Duquesne category, Page 35
Westinghouse, Duquesne great Chuck Cooper, who helped break basketball’s color barrier, elected to Hall of Fame
After starring at Westinghouse High School and Duquesne, Chuck Cooper became legendary for breaking barriers by becoming the first African-American basketball player to be selected in the NBA Draft. Cooper, who died at age 57 in 1984, was elected Saturday to be recognized posthumously with the 2019 class in the...
Duquesne falls to Saint Joseph’s in A-10 Tournament
NEW YORK — Charlie Brown Jr. scored 28 points as 10th-seeded St. Joseph’s defeated seventh-seeded Duquesne, 92-86, in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Thursday. Eric Williams Jr. led the Dukes (19-13) with 23 points. Lamar Norman Jr. added 18, and Marcus Weathers finished with 17. Jared...
Here’s how Duquesne’s Sincere Carry played 8 days after knee surgery
Sincere Carry bowed to a difficult truth Tuesday. “I probably should have rested,” he said. But Duquesne’s freshman point guard wasn’t apologizing for playing eight days after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Feb. 26. He had the doctor’s blessing, and he couldn’t endure watching another game from the...
Injured Duquesne closes regular season with 78-67 loss to Dayton
With his young Duquesne team beaten down by injuries and facing adversity at the most crucial time of the year, Keith Dambrot is looking for answers. “I guess I better go to church more often or something,” he said. Duquesne concluded the regular season Saturday night, losing 78-67 to Dayton...
Duquesne eliminates Saint Louis, 72-51, breezes into A-10 semifinals
Dan Burt didn’t expect sleep to come easily Friday night. “I’m sure the adrenaline will keep me up,” Duquesne’s women’s coach said. But after the Dukes pounded Saint Louis, 72-51, in an Atlantic 10 quarterfinal before 1,009 at Palumbo Center, Burt can be sure of this: “When you play like...
Dukes’ Amari Kelly suffers season-ending knee injury
Duquesne freshman forward Amari Kelly will miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee Wednesday night in the Dukes’ 85-75 loss at Saint Louis. Kelly, 6-foot-9, is the second member of Duquesne’s freshman class and front line to suffer a season-ending knee injury. Austin Rotroff, 6-10, was injured...
2 Duquesne seniors receive Atlantic 10 basketball accolades
Duquesne seniors Chassidy Omogrosso and Kadri-Ann Lass, who have led the Dukes into the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament, were honored Thursday as the conference released its women’s basketball postseason honors. Omogrosso, a Blackhawk graduate, was named to the A-10 second team. Lass, a native of Estonia, was selected...
Duquesne’s Conor Richardson enjoying her final days as a basketball player
With four women poised to sign professional contracts and another entering the real world after the season, Duquesne coach Dan Burt came up with a nickname for his five most experienced players: #4prosandanMBA. Burt said Chassidy Omogrosso (Blackhawk), Kadri-Ann Lass, Julijana Vojinovic and Eniko Kuttor will continue their careers professionally...
Duquesne women breeze to 106-69 victory against Rhode Island in first round of A-10 TournamentVideo
Dan Burt pointed out his team didn’t play defense up to his standards in the first quarter Tuesday night. He wasn’t happy when his Duquesne women’s basketball team came up with — by his count — only about half of the loose balls. Then, there was the rebounding. Rhode Island...
Duquesne looks to sweep St. Louis
Duquesne (19-10, 10-6) vs. Saint Louis (18-11, 9-7) Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne goes for the season sweep over Saint Louis after winning the previous matchup in Pittsburgh. The teams last played each other on Jan. 23, when the Dukes created 23 Saint Louis...
Duquesne’s Sincere Carry will decide when it’s time to return from knee surgery, coach saysVideo
Keith Dambrot said Tuesday he would be “shocked” if Duquesne point guard Sincere Carry doesn’t recover from Feb. 26 arthroscopic knee surgery in time to play in the Atlantic 10 Tournament next week. But the Dukes coach would rather be shocked than put Carry into a game too soon and...
Airing of grievances uplifting for Duquesne women
Dan Burt knew it was time to act. His players concurred. The Duquesne women’s basketball team, which was named the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic 10 with a veteran, tournament-tested group, reached January with an unremarkable 6-7 nonconference record. “November and December were tough on us,” said Burt, who...
