2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

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 were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished 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.

2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–19 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Ferry (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Nash John Rhodes Rich Glesmann
Home arena	A. J. Palumbo Center (Capacity: 4,406)

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

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, England	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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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 April 30, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Derrick Colter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Largo Forestville, MD G 2 Eric James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Westerville Westerville, OH F 3 Dominique McKoy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cowley County CC South Atlanta Atlanta, GA F 5 TySean Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr IMG Academy Twinsburg, OH G 14 Christian Johnston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Shaler Pittsburgh, PA G 21 Brandon Cartmill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cumberland Valley Carlisle, PA G 22 Micah Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Drake Highlands Natrona Heights, PA G 23 Jeremiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Merrillville Gary, IN G 32 Desmond Ridenour 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Benedictine Cleveland Heights, OH F 33 L.G. Gill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Benedictine College Prep Chesterfield, VA G 35 Jordan Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Southeastern CC Columbia, MO F 44 Nick Foschia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Walsh Jesuit Northfield Center, OH C 54 Darius Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So IMG Academy Lexington, KY F 55 Jordan Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Fr Quality Education Academy Toronto, ON G Rene Castro  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Butler Worcester Academy Boston, MA G Mar'Qywell Jackson  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr UTEP East English Valley Prep Detroit, MI	Head coach Jim Ferry (Keene State) Assistant coach(es) Brian Nash (Keene State) John Rhodes (Ohio) Rich Glesmann (Emerson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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	L 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		No. 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) The 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.

See also

2014–15 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team