The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...

. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the

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. 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

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Preseason

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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