Dukes picked to finish last

Duquesne was picked to finish dead last in the Atlantic-10 Conference preseason poll today –released at the league’s annual media day in Brooklyn, N.Y.

That’s No. 16 of 16 teams.

Considering the Dukes upheaval last spring –  two point guards transferred, former coach Ron Everhart was fired and Jim Ferry was brought in from LIU-Brooklyn – it’s not a particularly surprising position for the team to be in.

No Duquesne players were chosen for the preseason offensive, defensive or all-rookie teams either.

Ferry is attending media day.

Atlantic 10 preseason poll (first place votes in parenthesis)

1. Saint Joseph’s (11)

2. Saint Louis (10)

3. VCU (3)

4. Temple (2)

5. Massachusetts (2)

6. Butler (2)

7. La Salle

8. Dayton

9. Xavier

10. Richmond

11. St. Bonaventure

12. Charlotte

13. George Washington

14. Fordham

15. Rhode Island

16. Duquesne