The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season The Dukes finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 17–17, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost to La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament. The Dukes were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Morehead State.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Derrick Colter 1 G 5'11" 180 Senior Forestville, MD Graduated TySean Powell 5 F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Twinsburg, OH Transferred to Pacific Mar'Qywell Jackson 13 G 6'5" 195 RS Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred to Moberly Area CC Micah Mason 22 G 6'2" 180 Senior Natrona Heights, PA Graduated Jeremiah Jones 23 G 6'3" 200 Senior Gary, IN Graduated Nick Foschia 31 F 6'4" 220 Senior Northfield Center, OH Graduated L. G. Gill 33 F 6'8" 220 Junior Chesterfield, VA Graduate transferred to Maryland Marshall Macheledt 45 F 6'9" 215 Sophomore Greensboro, NC Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Emile Blackman 5 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Transferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play since Blackman graduated from Niagara. Kale Abrahamson 14 F 6'8" 221 RS Senior West Des Moines, IA Transferred from Drake. Will be eligible to play since Abrahamson graduated from Drake.

2016 recruiting class

Preseason Duquesne was picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10 preseason poll.

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

Source

See also 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

References