2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Duquesne Dukes
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:10–22
Conf Record:3–15
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Rich Glesmann
Asst Coach3:Danny Lawson
Asst Coach4:Brian Baudinet
Stadium:A. J. Palumbo Center
(Capacity: 4,406)

The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in A-10 play to finish in last place. In the A-10 tournament, they lost in the first round to Saint Louis.

On March 13, 2017, Duquesne fired head coach Jim Ferry after five seasons.[1] The school then hired Akron head coach Keith Dambrot on March 28.[2]

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 17–17, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth 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 defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Morehead State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Derrick Colter 1 G 5'11" 180 Senior Graduated
TySean Powell 5 F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Transferred to Pacific
Mar'Qywell Jackson 13 G 6'5" 195 RS Freshman Transferred to Moberly Area CC
Micah Mason 22 G 6'2" 180 Senior Graduated
Jeremiah Jones 23 G 6'3" 200 Senior Graduated
Nick Foschia 31 F 6'4" 220 Senior Graduated
L. G. Gill 33 F 6'8" 220 Junior Graduate transferred to Maryland
Marshall Macheledt 45 F 6'9" 215 Sophomore Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Emile Blackman 5 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Transferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play since Blackman graduated from Niagara.
Kale Abrahamson 14 F 6'8" 221 RS Senior Transferred from Drake. Will be eligible to play since Abrahamson graduated from Drake.

2016 recruiting class

Preseason

Duquesne was picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10 preseason poll.[3]

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Jim Ferry out as Duquesne men's basketball coach. Sarah K.. Spencer. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 13, 2017. July 18, 2017.
  2. News: Akron's Keith Dambrot taking Duquesne coaching job. Jeff. Goodman. ESPN.com. March 28, 2017. July 18, 2017.
  3. News: Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball. Atlantic10.com. 2017-02-21.
  4. Web site: Duquesne University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball . 2016-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141022230348/http://www.goduquesne.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/duqu-m-baskbl-sched.html . 2014-10-22 . dead .