# 2010–11 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by head coach Ron Everhart, played their home games at the A.J. Palumbo Center and CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Duquesne started the year with a 16–5 record, the program's best start since the 1971–72 season, and won their first eight conference games for the first time ever. However, they ended the regular season losing six of their last eight games.
The Dukes finished fourth in the A-10 during the regular season, but were upset in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament by the 12th-seeded Saint Joseph's, ending their tournament run after just one game.
Duquesne failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational. The Dukes won their first game in the tournament, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the CBI after losing to eventual tournament champion Oregon, 77–75.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2010* 7:00 pm | | La Roche | W 100–53 | — | A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 8, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Lycoming | W 118–65 | — | A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Bluefield State | W 110–67 | 1–0 | A. J. Palumbo Center (2,472) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 19, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 63–69 | 1–1 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,846) Moon Township, PA |
| November 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | W 90–54 | 2–1 | Stroh Center (1,214) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 27, 2010* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | W 101–69 | 3–1 | A. J. Palumbo Center (2015) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 1, 2010* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh | L 66–80 | 3–2 | CONSOL Energy Center (12,860) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 4, 2010* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 73–77 | 3–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,853) State College, PA |
| December 8, 2010* 8:05 pm | | at Green Bay | W 81–71 | 4–3 | Resch Center (2,303) Green Bay, WI |
| December 12, 2010* 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | West Virginia | L 61–64 | 4–4 | CONSOL Energy Center (8,059) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 18, 2010* 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 81–54 | 5–4 | A. J. Palumbo Center (2,025) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 22, 2010* 8:00 pm | | George Mason | L 79–85 $^{2OT}$ | 5–5 | A. J. Palumbo Center (2,107) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 31, 2010* 4:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 91–64 | 6–5 | A. J. Palumbo Center (1,878) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 2, 2011* 4:00 pm | | Norfolk State | W 95–73 | 7–5 | A. J. Palumbo Center (1,914) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 5, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 75–63 | 8–5 (1–0) | Hagan Arena (3,662) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 8, 2011* 8:35 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 81–64 | 9–5 | Sharp Gymnasium (648) Houston, TX |
| January 12, 2011 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 67–45 | 10–5 (2–0) | A. J. Palumbo Center (2,422) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 15, 2011 12:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | No. 19 Temple | W 78–66 | 11–5 (3–0) | A. J. Palumbo Center (3,506) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 19, 2011 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 88–71 | 12–5 (4–0) | Tom Gola Arena (1,806) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 22, 2011 2:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | Charlotte | W 83–67 | 13–5 (5–0) | A. J. Palumbo Center (3,687) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 26, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 91–72 | 14–5 (6–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,384) The Bronx, NY |
| January 30, 2011 2:00 pm | | Dayton | W 82–64 | 15–5 (7–0) | CONSOL Energy Center (8,802) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 2, 2011 7:00 pm | | George Washington | W 84–59 | 16–5 (8–0) | A. J. Palumbo Center (3,016) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 5, 2011 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 62–64 | 16–6 (8–1) | Reilly Center (4,157) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| February 13, 2011 2:00 pm, FS Ohio | | Xavier Chuck Cooper Classic | L 63–71 | 16–7 (8–2) | CONSOL Energy Center (10,509) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 16, 2011 7:00 pm | | at UMass | W 81–63 | 17–7 (9–2) | Mullins Center (2,453) Amherst, MA |
| February 19, 2011 12:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | at Dayton | L 63–64 | 17–8 (9–3) | UD Arena (13,110) Dayton, OH |
| February 23, 2011 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island | L 76–77 | 17–9 (9–4) | A. J. Palumbo Center (3,035) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 26, 2011 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 51–62 | 17–10 (9–5) | Chaifetz Arena (7,438) St. Louis, MO |
| March 2, 2011 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 70–64 | 18–10 (10–5) | A. J. Palumbo Center (3,032) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 5, 2011 12:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | at Richmond | L 56–68 | 18–11 (10–6) | Robins Center (6,524) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2011 2:30 pm | (4) | vs. (12) Saint Joseph's A-10 Quarterfinals | L 90–93 $^{OT}$ | 18–12 | Boardwalk Hall (5,354) Atlantic City, NJ |
| CBI ||||||
| March 16, 2011 9:00 pm | | at Montana CBI First Round | W 87–76 | 19–12 | Dahlberg Arena (2,830) Missoula, MT |
| March 21, 2011 10:00 pm | | at Oregon CBI Quarterfinals | L 75–77 | 19–13 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,369) Eugene, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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