2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

NCAA Division I team

2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 A–10)
Head coach
  • Keith Dambrot (6th season)
Associate head coachDru Joyce III
Assistant coaches
  • Rick McFadden
  • Charles Thomas
  • Carl Thomas
Home arenaUPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Fordham 12 – 6   .667 25 – 8   .758
Dayton 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Saint Louis 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Duquesne 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Davidson 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
St. Bonaventure 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Richmond 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
La Salle 7 – 11   .389 15 – 19   .441
Massachusetts 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Rhode Island 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Loyola Chicago 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
† 2023 A10 Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Keith Dambrot and played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament. The Dukes were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they were defeated by Rice in the first round.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2021–22 season 6–24, 1–16 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to Rhode Island.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Leon Ayers III 0 G 6'5" 185 Senior Troy, MI Graduate transferred to Bowling Green
Tyson Acuff 1 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Detroit, MI Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Toby Okani 2 G 6'7" 195 Sophomore Orange, NJ Transferred to UIC
Jackie Johnson III 5 G 5'11" 185 Freshman Wichita, KS Transferred to UNLV
Mike Nejelka 22 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Solon, OH Transferred to Kent State
Primo Spears 23 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Hartford, CT Transferred to Georgetown
Davis Larson 30 G/F 6'5" 190 GS Senior Sheboygan, WI Graduated
Luke Patten 31 F 6'5" 180 Freshman Butler, PA No longer on team roster
Noah Buono 33 F 6'6" 175 Senior Brick Twp, NJ Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Mounir Hima 55 C 6'11" 240 RS Freshman Tillabéri, Niger Transferred to Syracuse

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tevin Brewer 0 G 5'8" 160 GS Senior Fort Smith, AR FIU
Tre Clark 1 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Covington, GA Northwest Florida State College
Dae Dae Grant 3 G 6'2 185 Junior Lorain, OH Miami (OH)
Joe Reece 20 F 6'8 200 Senior St. Louis, MO Bowling Green
Quincy McGriff 55 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Salt Lake Community College

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kareem Rozier
PG 		Detroit, MI St. Mary's Preparatory 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 20, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Devin Carney
CG 		Butler, PA Butler Area High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Matúš Hronský
PF 		Poruba, Slovakia Wasatch Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 11, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
David Dixon
SF 		Memphis, TN Memphis Academy of Health Sciences 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 10, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Abdou-Halil Barre
SF 		Scotland, PA Scotland Campus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 13, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tevin Brewer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) GS Northside HS
FIU 		Fort Smith, AR
G 1 Jimmy Clark III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Newton HS
Northwest Florida State College 		Covington, GA
F 2 David Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Speights Academy (FL) Memphis, TN
G 3 Dae Dae Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lorain HS
Miami (OH) 		Lorain, OH
C 4 Tre Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Woodstock Academy
Indiana State 		Reynoldsburg, OH
F 5 Halil Barre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Scotland Campus (PA) Cotonou, Benin
F 14 Matúš Hronský 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy (UT) Poruba, Slovakia
F 20 Joe Reece 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr East St. Louis HS
Bowling Green 		St. Louis, MO
F 21 Rodney Gunn Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Irmo
Lenoir–Rhyne 		Columbia, SC
F 22 Andy Barba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So International Sports Academy Cleveland, OH
F 23 Devin Carney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Butler Area Sr. HS Butler, PA
G 25 Jaylen Cole-Williams (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So TLAP Sports Academy Reston, VA
G 30 Jake Harper (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Avonworth HS Dayton, OH
G 32 Kareem Rozier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr St. Mary's Prep Detroit, MI
F 34 Austin Rotroff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Wauseon Wauseon, OH
F 35 Kevin Easley Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Lawrence North
TCU 		Indianapolis, IN
G 55 Quincy McGriff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Santa Monica HS
Salt Lake CC 		Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana W 91–63  1–0
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,157)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 4 Kentucky
Tribute Classic 		L 52–77  1–1
 Rupp Arena (20,014)
Lexington, KY
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		South Carolina State
Tribute Classic 		W 96–71  2–1
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,186)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. Colgate W 85–80  3–1
 LeBron James Arena (429)
Akron, OH
November 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		North Florida
Tribute Classic 		W 83–82  4–1
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,018)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alabama State W 75–57  5–1
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,784)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara W 72–61  6–1
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,863)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State W 78–77  7–1
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,012)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall L 71–82  7–2
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,967)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 11, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Mexico State L 60–73  7–3
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,834)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		DePaul W 66–55  8–3
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,873)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 92–86  9–3
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,277)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 74–57  10–3
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,721)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 57–69  10–4
(0–1) 		UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 72–61  11–4
(1–1) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,887)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		VCU W 79–70  12–4
(2–1) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,087)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 73–75  12–5
(2–2) 		Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's W 92–80  13–5
(3–2) 		Hagan Arena (1,003)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 56–65  13–6
(3–3) 		Reilly Center (4,107)
Olean, NY
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fordham L 58–65  13–7
(3–4) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,932)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago W 72–58  14–7
(4–4) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,964)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Massachusetts L 79–87  14–8
(4–5) 		Mullins Center (3,810)
Amherst, MA
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington W 93–67  15–8
(5–5) 		Charles E. Smith Center (1,877)
Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Mason W 75–52  16–8
(6–5) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,927)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2023
12:30 p.m., USA 		St. Bonaventure W 56–54  17–8
(7–5) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,333)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's W 76–62  18–8
(8–5) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,756)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 18, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis L 85–90  18–9
(8–6) 		Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 91–74  19–9
(9–6) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,473)
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2023
2:00 p.m., USA 		Davidson L 67–71  19–10
(9–7) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,111)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Massachusetts W 88–79  20–10
(10–7) 		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,876)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham L 60–87  20–11
(10–8) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808)
Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2023
7:30 p.m., USA Network/Peacock 		(6) vs. (11) La Salle
Second round 		L 70–81  20–12
 Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2023
2:30 p.m., FloHoops 		(5) vs. (12) Rice
First round 		L 78–84  20–13
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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