2018-19 GAME NOTES DUQUESNE DUKES BASKETBALL Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Men’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqMBB 2018-19 DUQUESNE DUKES G25 | GEORGE WASHINGTON (7-17, 3-8) at DUQUESNE (16-9, 7-5) Sat., Feb. 16, 2019 • 12:00 pm ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,390) NOVEMBER (4-2) 10 Sat. WILLIAM & MARY - GC W 84-70 TELEVISION: NBCSN with Kyle Draper (pxp) & David Kaplan (analyst) 12 Mon. UIC - GC (OT) W 89-88 with Ray Goss (‘58) & Jarrett Durham (‘71) 17 Sat. vs. Radford (at Akron, Ohio) - GC W 69-64 RADIO: 1320 AM WJAS / iHeartRadio 20 Tues. at Notre Dame - GC L 56-67 IN-GAME STATS: StatBroadcast (DuqStats.com) 25 Sun. UMASS LOWELL W 83-71 30 Fri. vs. Pitt (PPG) L 53-74 DECEMBER (5-2) DUQUESNE GEORGE WASHINGTON 5 Wed. MARSHALL W 93-82 DUKES COLONIALS 9 Sun. LONGWOOD W 80-71 Record: 16-9 Record: 7-17 13 Thur. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W 72-57 Atlantic 10: 7-5 Atlantic 10: 3-8 16 Sun. MAINE W 72-46 9-4 4-9 19 Wed. PENN STATE (PPG) L 67-73 Non-Conference: Non-Conference: 22 Sat. EASTERN KENTUCKY (OT) W 85-84 H: 12-4; A: 3-4; N: 1-1 H: 5-9; A: 2-6; N: 0-2 31 Mon. NJIT L 67-78 Head Coach: Keith Dambrot Head Coach: Maurice Joseph JANUARY (6-2) Overall: 445-234 (21st season) Overall: 42-50 (3rd season) 5 Sat. at Davidson+ L 61-65 At Duquesne: 32-25 (2nd season) At GW: same 9 Wed. FORDHAM+ W 66-61 12 Sat. SAINT JOSEPH’S+ W 85-84 LEADERS LEADERS 16 Wed. at Richmond+ W 74-68 Points Eric Williams Jr. (12.8) Points D.J. Williams (14.5) 20 Sun. at George Washington+ (OT) W 91-85 Rebounds Eric Williams Jr. (7.9) Rebounds Terry Nolan Jr. (5.3) 23 Wed. SAINT LOUIS+ W 77-73 Assists Sincere Carry (139/5.8) Assists Justin Mazzulla (83/3.5) 26 Sat. VCU+ L 74-80 Steals Sincere Carry (61/2.5) Steals Justin Mazzulla (28/1.2) 30 Wed. RHODE ISLAND+ W 75-72 Blocks Michael Hughes (49/2.2) Blocks Javier Langarcia (22/0.9) FEBRUARY (1-3) 3-Pointers Frankie Hughes (51) 3-Pointers Maceo Jack (47) 2 Sat. at Dayton+ L 64-68 TEAM TEAM 6 Wed. ST. BONAVENTURE+ L 49-51 Points / Margin 73.3 / +2.5 Points / Margin 64.0 / -6.9 9 Sat. at Fordham+ W 74-66 Rebounds / Margin 36.3 / -1.6 Rebounds / Margin 33.3 / -4.5 13 Wed. at La Salle+ L 72-73 Turnovers / Margin 15.0 / +0.7 Turnovers / Margin 12.9 / -0.4 16 Sat. GEORGE WASHINGTON+ (CCC) NBCSN 12:00 23 Sat. at George Mason+ ESPN+ 4:00 27 Wed. at St. Bonaventure+ (DH) ESPN+ 7:30 Duquesne (16-9, 7-5) plays the second of its two February home games when it hosts MARCH (0-0) George Washington (7-17, 3-8) in the tenth annual Chuck Cooper Classic on Saturday, 2 Sat. MASSACHUSETTS+ (DH) AT&T SportsNet 2:00 6 Wed. at Saint Louis+ ESPN+ 8:00 Feb. 16 at 12:00 p.m. at the Palumbo Center (NBCSN). The game, which honors the legacy 9 Sat. DAYTON+ ESPN+ 7:00 of the DU great who was the first African-American drafted by an NBA team (see page ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Barclays Center • Brooklyn, N.Y. 4), will also be a Red Out with the first 1,500 fans receiving special edition red t-shirts. 13-17 TBD The Dukes, who are 12-4 at home (12-3 at Palumbo Center), are looking to tie the Palumbo GC - Gotham Classic (campus sites) PPG - game at PPG Paints Arena Center record for home victories set last year (13-6). GW, which has dropped its last three CCC - Chuck Cooper Classic vs. GW + Atlantic 10 Conference game A-10 road games, is 2-6 on the road. This is the second game of a home-and-home series. DU took the first meeting, 91-85 in overtime, at the Smith Center on Jan. 20. 