# 2019–20 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by third-year head coach Keith Dambrot, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Dukes finished the season 21–9, 11–7 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournament were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Due to the closure of the Dukes' normal home of UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (formerly Palumbo Center) for major renovations, the team used three venues for its home games: Kerr Fitness Center at La Roche University in the northern suburb of McCandless, UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University in the northwest suburb of Moon Township, and PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2018–19 season 19–13, 7–11 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Saint Joseph's in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Mike Lewis II | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Graduate transferred to Saint Louis |
| Brandon Wade | 2 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Freshman | Ann Arbor, MI | Transferred |
| Craig Randall II | 4 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Junior | Youngstown, OH | Midseason transferred to UT Martin |
| Gavin Bizeau | 14 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Freshman | Plainfield, IN | Transferred to Toledo |
| Kellon Taylor | 20 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | Landover, MD | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Dylan Swingle | 25 | C | 6'11" | 300 | Freshman | Chillicothe, OH | Transferred to Bowling Green |
| Zach Snyder | 32 | F | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Cranberry Township, PA | Graduated |
| Eric Williams Jr. | 50 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | New Haven, MI | Transferred to Oregon |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Baylee Steele | 44 | C | 6'11" | 245 | RS Senior | Norwalk, IA | Graduate transferred from Utah Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately, graduated from Utah Valley. |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Maceo Austin SG | Sharon, PA | Kennedy Catholic High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 5, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Evan Buckley PG | Ashburn, VA | Stone Bridge High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 7, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ashton Miller SG | West Orange, NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ATTSNPT | | at West Virginia | L 70–78 | | WVU Coliseum (9,705) Morgantown, WV |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Princeton | W 94–67 | 1–0 | PPG Paints Arena (2,213) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 66–56 | 2–0 | Kerr Fitness Center (859) McCandless, PA |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 58–36 | 3–0 | Kerr Fitness Center (1,143) McCandless, PA |
| November 21, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Indiana State Junkanoo Jam | W 74–71 | 4–0 | Gateway Christian Academy Gymnasium (300) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Air Force Junkanoo Jam | W 69–63 | 5–0 | Gateway Christian Academy Gymnasium (250) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Loyola Marymount Junkanoo Jam | W 71–50 | 6–0 | Gateway Christian Academy Gymnasium (200) Bimini, Bahamas |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 71–58 | 7–0 | Kerr Fitness Center (1,204) McCandless, PA |
| December 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 90–54 | 8–0 | Kerr Fitness Center (1,189) McCandless, PA |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Radford | W 71–49 | 9–0 | Willoughby Gymnasium (812) Akron, OH |
| December 21, 2019* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. Austin Peay St. Pete Shootout | W 86–77 | 10–0 | McArthur Center (176) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 22, 2019* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. UAB St. Pete Shootout | L 68–77 | 10–1 | McArthur Center (301) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 29, 2019* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. Marshall Cleveland Classic | L 61–83 | 10–2 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (16,780) Cleveland, OH |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 73–59 | 11–2 (1–0) | UPMC Events Center (1,478) Moon Township, PA |
| January 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., NBCSN | | Davidson | W 71–64 | 12–2 (2–0) | UPMC Events Center (1,897) Moon Township, PA |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 78–60 | 13–2 (3–0) | Hagan Arena (1,885) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 66–61 | 14–2 (4–0) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,302) Washington, D.C. |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fordham | W 58–56 | 15–2 (5–0) | PPG Paints Arena (2,356) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 55–77 | 15–3 (5–1) | Ryan Center (6,007) Kingston, RI |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Massachusetts | L 64–73 | 15–4 (5–2) | Mullins Center (2,785) Amherst, MA |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 7 Dayton | L 69–73 | 15–5 (5–3) | PPG Paints Arena (7,001) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 71–69 | 16–5 (6–3) | PPG Paints Arena (2,450) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | W 82–68 | 17–5 (7–3) | Chaifetz Arena (5,205) St. Louis, MO |
| February 8, 2020 3:00 p.m., NBCSN | | St. Bonaventure | L 80–83 | 17–6 (7–4) | UPMC Events Center (3,058) Moon Township, PA |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., NBCSN | | at Fordham | W 59–54 | 18–6 (8–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,576) The Bronx, NY |
| February 19, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington | L 67–70 | 18–7 (8–5) | PPG Paints Arena (1,934) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., Stadium | | at No. 5 Dayton | L 70–80 | 18–8 (8–6) | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., Stadium | | at St. Bonaventure | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (9–6) | Reilly Center (4,548) Olean, NY |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 81–78 | 20–8 (10–6) | UPMC Events Center (2,292) Moon Township, PA |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (11–6) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 62–73 | 21–9 (11–7) | PPG Paints Arena (3,211) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 8:30 p.m., NBCSN | (6) | vs. (14) Fordham Second round | A-10 tournament canceled | A-10 tournament canceled | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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