2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represents Duquesne University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team is led by first-year head coach Dru Joyce III and plays their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).
Previous season
The Dukes finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Saint Louis , Dayton , St. Bonaventure , and VCU to win the A-10 tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament marking the sixth trip to the NCAA tournament in school history and first since 1977 .[ 1] As the No. 11 seed in the East Region, they upset BYU in the first round[ 2] before losing in the second round to Illinois .[ 3]
After winning the A-10 tournament championship, head coach Keith Dambrot announced that he would retire following the season.[ 4] Dambrot had spent seven years as head coach of the Dukes.[ 4] On March 28, 2024, the school named associate head coach Dru Joyce III the team's new head coach.[ 5]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2024 recruiting class
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.
2025 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2025)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Arness Lawson #29 PG
Pickerington, OH
Pickerington North High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sep 19, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 79
Dom Aekins PG
Columbus, OH
Walnut Ridge High School
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
N/A
Jul 19, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : 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:
Roster
2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Tre Dinkins
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Chester, PA
G
1
Cam Crawford
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Spain Park Marshall
Birmingham, AL
F
2
David Dixon
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Speights Academy (FL)
Memphis, TN
G
3
Kareem Rozier
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
St. Mary's Prep
Detroit, MI
G/F
4
Jahsean Corbett
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
West Oaks Academy (FL)Chicago State
Orlando, FL
F
5
Halil Barre
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Scotland Campus (PA)
Cotonou, Benin
F
6
Alex Williams
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Archbishop Moeller Furman
Dayton, OH
F
7
Jakub Necas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Gymnázium Blansko
Blansko, Czech Republic
G
8
Maximus Edwards
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr
Our Saviour Lutheran (NY) George Washington
Stratford, CT
F
14
Matúš Hronský
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Wasatch Academy (UT)
Poruba, Slovakia
G
22
Lucas Prolla
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Corinthians U18 Missouri State–Western Plains
Porto Alegre, Brazil
F
23
Jayden Brown (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
St. Andrew's Episcopal
Upper Marlboro, MD
F
25
Eli Wilborn
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
South Kent School Saint Francis (PA)
Middletown, CT
G
30
Lucas Perusek (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
St. Edward
Willoughby Hills, OH
G
31
Seamus McDermott (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Holy Ghost Prep
Holland, PA
G
32
Ethan Anish (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Taylor Allderdice
Pittsburgh, PA
G
44
Jake DiMichele (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
First Love Christian Academy
McKees Rocks, PA
G
55
Brandon Hall
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Thoronton Township Howard College
Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024 *8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb
L 72–77
0–1
16 – Dinkins
9 – Edwards
2 –
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,274)Pittsburgh, PA
November 8, 2024 *8:30 p.m.
vs. Princeton Jersey Jam
L 68–75
0–2
14 – Rozier
9 – Corbett
4 – Rozier
CURE Insurance Arena (2,247)Newark, NJ
November 15, 2024 *9:00 p.m., FS2
at DePaul
L 58–84
0–3
13 – Edwards
4 –
4 – Necas
Wintrust Arena (3,303)Chicago, IL
November 19, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Milwaukee
L 74–80
0–4
21 – DiMichele
7 – Wilborn
4 – Dinkins
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,046)Pittsburgh, PA
November 24, 2024 *1:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. South Dakota State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals
L 60–71
0–5
19 – Dinkins III
5 – Edwards
3 – Dinkins III
John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2024 *11:00 a.m., FloSports
vs. Hampton Cayman Islands Classic consolation game
L 59–64
0–6
13 – DiMichele
11 – Barre
5 – Dinkins
John Gray Gymnasium (905)George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2024 *11:00 a.m., FloSports
vs. Old Dominion Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game
W 67–54
1–6
13 – Hronský
12 – Dixon
4 – Rozier
John Gray Gymnasium (920)George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Peter's
L 59–62
1–7
15 – Corbett
8 – Barre
4 – Rozier
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,118)Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 2024 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Delaware
W 80–66
2–7
18 – Dinkins
7 – Necas
5 – Rozier
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,033)Pittsburgh, PA
December 11, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine
L 56–61
2–8
12 – Dinkins
10 – Corbett
5 – Rozier
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,076)Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2024 *6:00 p.m.
vs. Towson LeBron James Classic
W 65–47
3–8
13 – Crawford
6 –
6 – Rozier
Lebron James Arena (814)Akron, OH
December 21, 2024 *2:30 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine
W 70–54
4–8
15 – Corbett
8 – Corbett
4 – Dinkins III
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,010)Pittsburgh, PA
December 27, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cleary
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rhode Island
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m.
at Davidson
John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Joseph's
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m.
at George Washington
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Bonaventure
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dayton
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA
at Fordham
Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m.
at Saint Joseph's
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m.
at Richmond
Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Loyola Chicago
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA
at Dayton
UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fordham
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m.
at St. Bonaventure
Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m.
at La Salle
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN
VCU
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m.
at Saint Louis
Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA
vs.
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 8]
References
^ Behanna, Garrett; Todd, Alexandra (March 18, 2024). "Duquesne men's basketball earns NCAA tournament bid for first time since 1977; Dukes to play BYU Cougars in first round" . CBS News . Retrieved October 4, 2024 .
^ Mendoza, Jordan (March 21, 2024). "What to know about Duquesne after its NCAA men's tournament upset of Brigham Young" . USA Today . Retrieved October 4, 2024 .
^ Sullivan, Paul (March 27, 2024). "Column: Illinois soaks it in after an 89-63 rout of Duquesne puts them in the Sweet 16 for the 1st time since 2005" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 4, 2024 .
^ a b "Duquesne's Dambrot retiring after NCAA tourney" . ESPN.com . 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-12 .
^ Henderson, Cydney. "LeBron James 'proud' to announce Duquesne's hire of Dru Joyce III, his high school teammate" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2024-11-12 .
^ a b DiPaola, Jerry (April 24, 2024). "Marshall, Canisius transfer guards Cameron Crawford, Tre Dinkins commit to Duquesne coach Dru Joyce" . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved October 4, 2024 .
^ DiPaola, Jerry (April 25, 2024). "Duquesne receives verbal commitment from ex-Chicago State forward Jahsean Corbett" . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved October 4, 2024 .
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Duquesne University Athletics . Retrieved October 4, 2024 .
Venues Rivalries People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics