University of Massachusetts - Lowell Men's Basketball

MEDIA The Sun: At UMass Lowell, Duquette finally gets is shot Boston Herald: New hoops coach Pat Duquette talks about the challenge at UMass Lowell Boston Globe: Pat Duquette named UMass Lowell basketball coach Berkshire Eagle: Pat Duquette named coach at Lowell Big Apple Bucket: Pat Duquette's Unique Opportunity Pat Duquette enters his 13th year as the UMass Lowell men’s basketball head coach in 2025-26 after becoming the eighth coach in the history of the River Hawk program on May 16, 2013. During his tenure, he guided the squad through its four years of the NCAA Division I transition, and has compiled an 175-188 overall record and a 88-104 mark in America East play. During the 2024-25 season, the River Hawks fought to a 17-15 record, including wins against MAAC opponents Saint Peter's and Quinnipiac, as well as a win against A10 rival Massachusetts. The River Hawks finished second in scoring margin in the America East (+5.4) while posting a league best .497 field goal percentage. Duquette coached his players to a plethora of awards, as Max Brooks was named to the America East All-Conference First Team for the second straight year and third straight All-Defensive Team. Fifth year Quinton Mincey earned his second All-Conference Second Team selection, while freshman Martin Somerville was named the conference's Rookie of the Year and was tabbed to the All-Rookie Team. Wrapping up the awards, fifth year Anthony Blunt was named to the All-Academic Team. The River Hawks went 22-10 overall in 2023-24 to surpass the 20-win milestone for the second consecutive season. The team stayed consistent in conference play, as well, matching the program record with 11 America East victories and a second-place finish. The 2023-24 season culminated with the squad's third appearance in the America East Playoffs championship game in the last four years. Duquette coached Max Brooks to America East First Team and All-Defensive Team honors, Ayinde Hikim to a spot on the Second Team and Quinton Mincey to Sixth Man of the Year recognition.    In 2022-23, Duquette team compiled a 26-8 overall record, setting new Division I program bests for wins and win percentage (.765), and marking the first 20-win season for the River Hawks since 2010-11. The River Hawks also collected a record 11 victories during America East Conference play to finish second in the league standings (11-5) and earn a home court advantage in the America East Playoffs for the first time ever en route to their second championship game appearance in three years. Perhaps their most impressive feat, the River Hawks were unbeatable in Lowell in 2022-23, going a perfect, 17-0 on their home floors. Everette Hammond was named to the America East All-Conference First Team, while Abdoul Karim Coulibaly was tabbed to the league’s Second Team. Allin Blunt surpassed 1,000 career points and garnered America East Third Team accolades, and Max Brooks was named to the league’s All-Defensive Team. Duquette capped off the historic season with both America East and NABC District I Coach of the Year honors. He was also selected as a finalist for the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award.   Duquette led his team to a 15-16 record in the 2021-22 season, including wins against A10 opponents Dayton and George Washington. The River Hawks finished second in scoring margin in the America East (+4.9), while holding opponents to a conference best .410 field goal percentage. After the conclusion of the regular season, sophomore Max Brooks was named to the America East All-Defensive Team.   The River Hawks finished the 2020-21 season with an 11-12 overall record and 7-8 in conference competition. Duquette’s squad entered the America East Playoffs as a No. 6 seed and went on a historic run through the postseason. He coached the team to wins over No. 7 Stony Brook and No. 3 New Hampshire in the First Round and Quarterfinals. UMass Lowell then took down top-seeded UMBC, 79-77, to advance to the America East Championship for the first time in program history.   In 2019-20, Coach Duquette led the River Hawks to a 13-19 overall record and a sixth place finish in league action (7-9). His squad led the America East in scoring for the third consecutive season with an average of 74.6 points per game. The team also led the conference rankings for field goal percentage for the second straight year (45.8) and for assists per game for the third time in four years (14.44). Duquette also coached UMass Lowell’s first America East Man of the Year, Academic All-America First Team selection and two-time NABC All-District honoree in Christian Lutete.   The squad finished 2018-19 with a 15-17 overall record, setting new Division I program records for wins and winning percentage (.469). In America East Conference play, the team went 7-9 to take fifth place for the third time since joining the league in 2013-14. The River Hawks collected a Division I program-best eight, non-conference wins, as well. Under the tutelage of Coach Duquette, UMass Lowell finished the season leading the America East in points (76.8) and field goal percentage (47.2%). At No. 5, UMass Lowell earned its best seeding for the America East Championship yet. Christian Lutete earned America East All-Conference Second Team and All-Academic Team honors, in addition to becoming the program’s first ever Division I NABC All-District First Team selection.   The River Hawks went 12-18 in 2017-18, marking the fifth consecutive year with double-digit wins. In America East action, the team posted a 6-10 record to finish the regular season tied for sixth, qualifying for its first America East Championship in its very first year of Division I post-season eligibility. Duquette led his squad to a league-leading 76.2 points per game. Two River Hawks were honored with postseason awards in 2017-18, including Jahad Thomas (Williamsport, Pa.), who was named to the America East All-Conference First Team and became the program’s first ever NABC Division I All-District selection and 3x3 National Championship selection.   In 2016-17, the River Hawks posted an 11-20 overall record. In America East action, the squad finished 5-11 to take sixth place in the final regular-season standings. Duquette’s powerful offense averaged 78.4 points per game, the program’s highest average since 1994-95 and a mark that put them second in the league rankings. The team’s impressive percentage from three-point territory goes down as a new Division I program best and UMass Lowell’s highest three-point shooting percentage since 1993-94, as well. Two members of the UMass Lowell basketball team earned America East All-Conference honors following the regular season, as well, as Jahad Thomas became the program’s first America East All-Conference First Team selection.   Duquette coached his squad to an 11-18 finish in 2015-16, including the program’s first win against an Ivy League opponent (Cornell, 80-77) and against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent (Boston College, 68-66). Despite having one of the four youngest teams in the nation, UMass Lowell sat atop the conference rankings for scoring offense (76.6 ppg). Jahad Thomas became UMass Lowell’s first ever AE All-Conference Second Team selection, while Isaac White was named to the All-Rookie Team.   2014-15 was highlighted by a six-game win streak from November 20-December 3, which included a road victory at Atlantic 10 Conference member Fordham. Duquette made the most of his young roster, becoming one of just four teams in the nation to have two freshmen as their top two scorers. He coached Jahad Thomas to America East All-Conference Third Team honors, as well as an All-Rookie Team selection.   In its inaugural Division I season, Duquette’s squad hit its stride during the latter part of the year en route to accumulating a 10-18 overall mark with an impressive 8-8 America East record. In his first year at the helm, Duquette coached a pair of America East All-Conference selections, as Akeem Williams received Second Team honors and Antonio Bivins was named the league’s Sixth Man of the Year and Third-Team All-Conference. In recognition of his first-year successes at UMass Lowell, Duquette was named America East Coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com and one of 10 finalists for the 2014 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Award.   Duquette came to UMass Lowell following three years as the associate head coach to Bill Coen at Northeastern, which followed 13 years as an assistant/associate head coach to Al Skinner at Boston College.   At Boston College, Duquette joined Al Skinner’s staff as an administrative assistant in 1997 before being named an assistant in 2001. In 2009, he was promoted to associate head coach and helped guide the Eagles to postseason bids in eight of his last 10 seasons, including Big East regular season championships in 2000-01, 2002-03 and 2004-05. Additionally, the Eagles captured the Big East Tournament Championship in 2001.   Duquette played a large role in developing three All-Americans (Troy Bell, Craig Smith and Jared Dudley), two Big East Players of the Year (Bell twice and Dudley) and one conference Rookie of the Year (Bell) during his BC tenure. In addition, he helped tutor five First-Team All-Conference standouts (Bell, Smith, Dudley, Tyrese Rice and Reggie Jackson), including Reggie Jackson, who was a first round draft pick by the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder in 2011.   