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Duquesne comes up short vs. Davidson, takes hit to double-bye hopes
As is often the case this college basketball season, it came down to the final seconds for a result Sunday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, where Duquesne has been dominant, winning 15 of its first 18 games. This time, the Dukes weren’t so fortunate but still left the window open a...
Duquesne succeeds by buying into team mentality
With his coach crouching against a wall, Joe Reece stood in front of him on the block several feet from the rim at Duquesne’s practice facility at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse and watched an entry pass with a spin of English from freshman point guard Kareem Rozier bounce off his hands...
Joe Reece’s career night leads Duquesne past La Salle 
PHILADELPHIA — Joe Reece had a career-high 26 points, and Duquesne beat La Salle, 91-74, on Wednesday night. Reece also contributed seven rebounds for the Dukes (19-9, 9-6 Atlantic 10). Tre Williams added 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Dae Dae Grant contributed 10 points. Duquesne shot 56%...
After quirky box score against St. Louis, Duquesne looks for basic improvements against La Salle
Saturday’s 90-85 Atlantic 10 conference loss at St. Louis (18-9, 10-4 conf.) featured some numbers in the box score that are hard to ignore for the Duquesne Dukes. As much as they’d probably like to do so. • At one point, Duquesne (18-9, 8-6) led by 15 in the first...
Saint Louis snaps Duquesne’s 4-game winning streak
Gibson Jimerson scored 28 points to lead Saint Louis to a 90-85 victory over Duquesne on Saturday night, ending the Dukes’ winning streak at four games. Dae Dae Grant led Duquesne (18-9, 8-6) with 22 points. Joe Reese added 15 and Tevin Brewer and Jimmy Clark III each added 12....
Atlantic 10 commissioner, many coaches embrace NCAA Tournament expansion
It’s almost time for March Madness. So get your field-of-96 bracket ready to go! OK. Maybe not this year. But start warming up to the idea of an expanded NCAA Tournament field for the men and the women. Because it certainly feels like momentum is building within NCAA basketball circles...
Duquesne rolls over Saint Joseph’s for 18th victory, tripling last season’s total
After the first few minutes of Duquesne’s 76-62 victory against Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday night, the outcome never was in question. Duquesne played smothering defense at least through the first half when the Dukes forced 11 Saint Joseph’s turnovers and held the Hawks to 24 points. They made 50% of...
Commitment, tactical changes driving Duquesne’s defensive improvement
Duquesne basketball coach Keith Dambrot grabbed his phone after Wednesday’s practice and opened up a spreadsheet that illustrated his team’s defensive improvement in recent weeks. Not to brag. Just to confirm the numbers. And maybe to convince himself a little bit that the jump in defensive performance is as legit...
Duquesne holds on in last-second thriller to defeat St. Bonaventure for 3rd straight win
There has been no shortage of thrilling finishes to games so far this year for Duquesne men’s basketball. Back on Nov. 21, the Dukes edged North Florida by a point. On Dec. 3, they rallied past Ball State thanks to two improbable buzzer-beating 3-pointers off the arm of Jimmy Clark...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot wins 500th game, walks into basketball history with LeBron James 
Two decades before Keith Dambrot won the 500th game of his 25-year coaching career, he walked into Shaka Smart’s office and said, “Come with me.” Off they went to a gym in Akron where Smart, not knowing what would happen next, watched a Hummer pull up to the curb. Out...
Duquesne rolls over George Mason for coach Keith Dambrot’s 500th career victory
Duquesne continued its slow climb through the Atlantic 10 standings Wednesday night with a 75-52 victory against George Mason at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The victory was the 500th in coach Keith Dambrot’s 25-year career (the past six at Duquesne), but it also was important for the Dukes in their season...
Duquesne players look to serve coach Keith Dambrot some more ‘gravy’ with his 500th win
In a way, the ultimate compliment to Keith Dambrot as he approaches 500 college basketball coaching victories came from one of his peers in the Atlantic 10, LaSalle head coach Fran Dunphy. “To be perfectly honest, I’m surprised he doesn’t have it already because of all the great work that...
Dae Dae Grant leads Duquesne in Keith Dambrot’s 499th victory
Duquesne and coach Keith Dambrot reached four historic milestones Saturday in a 93-67 victory against George Washington at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington D.C. • The 26-point margin of victory was Duquesne’s largest in an Atlantic 10 road game, dropping George Washington to 11-12, 5-5. • The Dukes’ 28-0...
