2016-17 DUQUESNE MEN’S BASKETBALL Exhib. | MANSFIELD (0-0) at DUQUESNE (0-0) 2016-17 DUQUESNE DUKES Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 • 2:00 ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,390) NOVEMBER (0-0) 5 Sat. MANSFIELD (exhibition) 2:00 DUQUESNE MANSFIELD 11 Fri. LOYOLA, MD 7:00 13 Sun. at Penn State BTN 6:00 DUKES MOUNTAINEERS 16 Wed. SAINT FRANCIS U 7:00 2015-16 Record: 17-17 2015-16 Record: 6-21 18 Fri. CANISIUS+ 7:00 Atlantic 10: 6-12/T10th PSAC East Record: 4-18 20 Sun. at Kentucky+ ESPN 9:00 Non-Conference: 10-3 Non-Conference: 2-3 23 Wed. UT MARTIN+ 7:00 H: 11-6; A: 4-8; N: 2-3 H: 4-9; A: 2-11; N: 0-1 27 Sun. CLEVELAND STATE+ 2:00 Head Coach: Jim Ferry Head Coach: Pat Zipfel 30 Wed. UMBC 7:00 Overall: 304-243 (19th season) At Mansf eld: 6-21 (2nd season) DECEMBER (0-0) At Duquesne: 50-75 (5th season) 2 Fri. vs. Pitt (PPG) 7:00 6 Tues. at Robert Morris (PPG) 7:00 2016 LEADERS 2016 LEADERS Points Micah Mason (18.4) Points Thomas Moore (15.4) 10 Sat. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 2:00 Rebounds L.G. Gill (6.5) Rebounds Matt Tamanosky (6.9) 19 Mon. JACKSON STATE 7:00 Assists Derrick Colter (156/4.6) Assists Thomas Moore(126/5.3) 22 Thur. COLGATE 2:00 Steals Eric James (37/1.1) Steals Da’Quan Jones (39/1.4) 30 Fri. at Fordham* 7:00 Blocks Darius Lewis (44/1.3) Blocks Balla Thiam (20/1.1) JANUARY (0-0) 3-Pointers Micah Mason(118) 3-Pointers Thomas Moore (60) 4 Wed. VCU* ASN 7:00 returnees in bold returnees in bold 7 Sat. at La Salle* ASN 8:00 11 Wed. SAINT LOUIS* 7:00 2016 TEAM 2016 TEAM Points / Margin 71.1 / -13.0 14 Sat. DAYTON* (PPG) CBSSN 12:00 Points / Margin 79.5 / +0.8 Rebounds / Margin 39.2 / +1.6 Rebounds / Margin 35.8 / -2.3 18 Wed. at George Washington* 7:00 Turnovers / Margin 13.9 / -2.3 Turnovers / Margin 17.2 / -3.1 21 Sat. RHODE ISLAND* NBCSN 2:30 24 Tues. at Davidson* TWC Sports 7:00 28 Sat. at Richmond* 6:00 QUICK NOTES FEBRUARY (0-0) 1 Wed. ST. BONAVENTURE* ASN 8:00 • Duquesne takes on Division II Mansf eld in its lone exhibition prior to the Nov. 11 season 4 Sat. at Dayton* NBCSN 12:30 opener vs. Loyola, Md. 11 Sat. at Saint Louis* Fox MW+ 8:00 15 Wed. MASSACHUSETTS* 7:00 • Duquesne is in its f fth season under head coach Jim Ferry. Ferry, who came to DU after 19 Sun. GEORGE WASHINGTON* NBCSN 12:00 leading LIU Brooklyn to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances (2011 & 2012), led the 22 Wed. FORDHAM* 7:00 Dukes to 17 wins and a CBI appearance last year. The 2015-16 Dukes (17-17) posted the most 25 Sat. at St. Bonaventure* ASN 4:00 wins in the Ferry Era (previous 13-17 in 2014) and f nished with the school’s eighth non-losing MARCH (0-0) season in the past 35 years. It was just the seventh time in the past 44 seasons that a Duquesne 1 Wed. at George Mason* 7:00 team posted 17 wins. This is the 101st season for Duquesne basketball. 4 Sat. SAINT JOSEPH’S* 2:00 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa. • Mansf eld, which competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East, re- 8-12 TBA turns four of its top six scorers from last season’s team including PSAC f eld goal percent- + - Bluegrass Showcase PPG - game at PPG Paints Arena age leader Matt Tamanosky who ranked among the PSAC’s top 20 scorers and rebounders. * - Atlantic 10 Conference game The Mountaineers also have back starting guards Eric Lewis Jr., Da’Quan Jones, and Andreas Katopodis along with starting forward Gerasimos Koutoufas. Mansf eld has also added nine TODAY’S GAME new players including NCAA Division I transfers in Jeremiah Worthem from North Carolina TELEVISION None LIVE STREAM None Central, Jahyde Gardiner from Iona and Malik Carter from Delaware State. Worthem began is RADIO None college career at nearby Robert Morris. IN GAME STATS StatBroadcast www.DUQStats.com Gametracker https://goo.gl/pEKmQm • Duquesne will hit the ground running with a school-record eight games in the month of No- vember. The previous record for November games was seven set in 2011-12. Duquesne will open the season with six games - including two on the road - in 13 days. 2016-17 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES TENTATIVE STARTERS # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 