2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:men
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Duquesne Dukes
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A–10
Record:6–24
Conf Record:1–16
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Rick McFadden
Asst Coach2:Terry Weigand

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 Graduate transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Maceo Austin 3 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Left the team for personal reasons
5 G 6'5" 215 RS Senior Graduate transferred to SMU
Ryan Murphy 20 G 6'5" 185 RS Senior Graduated
21 C 6'8" 240 RS Senior Graduated
Amari Kelly 23 F 6'9" 230 RS Sophomore Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Andre Harris 30 F 6'7" 225 Freshman Transferred
Jett Roesing 31 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Transferred to Iona
Chad Baker 44 F 6'7" 190 Freshman 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 Mercer
Tre Williams 4 C 6'7" 250 Junior Indiana State
Rodney Gunn Jr. 21 F 6'7" 245 GS Senior Lenoir–Rhyne
Davis Larson 30 F 6'5" 190 GS Senior Hillsdale
Kevin Easley Jr. 35 F 6'7" 225 RS Junior TCU

2021 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule . Duquesne University Athletics . October 22, 2021 . en.