G17 / SAINT LOUIS (6-9, 1-2) at DUQUESNE (10-6, 0-3) Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 • 7:00 ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,390) Radio (WJAS 1320 AM / iHeart): Ray Goss (‘58) (pxp), Jarrett Durham (‘71) (analyst) Atlantic 10 Digital Network: http://goo.gl/ObLgy1 StatBroadcast: http://goo.gl/xvIH45 Gametracker: http://goo.gl/DBYLU6 DUQUESNE SAINT LOUIS 2015-16 DUQUESNE DUKES DUKES BILLIKENS NOVEMBER (5-1) 2015-16 Record: 10-6 2015-16 Record: 6-9 13 Fri. SETON HILL+ W 96-71 A-10 Record: 0-3 A-10 Record: 1-2 16 Mon. NEW ORLEANS W 95-75 Non-Conf. Record: 10-3 Non-Conf. Record: 5-7 20 Fri. PENN STATE (CEC) W 78-52 H: 7-1; A: 1-3; N: 2-2 H: 5-6; A: 1-2; N: 0-1 23 Mon. vs. Pepperdine+ L 70-84 24 Tues. vs. Milwaukee+ (OT) W 96-92 Head Coach: Jim Ferry Head Coach: Jim Crews 25 Wed. vs. Western Kentucky+ W 81-73 Overall: 297-232 (18th season) Overall: 426-392 (28th season) At GW: 72-44 (4th season) DECEMBER (5-2) At Duquesne: 43-64 (4th season) 1 Tues. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W 91-77 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 4 Fri. vs. Pitt (CEC) - CBSSN L 75-96 Points Derrick Colter (17.1) Points Miles Reynolds (11.1) 8 Tues. UMBC W 89-70 Rebounds L.G. Gill (6.4) Rebounds Milik Yarbrough (5.8) 12 Sat. at Saint Francis U (War Memorial) W 67-65 Assists Micah Mason (65/4.3) Assists Miles Reynolds (54/3.6) 16 Wed. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W 83-68 Steals Derrick Colter (19/1.2) Steals Miles Reynolds (21/1.4) 19 Sat. ROBERT MORRIS W 72-65 Blocks Darius Lewis (20/1.3) Blocks Austin Gillmann (9/0.6) 29 Tues. at Georgia Tech - ESPN3 L 67-73 3-Pointers Micah Mason (45) 3-Pointers Mike Crawford (20) JANUARY (0-3) 2 Sat. DAYTON* - NBCSN L 58-66 TEAM TEAM 6 Wed. at Davidson* - WMYT L 66-77 Points / Margin 78.0 / +3.3 Points / Margin 63.5 / -4.8 9 Sat. at George Washington* - ASN L 64-91 Rebounds / Margin 39.6 / +2.4 Rebounds / Margin 32.0 / -2.5 13 Wed. SAINT LOUIS* 7:00 Turnovers / Margin 13.3 / -1.4 Turnovers / Margin 14.8 / -1.7 16 Sat. ST. BONAVENTURE* ASN 6:00 20 Wed. at VCU* MASN 7:00 23 Sat. at George Mason* 4:00 26 Tues. LA SALLE* ASN 7:00 QUICK NOTES 30 Sat. at Saint Louis* ASN 6:00 • Duquesne (10-6, 0-3) returns from back-to-back road games to host Saint Louis (6-9, 1-2) at FEBRUARY (0-0) 7:00 on Wednesday, Jan. 13 (Atlantic 10 Digital Network). The Dukes, who faced the only two 6 Sat. DAVIDSON* NBCSN 12:30 Atlantic 10 schools who are undefeated at home (Davidson & George Washington) in their past 9 Tues. at Dayton* ASN 7:00 14 Sun. MASSACHUSETTS - CCC* ASN 3:00 two games, are looking to snap a four-game losing streak. 17 Wed. GEORGE WASHINGTON* 7:00 • Saint Louis, which is coming off a 72-56 home loss to VCU on Sunday, is 1-2 on the road. 20 Sat. at Rhode Island* OSN 7:00 24 Wed. at St. Bonaventure* TWC-TV 7:00 Duquesne is 7-1 at home with the lone loss coming by a 66-58 score to Dayton in DU's last home 27 Sat. RICHMOND* ASN 6:00 game on Jan. 2. This is the fi rst of two meetings between the Dukes and Billikens. MARCH (0-0) 2 Wed. FORDHAM* 7:00 • Duquesne is looking for its fi rst win since losing senior forward Jeremiah Jones to a season- 5 Sat. at Saint Joseph’s* 4:00 ending knee injury vs. Robert Morris on Dec. 19. Jones had played in every game of his DU ca- ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. reer (103) with 95 starts. The Dukes were without second-leading scorer Micah Mason (ankle) 9-13 for the Dayton game. Mason made his return at Davidson. DU's last four opponents began the + - Gulf Coast Showcase games Nov. 23-25 at Germain Arena, Estero, Fla. week with RPIs of 40 (Georgia Tech), 18 (Dayton), 33 (Davidson) and 34 (George Washing- CEC - game at CONSOL Energy Center CCC - Chuck Cooper Classic vs. UMass ton). Duquesne's RPI stood at 124 and Saint Louis at 206 through Jan. 11. * - Atlantic 10 Conference game TV KEY: ESPN3 (Broadband); NBCSN; CBSSN; ASN (WPNT locally): WMYT NEXT UP: Duquesne hosts St. Bonaventure on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 6:00 p.m. The game, (Davidson viewing area); MASN (Available locally on DISH and DirectTV); OSN which will be televised by ASN, is also DU's annual RED OUT. All fans in attendance will (R.I. viewing area); TWC-TV (Western N.Y. viewing area) receive a commorative "red" T-shirt upon entry. 