Duquesne Basketball
Report: Duquesne to Open Season Against ASun Team
Duquesne’s season opener has been reported.
On Thursday, NCAA basketball national analyst Rocco Miller reported that Duquesne will open the season on Nov. 4 with a home game against the Lipscomb Bisons.
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Duquesne and Lipscomb will meet in the 24-25 College Basketball season opener on Monday, November 4th in Pittsburgh, per sources.
This represents the D1 head coaching debut for Dukes’ HC Dru Joyce III.#A10MBB #ASUN
— Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) August 8, 2024
Lipscomb earned its second-straight 20-win season a year ago, going 20-12 overall in year five of the Lennie Acuff era. Acuff’s squad went 11-5 in ASun play.
The Dukes return Kareem Rozier, JakeDiMichele, and Derek Dixon from last year’s core. First-year head coach Dru Joyce III brought in a solid transfer class, including Maximus Edwards (George Washington transfer), Alex Williams (Furman transfer), Tre Dinkins (Canisius transfer), Cam Crawford (Marshall transfer), Eli Wilborn (Saint Francis transfer) and Jahsean Corbett (Chicago State transfer). In addition, JUCO transfer Brandon Hall joined the Dukes.
Weeks ago, national analyst Jon Rothstein listed Duquesne as the No. 9 team in his Atlantic Ten Power Rankings. He listed Duquesne’s key losses as Dae Dae Grant, Jimmy Clark III, Tre Williams, Hassan Drame, Fousseyni Drame, and Dusan Mahorcic. The only incoming transfer to be left off of Rothstein’s “key newcomers” list was Corbett, who averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game last year. The Chicago State transfer posted a 21-point, 11-rebound performance against Duquesne last year.
Duquesne is looking to make it back to the NCAA Tournament this year in year one under Joyce’s leadership. The Atlantic 10 champions, coached by now-retired Keith Dambrot, were inducted into the Duquesne athletics hall of fame shortly after their impressive run.
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Duquesne’s full schedule has not been announced yet. The following games have been reported so far.
Nov. 4 — Vs. Lipscomb
Nov. 8 — @ Princeton in Trenton
Nov. 15 — at DePaul
Nov. 24 — Vs. South Dakota State in Cayman Islands Classic
Nov. 25 — Vs. Boise State or Hampton in Cayman Islands Classic
Nov. 26 — Vs. TBD in Cayman Islands Classic
Dec. 2 — Vs. Cleary (NAIA)
Dec. 21 — @ UC Irvine
