# 2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-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. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2021–22 season 6–24, 1–16 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to Rhode Island.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Leon Ayers III | 0 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Troy, MI | Graduate transferred to Bowling Green |
| Tyson Acuff | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Detroit, MI | Transferred to Eastern Michigan |
| Toby Okani | 2 | G | 6'7" | 195 | Sophomore | Orange, NJ | Transferred to UIC |
| Jackie Johnson III | 5 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Freshman | Wichita, KS | Transferred to UNLV |
| Mike Nejelka | 22 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Solon, OH | Transferred to Kent State |
| Primo Spears | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Hartford, CT | Transferred to Georgetown |
| Davis Larson | 30 | G/F | 6'5" | 190 | GS Senior | Sheboygan, WI | Graduated |
| Luke Patten | 31 | F | 6'5" | 180 | Freshman | Butler, PA | No longer on team roster |
| Noah Buono | 33 | F | 6'6" | 175 | Senior | Brick Twp, NJ | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Mounir Hima | 55 | C | 6'11" | 240 | RS Freshman | Tillabéri, Niger | Transferred to Syracuse |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tevin Brewer | 0 | G | 5'8" | 160 | GS Senior | Fort Smith, AR | FIU |
| Tre Clark | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Junior | Covington, GA | Northwest Florida State College |
| Dae Dae Grant | 3 | G | 6'2 | 185 | Junior | Lorain, OH | Miami (OH) |
| Joe Reece | 20 | F | 6'8 | 200 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Bowling Green |
| Quincy McGriff | 55 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Salt Lake Community College |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kareem Rozier PG | Detroit, MI | St. Mary's Preparatory | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 20, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Devin Carney CG | Butler, PA | Butler Area High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Matúš Hronský PF | Poruba, Slovakia | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 11, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| David Dixon SF | Memphis, TN | Memphis Academy of Health Sciences | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Abdou-Halil Barre SF | Scotland, PA | Scotland Campus | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 13, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana | W 91–63 | 1–0 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,157) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 4 Kentucky Tribute Classic | L 52–77 | 1–1 | Rupp Arena (20,014) Lexington, KY |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | South Carolina State Tribute Classic | W 96–71 | 2–1 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,186) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Colgate | W 85–80 | 3–1 | LeBron James Arena (429) Akron, OH |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | North Florida Tribute Classic | W 83–82 | 4–1 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,018) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 75–57 | 5–1 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,784) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | W 72–61 | 6–1 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,863) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 78–77 | 7–1 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,012) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 71–82 | 7–2 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,967) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | L 60–73 | 7–3 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,834) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | DePaul | W 66–55 | 8–3 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,873) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 92–86 | 9–3 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,277) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 74–57 | 10–3 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,721) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 57–69 | 10–4 (0–1) | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 72–61 | 11–4 (1–1) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,887) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VCU | W 79–70 | 12–4 (2–1) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,087) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 73–75 | 12–5 (2–2) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 92–80 | 13–5 (3–2) | Hagan Arena (1,003) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 56–65 | 13–6 (3–3) | Reilly Center (4,107) Olean, NY |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fordham | L 58–65 | 13–7 (3–4) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,932) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Chicago | W 72–58 | 14–7 (4–4) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,964) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Massachusetts | L 79–87 | 14–8 (4–5) | Mullins Center (3,810) Amherst, MA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 93–67 | 15–8 (5–5) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,877) Washington, D.C. |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 75–52 | 16–8 (6–5) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,927) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 11, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA | | St. Bonaventure | W 56–54 | 17–8 (7–5) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,333) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 76–62 | 18–8 (8–5) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,756) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 85–90 | 18–9 (8–6) | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 91–74 | 19–9 (9–6) | Tom Gola Arena (1,473) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA | | Davidson | L 67–71 | 19–10 (9–7) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,111) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Massachusetts | W 88–79 | 20–10 (10–7) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,876) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 60–87 | 20–11 (10–8) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808) Bronx, NY |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2023 7:30 p.m., USA Network/Peacock | (6) | vs. (11) La Salle Second round | L 70–81 | 20–12 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| March 19, 2023 2:30 p.m., FloHoops | (5) | vs. (12) Rice First round | L 78–84 | 20–13 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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