# 2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Dru Joyce III, played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated Saint Louis, Dayton, St. Bonaventure and VCU to win the A-10 tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament marking the sixth trip to the NCAA tournament 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.
After winning the A-10 tournament championship, head coach Keith Dambrot announced that he would retire following the season. Dambrot had spent seven years as head coach of the Dukes. On March 28, 2024, the school named associate head coach Dru Joyce III the team's new head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Dusan Mahorcic | 0 | F | 6' 10" | 235 | GS Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated |
| Jimmy Clark III | 1 | G | 6' 3" | 185 | Senior | Covington, GA | Graduated |
| Dae Dae Grant | 3 | G | 6' 2" | 185 | Senior | Lorain, OH | Graduated |
| Tre Williams | 4 | C | 6' 7" | 250 | Senior | Reynoldsburg, OH | Graduated |
| Andy Barba | 22 | F | 6' 6" | 200 | Junior | Cleveland, OH | Transferred to Case Western Reserve |
| Andrei Savrasov | 23 | F | 6' 7" | 225 | GS Senior | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Graduated |
| Hassan Drame | 33 | F | 6' 7" | 200 | GS Senior | Bamako, Mali | Graduated |
| Fousseyni Drame | 34 | F | 6' 7" | 200 | GS Senior | Bamako, Mali | Graduated |
| Kailon Nicholls | 55 | G | 6' 0" | 160 | Freshman | Toronto, ON | Transferred to Northern Illinois |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Tre Dinkins | 0 | G | 6' 2" | 190 | Senior | Chester, PA | Canisius |
| Cameron Crawford | 1 | G | 6' 5" | 192 | Junior | Hoover, AL | Marshall |
| Jahsean Corbett | 4 | G | 6' 7" | 210 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Chicago State |
| Alex Williams | 6 | F | 6' 5" | 235 | Senior | Xenia, OH | Furman |
| Maximus Edwards | 8 | G | 6' 5" | 215 | Junior | Stratford, CT | George Washington |
| Lucas Prolla | 22 | G | 6' 2" | | Sophomore | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Missouri State–Western Plains |
| Eli Wilborn | 25 | F | 6' 8" | 215 | Sophomore | Middletown, CT | Saint Francis (PA) |
| Brandon Hall | 55 | G | 6' 4' | | Junior | Chicago, IL | Howard College |

### 2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Arness Lawson #29 PG | Pickerington, OH | Pickerington North High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Dom Aekins PG | Columbus, OH | Walnut Ridge High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 72–77 | 0–1 | 16 – Dinkins | 9 – Edwards | 2 – 3 tied | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,274) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 8, 2024* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. Princeton Jersey Jam | L 68–75 | 0–2 | 14 – Rozier | 9 – Corbett | 4 – Rozier | CURE Insurance Arena (2,247) Newark, NJ |
| November 15, 2024* 9:00 p.m., FS2 | | at DePaul | L 58–84 | 0–3 | 13 – Edwards | 4 – 2 tied | 4 – Necas | Wintrust Arena (3,303) Chicago, IL |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 74–80 | 0–4 | 21 – DiMichele | 7 – Wilborn | 4 – Dinkins | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,046) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 24, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. South Dakota State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals | L 60–71 | 0–5 | 19 – Dinkins III | 5 – Edwards | 3 – Dinkins III | John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 25, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Hampton Cayman Islands Classic consolation game | L 59–64 | 0–6 | 13 – DiMichele | 11 – Barre | 5 – Dinkins | John Gray Gymnasium (905) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Old Dominion Cayman Islands Classic 7th-place game | W 67–54 | 1–6 | 13 – Hronský | 12 – Dixon | 4 – Rozier | John Gray Gymnasium (920) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 59–62 | 1–7 | 15 – Corbett | 8 – Barre | 4 – Rozier | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,118) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Delaware | W 80–66 | 2–7 | 18 – Dinkins | 7 – Necas | 5 – Rozier | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,033) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine | L 56–61 | 2–8 | 12 – Dinkins | 10 – Corbett | 5 – Rozier | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,076) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Towson LeBron James Classic | W 65–47 | 3–8 | 13 – Crawford | 6 – 2 tied | 6 – Rozier | LeBron James Arena (814) Akron, OH |
| December 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | W 70–54 | 4–8 | 15 – Corbett | 8 – Corbett | 4 – Dinkins III | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,010) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleary | W 93–45 | 5–8 | 15 – Necas | 8 – Dixon | 6 – 3 tied | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,020) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 67–55 | 6–8 (1–0) | 13 – Corbett | 10 – Corbett | 5 – 2 tied | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,435) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 71–77 | 6–9 (1–1) | 29 – Corbett | 6 – 2 tied | 4 – Crawford | John M. Belk Arena (2,378) Davidson, NC |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 85–81 | 7–9 (2–1) | 26 – Dinkins III | 9 – 2 tied | 7 – Rozier | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,524) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 73–65 | 8–9 (3–1) | 22 – Edwards | 6 – Crawford | 4 – 2 tied | Charles E. Smith Center (1,662) Washington, D.C. |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 75–57 | 9–9 (4–1) | 17 – Edwards | 6 – Necas | 6 – 2 tied | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,104) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dayton | L 62–82 | 9–10 (4–2) | 14 – Dinkins III | 3 – 3 tied | 5 – Rozier | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,218) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 26, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA | | at Fordham | L 63–65 | 9–11 (4–3) | 13 – Crawford | 7 – Necas | 2 – 2 tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,651) The Bronx, NY |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 72–76 | 9–12 (4–4) | 27 – Dinkins III | 8 – Corbett | 3 – Corbett | Hagan Arena (2,284) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass | L 53–62 | 9–13 (4–5) | 11 – Dinkins III | 9 – Corbett | 5 – Dinkins III | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 68–73 | 9–14 (4–6) | 21 – Edwards | 9 – Corbett | 3 – Dinkins III | Robins Center (5,680) Richmond, VA |
| February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Loyola Chicago | W 69–56 | 10–14 (5–6) | 12 – Dinkins III | 9 – Dixon | 3 – 3 tied | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,577) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA | | at Dayton | L 76–77 | 10–15 (5–7) | 21 – Dinkins III | 5 – Necas | 3 – 3 tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fordham | W 73–64 | 11–15 (6–7) | 14 – Dixon | 6 – Wilborn | 7 – Hronský | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,485) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 63–70 | 11–16 (6–8) | 15 – Dinkins III | 10 – Edwards | 5 – Rozier | Reilly Center (4,850) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 67–62 | 12–16 (7–8) | 15 – Crawford | 6 – Crawford | 10 – Dinkins III | Tom Gola Arena (1,322) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 85–68 | 13–16 (8–8) | 20 – Dinkins III | 5 – 2 tied | 5 – Edwards | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,581) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | VCU | L 62–71 | 13–17 (8–9) | 20 – Edwards | 7 – Necas | 5 – Dinkins III | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,574) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 13–18 (8–10) | 16 – Dinkins III | 8 – Dixon | 6 – Dinkins III | Chaifetz Arena (8,421) St. Louis, MO |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 11:30 a.m., USA | (9) | vs. (8) St. Bonaventure Second round | L 59–64 | 13–19 | 18 – Edwards | 10 – Necas | 4 – Crawford | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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