2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–24 (1–16 A–10)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden; Terry Weigand; Charles Thomas; Carl Thomas;
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by fifth-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.

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
VCU	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
St. Bonaventure	12	–	5	.706	23	–	10	.697
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Richmond †	10	–	8	.556	24	–	13	.649
George Washington	8	–	9	.471	12	–	18	.400
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
George Mason	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UMass	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	5	–	12	.294	15	–	16	.484
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Duquesne	1	–	16	.059	6	–	24	.200

† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dukes finished the 2020–21 season 9–9, 7–7 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. In the A-10 tournament they defeated to Richmond in the second round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tavian Dunn-Martin	0	G	5'8"	155	RS Senior	Huntington, WV	Graduate transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Maceo Austin	3	G	6'5"	190	Sophomore	Sharon, PA	Left the team for personal reasons
Marcus Weathers	5	G	6'5"	215	RS Senior	Overland Park, KS	Graduate transferred to SMU
Ryan Murphy	20	G	6'5"	185	RS Senior	Calabasas, CA	Graduated
Michael Hughes	21	C	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Liberty, MO	Graduated
Amari Kelly	23	F	6'9"	230	RS Sophomore	Long Island, NY	Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Andre Harris	30	F	6'7"	225	Freshman	Mesa, AZ	Transferred
Jett Roesing	31	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	Pittsburgh, PA	Transferred to Iona
Chad Baker	44	F	6'7"	190	Freshman	Santo Domingo, DR	Transferred to San Diego State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Leon Ayers III	0	G	6'6"	180	Senior	Troy, MI	Mercer
Tre Williams	4	C	6'7"	250	Junior	Reynoldsburg, OH	Indiana State
Rodney Gunn Jr.	21	F	6'7"	245	GS Senior	Columbia, SC	Lenoir–Rhyne
Davis Larson	30	F	6'5"	190	GS Senior	Sheboygan, WI	Hillsdale
Kevin Easley Jr.	35	F	6'7"	225	RS Junior	Indianapolis, IN	TCU

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andy Barba SF	Cleveland, OH	International Sports Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 28, 2020
Andy Barba SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jackie Johnson SF	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 16, 2021
Jackie Johnson SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Primo Spears PG	Windsor, CT	Mt. Zion Preparatory School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Feb 26, 2021
Primo Spears PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Leon Ayers III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Henry Ford Mercer	Troy, MI
G	1	Tyson Acuff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Cass Tech	Detroit, MI
G	2	Toby Okani	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Cushing Academy	Orange, NJ
C	4	Tre Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Woodstock Academy Indiana State	Reynoldsburg, OH
G	5	Jackie Johnson III	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Wichita, KS
F	14	Andy Barba	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	International Sports Academy	Cleveland, OH
F	21	Rodney Gunn Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Irmo Lenoir–Rhyne	Columbia, SC
G	22	Mike Bejelka	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	International Sports Academy	Solon, OH
G	23	Primo Spears	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Harford, CT
G	25	Jaylen Cole-Williams (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	TLAP Sports Academy	Reston, VA
G/F	30	Davis Larson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	North Hillsdale College	Sheboygan, WI
F	31	Luke Patten	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Butler, PA
F	33	Noah Buono (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Brick Township HS Ramapo	Brick Township, NJ
F	34	Austin Rotroff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	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
C	55	Mounir Hima	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Tillabéri, Niger

Head coach

Keith Dambrot (Akron)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rider	W 73–61	1–0	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,276) Pittsburgh, PA
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	L 63–73	1–1	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,312) Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	L 59–63	1–2	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,045) Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2021* 5:45 p.m., ESPN3		vs. Northeastern Paradise Jam Tournament quarterfinals	L 55–71	1–3	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 20, 2021* 5:45 p.m.		vs. Colorado Paradise Jam Tournament consolation	L 76–84 ^OT	1–4	Sports and Fitness Center (723) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Bradley Paradise Jam Tournament consolation	W 78–70	2–4	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		American	W 88–79	3–4	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,583) Pittsburgh, PA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 70–78	3–5	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,111) Pittsburgh, PA
December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 71–72	3–6	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 7, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1		at DePaul	L 67–87	3–7	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
December 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 64–62	4–7	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UC Irvine	W 76–54	5–7	LeBron James Arena (211) Akron, OH
December 22, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	Postponed due to COVID-19		UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	W 78–74	6–7 (1–0)	Mullins Center (1,978) Amherst, MA
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 71–72	6–8 (1–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY
January 15, 2022 12:30 p.m., NBC Sports		Dayton	L 52–72	6–9 (1–2)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,012) Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		St. Bonaventure	L 56–64	6–10 (1–3)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,032) Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 61–72	6–11 (1–4)	Hagan Arena (1,278) Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 53–77	6–12 (1–5)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,421) Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	L 57–74	6–13 (1–6)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,211) Pittsburgh, PA
February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	L 62–71	6–14 (1–7)	Siegel Center (7,293) Richmond, VA
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 54–75	6–15 (1–8)	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 12, 2022 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		Fordham	L 54–65	6–16 (1–9)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,002) Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson Rescheduled from December 30	L 61–72	6–17 (1–10)	John M. Belk Arena (2,881) Davidson, NC
February 16, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington Rescheduled from January 5	L 52–73	6–18 (1–11)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,985) Pittsburgh, PA
February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at St. Bonaventure	L 55–81	6–19 (1–12)	Reilly Center (4,620) Olean, NY
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	L 50–74	6–20 (1–13)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,861) Pittsburgh, PA
February 26, 2022 12:30 p.m., NBC Sports		at Rhode Island	L 54–70	6–21 (1–14)	Ryan Center (4,668) Kingston, RI
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 93–98 ^3OT	6–22 (1–15)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,164) Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	L 76–85	6–23 (1–16)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,003) Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 9, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	(14)	vs. (11) Rhode Island First round	L 77–79	6–24	Capital One Arena (2,283) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

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