Duquesne plays Rhode Island on Sunday, February 1, at noon on USA. Updates to come following the game.
Preseason predictions:
Duquesne was picked to finish 9th in A10 Preseason Polls.
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 78% chance of winning.
GMU - 76
Duquesne - 133
NET:
GMU - 67
Duquesne - 158
History:
We are 6-11 against Duquesne all-time.
Tony Skinn is 0-2 against the Dukes. They are the only team in the A10 Skinn has not taken down.
Duquesne is currently 11-10 on the season and 3-5 in A10 play. They are 8-5 at home, 3-4 on the road, and 0-1 at neutral sites.
They are 0-4 against Quad 1 teams, 1-1 against Quad 2, 1-4 vs Quad 3, and 7-1 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://goduquesne.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Niagara (83-63), Queens (87-81 OT), Loyola MD (92-78), Central St. (101-80), Stony Brook (84-75), Canisius (103-59), Cleary (99-49), Davidson (89-83 2OT), Fordham (74-63), Loyola Chicago (71-59), St. Bonaventure (87-79)
Losses: Villanova (87-77), Northeastern (93-86), William & Mary (83-79), Boise St. (86-64), Nevada (78-75), vcu (93-80), St. Joe’s (97-90 OT), Dayton (71-65), #24 St. Louis (81-77),
Probable Starters:
6’2” Tarence Guinyard - 16.2 ppg - Senior
6’5” Jimmie Williams - 15.8 ppg & 4.7 reb - Junior
6’1-“ Jakub Necas - 8.3 ppg & 5.7 reb - Junior
6’9” David Dixon - 7.0 ppg - Senior
6’4” Brandon Hall - 1.6 ppg - Junior
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’10” John Hugley IV - 12.4 ppg & 4.9 reb - Grad Student - has 10 starts
6’5” Maximus Edwards - 6.9 ppg - Senior
6’5” Alex Williams - 6.3 ppg - Grad Student
6’5” Cameron Crawford - 6.2 ppg - Senior - has 19 starts
6’4” Jake DiMichele - 4.2 ppg - Sophomore
Roster: https://goduquesne.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
Duquesne averages 83.2 points per game (4th in the A10) while giving up 77.4 (13th in the A10).
The Dukes shoot 47.8% from the floor (4th in the A10) and 35.2% from 3 (7th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 43.9% from the field and 33.3% from 3.
The Dukes shoot 70.2% (last in the A10) from the free throw line.
They have out rebounded opponents by 2.5 boards per game and average 13.6 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/...om/documents/2026/1/28/MBB_Stats_01.28.26.pdf
Thoughts: Duquesne is the only A10 team Tony Skinn has not taken down. He is 0-2 against the Dukes losing at home (59-51) and on the road (85-68). We are 1-9 against the Dukes in our last 10 games including 6 straight losses. Our last win was on March 1, 2017, at EBA.
They have a great deal of experience across their line-up and good size. Their one-two punch of Guinyard and Williams is formidable. Brandon Hall had a breakout game against St. Bonaventure scoring 10 points.
It’s time to get a W against these guys. Go Mason!
Discuss.
Preseason predictions:
Duquesne was picked to finish 9th in A10 Preseason Polls.
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 78% chance of winning.
GMU - 76
Duquesne - 133
NET:
GMU - 67
Duquesne - 158
History:
We are 6-11 against Duquesne all-time.
Tony Skinn is 0-2 against the Dukes. They are the only team in the A10 Skinn has not taken down.
Duquesne is currently 11-10 on the season and 3-5 in A10 play. They are 8-5 at home, 3-4 on the road, and 0-1 at neutral sites.
They are 0-4 against Quad 1 teams, 1-1 against Quad 2, 1-4 vs Quad 3, and 7-1 against Quad 4 teams.
Schedule: https://goduquesne.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Niagara (83-63), Queens (87-81 OT), Loyola MD (92-78), Central St. (101-80), Stony Brook (84-75), Canisius (103-59), Cleary (99-49), Davidson (89-83 2OT), Fordham (74-63), Loyola Chicago (71-59), St. Bonaventure (87-79)
Losses: Villanova (87-77), Northeastern (93-86), William & Mary (83-79), Boise St. (86-64), Nevada (78-75), vcu (93-80), St. Joe’s (97-90 OT), Dayton (71-65), #24 St. Louis (81-77),
Probable Starters:
6’2” Tarence Guinyard - 16.2 ppg - Senior
6’5” Jimmie Williams - 15.8 ppg & 4.7 reb - Junior
6’1-“ Jakub Necas - 8.3 ppg & 5.7 reb - Junior
6’9” David Dixon - 7.0 ppg - Senior
6’4” Brandon Hall - 1.6 ppg - Junior
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’10” John Hugley IV - 12.4 ppg & 4.9 reb - Grad Student - has 10 starts
6’5” Maximus Edwards - 6.9 ppg - Senior
6’5” Alex Williams - 6.3 ppg - Grad Student
6’5” Cameron Crawford - 6.2 ppg - Senior - has 19 starts
6’4” Jake DiMichele - 4.2 ppg - Sophomore
Roster: https://goduquesne.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
Duquesne averages 83.2 points per game (4th in the A10) while giving up 77.4 (13th in the A10).
The Dukes shoot 47.8% from the floor (4th in the A10) and 35.2% from 3 (7th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 43.9% from the field and 33.3% from 3.
The Dukes shoot 70.2% (last in the A10) from the free throw line.
They have out rebounded opponents by 2.5 boards per game and average 13.6 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/...om/documents/2026/1/28/MBB_Stats_01.28.26.pdf
Thoughts: Duquesne is the only A10 team Tony Skinn has not taken down. He is 0-2 against the Dukes losing at home (59-51) and on the road (85-68). We are 1-9 against the Dukes in our last 10 games including 6 straight losses. Our last win was on March 1, 2017, at EBA.
They have a great deal of experience across their line-up and good size. Their one-two punch of Guinyard and Williams is formidable. Brandon Hall had a breakout game against St. Bonaventure scoring 10 points.
It’s time to get a W against these guys. Go Mason!
Discuss.
