2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	19–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden Terry Weigand Charles Thomas Carl Thomas
Home arena	A. J. Palumbo Center (Capacity: 4,406)

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Davidson	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Dayton	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
St. Bonaventure	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Saint Louis †	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Duquesne	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
La Salle	8	–	10		.444			10	–	21		.323
Saint Joseph's	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Richmond	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			9	–	24		.273
Massachusetts	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Fordham	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–8 in A-10 Play to tie for 6th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost Richmond in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chas Brown	0	F/C	6'8"	235	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Eric James	2	G	6'6"	215	Senior	Westerville, OH	Graduated
Tarin Smith	3	G	6'2"	185	RS Junior	Ocean Township, NJ	Graduate transferred to Connecticut
Rene Castro	4	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Boston, MA	Graduated
Marko Krivacevic	22	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Szombathely, Hungary	Graduate transferred to Indiana (PA)
Tydus Verhoeven	25	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Manteca, CA	Transferred to UTEP
Nicholas Kratholm	34	F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Louisville, KY	Transferred to Miami Dade College
Jordan Robinson	55	C	6'8"	255	RS Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gavin Bizeau #22 C	Plainfield, IN	Plainfield High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Aug 5, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Austin Rotroff #49 C	Wauseon, OH	Wauseon High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Dylan Swingle #50 C	Bainbridge, OH	Paint Valley High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	May 15, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Wade PG	Ann Arbor, MI	Skyline High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 1, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Amari Kelly PF	Norcross, GA	Meadowcreek High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Oct 6, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sincere Carry PG	Solon, OH	Solon High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lamar Norman SG	Wyoming, MI	Godwin Heights High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
James Ellis C	Pittsburgh, PA	Westinghouse High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tavian Dunn-Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Akron/Huntington HS Huntington, WV G 1 Mike Lewis II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chaminade St. Louis, MO G 2 Brandon Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Skyline Ann Arbor, MI G 3 Frankie Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Missouri/Garfield Heights Cleveland, OH G 4 Craig Randall II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Memphis/Shadow Mountain Youngstown, OH F 5 Marcus Weathers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Miami (OH)/Shawnee Mission North Overland Park, KS F 14 Gavin Bizeau 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Plainfield Plainfield, IN F 20 Kellon Taylor (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic Landover, MD C 21 Michael Hughes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Akron/Liberty North Liberty, MO G 22 Lamar Norman Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Godwin Heights Wyoming, MI F 23 Amari Kelly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Meadowcreek Long Island, NY C 25 Dylan Swingle 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Fr Paint Valley Chillicothe, OH G 31 Caleb Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Valley Pennsylvania, PA F 32 Zach Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Seneca Valley Cranberry Township, PA F 34 Austin Rotroff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Wauseon Wauseon, OH G 35 Sincere Carry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Solon Solon, OH G 50 Eric Williams Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So New Haven New Haven, MI C James Ellis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Westinghouse Pittsburgh, PA	Head coach Keith Dambrot (Akron) Assistant coach(es) Rick McFadden (Akron) Terry Weigand (Ashland) Charles Thomas (Eastern Michigan) Carl Thomas (Eastern Michigan) 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 10, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		William & Mary Gotham Classic	W 84–70	1–0	Palumbo Center (2,534) Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC Gotham Classic	W 89–88 ^OT	2–0	Palumbo Center (1,540) Pittsburgh, PA
November 17, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. Radford Gotham Classic	W 69–64	3–0	St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (1,020) Akron, OH
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Notre Dame Gotham Classic	L 56–67	3–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,161) South Bend, IN
November 25, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 83–71	4–1	Palumbo Center (1,638) Pittsburgh, PA
November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		vs. Pittsburgh City Game	L 53–74	4–2	PPG Paints Arena (12,246) Pittsburgh, PA
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNPT		Marshall	W 93–82	5–2	Palumbo Center (1,689) Pittsburgh, PA
December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 80–71	6–2	Palumbo Center (1,565) Pittsburgh, PA
December 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 72–57	7–2	Palumbo Center (1,346) Pittsburgh, PA
December 16, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 72–46	8–2	Palumbo Center (1,487) Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Penn State PPG Paints Arena Showcase	L 67–73	8–3	PPG Paints Arena (2,537) Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 85–84	9–3	Palumbo Center (1,421) Pittsburgh, PA
December 31, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	L 67–78	9–4	Palumbo Center (1,524) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN		at Davidson	L 61–65	9–5 (0–1)	John M. Belk Arena (4,558) Davidson, NC
January 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 66–61	10–5 (1–1)	Palumbo Center (2,221) Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ATTSNPT		Saint Joseph's	W 85–84	11–5 (2–1)	Palumbo Center (2,829) Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	W 74–68	12–5 (3–1)	Robins Center (4,603) Richmond, VA
January 20, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSN		at George Washington	W 91–85 ^OT	13–5 (4–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,601) Washington, D.C.
January 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ATTSNPT		Saint Louis	W 77–73	14–5 (5–1)	Palumbo Center (3,011) Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNPT		VCU	L 74–80	14–6 (5–2)	Palumbo Center (3,706) Pittsburgh, PA
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 75–72	15–6 (6–2)	Palumbo Center (2,345) Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	L 64–68	15–7 (6–3)	UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH
February 6, 2019 7:30 pm, Stadium		St. Bonaventure	L 49–51	15–8 (6–4)	Palumbo Center (2,433) Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 74–66	16–8 (7–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,477) Bronx, NY
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 72–73	16–9 (7–5)	Tom Gola Arena (1,247) Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN		George Washington	W 85–69	17–9 (8–5)	Palumbo Center (3,001) Pittsburgh, PA
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	W 79–78	18–9 (9–5)	EagleBank Arena (7,309) Fairfax, VA
February 27, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 47–68	18–10 (9–6)	Reilly Center (3,991) Olean, NY
March 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNPT		Massachusetts	W 80–73	19–10 (10–6)	Palumbo Center (2,980) Pittsburgh, PA
March 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 75–85	19–11 (10–7)	Chaifetz Arena (6,711) St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNPT		Dayton	L 67–78	19–12 (10–8)	Palumbo Center (4,057) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN	(7)	vs. (10) Saint Joseph's Second Round	L 86–92	19–13	Barclays Center (5,968) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

See also

• 2018–19 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

References

1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne Dukes Official Athletic Site.