Duquesne category, Page 19
Duquesne adds 9th new face, former Miami (Ohio) guard Dae Dae Grant
Duquesne men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot continues to add to his roster, securing a verbal commitment Monday from Dae Dae Grant, a 6-foot-2 guard who led Miami (Ohio) in scoring last season. Grant is the ninth player to join the Dukes this offseason. Grant scored 775 points last season, 10th...
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot reunites with former player Dru Joyce on Dukes staff
When he was 14 years old, Dru Joyce III threw in seven 3-pointers in a state championship game in Ohio. Then, in college, he helped then-Akron coach Keith Dambrot win 26 games during the 2006-07 season. His life’s journey took him to Europe where he played professionally for 12 seasons...
Duquesne wide receiver Cyrus Holder signs with Bears
Duquesne wide receiver Cyrus Holder, who was a two-time All-Northeast Conference selection after transferring from Saint Francis (Pa.), has signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Bears. Holder (6-foot-4, 205 pounds) played three seasons for Saint Francis and two with Duquesne. He totaled 122 receptions for 2,270 yards and...
Former Bethel Park, Duquesne offensive lineman eager to join Steelers on free-agent contract
After graduating from Bethel Park, Jake Dixon matriculated to Lewis (Ill.) University to play volleyball. One semester later, he was back home, attending classes and playing football at Duquesne. The move paid off Saturday when the 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive tackle agreed to sign a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh...
Butler’s Devin Carney, FIU transfer point guard Tevin Brewer choose Duquesne
Duquesne added two more bricks to its roster reconstruction Tuesday when Butler High School’s Devin Carney and point guard Tevin Brewer, a transfer from FIU, signed letters of intent and joined the Dukes’ eight-man recruiting class. Carney averaged 26 points at Butler, shot 55% from the field and 90% from...
After 1 season, Leon Ayers III decides to transfer from Duquesne
Leon Ayers III’s stay at Duquesne turned out to last one season. Ayers, who averaged 10 points per game in 2021-22, has decided to put his name in the NCAA transfer portal. A 6-foot-5 guard, he came to Duquesne last year after attending Mercer and Henry Ford (Mich.) College. He...
Junior college guard Quincy McGriff becomes 5th prospect to commit to Duquesne since season’s end
Losing players who disappear into the NCAA transfer portal sets up many obstacles for coaches, but Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot went up by one Tuesday. Quincy McGriff, a second-team junior-college All-American guard, said Tuesday night he will enroll this year. He is the fifth player added to the Duquesne roster since...
Duquesne will add 3 women’s sports over next 2 years
Duquesne University will add three women’s sports over the next two years — triathlon, golf and acrobatics and tumbling — raising the school’s total sport count to 20 and the number of student-athletes on campus to more than 500. Athletic director Dave Harper said the additions are expected to attract...
Duquesne freshman guard Primo Spears plans to transfer
Duquesne lost another guard Monday when Primo Spears, only the fifth freshman in school history to lead the team in scoring, entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Three other guards — Jackie Johnson III, Tyson Acuff and Toby Okani — previously announced plans to transfer. Spears, who came...
Duquesne bowler Olivia Farwell makes history as Dukes’ 1st national player of the year
In its long history of athletics, Duquesne never could boast of a national player of the year — until Olivia Farwell enrolled and picked up a bowling bowl. Farwell, a graduate student from Elizabethtown, was named National Tenpin Coaches Association Player of the Year this season after posting a nation’s-best...
Duquesne gets verbal commitment from power forward Abdou Halil-Barre
Duquesne basketball on Wednesday received a verbal commitment from power forward Abdou Halil-Barre for its 2022 incoming recruiting class. Halil-Barre, who stands 6-foot-9 and reportedly has a 7-4 wingspan, revealed the news via a message posted to his Twitter account. According to 247 Sports, Halil-Barre had scholarship offers from Illinois,...
Duquesne secures commitments from former VCU guard, Slovakian forward
Keith Dambrot took the first major steps in rebuilding Duquesne’s men’s basketball team, securing commitments from two players Monday. Tre Clark, who played two years in the Atlantic 10 at VCU before spending last season at Northwest Florida State College, and 6-foot-8 forward Matus Hronsky of Slovakia verbally committed to...
