2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record6–24 (1–16 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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

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.

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 
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
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
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 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

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