2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Keith Dambrot in his final season as head coach, and played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished the season 25–12, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in sixth place. As the 6 seed, they defeated Saint Louis, Dayton, St. Bonaventure and VCU to be champions of the A-10 tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the sixth time in school history and first since 1977. As the No. 11 seed in the East Region, they upset BYU in the first round before losing in the second round to Illinois 89–63.

2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–12 (10–8 A–10)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (7th season)
Associate head coach	Dru Joyce III
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden Terry Weigand Steve Wright Ari Stern
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
Loyola Chicago	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
No. 24 Dayton	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
UMass	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
VCU	11	–	7		.611			24	–	14		.632
Duquesne †	10	–	8		.556			25	–	12		.676
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Rhode Island	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Fordham	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Davidson	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Saint Louis	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for sixth 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 were defeated by Rice in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tevin Brewer	0	G	5'8"	160	GS Senior	Fort Smith, AR	Graduated
Joe Reece	20	F	6'8"	200	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Left the team for personal reasons
Rodney Gunn Jr.	21	F	6'7"	230	GS Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Devin Carney	23	G	6'1"	180	Freshman	Butler, PA	Transferred to Denver
Jaylen Cole-Williams	25	G	6'1"	175	RS Sophomore	Reston, VA	Walk-on; transferred
Jake Harper	30	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Dayton, OH	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Austin Rotroff	34	F	6'10"	240	GS Senior	Wauseon, OH	Graduated
Kevin Easley Jr.	35	F	6'7"	230	RS Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Quincy McGriff	55	G	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Cal State Northridge

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Dusan Mahorcic	0	F	6'10"	225	GS Senior	Belgrade, Serbia	NC State
Andrei Savrasov	23	F	6'7"	225	GS Senior	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Georgia Southern
Hassan Drame	33	F	6'7"	200	GS Senior	Bamako, Mali	La Salle
Fousseyni Drame	34	F	6'7"	200	GS Senior	Bamako, Mali	La Salle

