2020-21 GAME NOTES Athletics Web Site: GoDuquesne.com • Athletics Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram: @GoDuquesne • Men’s Basketball Twitter: @DuqMBB G15 | DUQUESNE (7-7, 6-6) at LA SALLE (8-14, 5-10) 2020-21 DUQUESNE DUKES Wed., Feb. 24, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET • Philadelphia, Pa. • Tom Gola Arena (3,400) NOVEMBER (0-1) TELEVISION: ESPN+ with Kale Beers 30 Mon. vs. Little Rock< L 66-76 DECEMBER (1-0) RADIO: WJAS-AM 1320 / iHeartRadio with Ray Goss (‘58) & Jarrett Durham (‘71) 2 Wed. vs. UNC Greensboro< W 81-68 IN-GAME STATS: Sidearm https://goexplorers.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary 4 Fri. vs. Winthrop< canceled 14 Mon. vs. Southern Illinois^ canceled DUQUESNE LA SALLE 16 Wed. vs. Loyola Chicago^ canceled DUKES EXPLORERS 19 Sat. at Richmond+ postponed Record: 7-7 Record: 8-14 30 Wed. at Saint Louis+ postponed Atlantic 10: 6-6 Atlantic 10: 5-10 JANUARY (5-5) Non-Conference: 1-1 Non-Conference: 3-4 2 Sat. at George Washington+ W 75-63 H: 4-2; A: 2-4; N: 1-1 H: 5-3; A: 3-10; N: 0-1 3 Sun. at George Washington+ L 73-75 Head Coach: Ashely Howard 5 Tues. DAVIDSON+ (LA) L 48-61 Head Coach: Keith Dambrot Overall: 476-254 (23rd season) Overall: 33-50 (3rd season) 9 Sat. FORDHAM+ (LA) W 48-45 At Duquesne: 63-45 (4th season) At LAS: Same 13 Wed. at Dayton+ L 63-72 15 Fri. at St. Bonaventure+ L 48-62 LEADERS LEADERS Points Sherif Kennedy (10.1) 20 Wed. RHODE ISLAND+ (LA) W 71-69 Points Marcus Weathers (14.8) Rebounds Michael Hughes (8.1) Rebounds Christian Ray (5.7) 23 Sat. ST. BONAVENTURE+ L 61-65 Assists Tavian Dunn-Martin (48/3.4) Assists Jhamir Brickus (73/3.3) 27 Wed. at Fordham+ W 86-62 Steals Dunn-Martin & Weathers (15/1.1) Steals Jhamir Brickus (43/2.0) 30 Sat. SAINT JOSEPH’S+ (LA) W 67-50 Blocks Michael Hughes (20/1.4) Blocks Clifton Moore (27/1.3) FEBRUARY (1-1) 3-Pointers Tavian Dunn-Martin (24/1.7) 3-Pointers Sherif Kennedy (32/1.5) 2 Tues. DAYTON+ W 69-64 TEAM TEAM 7 Sun. VCU+ postponed Points / Margin 66.3 / +1.2 Points / Margin 68.0 / -5.2 17 Wed. at Davidson+ postponed Rebounds / Margin 36.9 / +0.9 Rebounds / Margin 32.9 / -3.0 17 Wed. at George Mason+ postponed Turnovers / Margin 12.6 / +0.4 Turnovers / Margin 14.1 / +0.1 20 Sat. MASSACHUSETTS+ postponed 20 Sat. at Richmond L 72-79 Duquesne (7-7, 6-6), which saw its three-game win streak snapped at Richmond on Saturday, 24 Wed. at La Salle+ ESPN+ 7:00 opens the final week of the regular season at La Salle (8-14, 5-10) on Wednesday, Feb. 24 27 Sat. RHODE ISLAND+ ESPN+ 7:00 MARCH (0-0) at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+). The Dukes, who conclude the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 27 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Richmond, Va. vs. Rhode Island, are on pace to play 14 Atlantic 10 games. Saturday’s Richmond game 3 Wed. First Round ESPN+ was the first in 18 days for the Dukes who had four consecutive February games postponed 4 Thur. Second Round NBCSN for various COVID-related reasons involving multiple teams. DU is 2-4 on the road with 5 Fri. Quarterfinal NBCSN wins at GW and Fordham. The Dukes, who have won six of their past 11 A-10 road games 6 Sat. Semifinal CBSSN (dating back to last season), are facing a La Salle team that is 5-3 at home (3-3 A-10). The 14 Sun. Final at Dayton, Ohio CBS Explorers, who own wins at Dayton, at Richmond and at home over Saint Louis, are look- < - at Louisville, Ky.; ^ - at Indianapolis, Ind. ing to end a four-game losing streak. As of Feb. 21, DU has played eight conference games + Atlantic 10 Conference game LA - home game at La Roche University as scheduled, had six A-10 games postponed and four league games moved/rescheduled, including the Richmond game which was postponed on its original Dec. 19 date. 2020-21 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 0 G • Tavian Dunn-Martin 5-8 Sr. 10.2 2.6 14/11 Huntington, W.Va. Has 14 assists and three turnovers in his past three games 1 G Tyson Acuff 6-4 Fr. 2.9 0.9 14/0 Detroit, Mich. Has as 2-to-1 assist/turnover ratio in A-10 play (13-6) 2 G • Toby Okani 6-7 Fr. 3.9 3.4 14/6 Orange, N.J. Has started six times; tied for second on team with 8 blocks 3 G Maceo Austin 6-5 So. 3.8 4.0 5/4 Sharon, Pa. Made his first appearance since Jan. 6 (personal) on Feb. 20 at Richmond 5 F • Marcus Weathers 6-5 Sr. 14.8 7.2 14/14 Overland Park, Kan. Has scored in double digits in 13 of 14 games (last 8 in a row) 20 G Ryan Murphy 6-2 Gr. 4.1 2.3 8/0 Calabasas, Calif. Pitt grad transfer joined team on Dec. 11; has played in 8 g. 21 C • Michael Hughes 6-8 Sr. 11.1 8.1 14/12 Kansas City, Mo. Has four double-doubles in past 6g. (14.7, 10.5 over that span) 22 G Mike Bekelja 6-1 Fr. 1.2 2.1 9/3 Solon, Ohio 3.7 ppg. and 5.0 rpg. as a starter; three turnovers in 111 min. this season 23 F Amari Kelly 6-9 So. 2.5 1.5 11/0 Long Island, N.Y. Scored 13 points in 16 minutes off the bench at GW on Jan. 2 25 G Jaylen Cole-Williams 6-0 Fr. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Reston, Va. Made his Duquesne debut on Jan. 27 at Fordham 30 F Andre Harris 6-7 Fr. 4.0 2.1 13/0 Mesa, Ariz. Averaging 6.3 ppg & 3.5 rpg. in 16 min./g. in DU’s past 4 games 31 G Jett Roesing 6-4 Fr. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Made his Duquesne debut on Jan. 27 at Fordham 34 F Austin Rotroff 6-10 Jr. 2.1 1.3 10/2 Wauseon, Ohio 9 pts. at GW on Jan. 3 were his most since 17 in the 2018-19 opener 35 G Noah Buono 6-5 Jr. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Brick, N.J. Made his Duquesne debut on Jan. 27 at Fordham 44 F • Chad Baker 6-7 Fr. 8.9 2.5 11/9 Santo Domingo, D.R. Has two games with five or more 3-pointers; 1/25 A-10 Rookie of Week 55 C Mounir Hima 6-11 Fr. --- --- -/- Short Hills, N.J. Will not be in uniform; redshirting in 2020-21 • - indicates previous game starters 1 2020-21 DUQUESNE DUKES BASKETBALL WORTH NOTING QUICK FACTS • The Dukes have increased their win total in each of their first three seasons under fourth- GENERAL year head coach Keith Dambrot. Dambrot, who inherited a 10-22 team (3-15 in the A-10) Name of School Duquesne University in 2017-18, posted a 16-16 record in 2018. He followed that by guiding a 2019 team - with Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue a roster that saw 97 percent of its points coming from freshmen and sophomores - to 19 City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 wins (19-13) and a 10-8 Atlantic 10 finish (T6th). Last year, the Dukes won a school-record Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers 11 conference games (11-7) on the way to posting the school’s third 20-win season (21-9) Enrollment 9,344 in the past 48 years. Nickname Dukes School Colors Red and Blue Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) • Dambrot, who began the year with five TRENDING Arena/Capacity UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse/3,500 returning starters, had to retool the lineup in • The Dukes need wins in their last two g. Affiliation NCAA Division I early January when junior shooting guard to clinch three-straight winning conference Conference Atlantic 10 / 44th season seasons for the first time in school history. President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) Lamar Norman Jr. (61 career g. played/25 Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright St. ‘92) starts), decided to transfer prior to the Jan. • The Dukes have outscored their past four University Website www.duq.edu 5 Davidson game and junior point guard Sin- opponents (at Fordham, Saint Joseph’s, Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com cere Carry (63 career g. played/63 starts) left Dayton and at Richmond) 128-92 in the paint. the team prior to the Jan. 9 Fordham game. • DU, who has held nine A-10 foes under 70 HISTORY A third returning starter, sophomore Maceo points, ranks 2nd in scoring defense in First Year of Basketball 1913-14 Austin, stepped away from the program for All-Time Record 1,433-1,139 (105th year) conference play (63.9 ppg.) thru Sunday. personal reasons prior to the Jan. 9 Fordham Atlantic 10 Record 257-440 (44th year) • DU ranked 4th nationally in 3-point pct. game. Austin has since returned and made A-10 Champ Record 20-39 (41 appearances) defense (.277) and 37th in effective FG% 1977 (Champion), 1981 (runner-up), 2009 (runner-up) his first appearance off the bench at Rich- defense thru Sunday’s games (Kenpom).