Duquesne football player Roman Macek gets offer to pursue pro wrestling dream at WWE performance center
For Duquesne football player Roman Macek, he figured it was worth a try. What’s the worst that could happen? They laugh him out of Texas? He’d only be gone for a few days. His coaches and teammates were behind him. The flight would land early enough Saturday that he could...
Duquesne’s Tyson Acuff enters transfer portal
Tyson Acuff, a second-year guard who was one of only four holdovers from the 2020-2021 Duquesne men’s basketball team, put his name in the NCAA transfer portal Friday. Acuff joins Toby Okani and freshman guard Jackie Johnson III as players who have announced plans to transfer from Duquesne. After scoring...
First Call: Steelers scouting under-the-radar QB prospect; Browns holding on Baker Mayfield; Ravens extend coach, not QB
Wednesday’s “First Call” introduces us to an off-the-radar quarterback that may be of interest to the Steelers. We’ve got updates from Baltimore and Cleveland on their QB situations. Eastern Conference chaos wasn’t restricted to the Penguins and Rangers Tuesday. And a familiar football name is coming back to Pittsburgh to...
Duquesne guard Jackie Johnson III enters NCAA transfer portal
After only one season at Duquesne, freshman guard Jackie Johnson III has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Johnson (5-foot-11, 185 pounds) played in all 30 games for the Dukes this season, starting 11, and averaging 19.3 minutes per game. He was a valuable shooter from beyond the...
Duquesne’s 2022 football scheduled highlighted by trips to Florida State, Hawaii
Duquesne’s 2022 football schedule includes a pair of intriguing Football Bowl Subdivision opponents in addition to a seven-game NEC slate. The Dukes will open the season Aug. 27 in Tallahassee, taking on Florida State for the first time in program history. Duquesne also will travel to Hawaii for a Sept....
How hosting NCAA basketball tournament benefits Duquesne and Pittsburgh
It has been 45 years since the Duquesne men’s basketball team has been to the NCAA Tournament. As a participant, that is. While it’s been four-and-a-half decades since Duquesne received a coveted invitation to the Big Dance, it doesn’t mean it hasn’t been at the party. In fact, the Dukes...
Duquesne’s Toby Okani enters transfer portal
Duquesne forward Toby Okani has entered the NCAA transfer portal after spending two seasons with the Dukes. The 6-foot-8 Okani, who has three years of eligibility remaining, averaged 3.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game this season in 30 games, 15 as a starter. While averaging 20.1 minutes, Okani shot...
Pitt, Duquesne, RMU among local basketball teams stuck in a rut
At a watering hole in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield section over the weekend, Guy Fieri’s “Tournament of Champions” was showing on two TVs. At the head of the room on a main screen, The Players Championship PGA Tour event was in plain view until someone changed the channel to ION, which was...
A closer look at the NCAA Tournament teams coming to Pittsburgh
All games Friday No. 7 Ohio State Tip time: 12:15 p.m. vs. Loyola Chicago Record: 19-11 Coach: Chris Holtmann Leading scorer: E.J. Liddell (19.6) How they got here: A 71-66 victory against Duke on Nov. 30 helped lead Ohio State to a 9-2 start, but the Buckeyes have lost four...
Villanova returns to Pittsburgh for NCAA Tournament
Villanova coach Jay Wright was a frequent visitor to Pittsburgh when Pitt was a member of the Big East. Since then, someone in the NCAA office apparently decided that if the first- and second-round games of the NCAA Tournament come to Pittsburgh, Wright’s Wildcats must be included. Villanova will be...
Memphis forward prospect commits to Duquesne basketball
A day after the season came to a close for the Duquesne men’s basketball team, planning for the 2022-23 season began. Coach Keith Dambrot and the Dukes received a commitment Thursday from David Dixon, a forward prospect from Memphis, Tenn. Dixon (6-8, 200) played this past season at the Teplitzky...
Duquesne men end season by tying losing streak record
Forget its unimaginable record, Duquesne was playing for pride. And, despite having won just six games — all in the first half of the season — it showed. The Dukes played like they knew how to win. They almost did. But, while it came down to the wire Wednesday in...
Kent State’s Carry, formerly of Duquesne, named Mid-American Player of YearVideo
CLEVELAND — Kent State’s strong season in the Mid-American Conference was rewarded with junior guard Sincere Carry being named the league’s top player and Rob Senderoff winning coach of the year honors. Forward Justyn Hamilton collected a third award for the Golden Flashes as the best sixth man. Carry averaged...
