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Duquesne’s Frankie Hughes will miss the 2019-2020 season with a knee injury
Duquesne junior guard Frankie Hughes, who was one of the top 3-point shooters in the Atlantic 10 last season, will miss the upcoming season after a doctors found a torn meniscus in his knee. He is scheduled to undergo surgery next month. For all who don’t know I will be...
Duquesne, WVU will meet to support Dayton shooting victims
West Virginia and Duquesne, long-time rivals in men’s basketball, will meet for the first time in six years Nov. 1 at the WVU Coliseum in a charity exhibition game to benefit the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. The fund has been established for those directly impacted by the mass shooting...
Duquesne’s Dragisich making an impact as a freshman
Throughout his high school career at West Allegheny, Nathan Dragisich displayed a special type of talent on the soccer pitch. He was named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year, the WPIAL Player of the Year and the Trib HSSN Player of the Year last season after scoring 44 goals...
Nathan Dragisich’s 1st career goal is a big one for Duquesne
Nathan Dragisich made his first college soccer goal count. The Duquesne freshman, who starred at West Allegheny, delivered the game-winning goal Tuesday night as the Dukes edged Niagara, 2-1, at Rooney Field. The midfielder fired a shot into the upper-right corner of the net in the 89th minute to break...
Chuck Cooper III discusses father’s induction into Basketball Hall of Fame
There’s one Pittsburgh guy who will be getting a standing ovation in New England this week. Chuck Cooper. The Westinghouse High School and Duquesne basketball star is going into the basketball Hall of Fame this weekend. And it is overdue. In 1950, Cooper was the first African-American player to be...
With no home court, Duquesne to play at PPG Paints Arena, UPMC Events Center
While renovation continues on Duquesne’s on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, the Dukes’ men’s basketball team will play their nine Atlantic 10 home games at PPG Paints Arena and Robert Morris’ new UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, school officials announced. The first two conference games against defending champion Saint Louis on...
Duquesne football prepares for its title defense with opener vs. Walsh
The Duquesne football team is taking the field for the first time this weekend. And they are doing so as defending champions. The Dukes won the NEC title then went on to upset Towson for the school’s first FCS playoff victory. History was made yesterday at Towson #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/Wu68DolWrE— Duquesne...
Keith Dambrot’s link to Duquesne tied to Hall of Famer Chuck CooperVideo
There are many reasons Keith Dambrot loves being the basketball coach at Duquesne. Right up there at the top is his connection to legendary Duquesne All-American Chuck Cooper and a bold stand the university took 73 years ago on a December night in McKeesport. It resonates with Dambrot today as...
Duquesne football star A.J. Hines running down a dream
Duquesne All-American running back A.J. Hines wants to enjoy his senior season, but he also is in a hurry. “I want to show scouts that I am fast, and that once I break away, I won’t get caught,” said Hines, who rushed for 1,520 yards and 15 touchdowns last season...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot gets creative with schedule while waiting for new center
We mix in a little college basketball for the podcast Tuesday as we talk to Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot. The Dukes are living a bit of a nomadic life this year, bouncing around to various venues as the new UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse is renovated. The non-conference schedule was released last...
Dukes will move five nonconference games to PPG Paints Arena, La Roche
While renovation work continues on Duquesne’s UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, the men’s basketball team will play 12 nonconference games off-campus, including four at La Roche University and one at PPG Paints Arena. The Dukes, who are 16-4 in nonconference home games under third-year coach Keith Dambrot, will open the season Nov....
Cops: Ex-Duquesne basketball players involved in South Side fracas
The two men who are charged for their part in a fracas on Pittsburgh’s South Side early Sunday morning are former Duquesne University basketball players. Pittsburgh police said that two officers were hurt while responding to the incident, which caused a large, unruly crowd to gather. Tarin A. Smith, 23,...
First Love shooting guard Roesing commits to Duquesne
First Love Christian Academy shooting guard Jett Roesing has made his college decision and announced his commitment to Duquesne on Wednesday night. 100% COMMITED!!! pic.twitter.com/CYJGDbFBTy— Jett Roesing (@jettroesing23) July 31, 2019 The 6-foot-4 sharp shooter thanked family members, coaches, trainers, and teammates in his Twitter announcement which comes on the...
