2017-18 SEASON REVIEW DUQUESNE DUKES BASKETBALL Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Men’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqMBB 2017-18 DUQUESNE DUKES 2017-18 SEASON REVIEW NOVEMBER (2-2) The 2017-18 Duquesne Dukes experienced a resurgence under first year head coach 11 Sat. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W 80-70 Keith Dambrot, finishing with 16 victories, including a Palumbo Center record 13 14 Tues. VMI W 77-61 19 Sun. ROBERT MORRIS L 59-66 at home. Along the way, Dambrot’s Dukes proved they could hold their own with 27 Mon. CORNELL L 71-78 any team in the Atlantic 10 Confer- DECEMBER (8-2) ence in finishing with seven league 1 Fri. vs. Pitt (PPG) - Facebook L 64-76 wins. Dambrot, who inherited a team DUQUESNE 4 Mon. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W 86-61 6 Wed. STETSON W 73-59 coming off a 10-22 season (3-15 in the DUKES 9 Sat. DELAWARE STATE W 97-48 A-10), guided DU to seven consecu- Record: 16-16 13 Wed. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W 73-49 tive December wins, including a 67-65 Atlantic 10: 7-11 (t10th) Non-Conference: 9-5 17 Sun. NORTH CAROLINA A&T+ CIT W 74-58 victory over CBI runner-up San Fran- 19 Tues. LAMAR+ W 65-64 H: 13-6; A: 2-7; N: 1-3 cisco at the Las Vegas Classic. The 22 Fri. vs. San Francisco+ - FS2 CBI W 67-65 Head Coach: Keith Dambrot 23 Sat. vs. Southern Illinois+ - FS1 L 64-74 Dukes were 5-2 in the A-10, before a Overall: 429-225 (20 seasons) 30 Sat. DAYTON* - AT&TSN W 70-62 number of hard-luck losses prevented At Duquesne: 16-16 (1 season) ( - ) JANUARY 5 4 an upper half of the conference fin- 3 Wed. GEORGE WASHINGTON* W 69-52 LEADERS 6 Sat. at Fordham* - CBSSN W 64-41 ish. Duquesne rallied from a 16-point Points Mike Lewis II (14.4) 9 Tues. at VCU* - Stadium L 67-78 second-half deficit to force overtime Rebounds Eric Williams Jr. (8.8) 13 Sat. LA SALLE* - NBCSN (3OT) W 101-94 in a 77-73 loss to Richmond. DU led Assists Rene Castro-Caneddy (108/3.4) 17 Wed. at Saint Louis* L 63-76 Steals Eric Williams Jr. (43/1.3) 20 Sat. GEORGE MASON* - NBCSN (2OT) W 95-89 by 15 with 15:51 left, then rallied from Blocks Tydus Verhoeven (71/2.2) 24 Wed. RICHMOND* - AT&TSN (OT) L 73-77 a six-point deficit with 2:10 to go to 3-Pointers Mike Lewis II (89) 27 Sat. at Rhode Island* - NBCSN NCAA L 58-61 tie it at #24 (AP) Rhode Island, only TEAM 31 Wed. at George Washington* W 75-73 to see URI - the A-10 regular season FEBRUARY (1-6) Points / Margin 72.4 / +2.3 3 Sat. ST. BONAVENTURE* - NBCSN NCAA L 81-84 champion - hit a 3-pointer at the final Rebounds / Margin 35.9 / +1.7 7 Wed. at Dayton* - AT&T SportsNet L 73-88 horn for the win. Duquesne erased a Turnovers / Margin 12.0 / +0.6 10 Sat. FORDHAM* - AT&TSN L 57-80 13-point first half deficit versus sec- 17 Sat. at Saint Joseph’s* L 75-82 ond-place St. Bonaventure, before 21 Wed. at St. Bonaventure* - Facebook NCAA L 67-73 24 Sat. DAVIDSON* (CCC) - AT&TSN NCAA L 60-71 Jaylen Adams - the A-10 co-Player of the Year - hit a 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left 28 Wed. SAINT LOUIS* - Stadium W 76-69 to send the Dukes to a three-point defeat. In the rematch, DU trailed by two with 1:08 MARCH (0-1) left at Reilly Center only to fall 73-67. The season was highlighted by the play of A-10 3 Sat. at Massachusetts* - NESNplus L 75-85 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C. All-Rookie Team member Eric Williams Jr. (14.3 ppg., 8.8 rpg. freshman record 67 8 Thurs. vs. #7 seed Richmond L 68-81 3-pointers), grad student guard Rene Castro-Caneddy (13.3 ppg., 3.4 apg.), sophomore + Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic guard Mike Lewis II (14.4 ppg., 89 3-pointers) and junior guard Tarin Smith (12.4 PPG - game at PPG Paints Arena CCC - Chuck Cooper Classic vs. Davidson ppg.), who came off the bench to become the second player in school history to be * Atlantic 10 Conference game named Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year. 2017-18 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES AT A GLANCE # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 0 F/C • Chas Brown 6-8 Gr. 3.9 4.2 27/27 Baltimore, Md. Grad