2018-19 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 0 G Tavian Dunn-Martin 5-8 So. 7.2 1.3 25/1 Huntington, W.Va. Second on team with 62 assists; third on team with 35 3-pointers 2 G Brandon Wade 6-2 Fr. 1.0 0.7 22/1 Ann Arbor, Mich. Has played in 10 of 12 Atlantic 10 games 3 G • Frankie Hughes 6-4 So. 8.8 2.1 25/16 Cleveland, Ohio Leads team with 51 3-pointers; 20 points vs. VCU & Rhody 5 F • Marcus Weathers 6-5 So. 10.1 6.3 24/23 Overland Park, Kan. Has scored in double digits in 10 of 12 A-10 games (12.3 ppg. in A-10) 14 F Gavin Bizeau 6-11 Fr. 1.9 0.8 14/0 Plainfield, Ind. Has scored 23 of his 26 points in conference play 21 C • Michael Hughes 6-8 So. 11.6 6.7 22/21 Kansas City, Mo. 37 blocks in A-10 games; shooting .647 overall 22 G Lamar Norman Jr. 6-3 Fr. 3.5 1.3 20/2 Grand Rapids, Mich. Has three double-digit scoring games with a high of 16 vs. UMES 23 F Amari Kelly 6-9 Fr. 2.3 2.0 24/0 Long Island, N.Y. Third on team with 19 blocks; shooting .520 in conference play 35 G • Sincere Carry 6-1 Fr. 12.2 3.9 24/24 Solon, Ohio Two-time A-10 ROW; leads A-10 in apg. (5.8), 2nd in spg. (2.5) 50 G • Eric Williams Jr. 6-6 So. 12.8 7.9 25/21 Port Huron, Mich. Team leading scorer and rebounder; has six double-doubles 34 F Austin Rotroff 6-10 Fr. 4.2 2.4 19/5 Wauseon, Ohio Suffered a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 23 vs. Saint Louis 25 C Dylan Swingle 6-11 Fr. --- --- --/-- Cillicothe, Ohio Tentatively plans to redshirt 31 G Caleb Davis 6-0 Jr. 0.0 0.5 2/0 New Kensington, Pa. Has played in seven career games; vs. Maine on Dec. 16 last 32 F Zach Snyder 6-5 Sr. 0.0 0.5 2/0 Cranberry Twp., Pa. Has played in seven career games; vs. Maine on Dec. 16 last • - indicates previous game starters 1 2018-19 Duquesne Dukes Basketball NOTING THE DUKES QUICK FACTS • Duquesne’s roster features 11 newcomers, including four eligible Division I transfers. The 11 new- DU has seven freshmen and GENERAL comers are tied for third-most of any NCAA Division I program. Name of School Duquesne University five sophomores on the 2018-19 roster. Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue • Ninety-six percent of the Dukes’ points have come from underclassmen, including all but two City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 points in A-10 play (99.8%), which is the second-highest rate in Division I. Of the 73 points scored by Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers upperclassmen, 67 belonged to junior Mike Lewis II who Enrollment 9,256 transferred to Nevada in December. The other six came Nickname Dukes from Kellon Taylor, who was part of the active roster for School Colors Red and Blue TRENDING Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) one month before opting to concentrate on football and • Duquesne’s 16-9 overall record and Arena/Capacity A.J. Palumbo Center/4,390 remain with the basketball team as a practice player. 7-5 Atlantic 10 mark are its best in both & PPG Paints Arena/flex seating up to 19,000 • DU is ranked 347 of 353 schools in KenPom’s list- categories since 2010-11 (17-8, 9-3). Affiliation NCAA Division I ing of “most experienced” college teams. Only one Conference Atlantic 10 / 41 seasons • Duquesne needs one more victory to member of the current roster - sophomore Eric Williams President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) eclipse last year’s overall and Atlantic 10 Jr. - entered conference play having seen action in an Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) win totals (16-16, 7-11). Athletic Dept. Phone 412-396-6565 Atlantic 10 game. Ticket Office Phone 412-232-DUKE (3853) • Duquesne has yet to have a conference • Four first-year Division I sophomore transfers are see- University Website www.duq.edu game decided by fewer than eight points: ing significant action in 2018-19: 5-8 G Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com Tavian Dunn- (-4, +5, +1, +6, +6, +4, -6, +3, -4, -2, +8 Martin (Akron), 6-4 G Frankie Hughes (Missouri), 6-8 C & -1). The average ppg. margin in DU’s Michael Hughes (Akron) and 6-5 F Marcus Weathers 12 conference games is +1.3. HISTORY (Miami, Ohio). All four practiced with the team while First Year of Basketball 1913-14 • DU has erased a 19-point deficit to All-Time Record 1,402-1,119 (103rd year) sitting out last season. defeat Rhode Island, a 15-point deficit to NCAA Tournament/Last (Record) 5/1977 (4-5) • Second-year head coach Keith Dambrot’s 16 wins in defeat Saint Joe’s and 18-point deficit to NIT/Last (Record) 17/2009 (17-19) 2017-18 were the most by a DU first-year coach since defeat Fordham in A-10 play alone. CBI/Last (Record) 3/2016 (2-3) Dudey Moore went 17-5 in 1948-49.