Game 14 / LA SALLE (8-6, 1-0) at DUQUESNE (8-5, 1-0) Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 • 2:30 EST Pittsburgh, Pa. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406) Streaming Audio: www.RedZoneMedia.com Television: NBCSN with Steve Schlanger (pxp), Blaine Fowler (analyst) Gametracker: www.GoDuquesne.com Web: GoDuquesne.com Twitter: Twitter/@GoDuquesne Facebook: Facebook/GoDuquesne Youtube: GoDuquesne MBB Twitter: @DUQMBB Instagram: @GoDuquesne DUQUESNE LA SALLE 2013-14 DUQUESNE DUKES DUKES EXPLORERS Overall: 8-5 A-10: 1-0 2013-14 Record: 8-5 2013-14 Record: 8-6 Home: 5-3 Road: 3-1 Neutral: 0-1 Atlantic 10 Record: 1-0 Atlantic 10 Record: 1-0 Non-Conference Record: 7-5 Non-Conference Record: 7-6 H: 5-3; A: 3-1; N: 0-1 H: 5-1; A: 1-3; N: 2-2 NOVEMBER (2-3) 9 Sat. ABILENE CHRISTIAN W 94-75 Head Coach: Jim Ferry Head Coach: John Giannini 13 Wed. NEW HAMPSHIRE L 81-84 Overall: 270-195 (16th season) Overall: 448-293 (25th season) 17 Sun. at West Virginia - ROOT L 83-96 At Duquesne: 16-27 (2nd season) At Fordham: 151-144 (10th season) 20 Wed. ALBANY W 70-59 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 30 Sat. vs. Pittsburgh (CEC) - CBSSN L 67-84 Points Ovie Soko (18.9) Points Tyrone Garland (13.9) DECEMBER (4-2) Rebounds Ovie Soko (8.8) Rebounds Steve Zack (9.2) 4 Wed. UMBC W 94-88 Assists Derrick Colter (50/3.8) Assists Tyreek Duren (51/3.6) 11 Wed. PENN STATE (CEC) L 59-68 Steals Dominique McKoy (11/0.8) Steals Tyreek Duren (23/1.6) 14 Sat. ROBERT MORRIS L 63-67 Blocks Dominique McKoy (18/1.4) Blocks Steve Zack (31/2.2) 17 Tues. at Saint Francis, Pa. W 78-71 3-Pointers Micah Mason (21) 3-Pointers Sam Mills (24) 21 Sat. at UMass Lowell W 95-77 TEAM TEAM 29 Sun. at Texas-Pan American W 88-69 Points / Margin 79.8 / +4.9 Points / Margin 70.4 / +1.9 JANUARY (2-0) Rebounds / Margin 37.6 / +2.1 Rebounds / Margin 36.9 / +1.2 2 Thur. APPALACHIAN STATE W 79-55 Turnovers / Margin 10.1 / +1.2 Turnovers / Margin 10.4 / +1.4 8 Wed. FORDHAM* W 87-81 12 Sun. LA SALLE* NBCSN 2:30 15 Wed. at Saint Joseph’s* 7:00 18 Sat. at VCU* CBSSN 4:00 QUICK NOTES 22 Wed. SAINT LOUIS* 7:00 25 Sat. ST. BONAVENTURE* ROOT/SNY 7:00 • Duquesne, which extended its win streak to fi ve with an 87-81 Atlantic 10-opening win 29 Wed. at NJIT 7:00 over Fordham on Wednesday, hosts La Salle on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2:30 p.m. in a nation- FEBRUARY 1 Sat. at La Salle* ROOT/SNY/TCN 4:00 ally televised NBCSN game (WPGB-FM 104.7). The fi ve-game streak is DU’s longest 5 Wed. at George Washington* 7:00 since 2010-11 (11 in a row). 8 Sat. GEORGE MASON&* 2:00 12 Wed. RICHMOND* 7:00 • Duquesne has had its 14-man roster intact for just four games this season. Freshman Isa- 15 Sat. at Rhode Island* OSN 12:00 iah Watkins missed the fi rst six games while recovering from knee surgery and sophomore 19 Wed. at St. Bonaventure* ROOT/SNY 7:00 guard Micah Mason missed fi ve games between Nov. 30 and Dec. 17 with a broken bone 22 Sat. DAYTON (CEC)* 2:00 27 Thurs. at Saint Louis* NBCSN 8:00 in his hand. The complete lineup made its debut on Dec. 21 at UMass Lowell and came MARCH out with a 95-77 win. Since then the Dukes have added victories at Texas-Pan American 5 Wed. MASSACHUSETTS* 7:00 (88-69) and home against Appalachian State (79-55) & Fordham (87-81). 8 Sat. at George Mason* MASN 7:00 12 Wed. A-10 Opening Round# TV-TBD 7:00 • Duquesne has already matched its win total from a year ago (8-22, 1-15). 