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Duquesne will induct coach Keith Dambrot, guards Jimmy Clark III, Dae Dae Grant and the 2023-24 team into its Hall of Fame
Duquesne University put the finishing touch on its historic 2023-24 men’s basketball season, with the announcement Thursday that coach Keith Dambrot, guards Jimmy Clark III and Dae Dae Grant and the entire team will be inducted into the Merle Gillian Duquesne University Athletics Hall of Fame. They will join a...
Duquesne receives verbal commitment from ex-Chicago State forward Jahsean Corbett
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce watched from the bench last season when Jahsean Corbett recorded a double-double for Chicago State against the Dukes. So, when Corbett’s name appeared in the NCAA transfer portal after the season, Joyce pounced. Corbett responded, visited campus, and Thursday he made a verbal commitment to Duquesne...
Marshall, Canisius transfer guards Cameron Crawford, Tre Dinkins commit to Duquesne coach Dru Joyce
Dru Joyce received his first two verbal commitments as Duquesne’s head coach Wednesday when transfer guards Cameron Crawford and Tre Dinkins announced on social media their intentions to enroll this year. Trusting God's Plan???? pic.twitter.com/4IEaY2zJXj— Cam Crawford (@camcrawford0) April 24, 2024 Crawford (6-foot-5) is approaching his redshirt junior season after...
Duquesne, Robert Morris alter football schedules, add Mercyhurst for 2024
Duquesne and Robert Morris announced scheduling alterations to their 2024 football season Friday, with both teams now set to face the Mercyhurst in the Lakers’ inaugural campaign at the Division I level. Mercyhurst revealed earlier this month that 24 of its athletic programs would be making the jump from the...
Duquesne assistant coach Terry Weigand no longer with men’s basketball team
Terry Weigand, who was an assistant with former Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot through 22 seasons at three schools, is no longer a member of the Dukes’ coaching staff, a university spokesman said Wednesday. Also gone from the basketball staff is Andy Allison, who was chief of staff for the past...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Duquesne standout Myers enters transfer portal
Tess Myers is on the move for her final year of NCAA women’s basketball eligibility. A Lower Burrell resident and Duquesne standout the past four seasons, Myers announced Wednesday evening on X (formerly Twitter) that she will enter the transfer portal. Myers started 32 games in her final season with...
LeBron James salutes Duquesne Dukes with in-game video during Penguins game 
The Pittsburgh Penguins had their hands full with the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, but that didn’t stop the club from recognizing their special guests for the evening: the reigning Atlantic-10 champion Duquesne men’s basketball team. A majority of the Dukes 2023-24 squad, which went 25-12,...
Duquesne reserve forward, guard enter transfer portal
The first task for newly promoted Duquesne men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III will be to reload the Dukes’ roster. Not only will Duquesne lose seven players to graduation, the Dukes also had two reserves enter the transfer portal this week. Freshman guard Kaillon Nicholls, who averaged 1.0 point and...
USC’s Bronny James declares for NBA draft and enters transfer portal after 1 season
LOS ANGELES — Bronny James will enter the NBA draft after one season at Southern California that was shortened by his recovery from cardiac arrest. The 19-year-old son of LeBron James announced Friday on his Instagram account that he also plans to retain his college eligibility and will enter the...
Tim Benz: Duquesne players on board with promotion of Dru Joyce III to head coach
As the days dragged along between Duquesne’s last game under Keith Dambrot in the NCAA Tournament and Dru Joyce III’s eventual announcement as the new head coach, some of the players got a little itchy. That stretch of time was only five days, but it felt longer. Everyone on campus...
New coach Dru Joyce III hopes to reward Duquesne’s support
The last time Duquesne hired a men’s basketball coach from inside its own program, things didn’t turn out well. That was then. This is now. Momentum is on Duquesne’s side. Momentum is in Dru Joyce III’s court. “It’s a different strategy, a different way of doing things,” Duquesne athletic director...
New Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III eager to build on program’s success
Dru Joyce III has known Keith Dambrot since before he attended middle school, a quarter-century span of time that included lessons learned on and off the basketball court, memories that will last a lifetime, perhaps an occasional admonishment or two and, of course, plenty of victories. So when Dambrot reached...
Duquesne women’s coach Dan Burt breaks down LSU/Iowa Elite 8 clash
While the Final Four is set for the NCAA Men’s Tournament, the college basketball spotlight will shine on Albany, N.Y., at 7 p.m. Monday when the women of LSU and Iowa clash in the Elite 8. The winner cashes a ticket to the Final Four, set to tip off Friday...
