563) 28 Kevin Price at West Jan. 16, 1995 shared by three players (last by Aaron Jackson who 28 Tom Pipkins at Rhode Island Jan. 4, 1995 Years in NCAA Tour./Last (W-L) 5/1977 (4-5) went 8-of-13 in scoring 46 points in a double-overtime 27 Jordan Stevens at ACU Nov. 22, 2014 Years in NIT/Last (W-L) 17/2008 (17-19) NIT 116-108 loss at Virginia Tech on Mar. 18, 2009). Years in CBI/Last (W-L) 2/2011 (1-2) Atlantic 10 Record 208-369 (38th season) • Colter solidifi ed himself as Mr. Opening Day with WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? Last Post-Season Game vs. Richmond (L 64-76) his 26 points vs. BSC. In three openers, the junior is 2014 Atlantic 10 Championship First Round averaging 22.0 ppg. on .636 shooting (17 at Albany Through two games, DU junior guard Micah as a freshman & 23 vs. Abilene Christian last year). Mason - the NCAA leader in 3-point shooting percentage last year (.560) - ranks tied for fourth COACHING STAFF • First-year JC transfer Jordan Stevens picked up on his own team in 3-point percentage. It’s not Head Coach Jim Ferry (Keene State ‘90) where Colter left off in game two at Abilene Christian. at Duquesne 23-39 (3rd year) that Mason has not been effective, he’s 5-of-10 Stevens went 6-of-9 from 3-point in scoring 27 points from the arc, it’s that has teammates have shot it Career Record 277-207, .572 (17th year) in 28 minutes off the bench. It was the Duquesne Assoc. Head Coach Brian Nash (Keene State ‘92) debut for the Columbia, Mo. native who was held out extremely well this far. As a team DU is 26-of-48 Assist. Coaches John Rhodes (Ohio ‘88) of the season opener (team suspension). from 3-point (.542) through two games. Here is Rich Glesmann (Emerson ‘02) a list of the Dukes’ 3-point leaders: Director of Operations Danny Lawson • Duquesne, which led the A-10 in assists per game .667 Derrick Colter 8-of-12 Director of Administration Brian Baudinet (15.2) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4-to-1) last season .667 Jordan Stevens 6-of-9 Athletic Trainer (Men’s Basketball) Vic Bauer returns over 70 percent of its assists. DU’s top three .600 Eric James 3-of-5 assist men - Derrick Colter (101), Micah Mason (74) .500 Micah Mason 5-of-10 and Desmond Ridenour (59) - are back. TEAM INFORMATION .500 L.G. Gill 3-of-6 ALL H A N • DU’s 11.0 turnovers/g. last season was the lowest Last Year 13-17 6-9 7-6 0-2 mark in school history (previous was 11.5 in 1995). A-10 5-11/T10th 2-6 3-5 0-0 Returning guards Mason (74/13), Colter (101/54) & Ridenour (59/41) combined for 234 assists and 108 A-10 Championship 0-1 turnovers (a 2.2-to-1 ratio) in 2014. DU had 11 turnovers in the opener vs. Bluefi eld State. Final Rank (Poll) None Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 • The Dukes held Bluefi eld State to .271 shooting in their season-opening 91-51 win. It was the lowest fi eld Lettermen Returning/Lost 6/4 goal pct. by an opponent since George Mason shot .270 in a 64-48 loss at DU on Dec. 31, 2001. First-Year Scholarship Players 4 (E. James, T. Powell, J. Robinson & J. Stevens) • Duquesne was one of only 16 Division I schools with a better winning percentage on the road (.538) than Roster (Sr.,/Jr./So./Fr.) 1/6/3/4 at home (.400) last season. DU’s home vs. road pct. gap (.138) was the largest in the country. DU won three Active Scholarship Players 11 of its last four road games. Non-Scholarship Players 4 • Micah Mason led the nation in 3-point shooting percentage at .560 (65-116) in 2014. He is the fi rst DU men’s player to lead the nation in an NCAA statistical category. Mason, who missed fi ve games with a ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS broken hand, was one assist shy of leading the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio as well. (He had 74 assists 124 A.J. Palumbo Center and 13 turnovers in 25 games for a 5.69-to-1 ratio. The minimum to qualify is 3.0 assists per game, Mason 600 Forbes Avenue fi nished at 2.96). He is 5-of-10 from the arc on the young season. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 • DU will face an 18-game conference schedule, including nine home games, marking just the second time Basketball Contact Dave Saba since 1972 that the Dukes will have 16 regular-season home games. Duquesne will host fi ve of the six A-10 Offi ce Phone 412-396-5861 schools that made an NCAA tournament appearance last season, in addition to fi rst-year Atlantic 10 member Cell Phone 412-225-5317 Davidson, which earned an NIT bid as the regular season champion of the in 2014. E-mail [email protected] • DU will play Davidson (2014 Southern Conference regular-season champion/NIT), Dayton (2014 NCAA University Website www.duq.edu Elite 8), George Washington (2014 NCAA Second Round), St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis (2014 NCAA Athletics Website GoDuquesne.com Third Round) twice in Atlantic 10 play. Davidson, Dayton, George Washington and Saint Louis all won at In-Game Stats DUQStats.com least 20 games last year. Duquesne and George Mason are the only schools facing four teams that made Twitter @GoDuquesne & @DuqMBB post-season appearances in 2014 in their fi ve-team home-and-home pod. You Tube GoDuquesne Facebook GoDuquesne • Five players posted 40-plus inch running vertical jumps in July testing. The fi ve highest-leaping Dukes Hashtag #DuqMBB are: Jeremiah Jones (42.0”), Derrick Colter (41.0”), Eric James (41”), L.G. Gill (40”) and Desmond Ridenour (40.0”). A QUICK LOOK AT THE 2014-15 DUQUESNE DUKES

1 2013 A-10 All-Rookie Team ... was fi rst freshman - and 32 Was one of fi ve Dukes (Derrick Colter, L.G. Gill, Eric DERRICK fi fth player regardless of class - to lead DU in scoring DESMOND James, Jeremiah Jones and Desmond Ridenour are and assists (13.5, 5.2a) in a season ... his 156 assists the others) to post a 40+ running vertical jump in July COLTER were the second most ever by a DU freshman ... was a RIDENOUR of 2013 testing ... set a M.A.C.K. Academy single game 5-11 • Junior • G three-time A-10 Rookie of Week ... fi fth player in school 6-2 • Sophomore • G record with 40 points vs. Mont Clare Prep ... played HS Forestville, Md. history to post 100 assists as a Fr. (156) and Soph. (101) Cleveland Hts., Ohio ball at Cleveland Benedictine ... led the 2013-14 Dukes (14.5, 2.0) 8 “3s” ... has started every game in his DU career (62) ... hit 7 (4.0, 2.0) with 28 steals and was third on the team with 59 assists FG .600, FT 1.000 “3s” in scoring a career high 26 vs. Blufi eld State on 11/15. FG .333, FT .250 ... has played in 32 straight games (every g. in DU career).

2 Cited as the No. 3 small forward in Ohio by Triple 33 Helped Richmond Benedictine College Prep to the VISAA ERIC Double Prospects ... Named a 3-star recruit by Scout. L.G. Division I state championship ... full name is Charles A. com ... received offers from a number of Mid-American Gill, Jr. ... was given the nickname “L.G.,” short for “Little JAMES Conference schools including Ohio, Toledo, Kent State GILL Gill,” shortly after he was born ... late-bloomer who played 6-5 • Freshman • G and Western ... was one of fi ve Dukes to post 6-7 • Sophomore • F JV as a freshman and soph. before backing up current Westerville, Ohio a 40-inch vertical jump in July 2104 testing ... his 41” Chesterfi eld, Va. VCU guard Jordan Burgess on Benedictine’s 2012 state (13.0, 6.0) effort tied Derrick Colter for second-best on the team ... (9.0, 2.0) semifi nalist ... wears a size 17 shoe ... scored a career- FG .643, FT .500 team-high two double digit scoring games. FG .500, FT 1.000 high 19 points (5-6 3pt) at Rhode Island as a freshman.

3 JC transfer began his college career at Rhode Island 35 Averaged over 19.0 points per game in each of his two DOMINIQUE where he played in 30 g. in 2012 ... made his fi rst college JORDAN seasons at Southeastern CC in West Burlington, start vs. DU on Jan. 14, 2012 ... had 22 double-doubles ... was one of 10 players named a fi rst team NJCAA McKOY at Cowley Kan. CC (has four at DU) ... his .595 FG% in STEVENS Division-I All-American after averaging a team-high 19.2 6-8 • Senior • F 2014 was the fi fth-best in school history and best by a 6-0 • Junior • G ppg. in 2013-14 ... was the top scorer in NJCAA Region Atlanta, Ga. DU player in 23 years ... has scored in double digits 18 Columbia, Mo. XI ...scored 30 or more fi ve times in his fi nal 11 JUCO (6.0, 8.0) times at DU ... has grabbed six or more rebounds in 26 (27.0, 2.0) 6 “3s” games ... scored 27 off bench (6-9 3pt) in his DU debut FG .500, FT .000 of 31 g at DU. FG .588, FT .500 at Abilene Christian.

5 Played with Dukes sophomore guard Desmond Ridenour 54 Lexington native spent two years at IMG Academy in TYSEAN for two seasons at Benedictine High School in Cleveland DARIUS Bradenton, Fla. where he transformed his body by los- ... also attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., the ing close to 60 pounds ... shares the same birthday as POWELL same prep school as DU sophomore center Darius Lewis LEWIS teammate Desmond Ridenour (Oct. 12, Ridenour is one 6-6 • Freshman • F ... was rated as a 3-star recruit by Scout.com ... went 6-11 • Sophomore • C year older) ... played two years at Tates Creek HS before Twinsburg, Ohio 7-of-7 from fi eld in scoring 18 at ACU. Lexington, Ky. moving to Florida ... saw action in 10 games in 2014. (12.0, 5.5) (2.5, 2.5) FG .833, FT .800 FG .000, FT .833

22 Led nation in 3-pt shooting in 2014 (.560) ... fi rst DU men’s 55 Cited as a 3-star recruit by Scout and ESPN.com ... player to lead the nation in an NCAA statistical category rated as the No. 28 power forward in the nation and No. MICAH JORDAN 4 prospect in by 247Sports ... played for MASON ... was one assist shy of leading the nation in assist-to- ROBINSON turnover ratio as well (74-13) ... led the MVC in 3-point Canada in the 2012 U17 World Championships in Kaunas, 6-2 • Junior • G 6-8 • Freshman • F/C pct. (.506, 40-79) as a freshman at Drake ... has hit fi ve Lithuania ... also participated in the 2011 U16 Americas Natrona Heights, Pa. 3’s in a game fi ve times (3 at DU) ... broke former Duke Toronto, Ontario Championships in Cancun, Mexico ... averaged 18.0 (12.0, 4.5) 5 “3s” T.J. McConnell’s WPIAL HS record with 346 3-pointers (6.0, 3.0) points and 14.0 rebounds per game in prep school. FG .600, FT 1.000 (McConnell, currently at Arizona, had 334). FG .800, FT .500

23 native has played in every game in his Duquesne JEREMIAH career (61 with 53 starts) ... honor student who bypassed fi rst grade ... competed as a 17-year-old senior at Mer- JONES rillville (Ind.) High School ... posted the team’s highest 6-3 • Junior • F running vertical jump with a leap of 42” in July ... scored a Gary, Ind. career-high 16 at Dayton as a freshman ... has 18 career (5.0, 6.5) double-digit scoring games. FG .444, FT .333

2014-15 ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School (Transfer) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Derrick Colter Jr. G 5-11 180 Forestville, Md./Largo 4 Rene Castro reh-NAY 2 Eric James Fr. G 6-5 205 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central 44 Nick Foschia FOE-shuh 3 Dominique McKoy Sr. F 6-8 210 Atlanta, Ga./South Atlanta HS (Cowley CC) 21 David Haus like “hoss” 5 TySean Powell Fr. F 6-6 215 Twinsburg, Ohio/IMG (Fla.) Academy 13 Mar’Qywell Jackson mar-KWELL 14 Christian Johnston Jr. G 5-10 155 Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler 45 Marshall Macheledt MACK-let 21 David Haus Fr. G 6-2 175 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny 3 Dominique McKoy dom-uh-NEEK 22 Micah Mason Jr. G 6-2 180 Natrona Heights, Pa./Highlands (Drake) 5 TySean Powell tie-SHAWN 23 Jeremiah Jones Jr. F 6-3 190 Gary, Ind./St. John’s Northwestern Military (Wis.) Academy 32 Desmond Ridenour RIDE-en-ow-er 32 Desmond Ridenour So. G 6-2 185 Cleveland Heights, Ohio/M.A.C.K. (N.C.) Academy 33 L.G. Gill So. F 6-7 210 Chesterfi eld, Va./Benedictine College Prep STAFF 35 Jordan Stevens Jr. G 6-0 190 Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge (Southeastern CC) Brian Baudinet (dir. of administration) BOE-dih-nay 44 Nick Foschia Jr. F 6-5 215 Northfi eld Center, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit Dennis Cuturic (strength coach) cuh-TER-ick 45 Marshall Macheledt Fr. F 6-9 215 Greensboro, N.C./Greensboro Day School Rich Glesmann (assistant coach) GLEECE-man 54 Darius Lewis So. C 6-11 255 Lexington, Ky./IMG (Fla.) Academy Dave Saba (media relations) SAY-ba 55 Jordan Robinson Fr. F/C 6-8 250 Toronto, Ontario/Quality Educaton (N.C.) Academy

