# 2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Keith Dambrot, and played its home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Kerr Fitness Center in McCandless, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Dukes finished the season 9-9, 7–7 in A-10 Play to finish in 9th place. The team defeated Richmond during the second round of the A-10 tournament, before losing in the quarterfinals to St. Bonaventure.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2019–20 season 21–9, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the A-10 tournament, it was scheduled to face No. 14 Fordham in the second round, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| James Ellis | 1 | C | 6'11" | 230 | RS Freshman | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Pearl River Community College |
| Frankie Hughes | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | Cleveland, OH | Transferred to San Diego |
| Lamar Norman Jr. | 4 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Wyoming, MI | Midseason transfer |
| Sincere Carry | 10 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Solon, OH | Midseason transfer to Kent State |
| Ashton Miller | 14 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Scotch Plains, NJ | Transferred to Wagner |
| Evan Buckley | 22 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Ashburn, VA | Left team for personal reasons |
| Jake Harper | 30 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Dayton, OH | Walk-on; left basketball program to play football |
| Caleb Davis | 31 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | New Kensington, PA | Graduated |
| Baylee Steele | 44 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Norwalk, IA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Ryan Murphy | 20 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Senior | Calabasas, CA | Graduate transfer from Pittsburgh. Will be eligible to play immediately. |
| Noah Buono | 35 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Brick Township, NJ | Transferred from Ramapo College. Will be eligible to play immediately. |

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyson Acuff CG | Detroit, MI | Cass Technical High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Toby Okani SF | Orange, NJ | Cushing Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Mike Bejelka PG | Solon, OH | International Sports Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Andre Harris SF | Mesa, AZ | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Dec 22, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jett Roesing SG | Pittsburgh, PA | First Love Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Chad Baker SF | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | SPIRE Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Mounir Hima C | Tillabéri, Niger | St. Benedict's Prep | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 8, 2020 |
| Recruiting 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 30, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | L 66–76 | 0–1 | KFC Yum! Center (125) Louisville, KY |
| December 2, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. UNC Greensboro Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | W 81–68 | 1–1 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 4, 2020* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Winthrop Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | Cancelled | Cancelled | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 14, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Southern Illinois | Cancelled | Cancelled | Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN |
| December 16, 2020* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Loyola–Chicago | Cancelled | Cancelled | Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | | | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| January 2, 2021 12:30 p.m., NBCSN | | at George Washington | W 75–63 | 2–1 (1–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 73–75 | 2–2 (1–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| January 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Davidson | L 48–61 | 2–3 (1–2) | Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., NBCSN | | Fordham | W 48–45 | 3–3 (2–2) | Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA |
| January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 63–72 | 3–4 (2–3) | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| January 15, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 48–62 | 3–5 (2–4) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 71–69 | 4–5 (3–4) | Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | L 61–65 | 4–6 (3–5) | Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA |
| January 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 86–62 | 5–6 (4–5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 67–50 | 6–6 (5–5) | Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA |
| February 2, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Dayton | W 69–64 | 7–6 (6–5) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (212) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 7, 2021 4:00 p.m., NBCSN | | VCU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | | | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | | | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA |
| February 20, 2021 4:30 p.m., NBCSN | | at Richmond | L 72–79 | 7–7 (6–6) | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | La Salle | L 65–85 | 7–8 (6–7) | Tom Gola Arena (26) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 86–75 | 8–8 (7–7) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2021 11:00 am, NBCSN | (9) | vs. (8) Richmond Second round | W 67–62 | 9–8 | Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA |
| March 5, 2021 11:00 am, NBCSN | (9) | vs. (1) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals | L 59–75 | 9–9 | Robins Center (250) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||