2015–16 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fourth year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 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.

2015–16 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals, L 72–82 vs. Morehead State
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–17 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Ferry (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Nash John Rhodes Rich Glesmann
Home arena	A. J. Palumbo Center (Capacity: 4,406)
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
VCU	14	–	4		.778			25	–	11		.694
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4		.778			22	–	9		.710
Saint Joseph's †	13	–	5		.722			28	–	8		.778
George Washington	11	–	7		.611			28	–	10		.737
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
Richmond	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
UMass	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Duquesne	6	–	12		.333			17	–	17		.500
George Mason	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
Saint Louis	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
La Salle	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
† 2016 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Dukes finish the 2014–15 season 12–19, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 tournament where they lost to George Washington.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dominique McKoy	3	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Christian Johnson	14	G	5'10"	150	Junior	Pittsburgh, PA	Walk on; didn't return
Brandon Cartmill	21	G	5'10"	170	Junior	Carlise, PA	Left the team for personal reasons
Desmond Ridenour	32	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Cleveland Heights, OH	Transferred to Kent State
Jordan Stevens	35	G	6'0"	190	Junior	Columbia, MO	Graduate transferred to Midwestern State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tarin Smith		G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Asbury Park, NJ	Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Smith will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nakye Sanders SF	Staten Island, NY	Tottenville High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 6, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 00 Darius Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr IMG Academy Lexington, KY G 1 Derrick Colter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Largo Forestville, MD G 2 Eric James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Westerville Westerville, OH G 4 Rene Castro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Butler Worcester Academy Boston, MA F 5 TySean Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So IMG Academy Twinsburg, OH G 13 Mar'Qywell Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr UTEP East English Valley Prep Detroit, MI F 20 Nakye Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Tottenville Staten Island, NY G 21 David Haus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So North Allegheny Pittsburgh, PA G 22 Micah Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Drake Highlands Natrona Heights, PA G 23 Jeremiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Merrillville Gary, IN G 30 Josh Steel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Barking Abbey Academy Harlow, England F 31 Nick Foschia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Walsh Jesuit Northfield Center, OH F 32 Zach Snyder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Seneca Valley Cranberry Township, PA F 33 L. G. Gill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Benedictine College Prep Chesterfield, VA F 45 Marshall Macheledt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC F 55 Jordan Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Quality Education Academy Toronto, ON G Tarin Smith (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Nebraska St. Anthony Ocean Township, NJ	Head coach Jim Ferry (Keene State) Assistant coach(es) Brian Nash (Keene State) John Rhodes (Ohio) Rich Glesmann (Emerson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2015* 7:00 pm		Urbana	W 91–62		Palumbo Center (574) Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		Seton Hill Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round	W 96–71	1–0	Palumbo Center (943) Pittsburgh, PA
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 95–75	2–0	Palumbo Center (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm		Penn State	W 78–52	3–0	Consol Energy Center (3,520) Pittsburgh, PA
11/23/2015* 2:30 pm		vs. Pepperdine Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	L 70–84	3–1	Germain Arena (523) Estero, FL
11/24/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Milwaukee Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round	W 96–92 OT	4–1	Germain Arena (823) Estero, FL
11/25/2015* 2:30 pm		vs. WKU Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game	W 81–73	5–1	Germain Arena (1,077) Estero, FL
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 91–77	6–1	Palumbo Center (1,079) Pittsburgh, PA
12/04/2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Pittsburgh City Game	L 75–96	6–2	Consol Energy Center (13,906) Pittsburgh, PA
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		UMBC	W 89–70	7–2	Palumbo Center (1,030) Pittsburgh, PA
12/12/2015* 1:00 pm		vs. Saint Francis (PA)	W 67–65	8–2	Cambria County War Memorial Arena (1,015) Johnstown, PA
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 83–68	9–2	Palumbo Center (1,361) Pittsburgh, PA
12/19/2015* 2:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 72–65	10–2	Palumbo Center (2,119) Pittsburgh, PA
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia Tech	L 67–73	10–3	Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,417) Atlanta, GA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016 2:30 pm, NBCSN		Dayton	L 58–66	10–4 (0–1)	Palumbo Center (3,323) Pittsburgh, PA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Davidson	L 66–77	10–5 (0–2)	John M. Belk Arena (3,321) Davidson, NC
01/09/2016 8:00 pm, ASN		at George Washington	L 64–91	10–6 (0–3)	Charles E. Smith Center (3,103) Washington, D.C.
01/13/2016 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 81–71	11–6 (1–3)	Palumbo Center (1,506) Pittsburgh, PA
01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ASN		St. Bonaventure	W 95–88	12–6 (2–3)	Palumbo Center (2,425) Pittsburgh, PA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, MASN		at VCU	L 71–93	12–7 (2–4)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
01/22/2016 2:00 pm		at George Mason	W 86–76	13–7 (3–4)	EagleBank Arena (2,626) Fairfax, VA
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ASN		La Salle	W 87–60	14–7 (4–4)	Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
01/30/2016 6:00 pm, ASN		at Saint Louis	W 78–67	15–7 (5–4)	Chaifetz Arena (8,412) St. Louis, MO
02/06/2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN		Davidson	L 82–93	15–8 (5–5)	Palumbo Center (3,382) Pittsburgh, PA
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ASN		at No. 19 Dayton	L 74–76	15–9 (5–6)	UD Arena (13,141) Dayton, OH
02/14/2016 3:00 pm, ASN		Massachusetts	L 99–108 OT	15–10 (5–7)	Palumbo Center (2,364) Pittsburgh, PA
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		George Washington	L 74–81	15–11 (5–8)	Palumbo Center (1,520) Pittsburgh, PA
02/20/2016 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 74–77	15–12 (5–9)	Ryan Center (5,112) Kingston, RI
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 76–80	15–13 (5–10)	Reilly Center (4,101) Olean, NY
02/27/2016 6:00 pm, ASN		Richmond	L 67–83	15–14 (5–11)	Palumbo Center (1,916) Pittsburgh, PA
03/02/2016 7:00 pm		Fordham	L 69–78	15–15 (5–12)	Palumbo Center (1,283) Pittsburgh, PA
03/05/2016 4:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	W 78–70	16–15 (6–12)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/09/2016 9:00 pm, ASN	(11)	vs. (14) LaSalle First round	L 73–88	16–16	Barclays Center (5,523) Brooklyn, NY
CBI
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Nebraska–Omaha First round	W 120–112	17–16	Palumbo Center (609) Pittsburgh, PA
03/21/2016* 7:00 pm		at Morehead State Quarterfinals	L 72–82	17–17	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,387) Morehead, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team