The 2017–18 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost Richmond in the second round.

Previous season The Dukes finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Darius Lewis 00 C 6'11" 250 Senior Lexington, KY Graduated Emile Blackman 5 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Graduated Kale Abrahamson 14 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior West Des Moines, IA Graduated Nakye Sanders 20 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Staten Island, NY Transferred to Towson David Haus 21 G 6'2" 185 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Walk-on; didn't return Spencer Littleson 25 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Rochester Hills, MI Transferred to Toledo Josh Steel 30 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Harlow, England Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Isiaha Mike 45 F 6'8" 200 Freshman Scarborough, ON Transferred to SMU

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Chas Brown 0 F/C 6'8" 240 RS Senior Baltimore, MD Transferred from Coppin State. Will be eligible to play since Brown graduated from Coppin State. Marko Krivacevic 22 F 6'9" 205 Junior Szombathely, Hungary Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College Tavian Dunn-Martin G 5'8" 160 Sophomore Huntington, WV Transferred from Akron. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dunn-Martin will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Frankie Hughes G 6'4" 192 Junior Cleveland, OH Transferred from Missouri. Under NCAA transfer rules, Frankie Hughes will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Michael Hughes F 6'9" 265 Sophomore Liberty, MO Transferred from Michigan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Michael Hughes will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Craig Randall II G 6'4" 184 Junior Youngstown, OH Transferred from Memphis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Randall II will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Michael Weathers G 6'2" 161 Sophomore Overland Park, KS Transferred from Miami (OH). Under NCAA transfer rules, Weathers will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

2018 Recruiting class

Preseason In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Dukes were picked to finish in last place in the A-10. Mike Lewis II was named to the conference's preseason third team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source

See also 2017–18 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

References