Duquesne Basketball
Two New Games Reportedly Added to Duquesne’s MBB Schedule
Duquesne’s non-conference schedule is coming together.
As more and more teams finalize their non-conference slates, more dates against the Dukes have been announced. On Wednesday, Maine released its non-conference schedule, which includes a game at Duquesne on Dec. 11.
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There has also been a reported game against Milwaukee that will take place on Nov. 19.
So far, Duquesne’s non-conference schedule includes the following games, according to numerous reports.
Nov. 4 — Vs. Lipscomb
Nov. 8 —@ Princeton in Trenton
Nov. 15 — at DePaul
Nov. 19 — Vs. Milwaukee
Nov. 24 — Vs. South Dakota State in Cayman Islands Classic
Nov. 25 — Vs. Boise State or Hampton in Cayman Islands Classic
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Nov. 26 — Vs. TBD in Cayman Islands Classic
Dec. 2 — Vs. Cleary (NAIA)
Dec. 11 — Vs. Maine
Dec. 14 — Vs. Towson (in Akron)
Dec. 21 — Vs. UC Irvine
*Game against Delaware — date to be determined.
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.
Earlier this summer, 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.
