Duquesne wins at PPG Paints Arena, moves on in Atlantic 10 tourney
Duquesne is moving on in the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament. Alex Williams scored 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting, and No. 7 seed Duquesne overcame 34 points by Rhode Island’s Tyler Cochran to send the Rams to the sidelines with a second-round 67-61 victory Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. The...
Tim Benz: Coaching for an A-10 title in Pittsburgh will be special in many ways for Pitt alum Ricardo Greer
Shortly after Davidson’s R.J. Greer checked into a game at Dayton on Feb. 15, he rotated toward the opposing bench during an offensive sequence. One of the Dayton coaches was quick to yell out to his players on defense to track him into the corner. The Flyers’ coach didn’t need...
David Dixon nears end of momentous Duquesne career
He will take over as the school’s all-time men’s basketball leader in games played with 128 when No. 7 seed Duquesne opens play in the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Thursday against No. 10 Rhode Island at PPG Paints Arena. But there’s more. Much more. As in a lot. And some...
Fans storm into town as A-10 Tournament commences; Duquesne highlights Day 2 slate
Cellphones blared in unison Wednesday in a postgame interview session during the first day of the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament at PPG Paints Arena. The disruption occurred in mid-sentence of St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt’s reference to former golfing great Jack Nicklaus while Schmidt was attempting to illustrate a...
Duquesne’s Tarence Guinyard earns first-team Atlantic 10 honors
Duquesne senior guard Tarence Guinyard has earned another first-team honor. Guinyard on Wednesday was named to the all-Atlantic 10 Conference first team, the first Dukes player to accomplish the feat since Damian Saunders in 2010, a span of 16 seasons. The award comes a year after Guinyard earned first-team honors...
Blackhawk’s Archie Miller hopes Rhode Island has a long stay in his hometown for the A-10 Tournament
Archie Miller has one goal when it comes to visiting his hometown of Pittsburgh. Someday. “I’ll be honest with you, I’d love to come back one time and never have to coach,” Miller said. Just not this time. This time, the Beaver Falls native wants to coach as many games...
A-10 tourney returns to Pittsburgh: ‘The city is the roots of the Atlantic 10’
It’s true some Pittsburgh Penguins players were donning Duquesne jerseys before a recent game at PPG Paints Arena. After all, what’s wrong with a little neighborly love? The Atlantic 10 is hoping to see a host of team jerseys this week when the annual A-10 men’s basketball tournament returns to...
Atlantic 10 Tournament primer: Get to know the 14 teams playing at PPG Paints Arena
The Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament returns to PPG Paints Arena this week, with games beginning Wednesday through Sunday afternoon’s championship. The winner receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Here’s a look at the 14 teams from top to bottom. No. 1 Saint Louis First game: Double-bye; plays at...
Duquesne players look to defend their (other) home court in A-10 TournamentVideo
When hardwood replaces ice at PPG Paints Arena this week for the Atlantic 10 Tournament, it won’t be Duquesne’s home court. But the goal is to defend that floor as if it is the same one at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse across the street. “We have a Pittsburgh native in...
Revenue-sharing era reshapes recruiting, strategy at Pitt, Duquesne
College coaches are cutting to the chase when courting student-athletes, centering their recruiting pitches around revenue-sharing compensation. Behind the scenes, administrators scramble to ensure their institutions are competitively positioned to pay players, while those involved with sports other than football and men’s basketball ponder their place — and existence —...
Joe Starkey’s Cup of Joe: Pitt, Duquesne, RMU fight back, inject a little life into hoops scene
CUP OF JOE: Starkey on sports in 350 words or less This was shaping up as a horrific year for men’s college hoops around here. It still might not be great, but things are momentarily looking up after a wildly entertaining and unexpected stretch of basketball. Pitt was tracking to...
Schedule set for Atlantic 10 Tournament at PPG Paints Arena
Saint Louis and VCU shared the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball regular season title and earned the top two seeds for the A10 Conference Tournament next week at PPG Paints Arena. The Billikens (27-4) and Rams (24-7) each finished 15-3 in conference play and earned a bye into the quarterfinals, along...
Duquesne men rally from 30 points down to win at buzzerVideo
Of all the ridiculous sayings made famous by Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra, the late New York Yankees great, “It ain’t over till it’s over” should rank near the top. Duquesne’s basketball team certainly believed in that simple axiom on a special day Saturday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The...