Duquesne’s Hines earns third preseason All-American honor
Duquesne University senior running back A.J. Hines continues to collect preseason All-American accolades. In June, he earned recognition from both Athlon Sports and HERO Sports. On Tuesday, Hines picked up first-team All-American honors in the Football Championship Subdivision from STATS. He garnered All-American recognition from five organizations after a 2018...
Duquesne football team picked to win NEC in preseason poll
Duquesne received seven first-place votes from conference football coaches and is the favorite to win the Northeast Conference. Sacred Heart received one first-place vote and was picked second followed by Central Connecticut, Wagner, Bryant, St. Francis (Pa.), Robert Morris and newcomer Long Island. Duquesne is the reigning champion. The Dukes...
Duquesne will play Marshall in basketball doubleheader in Cleveland
Duquesne will play Marshall as part of a college basketball doubleheader Dec. 29 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The game will be the second of the doubleheader after West Virginia plays Ohio State at noon. The Dukes (19-13 last season) return eight players who played in 19 or...
Duquesne athletics changes its image
With renovation of the re-named UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse underway and a new football surface planned for Rooney Field, Duquesne University decided to go all the way and change its logo. University officials unveiled Wednesday what they are calling “a bold, revitalized visual identity for its 17 athletics programs.” The change...
76ers fans praise T.J. McConnell as time in Philadelphia possibly ends
The City of Philadelphia is awash in heartbreak following Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beater, which ended the playoffs for the 76ers. KAWHI CALLED SERIES AT THE BUZZER ?Presented by @TISSOT pic.twitter.com/znckcOTkn6— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 13, 2019 That miracle shot sent Toronto onto the Eastern Conference Finals and sent Philly in...
Summer bonding: Pitt, Duquesne, WVU basketball plan overseas trips
College basketball season will start early for Pitt, Duquesne and West Virginia. The three teams will take advantage of an NCAA rule that permits teams to travel outside the U.S. where they can hold 10 practices and play exhibition games against international opponents. Comprehensive 2019 Foreign Tour List. There will...
First Call: Duquesne lineman gets a kick out of Seahawks minicamp, RMU & PSU in lacrosse tourney
In Monday’s “First Call,” a Duquesne Duke has a memorable moment at Seahawks camp. Also: the NCAA Lacrosse tournament will have a local flavor, a NHL game seven, and rumors about the NFL taking the combine on the road. The more you can do When you’re a rookie free agent...
Duquesne gets signatures on letters of intent from 2 guards
Guards Ashton Miller and Evan Buckley, who had previously given Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot verbal commitments to join the team, signed their letters of intent, the school announced. Miller, who scored 991 of his 1,220 career points over his final two seasons at Seton Hall (N.J.) Prep, averaged 20.2 points,...
Duquesne gets commitment from 6-11 graduate transfer Baylee Steele
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot continued rebuilding a roster hit with transfers and injuries when 6-foot-11, 245-pound center Baylee Steele, a graduate transfer from Utah Valley, said he plans to enroll at the school. ????? pic.twitter.com/EyQFdewAHR— Baylee Steele (@Im_Baylee) January 9, 2019 Duquesne will be Steele’s fourth school after he spent...
Duquesne’s 6-11 center Dylan Swingle plans to transfer
Duquesne’s roster lost another player Wednesday — the fourth in three days — when 6-foot-11 freshman center Dylan Swingle entered the NCAA transfer portal. Swingle did not play last season, accepting a redshirt in his first year on campus, but he’s the second 6-11 player to make plans to transfer...
Virginia high school point guard commits to Duquesne
Duquesne received a second player for its Class of 2019 recruiting class when Evan Buckley of Stone Bridge (Va.) High School announced his verbal commitment on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/jWOGcpeSML— Evan Buckley (@evbuck10) April 8, 2019 A 6-foot point guard, Buckley broke Stone Bridge’s career scoring and assist records and was voted...
Duquesne guard Eric Williams Jr. explores transferring
Duquesne sophomore Eric Williams Jr., the last scholarship player on the roster not recruited by coach Keith Dambrot, has put his name into the NCAA transfer portal and announced his intentions to leave the program. Williams made the announcement on Twitter. The loss of Williams, a 6-foot-6, 205-pound guard, is...