2015-16 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES TENTATIVE STARTERS # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 2 F Eric James 6-5 So. 8.7 4.4 16/4 Westerville, Ohio Has posted double-doubles in two of his four starts 33 F L.G. Gill 6-8 Jr. 9.3 6.4 16/16 Chesterfi eld, Va. Averaged 2.0 rpg. as a Fr., 4.1 as a Soph. & 6.4 this season 00 C Darius Lewis 6-11 Jr. 6.6 5.0 16/16 Lexington, Ky. Shooting .642; leads team with 17 dunks & 20 blocks 22 G Micah Mason 6-2 Sr. 14.7 3.3 15/15 Natrona Heights, Pa. .471 career 3%; leads team with 65 assists; 1,044 pts in 101 career g. 1 G Derrick Colter 5-11 Sr. 17.1 3.4 16/16 Forestville, Md. 1,359 career points; has started every game in DU career (107 in a row) Off the Bench 5 F TySean Powell 6-8 So. 6.2 4.6 13/0 Twinsburg, Ohio Shooting .611; 14 assists in 13 games, had 8 in 29g as a freshman 20 F Nakye Sanders 6-8 Fr. 2.6 3.2 15/0 Staten Island, N.Y. Grabbed 10 rebs and blocked 3 shots in 17 min. vs. Penn State 11/20 55 C Jordan Robinson 6-8 So. 3.2 2.3 13/0 Toronto, Ontario Shooting .471 (16-34); 7 points in 14 minutes at GW 30 G Josh Steel 6-4 Fr. 2.2 1.3 15/1 Harlow, England Made fi rst career start vs. Dayton (7 points, 3 assists in 37 min.) 4 G Rene Castro 6-2 So. 2.6 0.7 13/0 Boston, Mass. First-year Butler transfer; DNP at Davidson 13 G Mar’Qywell Jackson 6-5 Fr. 2.9 1.0 7/0 Detroit, Mich. First-year transfer from UTEP; 14 points in 20 min. in DU's past 2g. 31 F Nick Foschia 6-5 Sr. 0.0 1.2 5/0 Northfi eld, Center, Ohio Fourth-year walk on has played in 23 career games 21 G David Haus 6-2 So. 0.0 0.5 4/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Second-year walk on has appeared in 15 career games 45 F Marshall Macheledt 6-8 So. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Greensboro, N.C. Second-year walk on appeared in 7 career games 32 F Zach Snyder 6-5 Fr. 0.0 0.0 1/0 Cranberry Twp. Pa. First-year walk on has played in 1 career game 23 F Jeremiah Jones 6-4 Sr. 9.6 3.8 12/12 Gary, Ind. 761 points in 103 career g.; season-ending torn ACL vs. RMU 12/19 NOTING THE DUKES DUKES 100 •The Dukes are in their fourth season under head coach Jim Ferry. Ferry, who came to DU after leading LIU Scan the QR code to visit the DUKES100 Brooklyn to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances (2011 & 2012), is the 16th coach in school history. web page. This is the 100th season for Duquesne basketball. • Duquesne returned four starters - 5-11 Sr. G Derrick Colter (17.1 ppg., 107 career g.), 6-2 Sr. G Micah Mason (14.7 ppg., 101 career g.), 6-4 Sr. F Jeremiah Jones (9.6 ppg., 103 career g.) & 6-11 Jr. C Darius Lewis (6.6 ppg., 57 career g.) from last year’s 12-19 (6-12, 11th in Atlantic 10) team. The Dukes lost Jones to a season-ending ACL tear (right knee) vs. Robert Morris on Dec. 19. DU was on its way to its 10th win, with two losses, at the time. Duquesne was picked to fi nish 11th in the 2015-16 Atlantic 10 annual preseason poll of coaches and media. • Colter & Jones - who were part of Jim Ferry’s 100th SEASON fi rst recruiting class - played in every game in their TRENDING Duquesne careers (Jones prior to his career-ending • Duquesne is the only A-10 team that will be fac- Duquesne is celebrating its 100th season of injury). Mason, who transferred to DU after one ing the top fi ve teams in the league’s preseason men’s basketball in 2015-16. DU, which played season at Drake, is on pace to be the second most- poll at least once on the road. its fi rst game on Jan. 9, 1914, disbanded the accurate 3-point shooter in NCAA history (.471). program for three seasons (1944-45-46) to Colter (1,359 points) and Mason (1,044 points) have • Duquesne is shooting .190 from 3-point in assist with the World War II effort.