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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...
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...
