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Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot seeks improved long-range shootingVideo

Keith Dambrot can diagram plays, teach players the proper way to a beat a ball screen and implore them to play better defense and hit the boards harder. In short, do all those things coaches do while trying to build a winning team. But Duquesne’s coach also knows those backboards...
Duquesne survives Davidson comeback, comes away with victoryVideo

Duquesne has a long road to travel before coach Keith Dambrot can say, “We’re back.” But some of the ingredients were there Sunday when the Dukes defeated Atlantic 10 opponent Davidson, 71-64. The Dukes now stand 12-2 overall, the school’s best start in 48 years, after winning their first two...
Duquesne survives Saint Louis rally to record victory in Atlantic 10 openerVideo

While winning its Atlantic 10 opener against Saint Louis, 73-59, on Thursday night, Duquesne did all the things teams do when they win. • They shot well. Marcus Weathers, who is shooting 74% from the field in the past five games, recorded a career-high 26 points while hitting 8 of...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell’s future with Jets; Antonio Brown vents about Saints; Brandon Saad to Penguins talk

The first “First Call” of 2020 picks up where 2019 left off—a lot of talk about Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Both of the former Steelers were in the headlines on New Year’s Day. So we get caught up on the latest ax to grind for A.B. and the latest...
Duquesne men lose 2nd consecutive after early-season run

CLEVELAND — All this traveling appears to be taking its toll on the Duquesne men’s basketball team. The Dukes seemed lifeless Sunday in an 83-61 loss to Marshall in the second game of a doubleheader in the Cleveland Classic at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Duquesne dropped its second consecutive decision to...
Connection between Keith Dambrot, Ron Everhart runs deeper than success at Duquesne

For a brief time this month, Duquesne basketball enjoyed a moment of national attention by receiving a vote to the Associated Press Top 25. It brought back shades of former coach Ron Everhart’s teams that flirted with relevance early in this now-expiring decade. But, really, there has been little to...
Duquesne suffers 1st loss after best start in 66 yearsVideo

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jalen Benjamin scored a season-high 18 points and UAB used two late runs to hand Duquesne its first loss of the season on Sunday, winning 77-68 in the St. Pete Shootout. Tyreek Scott-Grayson added 16 points for the Blazers (8-4), who won their fourth straight. Scott-Grayson...
Duquesne moves to 10-0 after topping Austin Peay, 86-77Video

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Marcus Weathers scored 14 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, and Duquesne improved to 10-0 with an 86-77 win over Austin Peay on Saturday in the St. Pete Shootout. Sincere Carry added 16 points for the Dukes, who are off to the best...
Duquesne transfer Baylee Steele finds perfect landing spot

When Baylee Steele was contemplating the destination of his third Division I school and fourth college overall, plenty of big-time options were available. There was interest from Arizona, Boise State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech … and Duquesne. That’s right. Steele, a 6-foot-11, 245-pounder with the ability to make...
Jeff Capel declines to get specific about interruption in Pitt-Duquesne series

For the second week in a row, Duquesne received one voting point (25th) in the Associated Press poll. But the undefeated Dukes (9-0) won’t get a chance to test themselves against their neighbors 2 miles up Forbes Avenue. The old rivals, who have met 87 times, aren’t playing each other...
Duquesne men’s basketball team stays unbeaten, trounces Radford

AKRON, Ohio — There are no stars, though these guys are proving to be really good. They play alongside each other and for each other, this collection of no-names, and it’s paying off in the early going. The Duquesne Dukes still are undefeated. Marcus Weathers scored 19 points with 13...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot enjoys membership in the fraternity of the undefeatedVideo

Duquesne is off to its best start in 48 years, thanks in large part to a defense that is allowing an average of 56.9 points per game (11th in the nation). That’s a distinct improvement over coach Keith Dambrot’s first two years at Duquesne. The Dukes, who have yet to...
While in Akron, Duquesne will visit school founded and funded by LeBron James

When Duquesne travels to Akron’s Ellet High School on Saturday to play Radford, the game’s final score and what happens between the whistles will matter. And not just because the Dukes (8-0) are one of five undefeated teams left in college basketball. The video Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot will carry...
Duquesne crushes Columbia, improves to 8-0 for the first time in 48 yearsVideo

If he believes it’s necessary, Keith Dambrot will scream at his team like an angry parent. Five minutes later, Duquesne’s coach will sit, chat and joke with reporters like he’s known them for years. (Sometimes even after a loss.) Duquesne is 8-0 for the first time in 48 years after...
Duquesne overcomes shaky spell against VMI, stays unbeaten

Duquesne men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot could see it in practice. The Dukes didn’t have the energy they needed to play against VMI on Wednesday night at La Roche. Sleepwalking was not the best option in getting to the program’s best start since the 1979-80 season. When the Dukes started...
Duquesne reflects on 6-0 start, Bahamas tourney championship

It had been 17 years since Duquesne won a tournament championship in men’s basketball, an idea in step with a longstanding perception winning doesn’t really matter on The Bluff. Except, someone forgot to tell the Dukes, who are off to a 6-0 start after defeating a trio of teams at...

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