13 Thurs. A-10 First Round# TV-TBD 12/2:30/6:30/9 14 Fri. A-10 Quarterfi nal# NBCSN 12/2:30/6:30/9 • The Dukes have trailed for a total of 2:15 of their past four games. DU did not trail in 15 Sat. A-10 Semifi nal# CBSSN 1:30/4:00 wins at UMass Lowell and at Texas-Pan American, trailed for 20 seconds in the opening 16 Sun. A-10 Championship# CBS 1:00 minute against Appalachian State, and was behind for a total of 1:55 in the fi rst three min- CEC - game at CONSOL Energy Center utes of Wednesday’s win over Fordham. & - Chuck Cooper Classic vs. George Mason * - Atlantic 10 Conference game # - Atlantic 10 Championship at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. • Duquesne is shooting 50.5 percent (147-of-291) and has assisted on 66 percent of its TV KEY: CBSSN (CBS Sports Network); MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, fi eld goals (97 assists on 147 baskets) during its current win streak (19.4 apg.). available locally on DISH and DirectTV); NBCSN (NBC Sports Network); OSN (Ocean State Networks/Rhode Island); ROOT (ROOT Sports Pittsburgh); SNY UP NEXT: DU heads to Philadelphia to face Saint Joseph’s on Wed., Jan. 15 at 7:00 p.m. (SportsNet New York); TCN (The Comcast Network/Philadelphia) 2013-14 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 23 F Jeremiah Jones 6-3 So. 8.9 4.2 13/13 Gary, Ind. Has just 9 turnovers in 353 min.; double-digit points in 4 of past 5 g. 0 F Ovie Soko 6-8 Sr. 18.9 8.8 13/13 London, England 1st year transfer has scored 20 or more in past fi ve games 3 F Dominique McKoy 6-8 Jr. 10.2 7.2 13/13 Atlanta, Ga. Shooting team-high .703; has had 6 or more rebs. in 11 of 13 games 22 G Micah Mason 6-2 So. 9.6 3.3 8/5 Natrona Heights, Pa. DU 4-0 since his return from a broken hand; shooting .618 from “3” 1 G Derrick Colter 5-11 So. 9.6 2.5 13/13 Forestville, Md. 2013 A-10 All-Rookie Team; has started every g. in DU career (43) Off the Bench 2 G Tra’Vaughn White 5-10 Jr. 12.8 3.0 13/8 Kansas City, Kan. Nation’s top JC scorer in 2013; has scored in double digits nine times 32 G Desmond Ridenour 6-2 Fr. 5.6 1.5 13/0 Cleveland Hgts., Ohio Season-high 11 points off bench at SFU; avg. 17.4 min/g. 5 F Jerry Jones 6-4 Sr. 4.8 2.3 11/0 Detroit, Mich. Has played in 95 career g.; 35 pts. & 13 asts (1 turnover) in past 6 g 13 F Isaiah Watkins 6-7 Fr. 1.4 1.3 7/0 Toronto, Ontario Consensus 3-star recruit missed fi rst 6g. (knee); has played in last 7 33 F L.G. Gill 6-7 Fr. 2.9 1.6 12/0 Chesterfi eld, Va. Scored a season high-tying 7 and had 3 assists in 13 min. at UML 54 C Darius Lewis 6-11 Fr. 0.7 1.3 7/0 Lexington, Ky. Tallest Duke lost close to 60 pounds in two years at IMG Academy 44 F Nick Foschia 6-4 So. 0.0 0.0 2/0 Northfi eld, Center, Ohio Second-year walk on saw action in fi ve games in 2013 4 G Christian Johnston 5-10 So. 0.0 0.0 2/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Second-year walk on played in a pair of games in 2013 21 G Brandon Cartmill 5-10 So. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Carlisle, Pa. First-year walk on 55 F/C Jordan Robinson 6-8 Fr. --- --- --/-- Toronto, Ontario 3-star recruit has yet to be certifi ed as eligible QUICK NOTES • Duquesne is in its second season under head coach Jim Ferry. Ferry, who came to DU after leading LIU 2013-14 QUICK FACTS Brooklyn to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances (2011 & 2012), is the 16th coach in school his- tory. This is the 98th season for Duquesne basketball. GENERAL Name of School Duquesne University • The 2013-14 Dukes matched last season’s win total (8-22) with their 87-81 Atlantic 10-opening win over Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue Fordham on Jan. 8. City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers • Only three scholarship players are back from last AT HOME ON THE LINE Enrollment 10,045 year’s 8-22 team: returning starters Derrick Colter Nickname Dukes and Jeremiah Jones along with senior Jerry Jones. Senior forward Ovie Soko in on pace to have School Colors Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) DU also has three fi rst-year players with Division I one of the most prolifi c free throw shooting Arena/Capacity A.J. Palumbo Center/4,406 experience in senior Ovie Soko (88 games for UAB seasons in Duquesne history. The fi rst-year CONSOL Energy Center/fl ex seating to 19,000 from 2010-12), JC transfer Dominique McKoy (30 UAB transfer is averaging 9.77 attempts, just Affi liation NCAA Division I games at Rhode Island in 2012) and sophomore above the school record set by All-American Conference Atlantic 10 / 37th season Micah Mason (30 games at Drake last year).