Other (transfers sitting out in 2014-15) OTHER 4 Rene Castro So. G 6-2 195 Boston, Mass./Worcester Academy (Butler transfer) CONSOL Energy Center con-SAHL 13 Mar’Qywell Jackson Fr. G 6-5 185 , Mich./East English Village Prep (UTEP transfer) Duquesne University Du-KANE

Head Coach: Jim Ferry (Keene State ‘90) - 3rd year at Duquesne, 17th year overall Associate Head Coach: Brian Nash (Keene State ‘92) - 3rd year; Assistant Coaches: John Rhodes (Ohio ‘88) - 3rd year; Rich Glesmann (Emerson ‘02) - 3rd year Director of Basketball Operations: Danny Lawson (Bentley ‘07) - 3rd year; Director of Basketball Administration: Brian Baudinet (Massachusetts ‘10) - 1st year Strength & Conditioning Coach: Dennis Cuturic (Cleveland State ‘07) - 5th year; Athletic Trainer: Vic Bauer (Mercyhurst ‘92) - 9th year ON THE ROAD: DU, which won 17 road games in 10 seasons from 1997 through 2006, has posted 43 road Ws over the past nine years. DUKES AT PALUMBO Of the 43 wins, 30 have come by double digits. Duquesne is 63-33 at Palumbo Center, includ- A-10 PRESEASON POLL From 1997 through 2006, Duquesne posted a ing a 37-9 mark in non-conference games, since 2007-08. # TEAM (1st place votes) Points in ‘14 total of three double-digit road victories. DU went 7-6 on the road last season, tying the 13th- 1. VCU (28) 392 2nd PALUMBO CENTER FACTS 2. George Washington 343 t3rd highest road win total in school history. It was First Season 1988-89 3. Dayton 339 t5th just the third time since 1971 that DU posted a Seasons Played this is the 27th 4. Massachusetts 294 t5th winning road record. The Dukes are 10-18 on Games Played 344 5. Richmond 261 7th All-Time Record 187-157 (.544) 6. Rhode Island 253 t10th the road (6-6 non-conference) under Jim Ferry. Atlantic 10 Games 86-112 (.434) 7. La Salle 221 8th DU has won its last three road games (at No. 10 Non-Conference 97-42 (.698) 8. Saint Joseph’s 201 t3rd (AP) Saint Louis and at George Mason to end MCC Games (‘93 only) 4-3 9. Saint Louis 181 1st last season and at Abilene Christian this year). NIT Games 1-1 10. St. Bonaventure 130 9th Most Wins 12-3 in ‘94 11. DUQUESNE 94 t10th MOST ROAD WINS IN SCHOOL HISTORY Longest Win Streak 14 games 12. Davidson 84 n/a Current Home Streak W1 13. George Mason 82 12th 1. 1935 10-1 Current Streak at Palumbo W1 14. Fordham 65 13th 2. 1952 9-1 Jim Ferry at Palumbo 12-14 1934 9-1 EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS 1933 9-0 Last year, based on the 2013-14 A-10 Pre- 1930 9-8 DUKES AT CONSOL 1923 9-2 season Poll, George Washington, Duquesne 7. 2011 8-7 Duquesne 3-10 at CONSOL Energy Center, and St. Bonaventure ranked among the top 2009 8-7 including a 3-6 mark in home games. The three in exceeded expectations. GW, which 1971 8-2 average crowd for DU’s nine home games (see was picked to fi nish 10th, fi nished third for 1947 8-1 below) at CONSOL is 7,218: an improvement of seven spots. Duquesne, 1940 8-0 picked to fi nish 13th, ended up 10th and the 1932 8-5 CONSOL ENERGY CENTER FACTS 13. 2014 7-6 Bonnies, picked 12th fi nished 9th. The Dukes First Season 2010-11 1969 7-2 and Bonnies showed three spot increases. Seasons Played this is the 5th 1955 7-2 Games Played 13 1954 7-2 All-Time Record *3-10 THE ATLANTIC “14” 1953 7-5 Atlantic 10 Games 1-4 For the third consecutive season, the mem- 1941 7-1 As Home Team 3-6 bership of the Atlantic 10 has undergone a 1937 7-6 change. VCU and Butler joined the league Most Wins 1 (2011, 2012, 2013) Longest Win Streak 1 game (three times) in 2012-13. The next year, Xavier (Big East), Current Streak L5 Butler (Big East), Temple (American) and NON-CONFERENCE: Duquesne is Jim Ferry at CONSOL +1-6 Charlotte (Conference USA) departed and 229-235 (.494) in non-conference games since Jim Ferry in home games at CONSOL 1-4 George Mason (formerly of the CAA) be- 1976-77 as members of the Eastern 8/Atlantic 10 * - includes three neutral-site losses vs. Pitt came a league member. The conference will and Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1992-93 + - includes one neutral-site loss to Pitt compete as a 14-team league in 2014-15 with only), including a 149-72 mark at home (59-123 2014 Southern Conference champion David- Date Opponent W/L Score Att. on the road & 21-40 neutral). The Dukes have 12/12/10 L 61-64 8,059 son in its fi rst A-10 season. In the current not had a losing non-conference record since 1/30/11 Dayton W 82-64 8,802 make-up, each team will play a home-and- 2006-07. DU is 17-13 in non-league play under 2/13/11 Xavier L 63-71 *10,509 home with fi ve schools and face every other Jim Ferry: 11-4 at home (10-3 at Palumbo Center, 12/10/11 Penn State W 66-59 7,046 team once in an 18-game schedule. DU’s 1-1 at CONSOL Energy Center), 6-6 on the road 12/11/12 West Virginia W 60-56 6,244 partners for 2014-15 are Davidson, Dayton, 1/19/13 #22 (AP) VCU L 63-90 7,823 and 0-3 neutral. George Washington, Saint Louis and St. 2/9/13 Xavier L 65-73 6,511 Bonaventure. In addition, all 14 conference 12/11/13 Penn State L 59-68 5,246 members will compete in the Atlantic 10 2/22/14 Dayton L 54-57 6.271 Avg Home Att. 64,965 / 9g 7,218 Championship at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Avg City Game Att. 52,975 / 4g 13,244 on March 11-15. * - Sellout; ^ - City Game record

RETURNING PERCENTAGES BY CLASS Duquesne returns six of its top nine scorers from last season. The Dukes are in the process of replacing Atlantic 10 leading scorer Ovie Soko (18.4 ppg.) who also averaged a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game. Also gone is the 560 career points (in 112 career games) supplied by Jerry Jones. DU returns over 70 percent of its assists and nearly 67 percent of total minutes played:

CLASS MIN PTS REBS ASTS STLS BLKS Seniors (1) 14.7 13.2 22.4 7.4 12.6 42.2 Juniors (6) 37.2 33.1 25.8 49.0 30.3 7.2 Sophomores (3) 14.6 11.5 11.9 14.9 20.6 13.2

% RETURNING (9) 66.5 57.8 60.1 71.3 63.5 62.6 SENIORS: McKoy; JUNIORS: Colter, Foschia, Johnston, Jones, Mason; SOPHOMORES: Gill, Lewis, Ridenour

% LOST (5) 33.5 42.2 39.9 28.7 36.5 37.4 Jerry Jones, Ovie Soko, Isaiah Watkins (transfer to Furman), Tra’Vaughn White (transfer to Longwood), Brandon Cartmill (walk-on, did not return) LAST YEAR AT NJIT DUQUESNE 71, NJIT 64 Jan. 29, 2014 * Fleischer Center • Newark, N.J. SERIES NOTES

DUQUESNE 71 • 10-9 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds SERIES BREAKDOWN ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 SOKO, Ovie f7-100-111-16268225110034 Series Record ______Duquesne leads 1-0 23 JONES, Jeremiah f 1-6 0-1 0-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 29 At Pittsburgh ______First Meeting 03 MCKOY, Dominiquec 3-50-03-4461039111033 01 COLTER, Derrick g 2-7 2-6 5-8 1 1 2 4 11 1 2 0 0 20 At Newark, N.J. ______Duquesne leads 1-0 22 MASON, Micah g5-61-22-2167013000032 02 WHITE, Tra'Vaughn 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 05 JONES, Jerry 1-20-10-01122 2110116 GAME-BY-GAME 32 RIDENOUR, Desmond 3-7 0-2 1-3 0 3 3 2 7 5 1 0 2 20 33 GILL, L.G. 0-20-20-00111 00100 8 Team 2 0 2 Jan. 29, 2014 A W 71-64 Totals 23-50 3-16 22-35 13 24 37 16 71 10 9 1 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 23-50 46.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 3-16 18.8% Rebounds MORE ON NJIT FT % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd half: 14-22 63.6% Game: 22-35 62.9% 5 • New Jersey Institute of Technology is the lone NCAA Division I school NJIT 64 • 9-14 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds competing as an independent. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 15 Terrence Smith f10-120-00-0459220120033 • This is the second game of a home-and-home series. DU defeated the 22 Odera Nweke f 2-3 0-0 2-3 0 5 5 3 6 1 1 0 1 19 Highlanders 71-64 last year in Newark in the fi rst meeting between the two. 00 Ky Howard g6-111-12-3011515520035 05 Damon Lynn g 2-13 2-11 2-4 0 3 3 1 8 3 0 0 1 40 • NJIT fi nished last season 13-16, including a 6-10 record on the road ... the 11 Winfield Willis g 2-4 1-2 0-0 0003 5010026 01 Jake Duncan 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 9 Highlanders posted wins at Army, New Hampshire, Maine and Saint Francis, 02 Tim Coleman 0-20-10-00334 0011012 Pa. ... guard Damon Lynn (17.2 ppg. in 2014) ranked fourth nationally with 10 Daquan Holiday 2-3 0-0 3-5 0 2 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 16 3.69 3-point fi eld goals per game as a freshman last season ... Lynn went 14 Mayfield 0-10-00-00111 0030010 Team 0 2 2 107-of-282 from the arc ... junior forward Terrence Smith fi nished third in Totals 25-52 5-17 9-15 4 22 26 21 64 13 10 2 2 200 the nation in fi eld goal percentage at 62.9% ... Smith, who has missed FG % 1st Half: 14-25 56.0% 2nd half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 25-52 48.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 5-17 29.4% Rebounds the fi rst fi ve games of 2014-15 with an injury, went 10-of-12 from the fi eld FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 9-15 60.0% 5 in scoring 20 against the Dukes last season ... NJIT, which went 1-30 in Officials: Jim Bruno, Lionel Butler, Dennis Allocco 2008-09, has posted 10, 15, 15, 16 & 13 wins in the fi ve years since ... in Technical fouls: DUQUESNE-None. NJIT-None. Attendance: 864 its seventh season under head coach Jim Engles. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast • This is the second of four consecutive road games for NJIT which began DUQUESNE 29 42 71 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench DUQ3015156 11 NJIT 32 32 64 NJIT 32 4 6 9 10 a stretch of 9-of-10 away from home at Marquette on Monday. NJIT is 0-3 on the road with losses at St. John’s (58-77), at Albany (48-65) and at Last FG - DUQ 2nd-01:10, NJIT 2nd-00:07. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - DUQ by 8 2nd-00:19, NJIT by 10 2nd-13:27. Lead changed - 3 times. Marquette (57-62). • Sophomore guard Damon Lynn’s 107 3-pointers last season were the RECAP fourth-most ever scored by a freshman in NCA A Division I history. The three Ovie Soko scored a game-high 25 points and Derrick Colter scored all of his ahead of him are: Stephen Curry (122 at Davidson in 2007), Tajuan Porter 11 in the fi nal 4:50 as Duquesne stormed back from a 10-point second half (110 at Oregon in 2007) and Keydren Clark (109 at Saint Peter’s in 2003). defi cit to close out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 71-64 win • NJIT was a block-charge call away from pulling to within one with 12 over NJIT. Duquesne moved to 10-9 with the win while NJIT, which was led seconds left at Marquette. With the Highlanders down 61-57, Damon Lynn, by Terrence Smith’s 20 points, dropped to 9-14. NJIT, which led from the 18 who fi nished with a team-high 13 points, hit a driving shot in the lane as the minute mark of the fi rst half, took its fi rst double digit lead at 49-39 on a Smith offi cial’s whistle blew and instead of an “and-one” that could have made layup with 13:37 left. The NJIT lead was still at 10 with 9:32 to go when Soko it a one-point game, a charge was called and Marquette hit a free throw for the fi nal margin. NJIT was whistled for 18 fouls in the second half, to started a 16-5 run with three straight free throws. Three other Dukes scored eight for Marquette. NJIT outshot (.373 to .353) and outrebounded (37-36) during the run that ended with back-to-back Colter 3-pointers that made it Marquette, but was outscored 23-15 from the foul line in nearly registering 59-58 Duquesne with just under four minutes left. Micah Mason, who fi nished the biggest win in program history. NJIT either led or was tied for the lead with 13 points and a career-high 7 rebounds, scored on a put-back to make it for just under 30 minutes of the 40 minute game. 64-60 with 1:15 to go and added a pair of free throws 40 seconds later. Colter, who was 2-of-7 from the fi eld, added fi ve free throws in the closing seconds for the fi nal margin. NJIT led for all but the fi rst minute in taking a 32-29 LEFTOVERS FROM ABILENE CHRISTIAN: halftime lead. The Highlanders, who got 12 points from Smith, outshot the Notes from Duquesne’s 102-81 win at Abilene Christian on Nov. 22: Dukes .560 to .385. DU went 1-of-10 from 3-point in the fi rst half. DU outshot DU set Jim Ferry Era highs for points (102) and points in a half (56 NJIT .542 to .407 in the second half to fi nish at .460. NJIT shot .481 for the in the 2nd) in the win ... the Dukes hit 16 of their fi rst 20 shots of the game. Duquesne fi nished 3-of-16 from the 3-point arc. The Dukes, led by 10 second half in expanding what was an eight-point halftime lead (46- boards from Dominique McKoy, outrebounded NJIT 37-26 and outscored the 38) ... DU ended up at .741 for the half (20-27) and .596 for the game Highlanders 15-4 off turnovers. ... Duquesne outscored ACU’s bench 67-18 ... fi rst-year JC transfer Jordan Stevens led the charge with 27 points in 28 minutes off the NOTES bench ... Stevens, who was making his DU debut (missed the fi rst game DU won its fi nal four non-conference road games in fi nishing 8-5 in non-league due to a team suspension) went 10-of-17 from the fi eld (6-of-9 from play ... the four non-league road wins tied the school record set in 2009 and 3-point) and also tied for game-high with four assists and two steals matched in 2011 and the .800 (4-1) non-conference road winning percentage ... freshman TySean Powell was 7-of-7 in adding 18 in 18 minutes off is the best ever posted by a Duquesne team ... it was the third time a Ferry- the bench ... fellow freshman Eric James, another non-starter, had 12 coached Duquesne team erased a double-digit defi cit to win ... DU also did it ... L.G. Gill was the lone starter in double digits with 13 ... Stevens’ earlier in the season at Saint Francis ... Ovie Soko (25 points) went 11-of-16 27 off the bench were the most by a DU non-starter since Bill Clark from the line in posting his team-high eighth 20-point game ... Micah Mason poured in 34 against La Salle on Feb. 14, 2010 ... Jeremiah Jones fi nished with a career-high 7 rebounds ... the sophomore guard went 5-of-6 (10) and Micah Mason (8) both posted career-high rebound totals as from the fi eld in scoring 13 ... Desmond Ridenour came off the bench to lead the Dukes with 5 assists and 2 steals. the Dukes outrebounded the Wildcats 40-30 ... DU fi nished 12-of-23 from the 3-point arc ... Duquesne took the lead for good on a Stevens 3-pointer with 4:06 left in the fi rst half ... the Dukes largest lead was 28 with just under four minutes left. DUKES SIGN ONE: Duquesne signed 6-8, 225-pound forward Nakye Sanders (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) to a National Letter of Intent during the November early-signing period. Sanders, rated as a 3-star recruit by rivals.com and 247sports.com, averaged 19.0 points and 21.0 #MicahMakesEm rebounds as a junior for Tottenville High School in Staten, Island, N.Y. “We began the recruiting Micah Mason tied for the ninth-best 3-point process very early with Nakye,” said Duquesne head coach Jim Ferry on Nov. 12. “His recruitment shooting season in NCAA history - and best by was unique in that everybody we came in contact with at his high school - from the principal, to his a D-I player in 22 years - on his way to shat- guidance counselor, to the football coaches - had nothing but great things to say about his leadership tering Duquesne’s 3-point shooting percentage skills and the quality of person he is. He is a wonderful kid from a great family. He also has a great record last year: foundation basketball-wise, having played for Chris Alesi in the New Heights AAU program well as TOP 3-POINT SHOOTING SEASONS for John Woodman at Tottenville. Signing players who receive outstanding coaching and who have IN DUQUESNE HISTORY played in winning programs is something that’s really important to us. We’re really excited about minimum 100 attempts Nakye’s versatility. He is a tenacious rebounder who is skilled both inside and out. He is also still 3% Name Year G FG-AT very young and has a lot of room to grow both physically and as a basketball player. We look forward .560 M. MASON, So. 2013-14 25 65-116 coaching him here at Duquesne.” Sanders, who turned 17 on November 1, earned fi rst team New .441 Courtney Wallace, Sr. 2000-01 30 60-136 York State Sportswriters Association Class AA all-state honors in leading Tottenville (18-9, 12-2) .429 Jimmy Tricco, Jr. 2002-03 30 76-177 to a Public Schools Athletic League Staten Island division co-championship and spot in the PSAL .426 Tony Petrarca, Fr. 1986-87 29 52-122 Class AA playoffs. It was just the second division title in school history. Sanders, who enters his .425 Tom Pipkins, Sr. 1996-97 27 99-233 senior season with over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, averaged 14.2 points and 15.1 rebounds as a sophomore. He began playing varsity as a 6-foot-4, barely 14-year-old freshman when he aver- TOP 3-POINT SHOOTING SEASONS IN NCAA HISTORY aged 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Sanders, who played AAU ball for highly-regarded New Heights, helped lead the 16U program to a No. 1 national ranking by both Fivestarbasketball. 3% Name Year FG-AT com and Indihoops.com this summer. New Heights, which compiled a 39-3 record, won fi ve cham- .634 Glenn, Tropf, Holy Cross 1988 52-82 .632 Sean Wightman, Western Mich. 1992 48-76 pionships including the prestigious Under Armour Finals in Suwanee, Ga. in July. The New York .592 Keith Jennings, E. Tenn. St. 1991 84-142 native had over 20 scholarship offers, including St. John’s, Seton Hall, Temple, La Salle and Old .585 , Monmouth 1989 48-82 Dominion prior to committing to Duquesne. .573 Steve Kerr, Arizona 1988 114-199 .571 Reginald Jones, Prairie View 1987 64-112 .564 Jim Cantamessa, Siena 1998 66-117 AND TWO MORE WAITING IN THE WINGS: Duquesne also has two transfers .563 Joel Tribelhorn, St. 1989 76-135 sitting out the 2014-15 season. Six-two Butler transfer Rene Castro, who was recruited to India- .560 MICAH MASON, DUQ 2014 65-116 .560 Mike Joseph, Bucknell 1988 65-116 napolis by former BU and current Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens, averaged 3.3 points in 8.8 minutes per game before receiving his release in early February of 2014. He was ranked as the 2014 NCAA TOP 3-POINT SHOOTERS No. 6 prospect in New England and top player in Massachusetts by New England Recruiting Report following his senior season at Worcester Academy - the same prep school that produced Duquesne 3% Name 3M-AT 1,000-point scorers Bill Clark (2008-11) and Aaron Jackson (2006-09). Castro will have three seasons .560 MICAH MASON, DUQUESNE 65-116 .491 Devante Wallace, High Point 78-159 of eligibility remaining beginning in 2015-16. Duquesne added 6-5 guard Mar’Qywell Jackson .478 Melvin Johnson, Arkansas State 88-184 in late July. Jackson, a consensus 3-star recruit, signed an NLI with UTEP and attended classes in .472 Dylan Garrity, Sacramento Stae 75-159 El Paso prior to deciding to transfer. The Detroit native was ranked 53rd on the 2014 Hoop Scoop .470 Ethan Wragge, Creighton 110-234 Top 100. Both Castro and Jackson are practicing with the team this season. I know its early, but ... Mason is on pace to challenge the NCAA re- cord for career 3-point fi eld goal percentage set by Green Bay’s Tony Bennett (currently head coach at Virginia) who went 290-of-584 (.497) FOUR WITH FIVE SHARPSHOOTERS from 1989-92. The NCAA requirements are Four members of the 2014-15 roster have hit Dominique McKoy and Micah Mason put both a minimum of 200 made and 2.0 made/g. fi ve 3-pointers in a game. Micah Mason has together two of the top nine shooting seasons Mason is currently at .537 (110-of-205) in 57 done it fi ve times (three at Duquesne), Derrick in Duquesne history in 2014. McKoy, a 6-8 career games. Colter twice and L.G. Gill and Jordan Stevens forward, posted the best shooting percentage by once. Here are the most makes for DU’s top a Duke in 23 years (.595), while Mason - who 3-point shooters: shattered the school record for 3-point percent- ONE ASSIST SHY age (.560) - had the best shooting season ever Mason, the nation’s leading 3-point shooter, TEAM 3M-AT/Opp (pts) Last was one assist shy of qualifying for the na- D. Colter 7-8 Bluefi eld St (26p) 11/15/14 by a Duquesne guard at .566: J. Stevens 6-9 at ACU (27p) 11/22/14 tional lead in assist-to-turnover ratio. Mason M. Mason 5-6 St Bona (15p) 1/25/14 TOP FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE fi nished with 74 assists and just 13 turnovers in minimum 200 points L.G. Gill 5-6 at URI (19p) 2/15/14 25 games. The NCAA minimum requirement J. Jones 3-5 at Dayton (16p) 1/26/13 FG% Name Year G FG-AT is 3.0 apg. (Mason fi nished at 2.96):

D. Ridenour 2-3 Dayton (6p) 2/22/14 .649 Fred Moon, Sr. 1979-80 28 87-134 MICAH MASON, DUQUESNE 5.69 • Colter went 5-8 from 3-point at George Mason last year .615 Bruce Atkins, Fr. 1978-79 26 139-226 1. Monte’ Morris, Iowa State 4.79 • Mason has hit fi ve in a game fi ve times; three times since .609 Alan Watkins, So. 1990-91 23 126-207 2. Zalmico Harmon, UC Santa Barbara 4.64 transferring to Duquesne (St. Bonaventure last) .599 Bruce Atkins, Jr. 1980-81 30 178-297 3. James Robinson, Pittsburgh 4.11 • Jones has hit three in a game three times; all three came .595 D. McKOY, Jr. 2013-14 30 116-195 during his freshman season (at Dayton last) 4. Fred VanVleet, Wichita State 4.02 .578 Derrick Alston, Sr. 1993-94 30 245-424 5. Tyler Lewis, NC State 3.55 The school record for “3s” in a game is eight .571 John Moore, Jr. 1978-79 26 121-212 6. London Perrantes, Virginia 3.50 shared by Tony Petrarca, Bryant McAllister .568 Emmet Sellers, Fr. 1982-83 28 104-183 Hugh Greenwood, 3.50 & Aaron Jackson, who did it last (8-13) in a .566 M. MASON, So. 2013-14 25 90-159 8. Rodney Glasgow, VMI 3.31 .563 Derrick Alston, Jr. 1992-93 28 214-380 9. Tyler Ennis, Syracuse 3.24 memorable 46-point NIT performance at Vir- 10. Kenneth Smith, Tech 3.23 ginia Tech on Mar. 18, 2009. 2014-15 TOP GAMES 2014-15 LEADERBOARD CAREER TOTALS

