The 2023–24 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The team was led by seventh-year head coach

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in his final season as head coach, and played their home games at the

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, Pennsylvania as a member of the

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(A-10). They finished the season 25–12, 10–8 in

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play, to finish in sixth place. As the 6 seed, they defeated Saint Louis,

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and VCU to be champions of the A-10 tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the sixth time in school history and first since

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. As the No. 11 seed in the East Region, they upset BYU in the first round before losing in the second round to

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89–63.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament. The Dukes were invited to the

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where they were defeated by

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in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Duquesne Dukes men's basketball The Duquesne Dukes represent Duquesne University in college basketball. The team, which started in 1914, has only ever played in NCAA Division I and has had six appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA Tournament. The ...

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