transfer (Coppin State) started every game he played in 2018 4 G • Rene Castro-Caneddy 6-2 Gr. 13.3 2.8 32/32 Boston, Mass. Only player to start all 32 games; averaged 13.6 ppg. in A-10 play 31 G Caleb Davis 6-0 So. 0.5 0.0 4/0 New Kensington, Pa. Second year walk-on 2 F Eric James 6-6 Sr. 1.8 1.3 30/2 Westerville, Ohio Played in 115 career games; averaged 14.0 min/g for his career 34 F Nicholas Kratholm 6-8 Fr. 1.0 1.1 9/0 Louisville, Ky. Came off the bench to hit two 3-pointers vs. Pitt 22 F Marko Krivacevic 6-9 Jr. 1.3 0.9 8/1 Szombathely, Hungary JC transfer made debut 12/9 vs. Delaware State (missed 7g wrist inj.) 1 G • Mike Lewis II 6-1 So. 14.4 2.3 32/30 St. Louis, Mo. Seventh on DU’s career 3-pointers made list with 152 55 C Jordan Robinson 6-8 Gr. 5.7 3.9 32/4 Toronto, Ontario Played in 95 career games; .549 career shooter 3 G Tarin Smith 6-2 Jr. 12.4 3.0 32/4 Ocean Township, N.J. A-10 Sixth Man of the Year; scored 20 or more off the bench four times 32 F Zach Snyder 6-5 Jr. 1.3 1.0 4/0 Cranberry Twp. Pa. Third-year walk on 20 F Kellon Taylor 6-5 So. 3.8 3.8 29/2 Landover, Md. Two-sport athlete (FB/WR) averaged 19.4 min/g. 25 F • Tydus Verhoeven 6-8 Fr. 3.1 3.3 32/27 Manteca, Calif. Led the Atlantic 10 in blocked shots (71 total, 2.22/g.) 50 G • Eric Williams Jr. 6-5 Fr. 14.3 8.8 32/31 New Haven, Mich. Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team; Four-time A-10 Rookie of the Week • - indicates starter 1 2017-18 Duquesne Dukes Basketball QUICK FACTS NOTING THE DUKES LEAGUE FINISH: Duquesne, picked to finished 14th in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll, ended the regular GENERAL season tied for 10th with a 7-11 conference record. The seven league victories were the program’s most Name of School Duquesne University since 2011-12 (7-9). DU went 5-4 at home and 2-7 on the road in league play. This was the third time in 41 Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue A-10 seasons that the Dukes opened conference 3-0 or better. The Dukes, who were 3-15 in conference City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 play last year, went 4-1 in their first five A-10 games under first-year head coach Keith Dambrot. Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers Enrollment 9,256 Nickname Dukes A RECORD-TYING FIRST YEAR: First year head coach Keith Dambrot came to the Bluff after 13 highly- School Colors Red and Blue successful seasons at Akron, where he led the Zips to a 305-139 record (23.5 wins per season) including Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) 10 postseason appearances (3 NCAA, 5 NIT, 1 CBI & 1 CIT). Dambrot’s 16 wins in 2017-18 were the Arena/Capacity A.J. Palumbo Center/4,390 most by a DU first-year coach since Dudey Moore went 17-5 in 1948-49. Moore coached Keith’s father, & PPG Paints Arena/flex seating up to 19,000 Sid, from 1952-54 during his highly-successful 10 seasons on the Bluff. There were 10 coaches between Affiliation NCAA Division I Moore and Dambrot. Conference Atlantic 10 / 41 seasons MOST WINS BY A FIRST-YEAR DUQUESNE COACH President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) since World War II Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) Athletic Dept. Phone 412-396-6565 Dudey Moore 1948-49 17-5 Ticket Office Phone 412-232-DUKE (3853) KEITH DAMBROT 2017-18 16-16 University Website www.duq.edu John Cinicola 1974-75 14-11 Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com Red Manning 1958-59 13-11 Mike Rice 1978-79 13-13 HISTORY First Year of Basketball 1913-14 WINNING: Duquesne eclipsed last year’s win total (10-22) in its 15th game - a 69-52 win over George All-Time Record 1,386-1,110 (102 seasons) Washington on Jan. 3. NCAA Tournament/Last (Record) 5/1977 (4-5) NIT/Last (Record) 17/2009 (17-19) CLOSE CALLS: Two of Duquesne’s conference losses came on last-second shots to the teams that finished CBI/Last (Record) 3/2016 (2-3) first and second in the Atlantic 10 regular season (a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at then No. 24 (AP) Rhode Atlantic 10 Record 230-419 (41 seasons) Island and a 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left vs.