# 2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by fifth-year head coach Keith Dambrot, and played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dukes finished the 2020–21 season 9–9, 7–7 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. In the A-10 tournament they defeated to Richmond in the second round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Tavian Dunn-Martin | 0 | G | 5'8" | 155 | RS Senior | Huntington, WV | Graduate transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| Maceo Austin | 3 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Sophomore | Sharon, PA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Marcus Weathers | 5 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Overland Park, KS | Graduate transferred to SMU |
| Ryan Murphy | 20 | G | 6'5" | 185 | RS Senior | Calabasas, CA | Graduated |
| Michael Hughes | 21 | C | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Liberty, MO | Graduated |
| Amari Kelly | 23 | F | 6'9" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Long Island, NY | Transferred to UNC Wilmington |
| Andre Harris | 30 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Freshman | Mesa, AZ | Transferred |
| Jett Roesing | 31 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Iona |
| Chad Baker | 44 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Santo Domingo, DR | Transferred to San Diego State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Leon Ayers III | 0 | G | 6'6" | 180 | Senior | Troy, MI | Mercer |
| Tre Williams | 4 | C | 6'7" | 250 | Junior | Reynoldsburg, OH | Indiana State |
| Rodney Gunn Jr. | 21 | F | 6'7" | 245 | GS Senior | Columbia, SC | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| Davis Larson | 30 | F | 6'5" | 190 | GS Senior | Sheboygan, WI | Hillsdale |
| Kevin Easley Jr. | 35 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Junior | Indianapolis, IN | TCU |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Andy Barba SF | Cleveland, OH | International Sports Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jackie Johnson SF | Chatham, VA | Hargrave Military Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Primo Spears PG | Windsor, CT | Mt. Zion Preparatory School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Feb 26, 2021 |
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | W 73–61 | 1–0 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,276) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hofstra | L 63–73 | 1–1 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,312) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | L 59–63 | 1–2 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,045) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 19, 2021* 5:45 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Northeastern Paradise Jam Tournament quarterfinals | L 55–71 | 1–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 20, 2021* 5:45 p.m. | | vs. Colorado Paradise Jam Tournament consolation | L 76–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Sports and Fitness Center (723) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Bradley Paradise Jam Tournament consolation | W 78–70 | 2–4 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | American | W 88–79 | 3–4 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,583) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | L 70–78 | 3–5 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,111) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 71–72 | 3–6 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| December 7, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | L 67–87 | 3–7 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 64–62 | 4–7 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 19, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. UC Irvine | W 76–54 | 5–7 | LeBron James Arena (211) Akron, OH |
| December 22, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 78–74 | 6–7 (1–0) | Mullins Center (1,978) Amherst, MA |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 71–72 | 6–8 (1–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY |
| January 15, 2022 12:30 p.m., NBC Sports | | Dayton | L 52–72 | 6–9 (1–2) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,012) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | St. Bonaventure | L 56–64 | 6–10 (1–3) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,032) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 61–72 | 6–11 (1–4) | Hagan Arena (1,278) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | L 53–77 | 6–12 (1–5) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,421) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 57–74 | 6–13 (1–6) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,211) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 62–71 | 6–14 (1–7) | Siegel Center (7,293) Richmond, VA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 54–75 | 6–15 (1–8) | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| February 12, 2022 5:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Fordham | L 54–65 | 6–16 (1–9) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,002) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 14, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson Rescheduled from December 30 | L 61–72 | 6–17 (1–10) | John M. Belk Arena (2,881) Davidson, NC |
| February 16, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington Rescheduled from January 5 | L 52–73 | 6–18 (1–11) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,985) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at St. Bonaventure | L 55–81 | 6–19 (1–12) | Reilly Center (4,620) Olean, NY |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | L 50–74 | 6–20 (1–13) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,861) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 26, 2022 12:30 p.m., NBC Sports | | at Rhode Island | L 54–70 | 6–21 (1–14) | Ryan Center (4,668) Kingston, RI |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 93–98 $^{3OT}$ | 6–22 (1–15) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,164) Washington, D.C. |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | L 76–85 | 6–23 (1–16) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,003) Pittsburgh, PA |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (14) | vs. (11) Rhode Island First round | L 77–79 | 6–24 | Capital One Arena (2,283) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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