# 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in A-10 play to finish in last place. In the A-10 tournament, they lost in the first round to Saint Louis.
On March 13, 2017, Duquesne fired head coach Jim Ferry after five seasons. The school then hired Akron head coach Keith Dambrot on March 28.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 17–17, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost to La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament. The Dukes were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Morehead State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Derrick Colter | 1 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Forestville, MD | Graduated |
| TySean Powell | 5 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Sophomore | Twinsburg, OH | Transferred to Pacific |
| Mar'Qywell Jackson | 13 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Freshman | Detroit, MI | Transferred to Moberly Area CC |
| Micah Mason | 22 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Natrona Heights, PA | Graduated |
| Jeremiah Jones | 23 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Gary, IN | Graduated |
| Nick Foschia | 31 | F | 6'4" | 220 | Senior | Northfield Center, OH | Graduated |
| L. G. Gill | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Chesterfield, VA | Graduate transferred to Maryland |
| Marshall Macheledt | 45 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Sophomore | Greensboro, NC | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Emile Blackman | 5 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Senior | Dix Hills, NY | Transferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play since Blackman graduated from Niagara. |
| Kale Abrahamson | 14 | F | 6'8" | 221 | RS Senior | West Des Moines, IA | Transferred from Drake. Will be eligible to play since Abrahamson graduated from Drake. |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isiaha Mike #92 PF | Scarborough, ON | Trinity International School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| Spencer Littleson SG | Rochester Hills, MI | Adams High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Mike Lewis PG | St. Louis, MO | Chaminade College Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 7, 2015 |
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ||||||

## Preseason

Duquesne was picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10 preseason poll.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 2:00 pm | | Mansfield | L 74–79 | | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 65–60 | 1–0 | Palumbo Center (1,319) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/13/2016* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 74–82 | 1–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,586) University Park, PA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 89–75 | 2–1 | Palumbo Center (1,025) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Canisius Bluegrass Showcase | L 77–78 | 2–2 | Palumbo Center (786) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/20/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 2 Kentucky Bluegrass Showcase | L 59–93 | 2–3 | Rupp Arena (21,327) Lexington, KY |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | UT Martin Bluegrass Showcase | L 63–66 | 2–4 | Palumbo Center (825) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | Cleveland State Bluegrass Showcase | W 78–71 | 3–4 | Palumbo Center (887) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | L 72–81 | 3–5 | Palumbo Center (903) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. Pittsburgh City Game | W 64–55 | 4–5 | PPG Paints Arena (10,997) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 60–64 | 4–6 | PPG Paints Arena (1,819) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 70–67 | 5–6 | Palumbo Center (3,239) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 74–62 | 6–6 | Palumbo Center (747) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | Colgate | W 70–57 | 7–6 | Palumbo Center (1,082) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 75–72 | 8–6 (1–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,673) Bronx, NY |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ASN/WPNT | | VCU | L 87–94 | 8–7 (1–1) | Palumbo Center (1,038) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/07/2017 8:00 pm, ASN/WPNT | | at La Salle | L 81–88 | 8–8 (1–2) | Tom Gola Arena (1,258) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 73–66 | 9–8 (2–2) | Palumbo Center (1,070) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/14/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | L 57–76 | 9–9 (2–3) | PPG Paints Arena (3,132) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 63–65 | 9–10 (2–4) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,653) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/21/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | Rhode Island | L 69–90 | 9–11 (2–5) | Palumbo Center (1,700) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/24/2017 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 60–74 | 9–12 (2–6) | John M. Belk Arena (5,315) Davidson, NC |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 90–101 | 9–13 (2–7) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| 02/01/2017 8:00 pm, ASN/WPNT | | St. Bonaventure | L 64–71 | 9–14 (2–8) | Palumbo Center (975) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/04/2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Dayton | L 53–90 | 9–15 (2–9) | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH |
| 02/11/2017 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 81–87 | 9–16 (2–10) | Chaifetz Arena (5,964) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 96–66 | 10–16 (3–10) | Palumbo Center (1,185) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/19/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | George Washington | L 70–77 | 10–17 (3–11) | Palumbo Center (1,746) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/22/2016 7:00 pm | | Fordham | L 52–70 | 10–18 (3–12) | Palumbo Center (1,141) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm, ASN/WPNT | | at St. Bonaventure | L 77–80 | 10–19 (3–13) | Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 62–63 | 10–20 (3–14) | EagleBank Arena (3,519) Fairfax, VA |
| 03/04/2017 2:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 60–63 | 10–21 (3–15) | Palumbo Center (1,464) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 8:30 pm, ASN/WPNT | (14) | vs. (11) Saint Louis First round | L 71–72 | 10–22 | PPG Paints Arena (5,517) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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