2018-19 SEASON REVIEW DUQUESNE BASKETBALL Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Men’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqMBB 2018-19 RESULTS 2018-19 SEASON REVIEW NOVEMBER (4-2) The 2018-19 Duquesne Dukes (19-13, 10-8), with a roster consisting primarily of fresh- 10 Sat. WILLIAM & MARY - GC W 84-70 men and first-year sophomores, continued their ascent under second-year head coach 12 Mon. UIC - GC (OT) W 89-88 17 Sat. vs. Radford (at Akron, Ohio) - GC W 69-64 Keith Dambrot with 19 wins, including a school record-tying 10 victories in Atlantic 20 Tues. at Notre Dame - GC L 56-67 10 Conference play. The Dukes, picked to finish 11th in the A-10 preseason poll, tied 25 Sun. UMASS LOWELL W 83-71 for sixth with a roster that saw 97 percent 30 Fri. vs. Pitt (PPG) L 53-74 of its points coming from freshmen and DECEMBER (5-2) DUQUESNE DUKES 5 Wed. MARSHALL CIT W 93-82 sophomores. It was just the sixth win- Record: 19-13 9 Sun. LONGWOOD CBI W 80-71 ning conference season in 42 years of Atlantic 10: 10-8/T6th 13 Thur. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W 72-57 A-10 play for the program. Christened 16 Sun. MAINE W 72-46 Non-Conference: 9-5 19 Wed. PENN STATE (PPG) L 67-73 as a ‘second first season’ by Dambrot in H: 14-5; A: 4-6; N: 1-2 22 Sat. EASTERN KENTUCKY (OT) W 85-84 September, DU competed with a roster Head Coach: Keith Dambrot 31 Mon. NJIT CIT L 67-78 that featured 11 newcomers and finished Overall: 448-238 (21 seasons) ( - ) JANUARY 6 2 the year ranked 346th of 353 schools in At Duquesne: 35-29 (2 seasons) 5 Sat. at Davidson+ NIT L 61-65 9 Wed. FORDHAM+ W 66-61 ‘experience’ according to KenPom.com. LEADERS 12 Sat. SAINT JOSEPH’S+ W 85-84 The Dukes, who broke the Palumbo Points Eric Williams Jr. (14.0) 16 Wed. at Richmond+ W 74-68 Center record for wins (14), didn’t lack Rebounds Eric Williams Jr. (7.6) 20 Sun. at George Washington+ (OT) W 91-85 for drama in coming back from double- Assists Sincere Carry (161/5.8) 23 Wed. SAINT LOUIS+ NCAA W 77-73 Steals Sincere Carry (68/2.4) 26 Sat. VCU+ NCAA L 74-80 digit deficits to win eight times - includ- Blocks Michael Hughes (66/2.3) 30 Wed. RHODE ISLAND+ W 75-72 ing five times in conference play. Four 3-Pointers Frankie Hughes (71) FEBRUARY (3-4) first-year D-I sophomore transfers were TEAM 2 Sat. at Dayton+ NIT L 64-68 Points / Margin 73.5 / +1.2 6 Wed. ST. BONAVENTURE+ L 49-51 significant contributors for the A-10’s top Rebounds / Margin 35.4 / -2.7 9 Sat. at Fordham+ W 74-66 scoring team (73.5 ppg.): 6-8 C Michael Turnovers / Margin 14.1 / +1.3 13 Wed. at La Salle+ L 72-73 Hughes/Akron (11.2, 6.5, 66 blocks), 6-5 16 Sat. GEORGE WASHINGTON+ (CCC) W 85-69 23 Sat. at George Mason+ W 79-78 F Marcus Weathers/Miami, Ohio (10.0, 27 Wed. at St. Bonaventure+ L 47-68 6.4), 6-4 G Frankie Hughes/Missouri (8.9, 71 3-pointers) and 5-8 G Tavian Dunn-Martin/ MARCH (1-3) Akron (7.8, 81 assists, 47 3-pointers) finished third through sixth in scoring in 2018-19. Mi- 2 Sat. MASSACHUSETTS+ W 80-73 chael & Frankie Hughes and Weathers were starters, while Dunn-Martin emerged as the 6 Wed. at Saint Louis+ NCAA L 75-85 9 Sat. DAYTON+ NIT L 67-78 A-10 Sixth Man of the Year. At the head of a talented freshman class was point guard Sin- ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP Barclays Center • Brooklyn, N.Y. cere Carry (12.1, 161 assists, 68 steals), an A-10 All-Rookie Team pick who led the confer- 14 Thur. vs. Saint Joseph’s L 86-92 ence in assists (5.8) and was second in steals (2.4). Swingman Eric Williams Jr. (14.0, 7.6, GC - Gotham Classic (campus sites) 56 3-pointers), a two-time A-10 Player of the Week, was the first sophomore to lead DU PPG - game at PPG Paints Arena CCC - Chuck Cooper Classic vs. GW in scoring and rebounding in 19 years. In all, 11 players saw action in 19 or more games + Atlantic 10 Conference game for the Dukes who finished with the school’s best record and conference finish since 2011. 