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kailon Nicholls PG	Toronto, ON	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 19, 2023
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jakub Nečas PF	Czech Republic	Basketball Club Brno	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 12, 2023
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dominique Aekins PG	Columbus, OH	Walnut Ridge High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Jul 19, 2023
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Dusan Mahorcic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Notre Dame College Prep Utah Belgrade, Serbia G 1 Jimmy Clark III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Newton HS Northwest Florida State College Covington, GA F 2 David Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Speights Academy (FL) Memphis, TN G 3 Dae Dae Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lorain HS Miami (OH) Lorain, OH C 4 Tre Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Woodstock Academy Indiana State Reynoldsburg, OH F 5 Halil Barre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Scotland Campus (PA) Cotonou, Benin F 7 Jakub Necas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Gymnázium Blansko Blansko, Czech Republic F 14 Matúš Hronský 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wasatch Academy (UT) Poruba, Slovakia F 22 Andy Barba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr International Sports Academy Cleveland, OH F 23 Andrei Savrasov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS BC Zenit Georgia Southern Saint Petersburg, Russia G 25 Ethan Anish (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Taylor Allderdice Pittsburgh, PA G 30 Lucas Perusek (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Edward Willoughby Hills, OH G 31 Seamus McDermott (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Holy Ghost Prep Holland, PA G 32 Kareem Rozier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So St. Mary's Prep Detroit, MI F 33 Hassan Drame 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Our Savior New American La Salle Bamako, Mali F 34 Fousseyni Drame 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Our Savior New American La Salle Bamako, Mali G 44 Jake DiMichele (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr First Love Christian Academy McKees Rocks, PA G 55 Kailon Nicholls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Toronto, ON	Head coach Keith Dambrot (Akron) Assistant coach(es) Dru Joyce III (Akron) Rick McFadden (Akron) Terry Weigand (Ashland) Steve Wright (Bowling Green) Ari Stern (The College of Wooster) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 79–77	1–0	21 – Grant	6 – Dixon	8 – Clark III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,364) Pittsburgh, PA
November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Charleston Veterans Classic	W 90–72	2–0	22 – Grant	9 – F. Drame	7 – Clark III	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		Stony Brook Cornhusker Classic	W 85–63	3–0	24 – Clark III	11 – F. Drame	7 – Rozier	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse  Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		Princeton	L 67–70	3–1	17 – Clark III	5 – Rozier	3 – tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,877) Pittsburgh, PA
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		Rider Cornhusker Classic	W 77–58	4–1	23 – Grant	10 – Drame	3 – Rozier	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,153) Pittsburgh, PA
November 22, 2023* 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska Cornhusker Classic	L 79–89	4–2	24 – Grant	8 – Drame	3 – Grant	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,426) Lincoln, NE
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 66–62	5–2	15 – Savrasov	7 – Savrasov	5 – Clark III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,193) Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	W 85–72	6–2	24 – Clark III	9 – Savrasov	4 – Rozier	Cam Henderson Center (3,947) Huntington, WV
December 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 68–59	7–2	19 – Grant	7 – Drame	5 – Clark III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,088) Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Bradley	W 69–67	8–2	21 – Clark III	5 – tied	4 – Clark III	LeBron James Arena (1,375) Akron, OH
December 23, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Santa Clara	L 73–81	8–3	32 – Grant	5 – tied	3 – tied	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleary	W 95–47	9–3	15 – tied	9 – Drame	5 – Grant	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,188) Pittsburgh, PA
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		at UMass	L 61–80	9–4 (0–1)	18 – Grant	9 – Drame	3 – tied	Mullins Center (2,561) Amherst, MA
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Loyola Chicago	L 67–72	9–5 (0–2)	19 – Dixon	8 – Grant	5 – Rozier	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,671) Chicago, IL
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 16 Dayton	L 62–72	9–6 (0–3)	14 – Grant	7 – Dixon	5 – Rozier	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,724) Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		Richmond	L 61–63	9–7 (0–4)	16 – Clark III	6 – tied	4 – Clark III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,463) Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA		at Saint Joseph's	L 69–71	9–8 (0–5)	21 – Clark III	6 – Dixon	4 – Rozier	Hagan Arena (2,507) Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 54–50	10–8 (1–5)	9 – Clark III	8 – Williams	4 – Hronský	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,489) Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA		Fordham	W 68–59	11–8 (2–5)	15 – DiMichele	6 – Dixon	7 – Clark III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,027) Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		Chicago State	W 65–60	12–8	17 – Grant	10 – Drame	3 – tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,366) Pittsburgh, PA
February 3, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA		at Rhode Island	W 85–71	13–8 (3–5)	31 – Grant	5 – Clark III	5 – tied	Ryan Center (5,822) Kingston, RI
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	L 59–72	13–9 (3–6)	15 – DiMichele	5 – tied	3 – Rozier	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535) Pittsburgh, PA
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		at St. Bonaventure	W 75–69	14–9 (4–6)	16 – Drame	14 – Drame	8 – Clark III	Reilly Center (4,750) Olean, NY
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 16 Dayton	L 59–75	14–10 (4–7)	14 – Clark III	5 – Williams	6 – Grant	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 17, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA		Saint Joseph's	W 66–56	15–10 (5–7)	17 – Dixon	10 – Dixon	4 – Clark III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,017) Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 81–66	16–10 (6–7)	31 – Grant	9 – DiMichele	7 – Clark III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,178) Pittsburgh, PA
February 23, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Fordham	L 67–79	16–11 (6–8)	15 – Grant	4 – tied	2 – tied	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,850) The Bronx, NY
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		La Salle	W 75–63	17–11 (7–8)	22 – Clark III	6 – Grant	8 – Clark III	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,233) Pittsburgh, PA
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	W 59–51	18–11 (8–8)	13 – Grant	4 – tied	2 – tied	EagleBank Arena (5,058) Fairfax, VA
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	W 69–59	19–11 (9–8)	26 – Grant	6 – tied	4 – Clark III	Siegel Center (7,044) Richmond, VA
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., SNPT/ESPN+		George Washington	W 67–65	20–11 (10–8)	22 – Clark III	7 – tied	3 – tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,134) Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., USA	(6)	vs. (14) Saint Louis Second Round	W 83–73	21–11	20 – Clark III	6 – Dixon	7 – Grant	Barclays Center (6,432) Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2024 7:30 p.m., USA	(6)	vs. (3) No. 24 Dayton Quarterfinals	W 65–57	22–11	16 – Clark III	8 – Drame	4 – Clark III	Barclays Center (6,327) Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 2024 3:30 p.m., CBSSN	(6)	vs. (7) St. Bonaventure Semifinals	W 70–60	23–11	27 – Grant	8 – tied	6 – Clark III	Barclays Center (8,037) Brooklyn, NY
March 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS	(6)	vs. (5) VCU Championship	W 57–51	24–11	10 – Grant	12 – Drame	3 – tied	Barclays Center (7,805) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024 12:40 p.m., TruTV	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 21 BYU First Round	W 71–67	25–11	19 – Grant	8 – F. Drame	4 – Clark III	CHI Health Center Omaha  Omaha, NE
March 23, 2024 8:40 p.m., TNT	(11 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 10 Illinois Second Round	L 63–89	25–12	14 – Clark III	6 – Dixon	4 – Clark III	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,387) Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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