2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record	12–19 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Ferry (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Brian Nash
Assistant coach	John Rhodes
Assistant coach	Rich Glesmann
Home arena	A. J. Palumbo Center CONSOL Energy Center

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
VCU †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Richmond	12	–	6	.667	21	–	14	.600
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
George Mason	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Saint Louis	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344


† 2015 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by third year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center and the CONSOL Energy Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finish the season 12–19, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to George Washington.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Duquesne Dukes finished the season with an overall record of 13–17, with a record of 5–11 in the Atlantic 10 regular season in a tie for tenth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Dukes were defeated by Richmond in the second round.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ovie Soko	0	F	6'8"	225	RS Senior	London, ENG	Graduated
Tra'Vaughn White	2	G	5'10"	190	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Transferred to Longwood
Jerry Jones	5	G/F	6'4"	195	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Isaiah Watkins	13	F	6'7"	220	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Furman

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jordan Stevens	35	G	6'1"	180	Junior	Columbia, MO	Southeastern Community College
Rene Castro		G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Boston, MA	Transferred from Butler. Under NCAA transfer rules, Castro will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tysean Powell PF	Cleveland, OH	IMG Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 23, 2014
Tysean Powell PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Eric James SG	Westerville, OH	Westerville High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 27, 2013
Eric James SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

Roster

2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Colter, DerrickDerrick Colter	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Largo	Forestville, MD
1.5 !G	2	James, EricEric James	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westerville	Westerville, OH
3.5 !F	3	McKoy, DominiqueDominique McKoy	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cowley County CC South Atlanta	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	5	Powell, TySeanTySean Powell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy	Twinsburg, OH
1.5 !G	14	Johnston, ChristianChristian Johnston	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Shaler	Pittsburgh, PA
1.5 !G	21	Cartmill, BrandonBrandon Cartmill	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cumberland Valley	Carlise, PA
1.5 !G	22	Mason, MicahMicah Mason	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Drake Highlands	Natrona Heights, PA
1.5 !G	23	Jones, JeremiahJeremiah Jones	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Merrillville	Gary, IN
1.5 !G	32	Ridenour, DesmondDesmond Ridenour	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Benedictine	Cleveland Heights, OH
3.5 !F	33	Gill, L.G.L.G. Gill	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Benedictine College Prep	Chesterfield, VA
1.5 !G	35	Stevens, JordanJordan Stevens	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southeastern CC	Columbia, MO
3.5 !F	44	Foschia, NickNick Foschia	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Walsh Jesuit	Northfield Center, OH
5.0 !C	54	Lewis, DariusDarius Lewis	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2.0 !So	IMG Academy	Lexington, KY
3.5 !F	55	Robinson, JordanJordan Robinson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Quality Education Academy	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G		Castro, ReneRene Castro	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Butler Worcester Academy	Boston, MA
1.5 !G		Jackson, Mar'QywellMar'Qywell Jackson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	UTEP East English Valley Prep	Detroit, MI

