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Late addition walk-on who ended up seeing action in 20 games as a true freshman ... practiced with the team briefly before deciding to make the jump from Class A high school basketball to NCAA Division I ... was officially processed through the NCAA clearinghouse the day of Dukes' first game ... started six times when the Dukes went to a 1040 attack last season ... is expected to put that experience to good use in 2007-08.
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 6-8 teammate David Theis (currently freshman for the Dukes) ... Duty gave up a gig playing guitar and singing vocals for a band called `Mark This Day' to play college basketball ... business 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
HIGH GAMES: Points - 13 vs. Dayton (Fr.); Rebounds - 3 vs. Akron (Fr.); Assists - 3 vs. St. Bonaventure & at La Salle (Fr.); Blocked Shots - 0; Steals - 2 vs. Charlotte (Fr.); Minutes - 24 vs. Temple (Fr.)