First Call: T.J. Watt sidesteps question on Taylor Lewan; defensive line free agent idea for Steelers; Joe Mixon news
It’s a football-heavy Friday “First Call,” as Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt gives his response to Taylor Lewan’s plea to patch over their past. An intriguing free agent name has been advanced for the Steelers to consider. We also are tracking Joe Mixon’s legal entanglement and the tracking future of...
Duquesne loses Atlantic 10 road game against UMass 
AMHERST, Mass. — RJ Luis’ 31 points led UMass over Duquesne, 87-79, on Saturday. Dae Dae Grant finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Dukes (14-8, 4-5 Atlantic 10), which has lost three of its past four games. Jimmy Clark III added 21 points, six rebounds and six...
Duquesne calls a foul on DoorDash prankster who interrupted game
There were all the sounds one would expect during Wednesday night’s nationally televised basketball game at Duquesne University’s UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse — sneakers squeaking on the hardwood floor, cheers from the crowd and referees’ whistles. There also was something not so ordinary. Early in the second half of the men’s...
Duquesne men’s hoops game interrupted by apparent food delivery attempt
Following Duquesne’s 72-58 comeback win over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday evening at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, coach Keith Dambrot and his players might have to give credit to an unlikely source for sparking their rally. With 16:10 to play during the second half between the Dukes and Ramblers, officials stopped play...
Duquesne rallies in second half to top Loyola Chicago, 72-58
Staring at a nine-point halftime deficit against Loyola Chicago, a team that entered Wednesday night in last place in the Atlantic 10, Duquesne was at risk of suffering a deflating loss, which would have been its third straight. However, steadily, the Dukes mounted a comeback, outscoring the visiting Ramblers by...
Duquesne looks to rediscover winning ways against new Atlantic 10 foe
One thing that the Duquesne basketball team has improved upon during the 2022-23 season is stopping a slide before it ever gets going. That’s very different from last year when the Dukes ended the season on a 17-game Atlantic 10 losing streak. This year, at 13-7, the Dukes have yet...
Cold-shooting Duquesne drops 2nd in row as Fordham rallies to win
Perhaps a new voice is needed in the Duquesne men’s basketball camp — temporarily, at least — after two sluggish offensive showings have led to a pair of losses and derailed the Dukes’ surprising, early-season momentum. Following the latest setback — Saturday’s 65-58 decision to Fordham at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse...
Daryl Banks’ 15 lead Saint Bonaventure past Duquesne
OLEAN, N.Y. — Daryl Banks III scored 15 points as Saint Bonaventure beat Duquesne 65-56 on Wednesday night. Banks also contributed four steals for the Bonnies (10-9, 4-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Chad Venning scored 12 points while going 5 of 11 and 2 of 4 from the free throw line....
Through bone marrow donation, Duquesne’s Ayden Garnes saves stranger’s life
Approaching two weeks into Duquesne University’s offseason winter workouts, Ayden Garnes is a bit sore and somewhat fatigued. While his football teammates are feeling the burn from their work in the weight room, Garnes’ discomfort is of an entirely different nature. On Jan. 4, he underwent a surgical operation in...
Duquesne uses big 1st half to beat St. Joseph’s on road
PHILADELPHIA — Rodney Gunn Jr. scored 26 points as Duquesne beat St. Joseph’s, 92-80, on Wednesday night. The Dukes (13-5, 3-2 Atlantic 10) led 60-44 at halftime, the team’s highest-scoring first half in 54 years. Joe Reece added 18 points for the Dukes, Dae Dae Grant scored 17 and Jimmy...
Duquesne men lose to Richmond on late 3-pointer 
RICHMOND, Va. — Tyler Burton led Richmond with 23 points, and Jason Roche scored the game-winning 3-pointer with eight seconds left as the Spiders beat Duquesne, 75-73, on Saturday night. Rodney Gunn Jr. led the way for the Dukes (12-5, 2-2 Atlantic 10) with 16 points. Jimmy Clark III added...
Duquesne defeats VCU behind Jimmy Clark III’s career night
Jimmy Clark III might have had one destination (Northwest Florida) in between his current team and Virginia Commonwealth, for whom he played from 2019-21, but that didn’t stop the Duquesne junior guard from lighting up the Rams, his former squad, Wednesday evening at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. By game’s end, with...


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