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PREVIEW: @DuqMBB vs. UNC Greensboro

Dukes return to action Wednesday night

G2 | vs. UNC GREENSBORO
Wed., Dec. 2 • 6:00 pm ET
ESPN3 with Don Russell & Jeff Greer
WJAS-AM 1320 / iHeartRadio with Ray Goss ('58) & Jarrett Durham ('71)

Duquesne (0-1), which fell to Little Rock, 76-66, in its season-opener on Monday night, returns to action to face UNC Greensboro in its second game of the Wade Houston Tipoff Classic at the University of Louisville's KFC Yum! Center. The game, originally set for a 1:00 p.m. start, was moved to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday morning. UNCG, which opened its season with a 77-70 win over Little Rock on Friday, is coming off a 75-67 loss to Winthrop on Tuesday night.

THE SERIES
Series Record: First Meeting
Dambrot vs. UNCG: 2-0 (both at Akron)

NOTES: Southern Conference ... located in Greensboro, N.C. ... 2020 record: (23-9/13-5 3rd) ... 2020 NET: 82 ... 2020 KenPom: 92 ... this is the first meeting between the Dukes and Spartans ... UNCG is coming off its fourth-straight 20-win season ... the Spartans return 12 players including Southern Conference Player & Defensive Player of the Year senior G Isaiah Miller (17.8 ppg., 5.0 rpg., 100 assists, 89 steals) ... Miller, the first player in SoCon history to win Player & Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, is back after removing his name from the NBA Draft underclass pool ... second-leading scorer junior G Kaleb Hunter (10.3 ppg.) and 2020 SoCon Freshman of the Year G Keyshaun Langley (6.6 ppg., 60 assists, 36 steals off the bench) also return ... the Spartans led the nation in turnover margin (+6.4) and were sixth in total steals (299) last season ... UNCG forced over 18 turnovers per game in 2020 ... the Spartans are in their 10th season under head coach Wes Miller, the longest-tenured coach in the SoCon ... Duquesne is 5-3 all-time - including an 0-2 mark at neutral-sites - against the schools that comprise the current Southern Conference ... DU defeated SoCon member VMI, 71-58, last season in a home game at La Roche University ... Keith Dambrot is 2-0 vs. UNCG with both wins coming while at Akron (75-53 at Greensboro on Dec. 31, 2008 and 83-59 at Akron on Dec. 18, 2009).

LAST TIME OUT
  • Duquesne was outshot 56 percent to 38 percent in its loss to Little Rock on Monday. The Trojans went 14-of-19 (74%) from the field in the second half to put the game away.
  • Marcus Weathers and Sincere Carry led the Dukes with 12 points each. Tavian Dunn-Martin added 11 points of the bench.
  • Twelve Dukes saw action on Monday night, with freshmen Chad Baker, Andre Harris, Toby Okani and Tyson Acuff all making their Duquesne debuts.
  • There were six ties and six lead changes in the game before Little Rock took the lead for good with 16:43 left.
UP NEXT
  • DU concludes its three-games-in-five days trip to Louisville with a Friday 11:00 a.m. matchup with Winthrop.
  • All games, dates, locations and times are subject to change. Stay tuned to goduquesne.com for the latest schedule updates.



 
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Players Mentioned

Tavian Dunn-Martin

#0 Tavian Dunn-Martin

G
5' 8"
Senior
Marcus Weathers

#5 Marcus Weathers

F
6' 5"
Senior
Tyson Acuff

#1 Tyson Acuff

G
6' 4"
Freshman
Chad Baker

#44 Chad Baker

F
6' 7"
Freshman
Andre Harris

#30 Andre Harris

F
6' 7"
Freshman
Toby Okani

#2 Toby Okani

G
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tavian Dunn-Martin

#0 Tavian Dunn-Martin

5' 8"
Senior
G
Marcus Weathers

#5 Marcus Weathers

6' 5"
Senior
F
Tyson Acuff

#1 Tyson Acuff

6' 4"
Freshman
G
Chad Baker

#44 Chad Baker

6' 7"
Freshman
F
Andre Harris

#30 Andre Harris

6' 7"
Freshman
F
Toby Okani

#2 Toby Okani

6' 7"
Freshman
G

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