2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:men
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Duquesne Dukes
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:9–9
Conf Record:7–7
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Rick McFadden
Asst Coach2:Terry Weigand
Stadium:UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Kerr Fitness Center

The 2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Keith Dambrot, and played its home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Kerr Fitness Center in McCandless, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The Dukes finished the season 9-9, 7–7 in A-10 Play to finish in 9th place. The team defeated Richmond during the second round of the A-10 tournament, before losing in the quarterfinals to St. Bonaventure.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2019–20 season 21–9, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the A-10 tournament, it was scheduled to face No. 14 Fordham in the second round, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
James Ellis 1 C 6'11" 230 RS Freshman Transferred to Pearl River Community College
Frankie Hughes 3 G 6'4" 195 RS Junior Transferred to San Diego
Lamar Norman Jr. 4 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Midseason transfer
10 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Midseason transfer to Kent State
Ashton Miller 14 G 6'5" 200 Freshman Transferred to Wagner
Evan Buckley 22 G 6'1" 185 Freshman Left team for personal reasons
Jake Harper 30 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Walk-on; left basketball program to play football
Caleb Davis 31 G 6'0" 175 SeniorGraduated
Baylee Steele 44 C 6'11" 240 SeniorGraduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ryan Murphy 20 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Graduate transfer from Pittsburgh. Will be eligible to play immediately.
Noah Buono 35 G 6'5" 180 Junior Transferred from Ramapo College. Will be eligible to play immediately.

2020 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule . Duquesne University Athletics . January 14, 2021 . en.