# 2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–8 in A-10 Play to tie for 6th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost Richmond in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Chas Brown | 0 | F/C | 6'8" | 235 | RS Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Eric James | 2 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Westerville, OH | Graduated |
| Tarin Smith | 3 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Junior | Ocean Township, NJ | Graduate transferred to Connecticut |
| Rene Castro | 4 | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Senior | Boston, MA | Graduated |
| Marko Krivacevic | 22 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Szombathely, Hungary | Graduate transferred to Indiana (PA) |
| Tydus Verhoeven | 25 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Manteca, CA | Transferred to UTEP |
| Nicholas Kratholm | 34 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Louisville, KY | Transferred to Miami Dade College |
| Jordan Robinson | 55 | C | 6'8" | 255 | RS Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Gavin Bizeau #22 C | Plainfield, IN | Plainfield High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | Aug 5, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Austin Rotroff #49 C | Wauseon, OH | Wauseon High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Dylan Swingle #50 C | Bainbridge, OH | Paint Valley High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | May 15, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Brandon Wade PG | Ann Arbor, MI | Skyline High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 1, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Amari Kelly PF | Norcross, GA | Meadowcreek High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Sincere Carry PG | Solon, OH | Solon High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Lamar Norman SG | Wyoming, MI | Godwin Heights High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| James Ellis C | Pittsburgh, PA | Westinghouse High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | William & Mary Gotham Classic | W 84–70 | 1–0 | Palumbo Center (2,534) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 12, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC Gotham Classic | W 89–88 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Palumbo Center (1,540) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 17, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. Radford Gotham Classic | W 69–64 | 3–0 | St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (1,020) Akron, OH |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Notre Dame Gotham Classic | L 56–67 | 3–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,161) South Bend, IN |
| November 25, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 83–71 | 4–1 | Palumbo Center (1,638) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | vs. Pittsburgh City Game | L 53–74 | 4–2 | PPG Paints Arena (12,246) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNPT | | Marshall | W 93–82 | 5–2 | Palumbo Center (1,689) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 80–71 | 6–2 | Palumbo Center (1,565) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 72–57 | 7–2 | Palumbo Center (1,346) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 16, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 72–46 | 8–2 | Palumbo Center (1,487) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Penn State PPG Paints Arena Showcase | L 67–73 | 8–3 | PPG Paints Arena (2,537) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 85–84 | 9–3 | Palumbo Center (1,421) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 31, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | L 67–78 | 9–4 | Palumbo Center (1,524) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Davidson | L 61–65 | 9–5 (0–1) | John M. Belk Arena (4,558) Davidson, NC |
| January 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fordham | W 66–61 | 10–5 (1–1) | Palumbo Center (2,221) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ATTSNPT | | Saint Joseph's | W 85–84 | 11–5 (2–1) | Palumbo Center (2,829) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 74–68 | 12–5 (3–1) | Robins Center (4,603) Richmond, VA |
| January 20, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | at George Washington | W 91–85 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (4–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,601) Washington, D.C. |
| January 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ATTSNPT | | Saint Louis | W 77–73 | 14–5 (5–1) | Palumbo Center (3,011) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNPT | | VCU | L 74–80 | 14–6 (5–2) | Palumbo Center (3,706) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 75–72 | 15–6 (6–2) | Palumbo Center (2,345) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 64–68 | 15–7 (6–3) | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| February 6, 2019 7:30 pm, Stadium | | St. Bonaventure | L 49–51 | 15–8 (6–4) | Palumbo Center (2,433) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 74–66 | 16–8 (7–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,477) Bronx, NY |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 72–73 | 16–9 (7–5) | Tom Gola Arena (1,247) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | George Washington | W 85–69 | 17–9 (8–5) | Palumbo Center (3,001) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | W 79–78 | 18–9 (9–5) | EagleBank Arena (7,309) Fairfax, VA |
| February 27, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 47–68 | 18–10 (9–6) | Reilly Center (3,991) Olean, NY |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNPT | | Massachusetts | W 80–73 | 19–10 (10–6) | Palumbo Center (2,980) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 75–85 | 19–11 (10–7) | Chaifetz Arena (6,711) St. Louis, MO |
| March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNPT | | Dayton | L 67–78 | 19–12 (10–8) | Palumbo Center (4,057) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN | (7) | vs. (10) Saint Joseph's Second Round | L 86–92 | 19–13 | Barclays Center (5,968) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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