2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

2025–26 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
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
2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Louis 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
VCU † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 8   .778
Saint Joseph's 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Dayton 12 – 6   .667 25 – 11   .694
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Davidson 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Duquesne 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Fordham 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
George Washington 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Rhode Island 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Richmond 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 9 – 23   .281
St. Bonaventure 4 – 14   .222 17 – 17   .500
Loyola Chicago 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273
† 2026 A-10 tournament winner
As of March 21, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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 
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2025

Schedule and results

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]

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