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Non-scholarship guard has played 45 of 57 games - including all but five since the middle of his freshman year - in two seasons at Duquesne ... has successfully made the jump from Class A high school basketball to NCAA Division I ... joins Aaron Jackson as the only other veteran guard in the 2008-09 backcourt ... is an 80 percent career free throw shooter ... all but 18 of his 113 career field goal attempts have come from beyond the 3-point arc ... averaging over 13 minutes per game as a Duke.
As a Sophomore (2007-08)
Played in 25 games with nine starts ... averaged 2.3 points in 11.4 minutes per game ... had season highs for points (10) and steals (3) in the season opener against Howard ... hit at least one 3-pointer in a game 13 times ... scored six points at Rice and had five against Winston-Salem, Saint Francis, Pa., St. Bonaventure and George Washington ... played 20 or more minutes three times with a season high of 23 in DU wins over St. Bonaventure and George Washington.
As a Freshman (2006-07)
Was certified through the NCAA clearinghouse and officially added to the roster the afternoon of Nov. 13 - the date of DU's season opener ... practiced with the team prior to - but did not dress for either of - the two exhibition games ... averaged 15.2 minutes in 20 games played ... did not see action in nine of the first 14 games of the season ... played in each of the last 15 games including 14 of 16 A-10 contests ... averaged 3.4 points per game ... saw his first playing time at Northern Illinois on Nov. 25 ... hit his first career shot - a 3-pointer with 34 seconds left - in the 85-74 loss ... played a total of seven minutes against the Huskies, with four of the minutes coming in the first half ... also appeared for one minute in the first half at Robert Morris on Dec. 2 before logging 23 minutes at Niagara on Dec. 16 ... went 2-of-4 from the 3-point arc (six total points) and played a major role in limiting NU's Tyrone Lewis to zero points (on just three field goal attempts) in the second half after Lewis scored 16 in the opening 20 minutes ... played double-digit minutes in two Atlantic 10 games (11 at Saint Joseph's and 14 vs. Fordham) before starting and scoring seven points in 18 minutes at UMass ... came off the bench to hit 3-of-4 shots (including all three 3-point attempts) and 4-of-4 free throws in scoring 13 points in 20 turnover-free minutes vs. Dayton ... his last two free throws gave the Dukes an 88-87 lead with 57 seconds left ... combined with fellow walk on Jimmy Sherwood for a key play in the win over the Flyers ... with the Dukes down one with a minute left, Sherwood deflected a UD inbounds pass that was scooped up by Duty who was fouled and converted a pair of free throws to give DU its first lead since the 15 minute mark ... keyed a late-game eight-point comeback by hitting a clutch 3-pointer to pull the Dukes within two with 2:46 left ... hit 10 of his first 17 3-point attempts (in nine games), before going 4-of-30 from the arc over the final 11 games of the season ... 47 of his 56 field goal attempts came from beyond the 3-point arc ... did not miss a free throw after a pair of late-game misses vs. Temple on Jan. 27 (was 8-of-8 afterward and 14-of-17 on the season).
High School
Vincentian Academy in McCandless Township just north of Pittsburgh, Pa. (head coach Buzz Gabos) ... scored over 1,000 points as a three-year starter ... averaged 17.5 points per game as a senior ... hit six 3-pointers in scoring 28 points against Saltsburg ... added 31 points in a win over section 4-A rival Leechburg ... was a member of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Class A Fabulous Five ... averaged 13.5 ppg. as a junior ... also played baseball and golf.
Personal
Was referred to the men's staff by former Duquesne women's coach Dan Durkin ... Durkin's daughter, Diane, who was a senior at Vincentian at the time, brought Duty to her father's attention ... DU head men's coach Ron Everhart remembered seeing Duty while watching video of Duty's 6-7 teammate David Theis (a sophomore forward for the Dukes) ... Duty gave up a gig playing guitar and singing vocals for a band called `Mark This Day' to play college basketball ... accounting major ... full name is Jason Michael Duty ... date of birth: 10/16/87.