INDIVIDUAL 30-POINT GAMES ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 Tot. None POINTS 40-POINT GAMES 20-POINT GAMES (includes 30-point games) 27 Jordan Stevens at Abilene Christian 11/22 None Derrick Colter 1 26 Derrick Colter vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 Last Aaron Jackson 46 at Va. Tech (NIT) on Mar. 18, Jordan Stevens 1 2009 18 TySean Powell at Abilene Christian 11/22 16 Micah Mason vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 DOUBLE-DIGIT GAMES 30-POINT GAMES 14 Eric James vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 Eric James 2 None Derrick Colter 1 REBOUNDS Last B.J. Monteiro 30 vs. Fordham, 2/15/12 L.G. Gill 1 10 Jeremiah Jones at Abilene Christian 11/22 Micah Mason 1 8 Micah Mason at Abilene Christian 11/22 TySean Powell 1 20-POINT GAMES (includes 30-point games) 8 Dominique McKoy vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 Jordan Stevens 1 Derrick Colter 4 3 1 8 7 Eric James vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 Micah Mason 0 2 --- 2 GAMES LEADING DU SCORING Jordan Stevens 1 1 ASSISTS Derrick Colter 1 9 Micah Mason vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 Jordan Stevens 1 DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING Derrick Colter 23 14 1 38 STEALS GAMES LEADING DU REBOUNDING Micah Mason +5 13 1 +19 2 Derrick Colter at Abilene Christian 11/22 Dominique McKoy 1 Dominique McKoy ^1 JC 18 --- ^19 2 Jordan Stevens at Abilene Christian 11/22 Jeremiah Jones 1 2 Eric James vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 Jeremiah Jones 9 9 --- 18 2 TySean Powell vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 GAMES LEADING DU ASSISTS L.G. Gill 3 1 4 Jeremiah Jones 1 Desmond Ridenour 1 --- 1 BLOCKS Micah Mason 1 Eric James 2 2 2 L.G. Gill at Abilene Christian 11/22 Jordan Stevens 1 TySean Powell 1 1 Jordan Stevens 1 1 10-REBOUND GAMES 3-POINTERS MADE + - 5 at Drake (2012-13); ^ - 1 at Rhode Island (2011-12) 7 (7-8) Derrick Colter vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 Jeremiah Jones 1 6 (6-9) Jordan Stevens at Abilene Christian 11/22 10-ASSIST GAMES 20-POINT HALVES 3 (3-6) Micah Mason vs. Bluefi eld State 11/15 None None Last Ovie Soko 20 in fi rst half vs. Fordham, 1/8/14 5 OR MORE 3-POINTERS TEAM Derrick Colter 1 10+-ASSIST GAMES SCORING Jordan Stevens 1 Derrick Colter 1 0 --- 1 102 at Abilene Christian (102-81) W 11/22 5-STEAL GAMES 91 Bluefi eld State (91-51) W 11/15 None 5+-STEAL GAMES SCORING DEFENSE None 5-BLOCK GAMES 51 Bluefi eld State (51-91) W 11/15 Last T.J. McConnell 5 at Charlotte, 2/29/12 None 81 at Abilene Christian (81-102) W 11/22 DOUBLE-DOUBLES (pts.-reb.) 5+-BLOCK GAMES FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE None Dominique McKoy 0 JC 1 --- 1 .596 at Abilene Christian (34-57) W 11/22 .547 Bluefi eld State (35-64) W 11/15 DUNKS (7) 10+-BLOCK GAMES James (3), Powell (3), Robinson (1) None FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE Last Shawn James 10 vs. Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 6, 2008 .271 Bluefi eld State (16-59) W 11/15 CHARGES TAKEN (0) .403 at Abilene Christian (25-62) W 11/22 None 5 OR MORE “3’S” IN A GAME Micah Mason +2 3 --- +5 THREE-POINT PLAYS (5) Derrick Colter 0 1 1 2 Colter (*1-1), Gill (1-1), Jones (1-1), Mason (1-1), L.G. Gill 1 --- 1 Powell (1-1) Jordan Stevens 1 1 * - includes one 4-pt play + - 2 at Drake (2012-13); CONSECUTIVE GAMES Colter (62), Jones (62), Ridenour (32), Mason (23), 10+-REBOUND GAMES Gill (23), Foschia (2), Haus (2), James (2), Johnston Dominique McKoy 0 JC 6 --- 6 (2), Lewis (2), Macheledt (2), Powell (2), Robinson Jeremiah Jones 1 (2), Stevens (1) DOUBLE-DOUBLES (points-rebounds) CONSECUTIVE STARTS Dominique McKoy 0 JC 4 --- 4 Colter (62), Jones (43), Mason (23), Gill (2), Derrick Colter #1 0 --- 1 Robinson (2) # - points-assists

TRIPLE-DOUBLES (points-rebounds-blocks) None Last T.J. McConnell (15-10-11a) vs. District of Columbia, 11/18/11 • Only other triple double in DU history Shawn James vs. Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 6, 2008 (17-11-10b) Jim Ferry Head Coach • Third Season at Duquesne 17th Season Overall

Jim Ferry, who led LIU Brooklyn to back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances in 2011 and 2012, is in his third season as head coach of the Dukes. The Elmont, N.Y. native, who came to the Bluff with over 250 wins as a head coach at the Division I, Division II and Division III levels, is the 16th head coach in the 96-year history of Duquesne basketball. Ferry’s inaugural Dukes team, which fi nished 8-22, managed to post the school’s fi rst win at Temple in 18 years as well as produce Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team member Derrick Colter. THE JIM FERRY FILE In 2014, Ferry guided a roster that opened the season with eight fi rst-year scholarship players to 13 wins. The Dukes notched seven road PERSONAL victories for just the fi fth time since 1955, including Birthdate ______July 9, 1967 the school’s fi rst road win over a Top 10 team in 52 Birthplace ______Elmont, N.Y. years - 71-64 at No. 10 (AP) Saint Louis on Febru- College ______Keene State College ‘90 Degree ______public safety science ary 27. Three-year basketball letterman at Keene State College ... Ferry transfer recruits Ovie Soko (UAB) and played one year at New York Tech before transferring in Micah Mason (Drake) had outstanding seasons. High School ______Valley Stream North Soko led an Atlantic 10 Conference that sent six Wife ______Kelly teams to the NCAA Tournament in scoring on his Children (4) ______Victoria, way to earning third team all-league honors and Hannah & James (twins) and Leo Mason became the fi rst Duquesne men’s player to lead the nation in a statistical category when he shot COACHING EXPERIENCE an NCAA-best .560 from the 3-point arc. YEARS __ POSITION ______SCHOOL Ferry came to DU after engineering one of the 1990-91 __ Assistant Coach ______Keene State 1991-98 __ Assistant Coach ______Bentley top rebuilding projects in NCAA Division I basket- 1998-99 __ Head Coach ______Plymouth State ball at LIU. 1999-02 __ Head Coach ______Adelphi He took over a 5-22 Blackbirds team in 2002-03 2002-12 __ Head Coach ______LIU Brooklyn and guided it to 52 wins, including a 34-2 record in 2013- ____ Head Coach ______Duquesne play, in his fi nal two seasons. AS A HEAD COACH In the process, Ferry’s LIU teams consistently ranked among the top scoring squads in the coun- YEARS __ SCHOOL ______W/L PCT 1998-99 __ Plymouth State (1 yr.) _____ 22-8 .733 try. 1999-02 __ Adelphi (3 yrs.) ______82-11 .882 In 2011, the Blackbirds were the fourth-highest 2002-12 __ LIU Brooklyn (10 yrs.) __ 150-149 .502 scoring team in the nation in fi nishing 27-6. The 27 2012- ____ Duquesne (3rd yr.) ______23-39 .371 Total ____17th year ______277-207 .572 wins were the most by an LIU team since 1937. LIU ranked second nationally in scoring at 81.4 points per game in posting a 25-9 record in POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2012. It was the fi rst time since 1941 & 1942 - then under legendary head coach - that LIU won 25 or more games in back-to-back seasons. 2000, 2001 & 2002 NCAA Division II at Adelphi • Sweet 16 in 2000, Elite 8 in 2001 & 2002 • Ferry left the Brooklyn campus with a 27-game home win streak - second only to 2012 national champion Kentucky’s 52 consecutive home victories. He also left behind four returning 2011 NCAA Second Round at LIU Brooklyn starters including 2011-12 NEC Player of the Year Julian Bond to come to Duquesne. The 2013 • First postseason appearance in 14 years • (since the 1997 NCAAs) Blackbirds went on to make a third consecutive NCAA appearance under former Ferry assistant . 2012 NCAA Second Round at LIU Brooklyn Ferry earned a number of accolades during his time at LIU including a pair of NEC Coach • First back-to-back appearances in school history • of the Year honors (2005 and 2011). His players also received numerous honors including NEC Player of the Year (Julian Bond) and NEC Rookie of the Year twice (James Williams & Julian Bond). In all, Ferry coached 11 all-conference honorees and eight all-rookie selections in 10 seasons at LIU. Among his top recruits was guard , who fi nished his career as one of only four players in NCAA history to accumulate 1,000 assists. Prior to taking over at LIU, Ferry was highly successful at the Division II level where he led Adelphi University to an 82-11 record in three seasons from 1999 through 2002. He led the Garden City, N.Y. school to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2000 and NCAA Elite 8 appearances in 2001 and 2002 and was named NIT/Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Division II Coach of the Year all three seasons. Ferry’s Adelphi teams went 62-4 in winning three-straight New York Collegiate championships. His 2001 Panthers won 31 consecutive games in posting a school record 31 wins (31-1). Ferry got his head coaching start at Division III Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire where he led the Panthers to a 22-8 record and an appearance in the New England Tournament fi nals in 1998-99. He was named New Hampshire Coaches Association Division III Coach of the Year following the season. Ferry reached the 100-win plateau (104-19) in his fi rst four seasons as a head coach. A 1990 graduate of Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire, Ferry started his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater in 1990-91. He served as an assistant coach at Bentley College in Waltham, Mass. for seven seasons prior to taking the head coaching position at Plym- outh State. As an assistant, he helped the Falcons to a 1992-93 Northeast 10 regular season championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament. Ferry, the son of a transit police offi cer, played one year at New York Tech before transferring to Keene State, where he posted a double-digit scoring average for his career. Ferry led the Owls in scoring as a junior and was team captain as a senior. He earned his undergradu- ate degree in public safety science. Ferry and his wife, Kelly, are the parents of four children: Victoria, twins Hannah and James, and Leo. JIM FERRY YEAR-BY-YEAR FERRY as a Head Coach BY THE NUMBERS

0 • Number of times LIU Brooklyn made back- at PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE to-back NCAA Tournament appearances prior YEAR SCHOOL ALL CONFERENCE PLACE POSTSEASON to Jim Ferry’s arrival. Ferry turned the trick in 1998-99 Plymouth State 22-8 11-3 T1st ECAC New England Final 2011 & 2012. Overall 1 year 22-8 11-3 1 title

NOTES: Plymouth State University, Plymouth, N.H. ... NCAA Division III ... Little East Conference (LEC) ... set .882 • Ferry’s winning percentage in three a school record with 22 wins ... LEC regular season champions and tournament runner-up ... reached ECAC seasons as head coach at Division II Adelphi Division III New England Tournament fi nal ... earned a No. 4 fi nal NCAA Northeast ranking ... was named New University (82-11) from 1999-00 through Hampshire Coaches Association Division III Coach of the Year. 2001-02. at ADELPHI UNIVERSITY 2 • Number of times Ferry was named North- YEAR SCHOOL ALL CONFERENCE PLACE POSTSEASON east Conference Coach of the Year (2005 & 1999-00 Adelphi 23-7 19-3 1st NCAA Sweet 16 2011). 2000-01 Adelphi 31-1 22-0 1st NCAA Elite 8 2001-02 Adelphi 28-3 21-1 1st NCAA Elite 8 2 • Number of times Ferry was named Overall 3 years 82-11 62-4 3 titles 3 NCAAs NABC District 18 Coach of the Year (2011 & 2012-co). NOTES: Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y. ... NCAA Division II ... New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) ... NCAA Northeast Region Finalist in 2000 (Sweet 16) ... NCAA Northeast Regional Champions in 2001 & 2002 (Elite 8 both seasons) ... NYCAC regular season champions in 2000, 2001 and 2002 ... was 9 • Has coached nine All-Rookie Team selec- nationally ranked for two weeks in 2000 ... spent six weeks ranked No. 1 - including the fi nal poll - in 2001 ... tions in his 12 seasons as a Division I head won a school record 31 games - all in a row - in posting the top winning percentage in NCAA Division II (31-1, coach. Two of his All-Rookie picks in his 10 .969) in ‘01 ... fi nished the season ranked No. 4 nationally in 2002 ... coached the only fi rst team All-American in seasons at LIU Brooklyn - James Williams school history (Ryan McCormack in 2001) ... coached a pair of NABC All-Region players in McCormack (2000 (2004) and Julian Bond (2009) - were named & 2001) and Ed Williams (2001 & 2002) ... was named NCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 2001 and NABC NEC Rookie of the Year. Ferry coached eight Northeast Region Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2002 ... three-time NYCAC and NIT/Metropolitan Basketball players who earned All-NEC honors a total of Writers Association Division II Coach of the Year. 11 times while at LIU Brooklyn. Derrick Colter earned All-Rookie honors in Ferry’s fi rst sea- at LIU BROOKLYN son at Duquesne. YEAR SCHOOL ALL CONFERENCE PLACE POSTSEASON 2002-03 LIU Brooklyn 9-19 7-11 T8th NEC Quarterfi nals 8.3 • Number of wins LIU Brooklyn aver- 2003-04 LIU Brooklyn 8-19 4-14 11th aged in the three seasons prior to Ferry’s 2004-05 LIU Brooklyn 14-15 10-8 T4th NEC Semifi nals arrival. Ferry averaged 15.0 wins in his 10 2005-06 LIU Brooklyn 12-16 9-9 6th NEC Quarterfi nals seasons at LIU. 2006-07 LIU Brooklyn 10-19 6-12 10th 2007-08 LIU Brooklyn 15-15 7-11 7th NEC Quarterfi nals 2008-09 LIU Brooklyn 16-14 12-6 T2nd NEC Quarterfi nals 13 • LIU’s 13-win improvement from 2010 2009-10 LIU Brooklyn 14-17 11-7 4th NEC Semifi nals (14-17) to 2011 (27-6) was the nation’s best. 2010-11 LIU Brooklyn 27-6 16-2 1st NCAA Second Round 2011-12 LIU Brooklyn 25-9 16-2 1st NCAA Second Round 14 • Number of years between NCAA Tour- Overall 10 years 150-149 98-82 2 titles 2 NCAAs nament appearances for LIU before Ferry’s NOTES: LIU Brooklyn in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... NCAA Division I ... Northeast Conference (NEC) ... guided the Black- 2011 Blackbirds ended the drought (last previ- birds to back-to-back NEC regular season and post-season tournament championships ... the titles were the ous appearance was 1997). school’s fi rst in 13 years (since 1997-98) ... led LIU to the fourth and fi fth NCAA Championship appearances in school history (2011 & 2012) ... fi nished the 2012 season with the nation’s second-longest home win streak (27 16 • LIU program record number of NEC wins games) ... ranked second nationally in scoring in 2012 (81.4 ppg.) and fourth in 2011 (82.7 ppg.) ... went 32-4 posted by Ferry’s Blackbirds in both 2011 and (.889) in the NEC in 2011 & 2012 ... won 25 or more games in back-to-back seasons for the fi rst time since Clair 2012 (16-2 both seasons). Bee’s legendary LIU teams in 1941 & 1942 (a span of 70 years) ... posted the most road wins in the nation (13) in 2011 ... reached the NEC semifi nals in 2005 & 2010 ... fi nished tied for second in the NEC in 2009 after being picked to fi nish sixth in the preseason poll ... was picked to fi nish 11th in 2005 and ended up tied for fourth ... 19.4 • Number of wins LIU Brooklyn aver- the 23 conference wins in 2009 & 2010 were the most in a two-year period since 1998 & 1999 ... LIU’s eight aged in Ferry’s fi nal fi ve seasons. non-conference wins in 2008 were the school’s most since 1987 ... posted back-to-back 15-win seasons (2008 & 2009) for the fi rst time since 1997 & 1998 ... two-time NEC Coach of the Year (2005 & 2011) ... two-time NABC 52 • Years between road wins over an AP District 18 Coach of the Year (2011 & 2012-co) ... coached on NEC Player of the Year (Julian Bond in 2012) Top 10 team before Ferry’s Dukes defeated and two Rookies of the Year (Bond in 2009 and James Williams in 2004) ... coached eight players who earned No. 10 Saint Louis at Chaifetz Arena on Feb. All-NEC honors a total of 11 times ... also had eight players named to the All-Rookie team in 10 seasons. 27, 2014. at DUQUESNE 70 • Ferry’s LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds posted YEAR SCHOOL ALL CONFERENCE PLACE POSTSEASON back-to-back 25-win seasons (27-6 in 2011 2012-13 Duquesne 8-22 1-15 16th and 25-9 in 2012) for the fi rst time since Clair 2013-14 Duquesne 13-17 5-11 T10th Bee’s 1941 & 1942 teams did the same - a feat 2014-15 Duquesne 2-0 that hadn’t been performed in 70 years. Overall 2 years 23-39 6-26

NOTES: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa. ... NCAA Division I ... Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) ... year one: 77.5 • LIU’s average RPI over Ferry’s last posted Duquesne’s fi rst win at Temple since 1995 (84-83 on Feb. 14) ... it was DU’s fi rst win at Liacouras Center two seasons (80 in 2012 and 75 in 2011). ... recruited and coached A-10 All-Rookie Team pick Derrick Colter ... year two: posted DU’s fi rst road win over a Top 10 team in 52 years, 71-64 at No. 10 (AP) Saint Louis on Feb. 27 ... notched seven road wins for just the 104 • Number of wins posted by Ferry in fi fth time since 1955 ... it was also the third time since 1971 that the Dukes posted a winning road record (7-6) his fi rst four seasons as a head coach (22-8 ... coached 3rd Team All-A10 forward and conference leading scorer Ovie Soko and the NCAAs top 3-point at Plymouth State and 23-7, 31-1 & 28-3 in his shooter Micah Mason ... both Soko (UAB) and Mason (Drake) were fi rst-year transfer recruits. fi rst three seasons at Adelphi). 2014-15 LEADS AND DEFICITS/SPECIALTY STATS

— SPECIALTY STATS: DUQ-OPP. — LARGE LEAD LARGE DEFICIT PP TO 2ND FB BEN TIE LC SCORE +/- NOVEMBER 15 BLUEFIELD STATE +41 (89-48, 1:19, 2nd) -4 (4-8, 15:40, 1st) 34-14 25-13 15-11 27-2 33-5 2 2 W 91-51 +40 22 at Abilene Christian +28 (95-67, 3:35, 2nd) -2 (16-18, 9:27, 1st) 30-24 13-15 18-12 6-4 67-18 3 6 W 102-81 +21 29 NJIT DECEMBER 2 HOWARD 5 vs. Pitt 10 at Penn State 13 at Robert Morris 17 SAINT FRANCIS U 20 UMASS LOWELL 28 MD EASTERN SHORE 30 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN JANUARY 3 at Dayton 7 SAINT JOSEPH’S 10 RHODE ISLAND 14 at Saint Louis 17 VCU 22 ST. BONAVENTURE 24 at George Washington 28 at Richmond 31 GEORGE MASON FEBRUARY 7 at Davidson 11 GEORGE WASHINGTON 14 at Massachusetts 18 at La Salle 21 DAYTON 25 SAINT LOUIS 28 at St. Bonaventure MARCH 4 at Fordham 7 DAVIDSON ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP 11 TBD KEY: PP - points in paint; TO - points off turnovers; 2ND - second-chance points; FB - fast break points; BEN - bench points; TIE - ties; LC - lead changes

CLOSE CALLS: To come ...

TOP COMEBACKS IN THE PAST 17 YEARS Duquesne’s rally from 15 down in the 60-56 win over West Virginia on Dec. 11, 2012 was the school’s top comeback in 16 years:

DEFICIT SCORE TIME HALF FINAL SCORE MARGIN OPPONENT DATE -19* 28-47 18:31 2nd W 88-82 +6 Radford Dec. 6, 1997 -15 23-38 19:14 2nd W 60-56 +4 West Virginia (CEC) Dec. 11, 2012 -14 27-41 7:30 1st W 103-82 +21 La Salle Feb. 14, 2010 -14 18-32 5:18 1st W 73-63 +10 at Saint Louis Jan. 6, 2007 -14 20-34 5:35 1st W 72-71 +1 at Saint Francis Dec. 22, 2006 -14 9-23 9:55 1st W 78-69 +9 Massachusetts Feb. 6, 2002 -14 42-56 17:15 2nd W 94-89 +5 Ohio Dec. 12, 2000 * - DU, which trailed 40-26 at the half and 47-28 with 18:31 left in the Dec. 6, 1997 Radford game, cut the 19-point defi cit to tie the game at 58-58 in a span of 8:53

TOP COMEBACKS UNDER JIM FERRY DEFICIT SCORE TIME HALF FINAL SCORE MARGIN OPPONENT DATE -15 23-38 19:14 2nd W 60-56 +4 West Virginia (CEC) Dec. 11, 2012 -13 22-35 2:17 1st W 78-71 +7 at Saint Francis Dec. 17, 2013 -10 43-53 9:32 2nd W 71-64 +7 at NJIT Jan. 29, 2014

LARGEST LEAD: +41 vs. Bluefi eld State, Nov. 15 2014 (W, 91-51) LARGEST DEFICIT: -37 at Saint Joseph’s, Jan. 15, 2014 (L, 75-84) & at La Salle, Mar. 2, 2103 (L, 64-97) MOST POINTS IN PAINT: 48 vs. UMBC, Dec. 4, 2013 (W, 94-88) MOST POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: 28 at Saint Joseph’s, Jan. 15, 2014 (L, 75-84) MOST SECOND CHANCE POINTS: 23 vs. , Dec. 8, 2012 (W, 88-70) MOST FAST BREAK POINTS: 34 vs. UMBC, Dec. 4, 2013 (W, 94-88) MOST BENCH POINTS: 67 at Abilene Christian, Nov. 22, 2014 (W, 102-81) MOST TIES: 11 vs. Saint Louis, Jan. 23, 2013 (L, 64-73) MOST LEAD CHANGES: 19 vs. No. 19 (AP) Saint Louis, Jan. 22, 2014 (L, 72-76) THE LAST TIME 2014-15 STARTERS (SF, PF, C, 2G, PG) or (SF, PF, G, G, G) VS. AP RANKED TEAMS Last win Feb. 27, 2014 at #10 Saint Louis (71-64) (last game) 1. Jones, Gill, Robinson, Colter, Mason 2-0 VS. TOP 25 ______Span: All- last g (H- 2g, A- last g, N- 12g) W Bluefi eld State 91-51 HOME ______Jan. 15, 2011 vs. #19 Temple (78-66) W at Abilene Christian 102-81 ROAD ______Feb. 27, 2014 at #10 Saint Louis (71-64) NEUTRAL ______Mar. 15, 1969 vs. #8 St. John’s* (75-72) NJIT * - NCAA Tournament consolation game at College Park, Md. Howard vs. Pitt VS. TOP 10 ______Span: All- last g (H- last g, A- last g, N- 7g) HOME ______Feb. 7, 2009 vs. #9 Xavier (72-68) at Penn State ROAD ______Feb. 27, 2014 at #10 Saint Louis (71-64) at Robert Morris NEUTRAL ______Mar. 15, 1969 vs. #8 St. John’s* (75-72) Saint Francis U * - NCAA Tournament consolation game at College Park, Md. UMass Lowell Maryland Eastern Shore A DUQUESNE PLAYER SCORED 40 POINTS (Last 3/18/09) Texas-Pan American Home - 43 by Mark Stevenson in a 78-77 loss to West Virginia, 1/30/90 at Dayton* Road - 46 by Aaron Jackson at Virginia Tech (2OT) (NIT), 3/18/09 Saint Joseph’s* Neutral - 44 by Mark Stevenson in a 96-70 win over Saint Joseph’s at the Rhode Island* Atlantic 10 Tournament, 3/3/90 at Saint Louis* VCU* A DUQUESNE PLAYER SCORED 30 POINTS (Last 2/15/12) St. Bonaventure* Home - 30 by B.J. Monteiro in a 77-67 win over Fordham, 2/15/12 at George Washington* Road - 46 by Aaron Jackson at Virginia Tech (2OT) (NIT), 3/18/09 at Richmond* Neutral - 30 by Wayne Smith in an 86-81 loss to George Mason* (at Binghamton, NY), 11/20/99 at Davidson* George Washington* MISCELLANEOUS INDIVIDUAL at Massachusetts* Two 30-point scorers: Willie Ross (33) and Willie Somerset (33) in a 101-81 at La Salle* win over Baldwin-Wallace, 12/16/63 Dayton* Three 20-point scorers: Melquan Bolding (32), Eric Evans (23) and Bill Clark Saint Louis* (20) in a 111-100 win over Fordham, 3/5/10 at St. Bonaventure* Three consecutive 20-point games: Ovie Soko (27 vs. SBU, 25 at NJIT & 23 at Fordham* at La Salle), 1/25/14 through 2/1/14 Davidson* Four/Five consecutive 20-point games: Ovie Soko (23 at SFU, 22 at UMass Lowell, 21 at UTPA, 22 vs. App St., 29 vs. FOR), 12/17/13 through 1/8/14 * - indicates Atlantic 10 Conference game 20-point half: Ovie Soko (20 of 29 in 1st) of 87-81 win over Fordham, 1/8/14 Five in double fi gures: Five in an 81-69 win at George Mason, 3/8/14 Six in double fi gures: Six in an 84-65 win over Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/26/11 CAREER STARTS BY PLAYER Zero in double fi gures: In a 57-43 loss to North Dakota State, 11/20/12 Two with 10 rebounds: Rodrigo Peggau (12) and B.J. Monteiro (10) in a 110- ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 Career 67 win over Bluefi eld State, 11/13/10 Derrick Colter, Jr. 30 30 2 62 20 rebounds: Simon Ogunlesi (20) in a 71-64 loss to Hampton, 2/10/00 Jeremiah Jones, Jr. 22 30 2 54 previous prior to Ogunlesi was Bruce Atkins (21) vs. West Virginia on 2/9/81 Micah Mason, Jr. +11 22 2 35 15 rebounds: Andre Marhold (15) in an 84-83 win at Temple, 2/14/13 Dominique McKoy, Sr. ^2 JC 30 32 10 assists: Derrick Colter (11) in an 89-87 overtime loss to Charlotte, 3/6/13 L.G. Gill, So. 0 2 2 6 blocks: Damian Saunders (6) in a 83-77 win at Charlotte, 2/17/10 Jordan Robinson, Fr. 2 2 6 steals: Eric Evans (6) in a 97-81 win over UDC, 11/18/11 Desmond Ridenour, So. 0 0 6 three-pointers: Jordan Stevens (6-9) in 102-81 win at Abilene Christian, Eric James, Fr. 0 11/22/14 TySean Powell, Fr. 0 7 three-pointers: Derrick Colter (7-8) in 91-51 win over Bluefi eld St., 11/15/14 Jordan Stevens, Jr. 0 Darius Lewis, So. 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Nick Foschia, Jr. 0 0 0 Won by 50+: (+70) 129-59 win over Howard, 11/9/07 Christian Johnston, Jr. 0 0 0 Won by 40+: (+40) 91-51 win over Bluefi eld State, 11/15/14 Marshall Macheledt, Fr. 0 Won by 30+: (+40) 91-51 win over Bluefi eld State, 11/15/14 David Haus, Fr. 0 Played OT: 89-87 loss to Charlotte, 3/6/13 Played multiple OT: 85-79 2OT loss to George Mason, 12/22/10 + - Mason started 11 times at Drake in 2012-13 Scored 100: (102) in a 102-81 win at Abilene Christian, 11/22/14 ^ - McKoy started twice at Rhode Island in 2011-12 Surrendered 100: (100) in a 111-100 win over Fordham, 3/5/10 Opponent 0 double-digit scorers: In 58-44 win over Savannah St., 12/5/09 Held an opponent under 50: (45) in a 67-45 win over Saint Louis, 1/12/11 Held an opponent under 40: (34) in a 34-33 loss to Saint Peter’s in the second round of the NIT, 3/10/80 Shot better than 70%: (34-47, .723) in a 95-85 win at St. Bonaventure, 2/23/91 Shot better than 65%: (49-73, .671) in a 129-59 win over Howard, 11/9/07 Shot better than 60%: (33-53, .623) in a 95-77 win at UMass Lowell, 12/21/13 Held an opponent under 30%: (16-59, .271) in 91-51 win over Bluefi eld State, 11/15/14 Made 15 three-pointers: (16-39) in a 110-67 win over Bluefi eld State, 11/13/10 Forced 30 turnovers: (31) in a 74-68 win over St. Bonaventure, 1/31/09 Committed 30 turnovers: (35) in a 89-39 loss at Maryland, 11/30/02 Outrebounded a team by 25: (+26, 54-28) in an 88-70 win over New Or- leans, 12/8/12 Outrebounded a team by 20: (+26, 54-28) in an 88-70 win over New Or- leans, 12/8/12 Won after trailing by 15 in 2nd half: (-15, 23-38 with 19:14 to go) in a 60-56 win over West Virginia (CEC), 12/11/12 Last buzzer beater: Derrick Colter 3-pointer to defeat St. Bonaventure (83- 81), 1/25/14 DUQUESNE BASKETBALL HISTORICAL BITS