Tim Benz: Duquesne’s Lass targets WNBA. Will she play until 54 like her mom?
On Christmas Day 2016, Duquesne women’s basketball director of operations Melissa Franko stopped by her office at the Palumbo Center. She was en route to Heinz Field for the Steelers-Ravens game. She assumed the facility would be empty. “I walked in, and there’s Kadri-Ann on the court. Shooting. With her...
Duquesne women will strike first in tournament basketball season
The Duquesne women’s basketball team will be the first in the district to open the tournament season when it meets Rhode Island in a first-round game at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Palumbo Center. After winning six of its last seven regular-seasons games, Duquesne (17-12, 11-5) is the No. 3 seed...
Duquesne making history in Dambrot’s 2nd season
In all likelihood, Saturday was 426th of 427 men’s basketball games Duquesne will play over 31 seasons at what has been called the A.J. Palumbo Center. With a comprehensive, two-year renovation rendering it almost unrecognizable set to begin next month, the Dukes are sending the facility out in style. Duquesne...
Diminutive Dunn-Martin stands tall for Duquesne in win over UMass
Duquesne starting point guard Tavian Dunn-Martin played big Saturday. Generously listed as 5-foot-8, Dunn-Martin had career highs with 30 points and six assists during the Dukes’ 80-73 win against Massachusetts at Palumbo Center. At one point while igniting the Dukes’ 10th second-half rally this season, Dunn-Martin made a pull-up jump...
Duquesne rallies again from down big, beats UMass for milestone winVideo
While his players couldn’t help but let out a chuckle, Keith Dambrot showed he could be a good comedic straight man. “I hate ’em,” Duquesne’s coach deadpanned about his players after another come-from-way-behind win. “Seriously, I hate them. Can’t stand them. I’m gonna choke about six of them.” For the...
Keith Dambrot pushes Dukes to soldier on without Sincere Carryi
Keith Dambrot almost never stopped moving Friday morning at practice. Duquesne’s coach was continually pushing his players to “play hard,” and “pay attention to details.” “We just have to focus more, do more little things,” he said. “Our margin of error is small, so we have to be perfect.” The...
Duquesne drops another game against St. Bonaventure
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Courtney Stockard had 21 points as St. Bonaventure easily beat Duquesne, 68-47, on Wednesday night. Lamar Norman Jr. scored a season-high 20 points for the Dukes (18-10, 9-6 Atlantic 10). Eric Williams Jr. had five points despite coming into the contest as the Dukes’ leading scorer...
Duquesne guard Sincere Carry day-to-day after having knee surgery Tuesday
Duquesne freshman point guard Sincere Carry, who is leading the team in scoring in Atlantic 10 games, had arthroscopic surgery Tuesday on his left knee, a source told the Tribune-Review. He won’t play Wednesday night at St. Bonaventure, and his availability will be day-to-day through the rest of the season....
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot discusses his team’s ability to bounce back
Duquesne’s last game was a 19-point comeback victory on the road at George Mason. And it wasn’t the first of its kind in 2019. It was the seventh. That’s right, seven times this year Keith Dambrot’s Dukes have responded from double-digit deficits. Three of those were in the second half....
Duquesne wins by doing more than scoring points
Keith Dambrot was trying to explain how his young Duquesne team — without a junior or a senior to show the way — has been able to climb into a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic 10. The success formula appears to be a mix of belief, toughness and...
Duquesne rallies from 19-point deficit to nip George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va. — Tavian Dunn-Martin had a career-high 22 points as Duquesne beat George Mason, 79-78, on Saturday. The Dukes overcame a 19-point deficit to make it a close finish. Frankie Hughes scored the tying 3-pointer and the go-ahead free throw in the final two minutes. Hughes had 15 points...
Keith Dambrot’s immediate quest for Duquesne is improvement over respect
Keith Dambrot smiles when he thinks about the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. “We were (picked) 11th (among 14 teams),” Duquesne’s coach said of voting by coaches and media. “We were 14th the year before and finished 10th. We earned so much respect that they picked us 11th.” Gaining respect is...
Fast start leads Duquesne past George Washington
Sincere Carry knocked down a 3-pointer, grabbed the gray waistband on his red shorts before giving his hips a swivel near midcourt. The Duquesne freshman point guard let everyone know 91 seconds into Saturday’s game at Palumbo Center that it wasn’t going to be a typical Dukes game. “The dance...
