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2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
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ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–15 (9–9 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick McFadden
  • Julian Sullinger
  • Jordan Talley
  • Ari Stern
  • Chase Goldstein
Home arenaUPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Louis15–3 .83329–6  .829
VCU †15–3 .83328–8  .778
Saint Joseph's13–5 .72224–12  .667
Dayton12–6 .66725–12  .676
George Mason11–7 .61123–10  .697
Davidson10–8 .55620–14  .588
Duquesne9–9 .50018–15  .545
Fordham8–10 .44417–15  .531
George Washington8–10 .44419–16  .543
Rhode Island7–11 .38916–16  .500
Richmond5–13 .27815–17  .469
La Salle5–13 .2789–23  .281
St. Bonaventure4–14 .22217–17  .500
Loyola Chicago4–14 .2229–24  .273
† 2026 A-10 tournament winner

The 2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Dru Joyce III, played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

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The Dukes finished the 2024–25 season 13–19 overall and 8–10 in A-10 play, placing ninth in the conference in their first season under head coach Dru Joyce III.[1] After an 0–6 start, Duquesne earned its first win of the Joyce era by defeating Old Dominion 67–54 at the Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 26), then beat Towson 65–47 in Akron (Dec. 14) and UC Irvine 70–54 in Pittsburgh (Dec. 21) during a midseason run that evened the record at 9–9.[2][3]

Duquesne’s season ended in the second round of the A-10 tournament, where they fell to St. Bonaventure 64–59 after leading by 13 in the second half.[4][5]

Offseason

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Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Hassan Drame33F6'7"200GSBamako, MaliGraduated / exhausted eligibility after 2023–24; last played at Duquesne in 2023–24.[6][7]
Eli Wilborn25F6'8"215So.Middletown, ConnecticutTransferred to James Madison[8]
Tre Dinkins0G6'2"190Sr.Chester, PennsylvaniaTransferred to George Washington[9]
Matúš Hronský14F6'8"205Jr.Poruba, SlovakiaTransferred to Portland[10]

Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Tarence Guinyard1G6' 2"170SeniorTampa, FloridaUT Martin[11][12]
Jimmie Williams3G6' 5"210JuniorSolon, OhioSouth Florida[11][12]
John Hugley IV4F6' 10"265GraduateCleveland, OhioXavier[11][12]
Stef van Bussel18C6' 10"235Redshirt SophomoreOmmel, NetherlandsCollege of Charleston[11][12]

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting (2025)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Arness Lawson
#29 PG		 Pickerington, OH Pickerington North High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (79)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