He worked as an intern with the NBA’s New Jersey Nets following graduation and started his collegiate coaching career at Centenary at the same time. He spent the 1994-95 season at St. Lawrence and moved on to Saint Michael’s for two years, where he earned his master’s degree while helping the Purple Knights to the 1997 NCAA Tournament.   A former standout at Williams College, Duquette served as team captain in his senior season and led the Ephs to a top-10 national ranking. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Williams in 1993.   Duquette is a native of Dalton, Mass., and currently resides in Boston.   DUQUETTE YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Position School Record Notes 1993-94 Assistant Coach Centenary N/A 1994-95 Assistant Coach St. Lawrence 10-15 1995-96 Assistant Coach Saint Michael's 19-8 1996-97 Assistant Coach Saint Michael's 23-7 NCAA Tournament NE-10 Reg. Season Champions  1997-98 Assistant Coach Boston College 15-16 1998-99 Assistant Coach Boston College 6-21 1999-00 Assistant Coach Boston College 11-19 2000-01 Assistant Coach Boston College 27-5 NCAA Tournament Big East East Division Champions 2001-02 Assistant Coach Boston College 20-12 NCAA Tournament 2002-03 Assistant Coach Boston College 19-12 NIT Big East East Division Champions 2003-04 Assistant Coach Boston College 24-10 NCAA Tournament  2004-05 Assistant Coach Boston College 25-5 NCAA Tournament Big East Reg. Season Champions 2005-06 Assistant Coach Boston College 28-8 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ACC Championship Game 2006-07 Assistant Coach Boston College 21-12 NCAA Tournament  2007-08 Assistant Coach Boston College 14-17 2008-09 Associate Head Coach Boston College 22-12 NCAA Tournament  2009-10 Associate Head Coach Boston College 15-16 2010-11 Associate Head Coach Northeastern 11-20 2011-12 Associate Head Coach Northeastern 14-17 2012-13 Associate Head Coach Northeastern 20-13 NIT  CAA Regular Season Champions 2013-14 Head Coach UMass Lowell 10-18, 8-8 AE First Year in Division I 2014-15 Head Coach UMass Lowell 12-17, 6-10 AE 2015-16 Head Coach UMass Lowell 11-18, 7-9 AE 2016-17   Head Coach  UMass Lowell 11-20, 5-11 AE 2017-18 Head Coach UMass Lowell 12-18, 6-10 AE America East Playoffs seventh seed 2018-19   Head Coach UMass Lowell 15-17, 7-9 AE America East Playoffs fifth seed 2019-20   Head Coach UMass Lowell  13-19, 7-9 AE America East Playoffs sixth seed 2020-21 Head Coach UMass Lowell  11-12, 7-8 AE America East Playoffs sixth seed America East Championship Game 2021-22 Head Coach UMass Lowell  15-16, 7-11 AE America East Playoffs eighth seed 2022-23   Head Coach UMass Lowell  26-8, 11-5 AE America East Playoffs second seed America East Championship Game 2023-24 Head Coach  UMass Lowell 22-10, 11-5 AE America East Playoffs second seed America East Championship Game 2024-25 Head Coach UMass Lowell 17-10, 6-10 AE America East Playoffs sixth seed TOTALS 12 years as HC 175-188 (.482) 12 years at UML 175-188 (.482)

David Johnson enters his first season with the UMass Lowell men’s basketball program in 2025-26. He joins the staff after a successful run at Jackson-Reed High School in Washington, D.C., where he helped build the Tigers into one of the top high school basketball programs in the Washington Metropolitan area and garner national recognition. Johnson spent a total of nine years at Jackson-Reed, first serving as an assistant coach from 2016–2020. During that time, the Tigers won three DCIAA Championships and captured the school’s first-ever DCSAA Class AA State Championship. He was elevated to head coach in 2020, and over the next four seasons compiled a 112-24 record. His teams won two more DCIAA titles, made two trips to the DCSAA Class AA State Championship game, earned national rankings, and regularly competed in elite showcases. Under his leadership, the program produced numerous Division I, II recruits and several All-Met standouts.   In addition to his high school success, Johnson spent six years as a head coach with Nike Team Durant on the grassroots and EYBL circuit, where he worked with some of the nation’s top young talent and gained invaluable experience at the highest level of grassroots basketball. As a player, Johnson starred at Lyndon State College (now Northern Vermont University–Lyndon), graduating in 2015 with a degree in Sports Leadership. A two-year captain, he scored more than 1,100 career points and was a two-time All-Conference selection. As a senior, he earned First Team honors after averaging nearly 20 points per game and leading the league in steals. His impact on the program was recognized in 2022 with induction into the Nothern Vermont University (Lyndon) Athletic Hall of Fame. Johnson went on to earn his Master's in Education from Moreland University in 2020, further demonstrating his commitment to teaching, mentorship, and leadership both on and off the court.