45 F Isiaha Mike 6-8 Fr. ---- ---- --/-- Scarborough, Ontario Ranked as the No. 3 recruit in Canada by North Pole Hoops 00 C Darius Lewis 6-11 Sr. 6.3 5.8 34/34 Lexington, Ky. 7th on career blocks list (77); leads returnees with 65 consec. g. played 5 G Emile Blackman 6-3 Gr. 15.8 3.5 --/-- Dix Hills, N.Y. Stats are from 2015-16 at Niagara; has 913 career points 3 G Tarin Smith 6-2 So. 4.5 1.6 --/-- Ocean Township, N.J. Stats are from 2014-15 at Nebraska 4 G Rene Castro 6-2 Jr. 2.6 0.6 17/0 Boston, Mass. Second-year Butler transfer; played in 17 games last season Off the Bench 1 G Mike Lewis II 6-1 Fr. ---- ---- --/-- St. Louis, Mo. His HS team f nished the year ranked No. 7 in USA Today’s expert poll 2 F Eric James 6-6 Jr. 9.1 5.2 34/22 Westerville, Ohio Had three double-doubles in 22 starts as a sophomore 14 F Kale Abrahamson 6-8 Gr. 11.1 3.9 --/-- West Des Moines, Iowa Stats are from 2015-16 at Drake; has 619 career points 20 F Nakye Sanders 6-8 So. 1.9 2.9 30/0 Staten Island, N.Y. Saw action in 30 games as a true freshman 21 G David Haus 6-2 Jr. 0.2 0.2 9/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Third-year walk on has appeared in 20 career games 25 G Spencer Littleson 6-4 Fr. ---- ---- --/-- Rochester Hills, Mich. Finished 3rd in voting for Michigan Mr. Basketball 30 G Josh Steel 6-4 So. 2.2 0.8 29/1 Harlow, England Shot .517 (15-29) from 3-point in 29 games last season 32 F Zach Snyder 6-5 So. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Cranberry Twp. Pa. Second-year walk on 35 F Kellon Taylor 6-5 Fr. ---- ---- --/-- Landover, Md. Will join team following football season (WR) 53 G Caleb Davis 6-0 Fr. ---- ---- --/-- New Kensington, Pa. First year walk-on, served as a student manager last season 55 C Jordan Robinson 6-8 Jr. 3.4 2.5 23/0 Toronto, Ontario Career high 17 points in 18 minutes in CBI opener vs. Omaha NOTING THE DUKES QUICK FACTS • Duquesne returns two starters - 6-11 Sr. C Darius Lewis (6.3, 5.8, 44 blocks) and 6-6 Jr. F Eric James (9.1, 5.2) from last year’s 17-17 (6-12, T10th in Atlantic 10) CBI second round team. James (419) and Lewis GENERAL (330) are the only returnees with over 165 career points. Returnees accounted for just 38 of DU’s school Name of School Duquesne University record 322 3-pointers made last season. Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 • DU’s four other scholarship returnees include: 6-2 THE DUKES UNDER JIM FERRY Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers Jr. G Rene Castro (2.6, 0.6 in 17 games), 6-8 Jr. C Enrollment 9,984 Jordan Robinson (3.4, 2.5 in 23 games), 6-8 So. F Duquesne has shown steady improvement under Nickname Dukes Nakye Sanders (1.9, 2.9 in 30 games) and 6-4 So. f fth-year head coach Jim Ferry, going from School Colors Red and Blue G Josh Steel (2.2, 0.8 in 29 games). eight wins in 2012-13 to 17 last sesaon. DU’s Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) • The Dukes will look toward seven newcomers to CBI appearance in 2016 was the program’s f rst Arena/Capacity A.J. Palumbo Center/4,390 help replace 71.5 percent of the scoring, 64.9 per- postseason appearance since 2011: & PPG Paints Arena/f ex seating to 19,000 cent of the minutes and 77.4 percent of the team’s Aff liation NCAA Division I Year W/L A10/f nish A10 pre Post assists gone from last year’s team. Conference Atlantic 10/40th season 2012-13 8-22 1-15/16th 16th 2013-14 13-17 5-11/T10th 16th President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) • One transfer who practiced with the team while 2014-15 12-19 6-12/11th 11th Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) sitting out last season is eligible in 2016-17: 6-2 So. 2015-16 17-17 6-12/T10th 11th CBI Athletic Dept. Phone 412-396-6565 G Tarin Smith (Nebraska). Ticket Off ce Phone 412-232-DUKE (3853) University Website www.duq.edu • Duquesne added the f rst two graduate transfers in Putting Points on the Board Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com program history in 6-3 guard Emile Blackman (15.8, Duquesne, which is averaging 73.2 points per 3.5 last season at Niagara) and 6-8 forward Kale game under Jim Ferry, has gone from 10th to HISTORY Abrahamson (11.1, 3.9 last season at Drake).