Roster

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2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brandon Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrThornton Township
Howard College		 Chicago, IL
G 1 Tarence Guinyard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrLee High School (FL)
UT Martin		 Tampa, FL
F 2 David Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrSpeights Academy (FL) Memphis, TN
G 3 Jimmie Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSolon
South Florida		 Solon, OH
F 4 John Hugley IV 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) GSBrush High School
Xavier		 Cleveland, OH
G 5 Cam Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrSpain Park
Marshall		 Birmingham, AL
F 6 Alex Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSArchbishop Moeller
Furman		 Dayton, OH
G 7 Dom Aekins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrWalnut Ridge
Winston-Salem Christian School		 Columbus, OH
G 8 Arness Lawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPickerington North Columbus, OH
F 9 Jakub Nečas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrGymnázium Blansko Blansko, Czech Republic
F 17 Frederik Jellum 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrCushing Academy Copenhagen, Denmark
C 18 Stef van Bussel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS SoPhilips van Horne
Charleston		 Ommel, Netherlands
F 27 Lazar Milošević 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)258 lb (117 kg) Fr Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 32 Ethan Anish 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS SoTaylor Allderdice Pittsburgh, PA
G 44 Jake DiMichele 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoOLSH
First Love Christian Academy		 McKees Rocks, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
1:00 p.m.		 at Virginia Tech W 83–81 
 21 – Tied  8 – Guinyard  6 – Guinyard  Cassell Coliseum (4,623)
Blacksburg, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Niagara W 83–63  1–0
  19 – Guinyard  8 – Hugley IV  5 – Tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,133)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SNP		 Sacred Heart
Villanova Challenge		 W 92–80  2–0
  25 – Tied  9 – J. Williams  7 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,112)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Queens (NC)
Villanova Challenge		 W 87–81 OT 3–0
  27 – Hugley IV  11 – Hugley IV  7 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,088)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2025*
8:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV		 at Villanova
Villanova Challenge		 L 77–87  3–1
  30 – Guinyard  8 – Nečas  4 – Guinyard  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Loyola (MD) W 92–78  4–1
  20 – Hugley IV  10 – Necas  6 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,135)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 22, 2025*
4:00 p.m.		 vs. Northeastern
Morgan & Morgan Classic		 L 86–93  4–2
  19 – Guinyard  6 – Hugley IV  3 – Tied  LeBron James Arena (1,118)
Akron, OH
November 26, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Central State W 101–80  5–2
  20 – J. Williams  6 – Hugley IV  6 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,926)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 2, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SNP		 William & Mary L 79–83  5–3
  16 – J. Williams  7 – Edwards  4 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,033)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Stony Brook W 84–75  6–3
  25 – Hugley IV  9 – Nečas  6 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,104)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 10, 2025*
9:00 p.m., MW Network		 at Boise State L 64–86  6–4
  13 – Nečas  9 – Nečas  3 – Guinyard  ExtraMile Arena (9,373)
Boise, ID
December 13, 2025*
10:00 p.m., MW Network		 at Nevada L 75–78  6–5
  21 – Guinyard  10 – Nečas  5 – Guinyard  Lawlor Events Center (7,238)
Reno, NV
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Canisius W 103–59  7–5
  24 – J. Williams  8 – Milošević  9 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,088)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 27, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cleary W 99–49  8–5
  16 – J. Williams  10 – Nečas  4 – A. Williams  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,943)
Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Davidson W 89–83 2OT 9–5
(1–0)		  24 – Guinyard  13 – Dixon  6 – Guinyard  John M. Belk Arena (4,505)
Davidson, NC
January 3, 2026
12:00 p.m., USA		 VCU L 80–93  9–6
(1–1)		  22 – Guinyard  6 – Nečas  5 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,643)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Saint Joseph's L 90–97 OT 9–7
(1–2)		  20 – Guinyard  12 – Dixon  5 – Tied  Hagan Arena (1,532)
Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Dayton L 65–71  9–8
(1–3)		  15 – Tied  9 – Dixon  6 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,956)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 17, 2026
12:30 p.m., USA		 at Fordham W 74–63  10–8
(2–3)		  19 – J. Williams  5 – Tied  9 – Guinyard  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,138)
Bronx, NY
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 24 Saint Louis L 77–81  10–9
(2–4)		  28 – J. Williams  10 – Dixon  5 – J. Williams  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,266)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., Marquee/ESPN+		 at Loyola Chicago W 71–59  11–9
(3–4)		  23 – Guinyard  10 – J. Williams  4 – Guinyard  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,737)
Chicago, IL
January 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 St. Bonaventure L 79–87  11–10
(3–5)		  12 – Tied  7 – A. Williams  12 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,341)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2026
12:00 p.m., USA		 Rhode Island W 76–61  12–10
(4–5)		  22 – J. Williams  9 – J. Williams  4 – J. Williams  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,536)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at George Mason W 71–65  13–10
(5–5)		  25 – A. Williams  7 – Dixon  3 – J. Williams  EagleBank Arena (3,108)
Fairfax, VA
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+/SNP		 George Washington W 88–86  14–10
(6–5)		  27 – Guinyard  8 – A. Williams  4 – Dixon  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,393)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at St. Bonaventure W 78–73  15–10
(7–5)		  19 – J. Williams  7 – Necas  4 – Hall  Reilly Center (4,112)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 La Salle W 62–61  16–10
(8–5)		  13 – Dixon  10 – Dixon  3 – Hall  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,288)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., WHIO-TV/ESPN+		 at Dayton L 66–78  16–11
(8–6)		  16 – Guinyard  7 – Dixon  4 – Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Davidson L 56–67  16–12
(8–7)		  20 – Guinyard  7 – Dixon  5 – Guinyard  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,166)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 28, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 23 Saint Louis L 76–91  16–13
(8–8)		  27 – Guinyard  7 – Dixon  4 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (9,937)
St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Rhode Island L 52–64  16–14
(8–9)		  18 – Guinyard  5 – Tied  3 – Guinyard  Ryan Center (3,378)
Kingston, RI
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+/SNP		 Richmond W 79–77  17–14
(9–9)		  22 – A. Williams  11 – Dixon  2 – Tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,522)
Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2026
5:00 p.m., USA		 (7) vs. (10) Rhode Island
Second round		 W 67–61  18–14
  22 – A. Williams  9 – Dixon  3 – J. Williams  PPG Paints Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 13, 2026
5:00 p.m., USA		 (7) vs. (2) VCU
Quarterfinals		 L 66–71  18–15
  20 – A. Williams  8 – A. Williams  7 – Guinyard  PPG Paints Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[13]

References

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  1. ↑ "2024–25 Season In Review". Duquesne University Athletics. April 30, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Duquesne Closes Out Old Dominion in Final Game of Cayman Islands Classic". Duquesne University Athletics. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2024–25 Season In Review". Duquesne University Athletics. April 30, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Late Burst Powers St. Bonaventure Over Duquesne". Duquesne University Athletics. March 13, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "St. Bonaventure 64, Duquesne 59 (A-10 Second Round)". Atlantic 10 Conference. March 13, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2023–24 Duquesne Men's Basketball Roster". Duquesne Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Drame twins commit to Duquesne as graduate transfers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 5, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Men's Basketball Adds Jones III, Wilborn for 2025–26". James Madison Athletics. May 8, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Duquesne guard Tre Dinkins commits to George Washington". Pittsburgh Sports Now. April 14, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Men's Hoops Adds Duquesne Transfer Matúš Hronský". Portland Athletics. May 19, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "2025–26 Duquesne Men's Basketball Roster". Duquesne Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Game Notes: Duquesne vs. Sacred Heart (Nov. 7, 2025)" (PDF). Duquesne Athletics. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
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