Graves enters his fourth season at UMass Lowell heading into the 2025-26 season after spending a year at Clark University. During his lone season at Clark in 2021-22, Graves was responsible for recruiting, scheduling, scouting, development and on-floor coaching, working specifically with the team's forwards and wings. He helped coach the program to a 10-win improvement from the previous year. Clark also went on to host a quarterfinal game in the NEWMAC Postseason Tournament for the first time since the 2012-13 season.   "I am grateful to Coach Duquette for giving me the opportunity to be an assistant coach for the UMass Lowell men's basketball program," commented Graves. "I am very excited to get on the court and continue to help our guys improve, while also being able to recruit young men for our growing community. Time to get to work. Go River Hawks!"   Prior to Clark, Graves spent two years at Mount St. Mary's as an assistant coach and the director of basketball operations. While there, he helped the team win a Northeast Conference title and earn a birth into the NCAA Tournament. The Mount led the NEC and ranked 14th in the nation in scoring defense during that time. Nana Opoku became the third Mountaineer to win NEC Defensive Player of the Year honors, as well.   He also spent time as an assistant coach at Belmont Abbey College from 2013-19 and began coaching at McDaniel College in 2013. His career at Belmont Abbey culminated in a 23-8 season in 2018-19 that included the team's second consecutive conference tournament championship appearance.    A 2012 graduate of Belmont Abbey, Graves was a member of the basketball team for four years. He was active in the athletic department there, serving as SAAC Vice President. After graduation, he was awarded the prestigious Victory Scholarship from Sport Changes Life. The Victory Scholarship Program assists deserving students from the USA in obtaining a scholarship package to study at a master's level throughout Ireland. While in Ireland, he also served as head coach for the Ulster Elks Premier League men's basketball team in Northern Ireland. He was the captain of the Ulster Elks National League Basketball Team and was an E-Hoops Counselor with Sport Changes Life.   Graves earned his master's in business studies from the University of Ulster in 2013 and his bachelor's in business management from Belmont Abbey College in 2012

Dougher enters his second season at UMass Lowell heading into the 2025-26 season. Dougher joins the program after having served four seasons at Fairfield University as an assistant men's basketball coach for the Stags.    While at Fairfield from 2019-23, Dougher's primary duties included player development, game planning, scouting and recruiting. He analyzed game film, provided scouting reports to assist in game preparation and collaborated with other coaches to implement effective practice plans to improve team performance. He also conducted development sessions to enhance basketball IQ and the players' technical abilities, and monitored student-athletes' academics.   Dougher was a part of the Fairfield staff during the 2020-21 season when the Stags reached the MAAC Tournament Championship.   A graduate of Stony Brook University, Dougher served his alma mater as director of basketball operations from 2014-16. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing player development, team management and administrative duties. He was also able to assist in the recruiting efforts by evaluating potential recruits and constructing campus visits.   Other stops for Dougher included serving as director of operations at Rutgers University, where he coordinated gameday operations and day-to-day activities, and working as a consultant at Honest Game, where he evaluated transcripts and prepared progress reports in regards to students' NCAA eligibility.   While attending Stony Brook, Dougher was the starting point guard on the men's basketball team from 2008-12. He earned a spot on the America East All-Rookie Team after the 2008-09 season. As a sophomore, Dougher averaged 13.8 points per game with a 42.4% three-point field goal percentage. During that season, he set Stony Brook's Division I record for three pointers in a season (95) en route to the all-time record for career threes (337). The three-time America East All-Conference selection was also a two-time team captain and two-time America East Regular-Season Champion.   Dougher went on to play professionally overseas in Melbourne, Australia for the Ringwood Hawks. While there, he was a two-time team MVP, the team's leading scorer in two seasons and a 2014 Biv V Champion for the Ringwood Hawks.   Dougher earned his bachelor's degree in business management from Stony Brook in 2012.