2016-17 Duquesne Men's Basketball Schedule

2016-17 A-10 Composite Schedule

Atlantic 10 Release

PITTSBURGH â€" Duquesne will open the 2016-17 Atlantic 10 season at Fordham on Dec. 30 - marking the Dukes earliest conference start since 1993-94 - it was announced by the conference office as part of the league schedule released today.

Eight of DU's 18 conference games will be televised including home games vs. VCU (Jan. 4 on ASN), Dayton (Jan. 14 at CONSOL Energy Center on CBSSN), Rhode Island (Jan. 21 on NBCSN), St. Bonaventure (Feb. 1 on ASN) and George Washington (Feb. 19 on NBCSN). Duquesne's remaining A-10 home games will be against Saint Louis (Jan. 11), Massachusetts (Feb. 15), Fordham (Feb. 22) and Saint Joseph's (Mar. 4).

Duquesne's three televised conference road games will be at La Salle (Jan. 7 on ASN), at Dayton (Feb. 4 on NBCSN) and at St. Bonaventure (Feb. 25 on ASN). In addition to the opener at Fordham, DU will also face George Washington (Jan. 18), Davidson (Jan. 24), Richmond (Jan. 28), Saint Louis (Feb. 11) and George Mason (Mar. 1) on the road.

It has also been announced that Duquesne's non-conference game at Penn State on Nov. 13 will be televised by the Big Ten Network.

A record 87 televised conference games make up the 2016-17 A-10 men's basketball package. Every Atlantic 10 institution will make at least eight appearances on national television through the league's four media partners: ESPN, CBS Sports Network, NBCSN and the American Sports Network (ASN). This is the first time in A-10 history that over two-thirds of conference games (87 of 126) will air on national TV.

The 14 member Atlantic 10 schools will face each other once and five schools twice in the third-straight year of an 18-game regular-season league schedule.

DU's five home-and-home opponents include 2016 NCAA tournament participant Dayton, NIT participants George Washington and St. Bonaventure along with CIT participant Fordham and Saint Louis. Duquesne and Richmond are the only A-10 schools facing four 2016 postseason opponents twice.

The 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship will held in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1982 when CONSOL Energy Center welcomes all 14 conference members on March 8-12. There will be a pair of first round games Wednesday, March 8 on ASN followed by second round games on Thursday, March 9. The winners of those four games will advance to the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 10. The second round and quarterfinal games will be televised by NBCSN. Semifinal games will air on CBSSN on Saturday, March 11 and the championship game will be carried by CBS on NCAA Selection Sunday, March 12. The top four regular-season finishers will receive first round byes.

Fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry and the Dukes open the season at home against Loyola, Md. on Nov. 11.

Fans can get their first look at the 2016-17 Dukes in an exhibition game versus Mansfield on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Season and group tickets are now on sale by calling 412-232-DUKE or by visiting www.GoDuquesne.com. Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date.

2016-17 SCHEDULE QUICK NOTES
• The Dukes are scheduled to appear on television a minimum of eight times - including five times at home - in Atlantic 10 Conference play. DU will appear on NBCSN three times, CBSSN once and ASN four times. Additional regional/local TV games may be added.

• The Dec. 30 Atlantic 10 opener is Duquesne's earliest since it opened conference play on Dec. 28, 1993 vs. Saint Joseph's at Palumbo Center.

• This is Duquesne's 40th year as a member of the Atlantic 10.

• The 14-team Atlantic 10 will maintain an 18-game schedule. Each conference member will face five teams in a home-and-home series. Duquesne's home-and-home opponents in 2016-17 are: Dayton, Fordham, George Washington, St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis. All 14 teams will qualify for the Atlantic 10 Championship at Pittsburgh's CONSOL Energy Center March 8-12 with the top four regular season finishers receiving byes to the quarterfinal round. This is the first time Pittsburgh has hosted the A-10 Championship since 1982.