WHY DUKES? for six seasons, died on Feb. 5, 1984. His legacy is currently being honored The nickname “Dukes” goes back to the changing of the name of the by the Athletic Department with the annual Chuck Cooper Classic. University from the University of the Holy Ghost to Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost in 1911 (the shortened version, Duquesne University, JIM TUCKER ALSO LEFT HIS MARK ON THE NBA became offi cial in 1935). The name Duquesne was chosen in honor of Ange In addition to the fi rst African-American drafted by an NBA team (Chuck Duquesne de Menneville, Marquis du Quesne, the French governor of New Cooper), Duquesne can also claim one of the fi rst two African-Americans France who built Fort Duquesne at The Point in Pittsburgh in 1754 and was to win an NBA title. Jim Tucker (1952-54) and teammate were the fi rst man to bring Catholic observances to the city. Since a Marquis and the fi rst two African-Americans to play on an NBA championship team as a Duke dress similarly, the unoffi cial symbol of the school’s athletic teams members of the 1955 Syracuse Nationals. Tucker is also part of another NBA became a man dressed in a top hat, tails and a sash of royalty across the footnote. On February 20, 1955, the rookie forward took just 17 minutes to chest. Dukes being more readily known than Marquis, the name Duke was reach double digits in three statistical categories - the fastest triple-double in popularly assigned to the symbol and it has stuck ever since. NBA history - in a 104-84 win over the New York Knicks. Tucker fi nished the game with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. IT ALL BEGAN ON JAN. 15, 1913 Duquesne fi elded its fi rst basketball team in 1913-14. The Dukes defeated DUKES FIRST ON TV IN PITTSBURGH Bethany, 43-28, at home in their fi rst game on Jan. 15, 1913. This is the The fi rst televised game in Pittsburgh basketball history was between 99th season of DU basketball. Duquesne and St. Bonaventure on Feb. 11, 1952 from Duquesne Gardens. The Dukes and Bonnies were the only unbeaten teams in the nation at CUMBERLAND POSEY the time. The game was aired by WDTV (now KDKA) with Ray Scott Duquesne, which was at the forefront among predominately white col- handling the play-by-play. leges in the recruitment of black athletes, lists Cumberland Posey as its fi rst recorded black athlete. Posey, who led the Dukes in scoring for three POLL POSITION seasons from 1916-18 under the name of Charles Cumbert, went on to Duquesne has spent more total weeks (66) in the Associated Press Top 10 greater fame as the and later owner of the fabled Homestead than any other Atlantic 10 school. The Dukes were ranked for 36 consecu- Grays of the Negro League. On Feb. 27, 2006 Posey was hon- tive weeks from 1953-56. ored for his contributions to the game by being one of 17 Negro League greats selected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Prior to his stint WE’RE NUMBER 1 at Duquesne, Posey formed the Monticello Rifl es - one of the fi rst great Duquesne achieved the No. 1 ranking in both the AP and UPI polls for two black barnstorming basketball teams. The Rifl es, under Posey, absorbed weeks from February16 to March 1, 1954. all of Pittsburgh’s best black players to form the Loendi Big Five, a team that became a dynasty by winning four-straight Colored Basketball World Championships between 1920 and 1923. Posey, along with Harvard grad 1955 NIT CHAMPIONS , is considered to have been instrumental in introducing All-Americans Dick Ricketts and Sihugo Green led Duquesne to the basketball to the black community in the early 1900s. 1955 National Invitation Tournament title at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Ricketts and Green, who were both named consensus fi rst team All-Americans, combined to score all of Duquesne’s 35 fi rst-half points NIT AND NCAA IN SAME SEASON - and the fi rst nine points of the second half - as the Dukes defeated ninth- The 20-3 1940 Dukes, along with Colorado, were one of the fi rst two teams ranked Dayton 70-58 in the title game on March 19, 1955. Led by head invited to play in both the NIT (second place) and NCAA Championship coach and his assistant Red Manning, the ‘55 Dukes fi nished (Final Four) in the same season. Duquesne, which was coming off a three ranked No. 6 in the nation with a 22-4 record and maintained a ranking in games-in-fi ve-days runner-up fi nish at the NIT in New York City, made the Associated Press Top 10 for 14 consecutive weeks. the trip to to face Western Kentucky seven days later in the second NCAA Tournament. DU went on to defeat the Hilltoppers 30-29 before falling to eventual national champion Indiana in the national semi- BACK-TO-BACK NO. 1’S fi nal. Duquesne head coach Chick Davies, who knocked off St. John’s Joe In the summer of 2000, ESPN.com researched and posted the all-time list Lapchick and Oklahoma A&M’s Hank Iba to advance to the championship of NBA draft fi rst overall picks. According to their fi ndings, one school game of the NIT, added another notch to his belt with the win over WKU - - Duquesne - has ever had back-to-back fi rst overall picks: Dick Ricketts and third Hall of Fame Coach - in E.A. “Ed” Diddle. DU also played in the by Milwaukee in 1955 and Sihugo Green by Rochester in 1956. Green, NCAAs and NIT in 1952. On two other occasions (1941 & ‘47), Duquesne the only two-time consensus All-American in school history was selected declined an NCAA bid to play in the NIT. ahead of San Francisco star . According to a UPI story from that year, teams were wary of Russell for three reasons: “1) He wouldn’t be available until late December because of his commitment to the U.S. COOPER MAKES HISTORY Olympic team; 2) It was feared that the would bid “I don’t give a damn if he’s striped or plaid or polka-dot, Boston takes high for his services and 3) There was doubt among some pro coaches that Charles Cooper of Duquesne!” were the history-making words of Boston Russell would star in the pro game as he did in college.” Celtics owner Walter Brown when he made Duquesne’s Chuck Cooper the fi rst African-American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team with the fi rst pick of the second round (12th overall) on April 25, 1950. NORM NIXON Cooper, who went to Pittsburgh’s Westinghouse High School, attended Norm Nixon, who led the Dukes to the fi rst Atlantic 10 (then Eastern 8) Duquesne on the GI Bill. He led the Dukes to a 78-19 record and two NIT Championship in 1977, enjoyed a 10-year NBA career with the Los An- appearances in his four-year career and captained a 1949-50 squad - the geles Lakers and Clippers. Nixon, who played for two World Champion fi rst Duquesne team to be ranked for an entire season by the Associated Lakers teams (1980 & 1982) fi nished his NBA career with 12,065 points Press - to a 23-6 record and No. 6 ranking. Cooper, who played in the NBA and 6,386 assists. 2014-15 Duquesne Basketball Duquesne Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 23, 2014) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 35 STEVENS, Jordan 1-0 28 28.0 10-17 . 5 8 8 6-9 . 6 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 00222.01042022727.0 01 COLTER, Derrick 2-2 46 23.0 9-15 . 6 0 0 8-12 . 6 6 7 3-3 1.000 1 3 4 2.0 6 0 5 1 0 3 29 14.5 02 JAMES, Eric 2-0 41 20.5 9-14 . 6 4 3 3-5 . 6 0 0 5-10 . 5 0 0 6 6 12 6.0 3 0 3 4 0 2 26 13.0 22 MASON, Micah 2-2 51 25.5 9-15 . 6 0 0 5-10 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 9 9 4.5 3 0 9 3 0 1 24 12.0 05 POWELL, TySean 2-0 40 20.0 10-12 . 8 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 2 9 11 5.5 4 0 2 0 1 3 24 12.0 33 GILL, L.G. 2-2 35 17.5 6-12 . 5 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 3-3 1.000 1 3 4 2.0 7 0 1 1 2 1 18 9.0 55 ROBINSON, Jordan2-22613.04-5 . 8 0 00-0 . 0 0 04-8 . 5 0 02463.0300310126.0 03 McKOY, Dominique 1-0 15 15.0 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 8 8 8.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 6.0 23 JONES, Jeremiah 2-2 42 21.0 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-6 . 3 3 3 7 6 13 6.5 3 0 6 5 1 0 10 5.0 32 RIDENOUR, Desmond 2-0 34 17.0 3-9 . 3 3 3 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 1 3 4 2.0 7 0 6 3 0 2 8 4.0 54 LEWIS, Darius 2-02010.00-0 . 0 0 00-0 . 0 0 05-6 . 8 3 31452.530031052.5 45 MACHELEDT, Marshal 2-0 3 1.5 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.0 14 JOHNSTON, Christian2-042.01-3 . 3 3 30-0 . 0 0 00-0 . 0 0 01121.010000021.0 21 HAUS, David 2-0 8 4.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 44 FOSCHIA, Nick 2-073.50-1 . 0 0 00-1 . 0 0 00-2 . 0 0 00110.500000000.0 Team 2 2 4 Total...... 2 400 69-121 . 5 7 0 26-48 . 5 4 2 29-50 . 5 8 0 26 62 88 44.0 43 0 37 26 7 14 193 96.5 Opponents...... 2 400 41-121 . 3 3 9 14-37 . 3 7 8 36-48 . 7 5 0 25 35 60 30.0 40 1 21 25 5 11 132 66.0

TEAM STATISTICS DUQ OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 193 132 11/15/14 BLUEFIELD STATE W 91-51 2397 Points per game 96.5 66.0 11/22/14 at Abilene Christian W 102-81 2125 Scoring margin +30.5 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 69-121 41-121 * - Conference game Field goal pct . 5 7 0 . 3 3 9 3 POINT FG-ATT 26-48 14-37 3-point FG pct . 5 4 2 . 3 7 8 3-pt FG made per game 13.0 7.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 29-50 36-48 Free throw pct . 5 8 0 . 7 5 0 F-Throws made per game 14.5 18.0 REBOUNDS 88 60 Rebounds per game 44.0 30.0 Rebounding margin +14.0 - ASSISTS 37 21 Assists per game 18.5 10.5 TURNOVERS 26 25 Turnovers per game 13.0 12.5 Turnover margin -0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 0.8 STEALS 14 11 Steals per game 7.0 5.5 BLOCKS 7 5 Blocks per game 3.5 2.5 ATTENDANCE 2397 2125 Home games-Avg/Game 1-2397 1-2125 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Duquesne 98 95 193 Opponents 63 69 132 2014-15 DUQUESNE BASKETBALL RESULTS

OVERALL RECORD: 2-0

Atlantic 10: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Road: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0

DATE ALL/A-10 DU-OPP OPPONENT HI SCORER HI REBOUNDER ATT. Nov. 15 1-0 91-51 W BLUEFIELD STATE 26 Colter 8 McKoy 2,397 Nov. 22 2-0 102-81 W at Abilene Christian 27 Stevens 10 Jones 2,125 Nov. 29 NJIT Dec. 2 HOWARD Dec. 5 vs. Pitt (CEC) ESPN3 Dec. 10 at Penn State BTN Dec. 13 at Robert Morris Dec. 17 SAINT FRANCIS U Dec. 20 UMASS LOWELL Dec. 28 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE Dec. 30 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN Jan. 3 at Dayton* NBCSN Jan. 7 SAINT JOSEPH’S* Jan. 10 RHODE ISLAND* ASN Jan. 14 at Saint Louis* FSMW Jan. 17 VCU* (CEC) CBSSN Jan. 22 ST. BONAVENTURE* CI Jan. 24 at George Washington* Jan. 28 at Richmond* Jan. 31 GEORGE MASON* Feb. 7 at Davidson* A10N Feb. 11 GEORGE WASHINGTON* A10N Feb. 14 at Massachusetts* Feb. 18 at La Salle* ASN Feb. 21 DAYTON&* (CEC) NBCSN Feb. 25 SAINT LOUIS* CI Feb. 28 at St. Bonaventure* Mar. 4 at Fordham* Mar. 7 DAVIDSON* ASN ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP Mar. 11 TBD SNY * - Atlantic 10 Conference games & - Chuck Cooper Classic (vs. Dayton at CONSOL Energy Center) CEC - game played at CONSOL Energy Center

TV KEY: ESPN3 (broadband platform); BTN (Big Ten Network); FSMW (Fox Sports Midwest); CBSSN (CBS Sports Network); NBCSN (NBC Sports Network); CI (CampusIn- siders.com); A10N (SNY + TBD affi liates); ASN (American Sports Network - WPMY locally)

MARGINS OF VICTORY/DEFEAT Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 35 40 Won by 1 1 Lost by

HOME MARGIN LARGEST DEFICIT OVERCOME Largest Win +40 (91-51) Bluefi eld State, Nov. 15, 2014 -4 (4-8) 15:40, 1st W Bluefi eld State, Nov. 15, 2014 Largest Loss

ROAD MARGIN LARGEST SECOND-HALF DEFICIT OVERCOME Largest Win +21 (102-81) at Abilene Christian, Nov. 22, 2014 Largest Loss

NEUTRAL MARGIN LARGEST LEAD LOST Largest Win Largest Loss

LARGEST LEAD LARGEST SECOND-HALF LEAD LOST +41 (89-48) 1:19, 2nd W Bluefi eld State, Nov. 15, 2014

LARGEST DEFICIT -4 (4-8) 15:40, 1st W Bluefi eld State, Nov. 15, 2014

SEASON AND CAREER HIGH GAMES

2014-15 SEASON CAREER 2014-15 SEASON CAREER

#1 DERRICK COLTER, Jr., G #23 JEREMIAH JONES, Jr., F Pts: 26 Bluefi eld State same Pts: 7 at Abilene Christian 16 at Dayton (Fr.) Reb: 4 Bluefi eld State 8 at George Mason (So.) Reb: 10 at Abilene Christian same Asts: 3 Bluefi eld State 11 Charlotte (Fr.) Asts: 4 at Abilene Christian 6, at UMass Lowell (So.) Blks: 1, 7x vs. Rich (A10) last (So.) Blks: 1 Bluefi eld State 1, 4x, Bluefi eld State last (Jr.) Stls: 2 at Abilene Christian 4, 3x UMBC last (So.) Stls: 2, 6x at St. Bonaventure last (So.) Min.: 23 Bluefi eld State & at Abilene Christian 42 Charlotte (Fr.) Min.: 25 at Abilene Christian 41 Charlotte (Fr.)

#2 ERIC JAMES, Fr., G #32 DESMOND RIDENOUR, So., G Pts: 14 Bluefi eld State same Pts: 5 Bluefi eld State 11, at Saint Francis (Fr.) Reb: 7 Bluefi eld State same Reb: 2 BSC & at ACU 5, App State & at George Mason (Fr.) Asts: 3 Bluefi eld State same Asts: 3 BSC & at ACU 6, at Saint Joseph’s (Fr.) Blks: same Blks: 1, 3x, UMass last (Fr.) Stls: 2 Bluefi eld State same Stls: 1 BSC & at ACU 4, at VCU (Fr.) Min.: 24 Bluefi eld State same Min.: 21 Bluefi eld State 29, Pitt (N) (Fr.)

#3 DOMINIQUE McKOY, Sr., F #33 L.G. GILL, So., F Pts: 6 Bluefi eld State 16, Robert Morris (Jr.) Pts: 13 at Abilene Christian 19, at Rhode Island (Fr.) Reb: 8 Bluefi eld State 11, La Salle (Jr.) Reb: 3 Bluefi eld State 7, George Mason (Fr.) Asts: 1 Bluefi eld State 4, Appalachian State & UMass (Jr.) Asts: 1 Bluefi eld State 3, at UMass Lowell (Fr.) Blks: 5, at La Salle (Jr.) Blks: 2 at Abilene Christian 2, 3x, at Abilene Christian last (So.) Stls: *4 at Brown (Fr.) Stls: 1 Bluefi eld State 2, Appalachian State (Fr.) Min.: 15 Bluefi eld State 35, Robt Morris, St. Bona & UMass (Jr.) Min.: 20 Bluefi eld State 20, 2x, Bluefi eld State last (Fr.) * - at Rhode Island (2011-12) #35 JORDAN STEVENS, Jr., G #5 TySEAN POWELL, Fr., F Pts: 27 at Abilene Christian same Pts: 18 at Abilene Christian same Reb: 2 at Abilene Christian same Reb: 6 at Abilene Christian same Asts: 4 at Abilene Christian same Asts: 2 Bluefi eld State same Blks: same Blks: 1 at Abilene Christian same Stls: 2 at Abilene Christian same Stls: 2 Bluefi eld State same Min.: 28 at Abilene Christian same Min.: 22 Bluefi eld State same #44 NICK FOSCHIA, Jr., F #14 CHRISTIAN JOHNSTON, Jr., G Pts: 2 at La Salle (Fr.) Pts: 2 Bluefi eld State same Reb: 1 Bluefi eld State 1, 3x, Bluefi eld State last (Jr.) Reb: 1 Bluefi eld State & at Abilene Christian same Asts: 0 Asts: 0 Blks: 0 Blks: 0 Stls: 0 Stls: 1 Abilene Christian (So.) Min.: 4 Bluefi eld State same Min.: 3 Bluefi eld State same #45 MARSHALL MACHELEDT, Fr., F #21 DAVID HAUS, Fr., G Pts: 2 at Abilene Christian same Pts: same Reb: 1 Bluefi eld State & at Abilene Christian same Reb: 1 Bluefi eld State same Asts: same Asts: same Blks: 1 Bluefi eld State same Blks: same Stls: same Stls: same Min.: 2 Bluefi eld State same Min.: 4 Bluefi eld State & at Abilene Christian same #54 DARIUS LEWIS, So., C #22 MICAH MASON, Jr., G Pts: 5 at Abilene Christian same Pts: 16 Bluefi eld State 22, at Saint Louis (So.) Reb: 3 Bluefi eld State 4, at Saint Joseph’s (Fr.) Reb: 8 at Abilene Christian same Asts: 1, at Saint Joseph’s (Fr.) Asts: 9 Bluefi eld State same Blks: 1 at Abilene Christian 1, 3x, at Abilene Christian last (So.) Blks: 1, UMass (So.) Stls: 2, at Saint Joseph’s (Fr.) Stls: 1 Bluefi eld State 3, 3x, at Saint Louis last (So.) Min.: 14 at Abilene Christian same Min.: 26 Bluefi eld State 35, Mason, Dayton & UMass (So.) #55 JORDAN ROBINSON, Fr., F/C Pts: 8 Bluefi eld State same Reb: 5 Bluefi eld State same Asts: same Blks: 1 at Abilene Christian same Stls: same Min.: 13 Bluefi eld State & at Abilene Christian same FERRY ERA HIGH & LOW GAMES

DUQUESNE HIGH LOW Points 102 at Abilene Christian (2014-15) 43 North Dakota State (2012-13) First Half Points 54 Abilene Christian (2013-14) 15 Dayton (2013-14) Second Half Points 56 at Abilene Christian (2014-15) 22 George Washington (2012-13) Halftime Margin +27 (52-25) Bluefi eld State (2014-15) -32 (20-52) at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) Win/Loss Margin +40 (91-51) Bluefi eld State (2014-15) -33 (64-97) at La Salle (2012-13) Rebounds 54 New Orleans (2012-13) 24 at St. Bonaventure (2012-13) Rebound Margin +26 (54-28) New Orleans (2012-13) -22 (28-50) at Penn State (2012-13) Field Goals Made 35 Bluefi eld State (2014-15) 16 North Dakota State (2012-13) Field Goals Attempted 74 at Fordham (2012-13) 44 Robert Morris (2013-14) Field Goal Percentage .623 (33-53) at UMass Lowell (2013-14) .270 (17-63) Penn State (CEC) (2013-14) 3-Pointers Made 14 Bluefi eld State (2014-15) 3 4x, at NJIT (2013-14) last 3-Pointers Attempted 33 Xavier (2012-13) & at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) 13 at Saint Francis (2013-14) 3-Point Percentage (min. 10 att.) .579 (11-19) St. Bonaventure (2013-14) .158 (3-19) West Virginia (2012-13) Free Throws Made 30 Fordham (2013-14) 4 Pitt (N) (2012-13) & Richmond A10 (2013-14) Free Throws Attempted 43 Fordham (2013-14) 6 Pitt (N) (2012-13) Free Throw Percentage .880 (22-25) at Saint Francis (2013-14) .429 (6-14) Rhode Island (2012-13) & Dayton (2013-14) Assists 27 at UMass Lowell (2013-14) 7 North Dakota State (2012-13) Turnovers 25 at Robert Morris (2012-13) 5 at Fordham (2012-13), New Hampshire (2013-14) & at UMass Lowell (2013-14) Blocked Shots 9 at La Salle (2013-14) 0 3x, at St. Bonaventure (2013-14) last Steals 17 at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) 0 at Saint Francis (2013-14) Personal Fouls 28 at Penn State (2012-13) 8 North Dakota State (2012-13)

OPPONENT HIGH LOW Points 97 at La Salle (2012-13) 51 Bluefi eld State (2014-15) First Half Points 52 at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) 16 Albany (2013-14) Second Half Points 60 at Robert Morris (2012-13) 20 West Virginia (2012-13) Halftime Margin +32 (52-20) at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) -27 (25-52) Bluefi eld State (2014-15) Win/Loss Margin +33 (97-64) at La Salle (2012-13) -40 (51-91) Bluefi eld State (2014-15) Rebounds 50 at Penn State (2012-13) 25 at Rhode Island (2013-14) & Dayton (2013-14) Field Goals Made 36 VCU (2012-13) 16 Bluefi eld State (2014-15) Field Goals Attempted 72 VCU (2012-13) 45 at Rhode Island (2013-14) Field Goal Percentage .646 (31-48) at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) .271 (16-59) Bluefi eld State (2014-15) 3-Pointers Made 17 at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) 3 Saint Louis & Xavier (2012-13) & Pitt (N) (2013-14) 3-Pointers Attempted 41 Fordham (2013-14) 10 George Mason (2013-14) 3-Point Percentage (min. 10 att.) .630 (17-27) at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) .143 (3-21) Saint Louis (2012-13) Free Throws Made 28 Saint Louis (2012-13) 3 New Hampshire (2013-14) Free Throws Attempted 39 Saint Louis (2012-13) 4 New Hampshire (2013-14) Free Throw Percentage .909 (10-11) at St. Bonaventure (2013-14) .357 (5-14) at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) Assists 27 at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) 9 Abilene Christian (2013-14) Turnovers 22 at Saint Joseph’s (2013-14) 1 at Saint Francis (2013-14) Blocked Shots 13 at Fordham (2012-13) & Penn State (CEC) (2013-14) 0 New Orleans & at Robert Morris (2012-13) Steals 19 at Robert Morris (2012-13) 1 3x, St. Bonaventure (2013-14) last Personal Fouls 27 Charlotte (2012-13) & UMBC (2013-14) 9 at Butler (2012-13)

