Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Duquesne University Men's Basketball
Pittsburgh, PA · the Dukes · Duquesne University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$6M
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$334,007
Per roster spot
median $196,319
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
945
APR
90% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Duquesne University fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $6,012,142, well above the median of $3M — $334,007 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 945, about the median of 967, with 90% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,248,226 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,247 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#102Team budgetof 362 · Division I#113Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#302APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$6,012,142 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,495,673 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$334,007 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate945 multi-year; 904 latest
- Players retained90% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,248,226 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,247 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$333,142 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| James "Dru" Joyce III head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Dru Joyce III | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rick McFadden | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Karl Hobbs | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Ari Stern | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Derrick Allen | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Chase Goldstein | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Darik Artis | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,226undergraduates · 8,137 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 14,112 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate945
90% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,012,142 $334,008 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,248,226
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $333,142
Cost
Full picture →$35,125net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $47,146
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →39%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Duquesne University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,125 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 39%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,226Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 1 | 43 | $611k | — | 98% | |
| Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 2 | 17 | $170k | — | 87% | |
| University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 2 | 16 | $11M | 968 | 50% | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 18 | $317k | — | 11% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 4 | 21 | $155k | — | 70% | |
| La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 9 | 20 | $86k | — | 78% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 13 | 15 | $2.5M | 948 | 91% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 22 | 19 | $144k | — | 82% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 25 | 23 | $629k | — | 76% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 49 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 49 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 49 | $1.5M | — | 94% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dayton 2 over cap | 17 | $10M | $604,525 | 969 | vs | |
| Fordham University 2 over cap | 17 | $8.8M | $515,061 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island at cap | 15 | $7.9M | $523,813 | 984 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University room for 2 | 13 | $7.8M | $602,223 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 2 over cap | 17 | $7.5M | $440,461 | 970 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 1 over cap | 16 | $7.2M | $451,912 | 938 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago 2 over cap | 17 | $7M | $413,016 | 959 | vs | |
| George Washington University 1 over cap | 16 | $6.2M | $388,139 | 973 | vs | |
| Duquesne University 3 over cap | 18 | $6M | $334,007 | 945 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University at cap | 15 | $5.9M | $390,625 | 966 | vs | |
| George Mason University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.8M | $361,011 | 979 | vs | |
| Davidson College 2 over cap | 17 | $4.6M | $273,373 | 990 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 1 | 14 | $4.6M | $329,187 | 975 | vs | |
| La Salle University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.8M | $239,535 | 971 | vs |
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