Duquesne category, Page 39
Duquesne beats 1st-place Saint Louis, extends A-10 winning streak to 5
The coaches and media of the Atlantic 10 conducted their preseason poll back in September, when few people were giving Duquesne a second thought. Four months later, the vote that projected Duquesne as an 11th-place team and Saint Louis as the conference champion mattered to Duquesne sophomore Marcus Weathers. Especially...
Surging Duquesne set for 1st-place Saint Louis
Keith Dambrot, Duquesne’s 60-year-old coach, has been in too many games (672 in 21 seasons) to be fooled by something as unimportant as January’s conference standings. So when reporters and TV cameras arrived for practice Wednesday to chronicle the good news on the Bluff — the third-place Dukes are 13-5...
Duquesne football player Kellon Taylor stays on basketball team, but only for practices
Kellon Taylor reached a unique arrangement with Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot that keeps him on the men’s basketball team – but only at practice. “Kellon made a personal business decision,” Dambrot said. “He just wanted to practice, just to stay in shape for football and put all his eggs into...
Career game from Michael Hughes carries Duquesne to OT win at George Washington
WASHINGTON — Michael Hughes scored 21 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked seven shots — all career highs — and Duquesne defeated George Washington, 91-85, in overtime on Sunday. Hughes also scored the layup with 5.2 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 77. In overtime, Sincere Carry...
Freshman PG Sincere Carry pivotal part of Duquesne’s early success this season
Duquesne has prevailed down the stretch of tight games this season, winning all three one-point decisions it has been involved in and going 5-1 in those decided by five or fewer points. Ask coach Keith Dambrot why, the first player he mentions is a freshman. “We have a good point...
Duquesne looks to continue hot start in Atlantic 10
It wasn’t just a 25-year hex that Duquesne’s most recent victory exorcized. It allowed the program to achieve another milestone for the first time in school history. The Dukes’ 74-68 win Wednesday was their first at Richmond since Dec. 20, 1993. Although the tangible value of that particular accomplishment can...
‘Not a signature win’: Dambrot, Duquesne shoot higher than just (finally) beating Richmond
Over the past quarter century, many Duquesne fans had come down with a case of arachnophobia. When the Dukes saw Spiders, bad things happened. Keith Dambrot’s Dukes finally eradicated their personal pests with a 74-68 win at the Richmond Spiders on Wednesday, Duquesne’s first at Richmond since Dec. 20, 1993,...
Duquesne earns 1st win in Richmond in 25 years
RICHMOND, Va. — Sincere Carry scored 21 points with six assists and Duquesne won at Richmond for the first time in over 25 years, taking a 74-68 victory over the Spiders on Wednesday night. Frankie Hughes added 15 points on five 3-pointers and Marcus Weathers had 12 points, nine rebounds...
Duquesne rallies then holds off St. Joseph’s
PITTSBURGH — Michael Hughes had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Duquesne overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Saint Joseph’s, 85-84, on Saturday at Palumbo Center. The Dukes (11-5, 2-1 Atlantic 10) went on an 11-2 run to lead 82-75 on Hughes’ pair of free throws with 44 seconds left...
Duquesne coach Dambrot wants more commitment from players
Keith Dambrot doesn’t believe coaching Duquesne’s basketball team is the same as beating his head against a wall, but he’s prepared in any case. He is hard-headed enough to keep pushing his team toward its potential, even if the players insist on going kicking and screaming. When Dambrot was a...
Duquesne men get back on track with win over Fordham
Eric Williams Jr. scored 16 points with 13 rebounds, and Duquesne snapped a two-game skid, beating Fordham, 66-61, on Wednesday night. Marcus Weathers added 12 points for the Dukes (10-5, 1-1 Atlantic 10), and Amari Kelly had 11. Duquesne led 31-26 at halftime, but Fordham rallied early in the second...
Duquesne looks to two-sport athlete Kellon Taylor for guidance
The list of items Duquesne needs to start winning consistently includes improved shooting, better decision-making at the end of games and, perhaps, a little more of what Kellon Taylor can deliver. That might sound odd when you consider Taylor, a junior forward, has played only five games after joining the...
Duquesne drops close A-10 game to Davidson
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Kellan Grady played his first game in a month to lead Davidson with 17 points in a 65-61 win over Duquesne on Saturday night. Sincere Carry led the Dukes (9-5, 0-1) with 17 points, four rebounds and five assists. Luka Brajkovic added 15 points and five rebounds...
Young Duquesne faces big test in A-10 opener at Davidson
While discussing Duquesne’s prospects as it prepares for the start of the Atlantic 10 season, coach Keith Dambrot was hit with a question that caused him to pause. “What am I happy with?” he said, repeating the reporter’s query. That’s an interesting question for Dambrot, who likes his team but...