Dru Joyce III takes over Duquesne basketball amid new heights and challenges
Newly hired Duquesne men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III is taking over the program on the heels of the team hitting heights we haven’t seen in half a century. Joyce was promoted from associate coach to head coach Thursday, replacing recently retired Keith Dambrot after seven years on the job...
Purdue ends Duquesne’s season in Women’s NIT round of 16
Abbey Ellis had 15 points, six rebounds and four assists to lead Purdue to a 71-50 victory over Duquesne on Thursday night, ending the Dukes’ season in the final 16 of the Women’s NIT. Sophomore Jerni Kiaku led Duquesne with 19 points. Chartiers Valley grad Megan McConnell recorded the 10th...
Duquesne names associate head coach Dru Joyce III as its next men’s basketball coach
In keeping with Keith Dambrot’s wishes — and his strong suggestion — Dru Joyce III was named Duquesne’s next men’s basketball coach Thursday. He replaces Dambrot, who is retiring after seven seasons at Duquesne and 26 as a collegiate head coach. Joyce, 39, has been Dambrot’s associate head coach since...
Duquesne women outlast Monmouth in 2nd round of WNIT
Lauren Wasylson hit three free throws with 29 seconds left to send the game into overtime, then hit two more late in OT as the Duquesne women advanced in the WNIT with a 69-65 win over Monmouth on Monday . Amaya Hamilton’s layup with 21 seconds left in OT broke...
Post-Keith Dambrot era could feature familiar face on sideline for Duquesne
The Keith Dambrot era is a wrap. Duquesne’s outgoing basketball coach already had cast his vote for a successor before his last game Saturday night, but the decision ultimately will come from athletic director Dave Harper. Or will it? “Dave’s the boss,” Dambrot said last week during a news conference...
Tim Benz: Illinois’ ‘blitz’ ends Duquesne’s season but doesn’t dent accomplishments
OMAHA, Neb. — Duquesne’s second-round NCAA Tournament game against Illinois was set up to be a contrast in styles. It was the 11th-seeded Dukes’ unrelenting, tenacious defense, which routinely holds opponent point totals in the low 60s, versus the high-powered offensive assault from third-seeded Illinois that led the Big Ten...
Illini too much as Duquesne’s magical postseason run comes to an end
Lightning-fast layups. NBA-range 3s. Illinois’ calling card this season has been a relentless approach, and it continued with a vengeance Saturday night against Cinderella hopeful Duquesne. The Dukes were run out of the gym. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 30 points and No. 3 seed Illinois opened the throttle to its...
Members of ’09 Dukes who let NCAA bid slip away enjoying ride with current team
Pittsburgh’s namesake school is usually the big man on campus during March Madness, but this year, the Duquesne Dukes are stealing the show, appearing in their first NCAA Tournament in nearly a half-century. While it hasn’t happened often, it might have 15 years ago had the Dukes gotten the right...
Duquesne not ready for ride to end as it preps for Illinois in NCAA Tournament 2nd round
For a team facing the longest odds among eight underdogs in Saturday’s NCAA Tournament games, Duquesne doesn’t appear bothered. It’s been the Dukes’ calling card all season. “It’s all about staying the course, keeping steady, don’t let anything get you out of whack,” said the Dukes’ David Dixon. “If we...
Tim Benz: For Duquesne basketball, ‘Put up your Dukes’ is more than a catchphrase
OMAHA, Neb. — For supporters of the Duquesne Dukes basketball team, “Put up your Dukes” is a catchy slogan. A fun hashtag on social media. A long-used motto within the fan base. For the players themselves, it’s become a rallying cry for how the team plays. The Dukes won the...
Duquesne online searches soar after March Madness win
Call it a wave of social madness. While Duquesne Dukes basketball fans have been riding the high of an NCAA Tournament first round win against Brigham Young University, Duquesne itself also has been riding a high — in terms of online reach. Web activity has “skyrocketed” in the wake of...
Mark Madden: Duquesne surpasses Pitt, steals the show for college basketball in Pittsburgh
The City Game between the Pitt and Duquesne men’s basketball teams is a tradition that dates to 1932. The Panthers and Dukes have played each other 87 times but not since 2018. The rivalry ceased because Pitt refuses to play Duquesne. Pitt feels Duquesne is a lesser foe, that playing...


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