The 2019–20 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by third-year head coach Keith Dambrot, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Dukes finished the season 21–9, 11–7 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournament were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Due to the closure of the Dukes' normal home of UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (formerly Palumbo Center) for major renovations, the team used three venues for its home games: Kerr Fitness Center at La Roche University in the northern suburb of McCandless, UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris University in the northwest suburb of Moon Township, and PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh.
Previous season The Dukes finished the 2018–19 season 19–13, 7–11 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Saint Joseph's in the second round.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Mike Lewis II 1 G 6'1" 185 Junior St. Louis, MO Graduate transferred to Saint Louis Brandon Wade 2 G 6'2" 185 Freshman Ann Arbor, MI Transferred Craig Randall II 4 G 6'4" 185 RS Junior Youngstown, OH Midseason transferred to UT Martin Gavin Bizeau 14 F 6'11" 230 Freshman Plainfield, IN Transferred to Toledo Kellon Taylor 20 F 6'5" 220 Junior Landover, MD Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Dylan Swingle 25 C 6'11" 300 Freshman Chillicothe, OH Transferred to Bowling Green Zach Snyder 32 F 6'5" 210 Senior Cranberry Township, PA Graduated Eric Williams Jr. 50 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore New Haven, MI Transferred to Oregon
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Baylee Steele 44 C 6'11" 245 RS Senior Norwalk, IA Graduate transferred from Utah Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately, graduated from Utah Valley.
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Atlantic 10 regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Atlantic 10 tournament
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