INDIVIDUAL DUQUESNE OPPONENT Points 29 Sean Johnson at UMass (2012-13) 35 Khalif Wyatt at Temple (2012-13) Ovie Soko vs. Fordham (2013-14) Jon Severe, Fordham (2013-14) Rebounds 15 Andre Marhold at Temple (2012-13) 16 Chris Pelcher, New Hampshire (2013-14) Steve Zack, at La Salle (2013-14) Field Goals Made 11 Sean Johnson at Massachusetts (2012-13) 12 Eron Harris at West Virginia (2013-14) & Shaquille Hines at Texas-Pan American (2013-14) Field Goals Attempted 21 Ovie Soko vs. Richmond A10 (2013-14) 22 Shaquille Hines at Texas-Pan American (2013-14) Field Goal Percentage 1.000 (7-7) TySean Powell at Abilene Christian (2014-15) 1.000 (7-7) Terry Allen at Richmond (2012-13) .889 (8-9) Derrick Colter vs. Bluefi eld State (2014-15) (8-9) Quevyn Winters at Temple (2012-13) 3-Pointers Made 7 (7-8) Derrick Colter vs. Bluefi eld State (2014-15) 7 (7-10) Jon Severe, Fordham (2013-14) 3-Pointers Attempted 12 Quevyn Winters vs. Xavier (2012-13) 13 Mandrell Thomas, Fordham (2013-14) 3-Point Percentage 1.000 (5-5) Quevyn Winters at Temple (2012-13) 1.000 (4-4) D’Vaun Smith-Rivera, at Georgetown (2012-13) Free Throws Made 12 Ovie Soko Penn State (CEC) (2013-14) 15 Khalif Wyatt at Temple (2012-13) Free Throws Attempted 20 Ovie Soko vs. Pitt (N) & St. Bonaventure (2013-14) 19 Juwan Staten at WVU (2013-14) Free Throw Percentage 1.000 (10-10) Ovie Soko at Saint Francis (2013-14) 1.000 (15-15) Khalif Wyatt at Temple (2012-13) Assists 11 Derrick Colter vs. Charlotte (2012-13) 13 Branden Frazier, at Fordham (2012-13) & Tim Frazier, Penn State (CEC) (2013-14) Steals 4 5 times by four players (Derrick Colter twice) 6 Khalif Wyatt at Temple (2012-13) Desmond Ridenour at VCU (2013-14) last Blocked Shots 5 Dominique McKoy at La Salle (2013-14) 7 C.J. Aiken, Saint Joseph’s (2012-13) Andre Marhold at Albany & vs. URI (2012-13) GAME #1 GAME #2 DUQUESNE 91, BLUEFIELD STATE 51 DUQUESNE 102, ABILENE CHRISTIAN 81 Nov. 15, 2014 * A.J. Palumbo Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. 22, 2014 * Moody Coliseum • Abilene, Texas

Bluefield State 51 • (0-1) Duquesne 102 • 2-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 Martin, Gary f 1-30-00-00223 2210119 01 COLTER, Derrick * 1-61-40-00003 32102 23 44 Greco, Shane c 1-4 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 0 17 22 MASON, Micah * 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 8 8 2 8 0 0 0 0 25 23 JONES, Jeremiah * 3-50-11-25510274300 25 04 Durgan, Mark g 4-131-32-4123111450033 33 GILL, L.G. * 4-6 2-3 3-3 0 1 1 4 13 0 1 2 0 15 05 Reno, Dajon g 7-19 4-11 4-6 3 0 3 2 22 1 3 1 3 35 55 ROBINSON, Jordan * 1-10-02-40112 40310 13 10 Holliday, Avery g 1-61-35-64263 8021022 02 JAMES, Eric 3-6 1-2 5-8 3 2 5 2 12 0 3 0 0 17 01 Maynor, Michael 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 05 POWELL, TySean 7-70-04-50663 180011 18 12 Smith, Jacari 1-31-20-01450 3101125 14 JOHNSTON, Christian 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 Henderson, Austin 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 21 HAUS, David 0-10-00-00001 00000 4 24 Farr, Derrek 1-80-00-01341 2010019 32 RIDENOUR, Desmond 1-1 0-0 1-4 0 2 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 13 Team 1 2 3 35 STEVENS, Jordan 10-17 6-9 1-2 0221 274202 28 Totals 16-59 8-23 11-16 14 16 30 14 51 10 14 4 5 200 44 FOSCHIA, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 45 MACHELEDT, Marshall 1-1 0-0 0-0 1010 20000 1 FG % 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd half: 8-35 22.9% Game: 16-59 27.1% Deadball 54 LEWIS, Darius 0-0 0-0 5-6 0 2 2 2 5 0 2 1 0 14 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7% Game: 8-23 34.8% Rebounds Team 011 3 FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 11-16 68.8% Totals 34-57 12-23 22-34 9 31 40 27 102 13 15 5 6 200

Duquesne 91 • (1-0) FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd half: 20-27 74.1% Game: 34-57 59.6% Deadball Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 12-23 52.2% FT % 1st Half: 12-20 60.0% 2nd half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 22-34 64.7% 7 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 JONES, Jeremiah f 1-40-01-42131 3221017 Abilene Christian 81 • 1-2 33 GILL, L.G. f 2-6 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 3 5 1 0 0 1 20 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 55 ROBINSON, Jordan c 3-40-02-42351 8000013 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 COLTER, Derrick g 8-9 7-8 3-3 1 3 4 3 26 3 0 0 1 23 03 Wentz, Parker * 8-134-511-121231 311201 33 22 MASON, Micah g 6-103-61-1011116930126 05 Little, Jalen * 2-5 0-1 5-7 0 2 2 0 9 3 3 0 1 27 02 JAMES, Eric 6-8 2-3 0-2 3 4 7 1 14 3 1 0 2 24 11 Hawkins, Harrison * 6-102-53-40113 170200 25 03 McKOY, Dominique 3-6 0-0 0-0 0881 6110015 12 Cooke, Austin * 1-7 0-2 0-0 1 6 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 30 05 POWELL, TySean 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 1 6 2 0 0 2 22 20 Albright, Christian * 2-50-00-01344 41210 10 14 JOHNSTON, Christian 1-20-00-01010 20000 3 00 Payne, Riley 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 11 21 HAUS, David 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 01 Williams, LaDarrien 2-8 0-1 2-2 2134 62002 18 02 Maura, K.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 32 RIDENOUR, Desmond 2-81-40-01123 5330121 04 Grant, Michael 1-1 0-0 4-6 0113 60001 10 44 FOSCHIA, Nick 0-1 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 Tripp, Isaiah 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 45 MACHELEDT, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0110 00010 2 14 Milosavljevic, Alexs 1-4 0-0 0-0 4152 20201 16 54 LEWIS, Darius 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 22 Green, Drake 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Team 2 1 3 33 Porter, Duran 0-10-00-00005 00000 3 Totals 35-64 14-25 7-16 17 31 48 16 91 24 11 2 8 200 Team 2 1 3 Totals 25-62 6-14 25-32 11 19 30 26 81 11 11 1 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 21-38 55.3% 2nd half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 35-64 54.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 14-25 56.0% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 14-34 41.2% Game: 25-62 40.3% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 7-16 43.8% 5 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 6-14 42.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 12-12 100.0% 2nd half: 13-20 65.0% Game: 25-32 78.1% 2 Officials: Bryan Kersey, Victor Montgomery, Tony Henderson Technical fouls: Bluefield State-None. Duquesne-None. Officials: Toby Martinez, Ryan McDaniel, Randal Anders Attendance: 2397 Technical fouls: Duquesne-None. Abilene Christian-Hawkins, Harrison. Next Up: Duquesne @ Abilene Christian 11/22 Attendance: 2125

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Bluefield State 25 26 51 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Duquesne 46 56 102 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BSCM 14 13 11 2 5 DUQ 30 13 18 6 67 Duquesne 52 39 91 DUQ 34 25 15 27 33 Abilene Christian 38 43 81 ACU 24 15 12 4 18

Last FG - BSCM 2nd-01:18, DUQ 2nd-00:24. Score tied - 2 times. Last FG - DUQ 2nd-01:07, ACU 2nd-00:29. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - BSCM by 4 1st-15:53, DUQ by 41 2nd-01:39. Lead changed - 2 times. Largest lead - DUQ by 28 2nd-03:42, ACU by 2 1st-10:20. Lead changed - 6 times. BSCM led for 01:38. DUQ led for 35:22. Game was tied for 02:55. DUQ led for 36:25. ACU led for 02:17. Game was tied for 01:15.

RECAP RECAP Derrick Colter scored a career-high 26 points in leading Duquesne to a 91-51 Jordan Stevens came off the bench to score 27 points - including 18 on season-opening win over Bluefi eld State at Palumbo Center. The 5-11 junior 3-pointers - and Duquesne shot 74 percent in the second half to roll to a went 8-of-9 from the fi eld, including 7-of-8 from 3-point in 23 minutes of ac- 102-81 win at Abilene Christian. The win was DU’s fi rst 100-point effort tion. The seven 3-pointers - a career high - were one shy of the school record under third-year head coach Jim Ferry. Freshman TySean Powell was 7-of-7 shared by three players. Micah Mason, making his Duquesne debut at point from the fi eld in adding 18 points in 18 minutes off the bench for the Dukes guard, had 16 points and a career-high nine assists. Freshman Eric James who outscored the ACU bench 67-18 in posting their fi fth consecutive non- added 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Dukes who shot conference road win. L.G. Gill had 13 points and freshman Eric James added 54.7 percent. Dajon Reno led Bluefi eld State with 22. Duquesne trailed 8-4 12 off the bench. Jeremiah Jones (10) and Micah Mason (8) both had career before James and fellow freshman TySean Powell ignited a 20-4 run. Powell rebounding highs for the Dukes who fi nished with a 40-30 advantage on the tipped in a Mason miss and Mason followed with a three-point play. Powell glass. Stevens, who missed DU’s opener due to a team suspension, went 10- then added another bucket and James followed with a dunk to make it 13-8. of-17 from the fi eld and 6-of-9 from 3-point added a game high-tying 4 assists James and Colter hit back-to-back 3-pointers in a 30 second span to give the in 28 minutes. There were six ties and three lead changes before a Stevens Dukes a 24-12 lead with 11:30 left. BSC ended the run with a Reno 3-pointer 3-pointer gave the Dukes a 32-30 lead with just over four minutes left in the before Mason, who was 3-of-6 from 3-point, answered with another three fi rst half. Mason hit back-to-back 3-pointers to up the lead to nine. DU took to give the Dukes a double-digit lead that grew to 28 when Colter converted its fi rst double digit lead on a James free throw at the 15 second mark. ACU, a four-point play with just under one minute left in the half. Duquesne shot which went 12-of-12 from the line in the fi rst half, made it 46-38 on a pair of 55.3 percent with 13 assists and one turnover in the opening 20 minutes. The Parker Wentz free throws with three seconds left. DU, behind eight points from Dukes led by as many as 41 in the second half. Gill, maintained a nine-point lead early in the second half before Stevens gave the Dukes a 64-49 lead on another 3-pointer. The Dukes, who had 10 players NOTES log double-digit minutes, gradually pulled away. A Stevens free throw gave The win gave Duquesne an 82-17 record in season openers, including a 77-4 Duquesne its fi rst 20-point lead with 8:21 left. The lead ballooned to 28 on a mark when opening the season at home ... Colter, who played 23 minutes, Desmond Ridenour layup with 3:42 remaining. DU hit 16 of its fi rst 20 shots eclipsed his previous career high of 25 which he reached in back-to-back games in fi nishing 20-of-27 from the fi eld in the second half. A put-back jumper by vs. Western Michigan and at Louisiana Lafayette as a freshman ... Colter’s James put the Dukes at the century mark with 1:36 left. Duquesne fi nished seven 3-pointers were one shy of the school record set by Tony Petrarca at Pitt at 59.6 percent from the fi eld, including 12-of-23 from 3-point. The Dukes on Dec. 18, 1989 (8-12) and matched by Bryant McAllister at Rhode Island limited ACU to 40.3 percent shooting, including 6-of-14 from the arc. (8-13) on Feb. 8, 2006 and Aaron Jackson (8-13) at Virginia Tech on Mar. 18, 2009 ... Micah Mason fi nished with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting (3-of-6 from NOTES 3-point) in 26 minutes ... his nine assists were two more than his previous career With the victory, Duquesne extended its school record non-conference road high of seven set in 2014 vs. Fordham ... DU set Ferry Era highs for margin win streak to fi ve ... the Dukes have topped the 80-point mark in winning their of victory (+40), fi eld goals (35) & 3-pointers (14) and held BSC to Ferry Era past four games in the state of Texas ... senior forward Dominique McKoy did opponent low points (51) and fi eld goal pct. (.271). not make the trip (medical).