Head coach

Jim Ferry (Keene)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Nash (Keene)
John Rhodes (Ohio)
Rich Glesmann (Emerson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2014* 7:00 PM	Shippensburg	W 72–69		Palumbo Center (1,727) Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014* 2:00 PM	Bluefield State	W 91–51	1–0	Palumbo Center (2,397) Pittsburgh, PA
11/22/2014* 5:00 PM	at Abilene Christian	W 102–81	2–0	Moody Coliseum (N/A) Abilene, TX
11/29/2014* 2:00 PM	NJIT	L 81–84	2–1	Palumbo Center (1,563) Pittsburgh, PA
12/02/2014* 7:00 PM	Howard	W 81–63	3–1	Palumbo Center (1,337) Pittsburgh, PA
12/05/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Pittsburgh City Game	L 62–76	3–2	Consol Energy Center (14,905) Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/2014* 9:00 PM, BTN	at Penn State	L 62–64	3–3	Bryce Jordan Center (6,565) University Park, PA
12/13/2014* 4:00 PM	at Robert Morris	L 59–75	3–4	Charles L. Sewall Center (2,024) Moon Township, PA
12/17/2014* 7:00 PM	Saint Francis	L 52–67	3–5	Palumbo Center (1,398) Pittsburgh, PA
12/20/2014* 1:00 PM	UMass Lowell	W 79–63	4–5	Palumbo Center (1,424) Pittsburgh, PA
12/28/2014* 2:00 PM	Maryland Eastern Shore	L 69–78	4–6	Palumbo Center (1,459) Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM	Texas–Pan American	W 78–72	5–6	Palumbo Center (1,322) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015 1:00 PM, NBCSN	at Dayton	L 55–81	5–7 (0–1)	UD Arena (12,319) Dayton, OH
01/07/2015 7:00 PM	Saint Joseph's	W 71–68	6–7 (1–1)	Palumbo Center (1,678) Pittsburgh, PA
01/10/2015 1:00 PM, ASN	Rhode Island	W 60–61	6–8 (1–2)	Palumbo Center (2,309) Pittsburgh, PA
01/14/2015 8:00 PM	at Saint Louis	L 69–78	6–9 (1–3)	Chaifetz Arena (6,530) St. Louis, MO
01/17/2015 2:00 PM, CBSSN	#17 VCU	L 64–70	6–10 (1–4)	Consol Energy Center (4,223) Pittsburgh, PA
01/22/2015 7:00 PM	St. Bonaventure	L 97–100	6–11 (1–6)	Palumbo Center (2,257) Pittsburgh, PA
01/24/2015 2:00 PM	at George Washington	L 59–74	6–12 (1–6)	Charles E. Smith Center (4,697) Washington, D.C.
01/28/2015 7:00 PM	at Richmond	L 55–86	6–13 (1–7)	Robins Center (4,405) Richmond, VA
01/31/2015 7:00 PM	George Mason	W 62–53	7–13 (2–7)	Palumbo Center (3,012) Pittsburgh, PA
02/07/2015 7:00 PM	at Davidson	L 69–95	7–14 (2–8)	John M. Belk Arena (5,208) Davidson, NC
02/11/2015 7:00 PM	George Washington	W 78–62	8–14 (3–8)	Palumbo Center (1,883) Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/2015 4:00 PM	at Massachusetts	L 74–82	8–15 (3–9)	Mullins Center (4,437) Amherst, MA
02/18/2015 7:00 PM, ASN	at La Salle	L 72–87	8–16 (3–10)	Tom Gola Arena (1,721) Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2015 2:00 PM, NBCSN	Dayton	W 83–73	9–16 (4–10)	Consol Energy Center (5,227) Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2015 7:00 PM	Saint Louis	W 79–66	10–16 (5–10)	Palumbo Center (2,008) Pittsburgh, PA
02/28/2015 4:00 PM	at St. Bonaventure	L 75–92	10–17 (5–11)	Reilly Center (4,671) Olean, NY
03/04/2015 7:00 PM	at Fordham	W 81–66	11–17 (6–11)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,652) Bronx, NY
03/07/2015 7:00 PM, ASN	Davidson	L 78–107	11–18 (6–12)	Palumbo Center (2,830) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/11/2015 9:00 PM	vs. Saint Louis First Round	W 61–55	12–18	Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY
03/12/2015 9:00 PM, NBCSN	vs. George Washington Second Round	L 55–73	12–19	Barclays Center (6,223) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.goduquesne.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/duqu-m-baskbl-sched.html

Duquesne Dukes men's basketball

Venues	Duquesne Gardens (1914–1956) Fitzgerald Field House (1956–1957, 1963–1964) Pittsburgh Civic Arena (1964–1988) Palumbo Center (1988–present)

Rivalries	Pittsburgh

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

Previous Season

Off season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

See also

References