Career Stats for Jason Duty
YEAR G/GS MIN/AVG FG-AT PCT 3M-AT PCT FT-AT PCT O/D REB PF-DQ A TO BK S PTS-AVG 2007 20/6 303/15.2 20-56 .357 14-47 .298 14-17 .824 3/11 14-0.7 18-1 17 15 0 6 68-3.4 2008 25/9 286/11.4 18-57 .316 14-48 .292 7-9 .778 2/21 23-0.9 30-0 14 15 0 9 57-2.3 TOT 45/15 589/13.1 38-113 .336 28-95 .295 21-26 .808 5/32 37-0.8 48-1 31 30 0 15 125-2.8High Games: Points - 13 vs. Dayton (Fr.); Rebounds - 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (So.); Assists - 3 three times, last vs. George Washington (So.); Blocked Shots - 0; Steals - 3 vs. Howard (So.); Minutes - 24 vs. Temple (Fr.)
Duty 2007-08 Game-by-Game (Sophomore)
OPPONENT M Fg-At 3m-At Ft-At O-D-Reb PF A TO B S Pts HOWARD *14 4-6 2-4 0-0 0-4-4 2 2 1 0 3 10 WSSU 16 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-2-2 2 1 1 0 0 5 at Rice *19 1-3 1-3 3-5 1-0-1 2 0 1 0 1 6 at Oakland 19 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 2 2 0 0 3 NIAGARA *14 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 vs. Northridge 17 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 at Drake *12 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PITTSBURGH 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at W. Virginia 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 ST FRANCIS *21 2-7 1-5 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 1 5 ROBT MORRIS 10 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 2 0 0 0 USC UPSTATE *10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 at Bowl. Green 13 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 FORDHAM Did not play at Rhode Is. Did not play at Fordham Did not play ST. BONA. 23 2-6 1-4 0-0 1-4-5 0 0 4 0 1 5 GEO. WASH. *23 1-4 1-4 2-2 0-0-0 2 3 1 0 1 5 UMASS 11 1-6 1-6 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 0 0 3 at St. Bona. *17 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 ST. JOSEPH'S 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 at La Salle 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 at Dayton Did not play RICHMOND 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 at Xavier *11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 LA SALLE 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Charlotte 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Temple 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 SAINT LOUIS 10 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 1 0 0 0 3 vs. La Salle Did not play * - indicates game startedDuty 2006-07 Game-by-Game (Freshman)
OPPONENT M Fg-At 3m-At Ft-At O-D-Reb PF A TO B S Pts YNGSTWN ST. Did not play UNCA Did not play NO. ILLINOIS Did not play OAKLAND Did not play at No. Illinois 7 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 at Robt Morris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 at Pittsburgh Did not play W. VIRGINIA Did not play at Niagara 23 2-4 2-24 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 6 at St. Francis 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 at Boston Col. Did not play at St. Joseph's 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 2 0 0 0 at St. Louis Did not play LA SALLE Did not play FORDHAM 14 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 at UMass *18 2-4 1-3 2-3 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 7 DAYTON 20 3-4 3-3 4-4 0-0-0 3 1 0 0 1 13 TEMPLE *24 3-5 2-3 0-2 0-1-1 2 2 1 0 0 8 XAVIER 17 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 3 at St. Bona. *22 1-5 0-4 2-2 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 at La Salle 19 1-6 0-5 0-0 0-2-2 1 3 0 0 0 2 RHODE IS. *20 1-6 1-6 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 2 0 0 3 at Richmond 15 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 1 2 at Fordham *19 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-1-1 0 1 1 0 1 4 CHARLOTTE 17 0-2 0-1 2-2 1-0-1 0 2 0 0 2 2 ST. BONA. *16 1-3 1-3 2-2 0-1-1 5 3 2 0 0 5 AKRON 17 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 1 3 at Geo. Wash. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 vs. St. Louis 12 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 * - indicates game started
