2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

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.

2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachDru Joyce III
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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 for personal reasons
Mounir Hima 55 C 6'11" 240 RS Freshman Tillabéri, Niger Transferred to Syracuse

Incoming transfers

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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

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247Sports: 
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: Rivals:    247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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