Losing streak hits 4 games as Duquesne falls at Rhode Island
With the start of the Atlantic 10 Tournament a week away, Duquesne has hit a late-season slide. Tyler Cochran scored 21 points, including a three-point play during a key second-half run, as Rhode Island handed the Dukes their fourth consecutive loss, 64-52, Wednesday night at Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I....
NEC football schedules announced for Duquesne, Robert Morris
The Northeast Conference announced its 2026 conference football schedule Monday, with opponents and dates set for both Duquesne and Robert Morris. The Dukes host four NEC games at Rooney Field this upcoming fall, beginning with LIU on Oct. 10, followed by Wagner on Oct. 24, Robert Morris on Nov. 7...
Dukes can’t sustain success on road, fall at conference leader St. Louis
It’s no secret Duquesne’s road success in Atlantic 10 games this season has helped the Dukes stay in contention for an A-10 Tournament high seed. They had won five of seven against conference opponents away from UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. With time winding down in the regular season, Duquesne took an...
Duquesne held to season low in points, suffers damaging loss to Davidson
February in Pittsburgh. Blah! That seemingly was Duquesne’s sentiment Wednesday night at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, where the Dukes appeared disinterested in what’s at stake and played uninspired basketball during their disastrous 67-56 loss to Davidson. “Sometimes, these games — especially in conference play — just keep coming one after another,...
Duquesne men’s team loses, 5-game winning streak ends
Duquesne’s forward momentum has hit the pause button. With an eye toward one of four coveted double-byes in the fast-approaching Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Dukes stumbled on Saturday at Dayton and returned home following a 78-66 loss to the Flyers at UD Arena, halting their five-game winning streak. Duquesne (16-11,...
Anatomy of a buzzer-beater: Why Duquesne’s game-winning shot to beat La Salle almost never happenedVideo
Tarence Guinyard’s coast-to-coast, buzzer-beating drive to beat La Salle on Wednesday made it onto ESPN SportsCenter’s “Top 10 Plays” for the night. Coming in at #️⃣5️⃣ on SportsCenter!! #GoDukes | @TarenceGuinyard pic.twitter.com/Ht5nMibufb— Duquesne Basketball (@DuqMBB) February 19, 2026 But the exhilarating highlight from the Duquesne guard almost never happened. During...
A rare 4-year, 1-school player, David Dixon sets record for most wins in Duquesne uniformVideo
When Duquesne senior big man David Dixon grabbed his 10th rebound Wednesday night against La Salle and flipped a short pass to Tarence Guinyard, little did he know he was about to become the winningest player in the school’s long basketball history. Down a point, the Dukes (16-10, 8-5 Atlantic...
Beyond the Bylines: Joe Starkey, Tim Benz on Sidney Crosby’s injury, NHL in the Olympics, Steelers PodcastgateVideo
This week’s “Beyond the Bylines” streamed on Thursday instead of Friday because Joe Starkey already needs a vacation, and he’s only been back at TribLive for about a month. So he is going to Florida to play golf on Friday. We did not discuss Joe’s golf game. We did, however,...
Duquesne scores thrilling last-second win over La Salle
Pay attention, something special just might be shaping up again on The Bluff. It’s madness. March must be just around the corner. Tarence Guinyard scored on a coast-to-coast layup with three-tenths of a second remaining to lift Duquesne to a dramatic 62-61 victory over upset-minded La Salle on Wednesday night...
A 5-point plan for Duquesne to win its 5th in a row
Duquesne (15-10) is playing its best basketball of the season. The Dukes have won four in a row and five of their last six. Coach Dru Joyce III’s club is now up to a three-way tie for fourth place in the Atlantic 10 with Saint Joseph’s and Dayton at 7-5....
With Jake DiMichele finally healthy and defense ramping up, Duquesne looking like A-10 title team of 2024
There was no apparent limp, no favoritism for that once-troublesome foot. Jake DiMichele, the darling of local fans at Duquesne and a key part of the Dukes’ 2024 Atlantic 10 championship and NCAA Tournament team, has (knock on wood) proclaimed himself 100% healed. Finally. For DiMichele, the WPIAL’s third all-time...
Duquesne defeats St. Bonaventure for another road victory
Outshot, outrebounded and nearly outplayed down the stretch, Duquesne’s road warriors claimed another victory away from their home court Saturday. And they did it after losing a big first-half lead. Jimmie Williams scored 19 points, including a clutch 3-point shot with 14 seconds left after Alex Williams’ 3-pointer gave Duquesne...
