Duquesne adds Brazilian-born guard Lucas Prollo to its men's basketball roster
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III added Brazilian guard Lucas Prollo to the Dukes’ 2024-25 men’s basketball roster, bringing to six the number of transfers joining the team. He will join the Dukes as a preferred walk-on, according to Brazilian journalist Arthur Salazar.
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Read the full interview.https://t.co/cUE2VnNHSu
— Arthur Salazar (@tabeladode3) June 2, 2024
Prollo (6-foot-2) played last season at Missouri State West Plains, a junior college, where he averaged 7.1 points per game before a foot injury and subsequent surgery ended his season after 11 games (nine starts).
He also has spent time at the AZ Compass prep school in Chandler, Ariz.
In his native Brazil, Prollo played on the Corinthians, a team from Sao Paulo, where he scored 47 points in one game while shooting 8 of 12 from 3-point range.
Prollo is one of several players Joyce is adding to the roster in his first season as head coach. Also transferring to Duquesne this year are Elijah Wilborn (St. Francis), former Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Maximus Edwards (George Washington), forwards Alex Williams (Furman) and Jahsean Corbett (Chicago State) and guards Cameron Crawford (Marshall) and Tre Dinkins (Canisius).
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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