2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	7–5 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Dru Joyce III (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden; Julian Sullinger; Jordan Talley; Ari Stern; Chase Goldstein;
Home arena	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse

2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Richmond	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Dayton	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Fordham	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
George Washington	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
VCU	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Davidson	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308

† 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

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

Previous season

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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Hassan Drame	33	F	6'7"	200	GS	Bamako, Mali	Graduated / exhausted eligibility after 2023–24; last played at Duquesne in 2023–24.^[6]^[7]
Eli Wilborn	25	F	6'8"	215	So.	Middletown, Connecticut	Transferred to James Madison^[8]
Tre Dinkins	0	G	6'2"	190	Sr.	Chester, Pennsylvania	Transferred to George Washington^[9]
Matúš Hronský	14	F	6'8"	205	Jr.	Poruba, Slovakia	Transferred to Portland^[10]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tarence Guinyard	1	G	6' 2"	170	Senior	Tampa, Florida	UT Martin^[11]^[12]
Jimmie Williams	3	G	6' 5"	210	Junior	Solon, Ohio	South Florida^[11]^[12]
John Hugley IV	4	F	6' 10"	265	Graduate	Cleveland, Ohio	Xavier^[11]^[12]
Stef van Bussel	18	C	6' 10"	235	Sophomore	Ommel, Netherlands	College of Charleston^[11]^[12]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (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
Arness Lawson #29 PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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

2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Brandon Hall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Thornton Township Howard College	Chicago, IL
G	1	Tarence Guinyard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Lee High School (FL) UT Martin	Tampa, FL
F	2	David Dixon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Speights Academy (FL)	Memphis, TN
G	3	Jimmie Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Solon South Florida	Solon, OH
F	4	John Hugley IV	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	GS	Brush High School Xavier	Cleveland, OH
G	5	Cam Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Spain Park Marshall	Birmingham, AL
F	6	Alex Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Archbishop Moeller Furman	Dayton, OH
G	7	Dom Aekins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Walnut Ridge Winston-Salem Christian School	Columbus, OH
G	8	Arness Lawson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Pickerington North	Columbus, OH
F	9	Jakub Nečas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Gymnázium Blansko	Blansko, Czech Republic
F	17	Frederik Jellum	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Cushing Academy	Copenhagen, Denmark
C	18	Stef van Bussel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS So	Philips 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 So	Taylor Allderdice	Pittsburgh, PA
G	44	Jake DiMichele	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	OLSH First Love Christian Academy	McKees Rocks, PA

Head coach

Dru Joyce III (Akron)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick McFadden (Akron)
Julian Sullinger (Kent State)
Jordan Talley (Southeastern)
Ari Stern (The College of Wooster)
Chase Goldstein (Florida Gulf Coast)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 3, 2026 12:00 p.m., USA	VCU						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dayton						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 17, 2026 12:30 p.m., USA	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Louis						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., Marquee	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Bonaventure						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2026 12:00 p.m., USA	Rhode Island						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/SNP	George Washington						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	La Salle						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., WHIO-TV	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Davidson						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 28, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/SNP	Richmond						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 11–15, 2026 TBA	vs. TBA						PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[13]

References

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

[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.

[Roster-11] "2025–26 Duquesne Men's Basketball Roster". Duquesne Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

[GN-12] "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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Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Venues	Duquesne Gardens (1914–1956) Fitzgerald Field House (1956–1957, 1963–1964) Pittsburgh Civic Arena (1964–1988) UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1988–present)
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People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics