Duquesne category, Page 33
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...
Duquesne rolls in 2nd half, beats Loyola Marymount in Bahamas
BIMINI, Bahamas — Michael Hughes and reserve Lamar Norman Jr. scored 12 points apiece, and Duquesne dominated the second half and rolled to a 71-50 victory over Loyola Marymount on Sunday at the Junkanoo Jam. Baylee Steele came off the bench to score 10 with seven rebounds for the unbeaten...
Duquesne women rout Pitt in annual City Game
Freshman Amaya Hamilton scored 17 points to lead a balanced Duquesne attack in an 81-62 victory over the Pitt women Saturday in the annual City Game at Petersen Events Center. Amanda Kalin shot 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 16 points for the Dukes (4-2), who led...
Marcus Weathers scores 12 to lift Duquesne over Air Force in Bahamas
BIMINI, Bahamas — Marcus Weathers and Michael Hughes combined for 21 points and 17 rebounds as Duquesne defeated Air Force, 69-6,3 at the Junkanoo Jam on Friday night. Weathers buried 6 of 8 shots from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds for the unbeaten Dukes (5-0). Hughes hit 5 of...
Baylee Steele scores 20 to lift Duquesne past Indiana State
BIMINI, Bahamas — Baylee Steele had a career-high 20 points as Duquesne came from behind to beat Indiana State, 74-71, on Thursday night. Steele made 4 of 6 3-pointers. Sincere Carry had 15 points for Duquesne (4-0), which won its fourth straight game to open the season. Maceo Austin added...
Duquesne to be tested in Bahamian tournament; Robert Morris road trip continues
Maybe Duquesne’s players are starting to get it. Coach Keith Dambrot wonders, but still he’s hopeful the Dukes won’t lose their defensive edge heading into the Junkanoo Jam men’s basketball tournament in The Bahamas. Duquesne (3-0), which has limited its first three opponents to an average of 53 points per...
Duquesne men win ‘home’ game at La Roche vs. Lipscomb
They played a major-college basketball game in the North Hills on Friday night at La Roche’s Kerr Fitness Center. It is a place reserved mainly for the Redhawks, members of the Division III Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Duquesne and Lipscomb — the Atlantic 10 vs. the Atlantic Sun — squared...
Duquesne tops Lamar for Dambrot’s 450th career win
PITTSBURGH — Michael Hughes had 17 points — 15 in the second half — and 10 rebounds as Duquesne defeated Lamar, 66-56, on Tuesday night for coach Keith Dambrot’s 450th career win. The Dukes held Lamar scoreless over the final four minutes. Sincere Carry added 16 points for the Dukes...
Robert Morris defense leads charge in win over Duquesne
Robert Morris continued its remarkable turnaround Saturday afternoon as the Colonials defense took a major role in a 41-21 victory over rival Duquesne. The defense forced seven turnovers, Mason Gray returned two interceptions for touchdowns and the Dukes were held without a first down until there were 22 seconds left...
Conference unbeatens Robert Morris, Duquesne set for NEC football clash
This is new territory for the Robert Morris football team: a November home game against rival Duquesne with first place in the Northeast Conference on the line. Both teams enter Saturday’s 1 p.m. matchup with 4-0 league records. The Colonials (5-4 overall) went 2-9 each of the past three seasons...
Duquesne opens season at PPG Paints Arena with 94-67 victory against Princeton
There was plenty for Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot to like about his team’s 94-67 opening-night victory against Princeton on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. How about that 85-44 surge after falling behind 23-9 nine minutes into the game? And it was hard not to like Sincere Carry’s pain-free performance on...
First Call: New team for Donte Moncrief. New task for Penguins. New year for Dukes.Video
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” Donte Moncrief heads to the NFC. Things stay tough for the Penguins. A curse in New York. Moncrief moves on Donte Moncrief has a new home. It’s in Charlotte. The Carolina Panthers have signed the former Steelers receiver who was troubled by drops during his short...
Post play could be vital to Duquesne’s success
A closer look at the Duquesne men’s basketball team. Players to watch Sincere Carry — The sophomore from Ohio was one of the top freshman point guards in the nation last season, playing with a maturity above his experience level on the way to leading the Atlantic 10 with 5.8...
Season of ‘rebirth’ for Duquesne women’s basketball
Out the door went nearly 4,000 career points and four players who graduated and signed with pro teams. And while Duquesne women’s basketball might not be fully reloaded, coach Dan Burt said this is no rebuild. “The level of talent is not quite what we had in terms of scoring...
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot faces season of transition
The odds appear stacked against Keith Dambrot, but he is eager to tackle his third season as Duquesne’s men’s basketball coach. While renovations continue on the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse that won’t open until the 2020-21 season, he shares a fourth-floor practice gym with several other teams on campus. If a...