2018-19 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 50 G Eric Williams Jr. 6-6 So. 14.0 7.6 32/28 Port Huron, Mich. Team leading scorer and rebounder; two-time A-10 POW (12/24 & 2/18) 35 G Sincere Carry 6-1 Fr. 12.1 3.6 28/28 Solon, Ohio A-10 All-Rookie Team; led A-10 in assists/g. (5.8), 2nd in steals/g. (2.4) 21 C Michael Hughes 6-8 So. 11.2 6.5 29/28 Kansas City, Mo. A-10 best 52 blocks in conference play (2.9/g.); shot team high .589 5 F Marcus Weathers 6-5 So. 10.0 6.4 31/30 Overland Park, Kan. 14 of his 18 double digit scoring games came against A-10 opponents 3 G Frankie Hughes 6-4 So. 8.9 2.2 32/22 Cleveland, Ohio Team high 71 3-pointers; hit 5 or more “3’s” four times 0 G Tavian Dunn-Martin 5-8 So. 7.8 1.4 32/4 Huntington, W.Va. 2019 A-10 Sixth Man of Year; 2nd on team with 81 ast; 3rd with 47 “3’s” 22 G Lamar Norman Jr. 6-3 Fr. 4.8 1.6 27/3 Grand Rapids, Mich. 80 of his 129 points came in five games; 18 vs. SJU at A-10 Champ 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 23 F Amari Kelly 6-9 Fr. 2.1 2.1 29/0 Long Island, N.Y. Suffered a season-ending knee injury on Mar. 6 at Saint Louis 14 F Gavin Bizeau 6-11 Fr. 1.3 0.7 20/0 Plainfield, Ind. Scored 23 of his 26 points in conference play 2 G Brandon Wade 6-2 Fr. 1.0 0.7 27/1 Ann Arbor, Mich. Played in 15 of 18 Atlantic 10 games 20 F Kellon Taylor 6-5 Jr. 0.9 1.2 9/0 Landover, Md. Two-sport athlete (FB/WR) saw action in nine games 25 C Dylan Swingle 6-11 Fr. --- --- --/-- Chillicothe, Ohio Redshirted 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 0.3 3/0 Cranberry Twp., Pa. Lone senior on 2018-19 roster; played in eight career games 1 2018-19 Duquesne Dukes Basketball NOTING THE DUKES QUICK FACTS LEAGUE FINISH/NOTES: Duquesne (19-13, 10-8), picked to finish 11th in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll, ended the regular season tied for sixth with a 10-8 record. The 10 conference wins tied the GENERAL school record set in 1981 (10-3) and matched in 1991 (10-8) & 2011 (10-6). This was the sixth time Name of School Duquesne University in 42 A-10 seasons that DU posted a winning conference record (1980, 1981, 1991, 2009 & 2011 are Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue the others). DU went 6-3 at home and 4-5 on the road in conference games. The four A-10 road wins City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 tied the school record set in 1981 (4-3) and tied in 2009 & 2011 (both 4-4). DU’s five-game A-10 win Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers streak (Fordham, Saint Joseph’s, at Richmond, at George Washington and Saint Louis), which ended Enrollment 9,256 on Jan. 26, tied the second-longest in school history. Nickname Dukes School Colors Red and Blue Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS: Duquesne exceeded its HIGHLIGHTS Arena/Capacity A.J. Palumbo Center/4,390 preseason A-10 pick (11th) by five spots (tied for sixth). It • Duquesne finished with its best record & PPG Paints Arena/flex seating up to 19,000 was the first time since 2009 (picked 12th, finished tied (19-13, 10-8/t6th) and conference finish Affiliation NCAA Division I for fifth) that a DU team exceeded its preseason pick by since 2011 (19-13, 10-6/t4th). Conference Atlantic 10 / 42 seasons five or more spots. President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) • The Dukes tied school records for At- Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) OFF TO A GREAT START: Head Coach Keith Dam- lantic 10 wins (10) and Atlantic 10 road University Website www.duq.edu brot’s 35 wins at Duquesne are the most by a DU coach wins (4). Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com through two seasons. His 16 wins last year were the most • Fourteen of DU’s 18 A-10 games were by a DU first-year coach since Dudey Moore went 17-5 in decided by single digits, including five by 1948-49.