Tag: College Basketball
#NotNCAAProperty: Student athletes push for reform in college sports
03/25/2021 Noah Wilbur | Opinions Editor Since the emergence of COVID-19, professional and college athletes have used their platforms to address racism and inequality in the United States, while also making their voices heard by demanding social and political reform. Beginning with the Black Lives Matter protests during the last season of the NBA, these efforts are now trickling down to the college level as … Continue reading #NotNCAAProperty: Student athletes push for reform in college sports
Blue bloods heavily stocked as hoops begin
Staff Writer Jacob Hebda & Sports Editor Adam Lindner 11/8/2018 College basketball was welcomed back on Nov. 6 in the form of several high-profile matchups, with the annual Champion’s Classic pitting No. 10 Michigan State against No. 1 Kansas and No. 4 Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski, against John Calipari’s No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats. The results (a ton of eye-popping Duke highlights) leave college hoops … Continue reading Blue bloods heavily stocked as hoops begin
Dambrot, Randall II finally team up at DU
After years of recruiting efforts on Dambrot’s part and a timely transfer from the University of Memphis, player and coach will finally see the floor together in 2018 Adam Lindner | Sports Editor 09/20/2018 After spending his first three collegiate seasons at UNC Greensboro from 2009-12, Youngstown, Ohio, native Kyle Randall transferred to Central Michigan for his senior season in 2013, where he averaged 18.7 … Continue reading Dambrot, Randall II finally team up at DU
Paying student-athletes remains difficult legal proposition
Nicole Prieto | Staff Writer 11/09/2017 Arizona Wildcats Assistant Coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson was arrested in Tucson on Sept. 26 on several charges for conspiracy to commit bribery and fraud, reported the Arizona Daily Star. As a law student who claims the University of Arizona (UA) as an alma mater, the FBI investigation into college basketball fiscal impropriety hits close to home. The Star writes … Continue reading Paying student-athletes remains difficult legal proposition
Blue Devils, Spartans among nation’s best
Matt Dougherty & Drew White | Staff Writers 11/09/2017 College basketball season is finally upon us, whether October’s abnormally warm weather made you forget about it or not. Here at Duquesne, excitement abounds as coach Keith Dambrot prepares to head the men’s team for the first time in an unwelcoming Atlantic 10. Across the country, many top contenders remain the same. Therefore, The Duke has … Continue reading Blue Devils, Spartans among nation’s best
Dambrot hire means tourney drought is coming to a close
By Andrew Holman | Sports Editor The Duquesne men’s basketball coaching search served as a metaphor for the last 40 years of the program — a complete trainwreck. The names of King Rice (Monmouth), Dane Fife (Michigan State) and James Whitford (Ball State) were all rumored to be in advanced talks with Duquesne to take over the program. All three of those discussions fell through. … Continue reading Dambrot hire means tourney drought is coming to a close
Unexpected Final Four hints at unpredictable ending
By Adam Lindner | Asst. Sports Editor As we inch toward the last weekend of the college basketball season, we can look back and marvel at what’s been a fabulously intriguing year thus far. While it’s bittersweet that college basketball is soon to be wrapping up once again, the Final Four is what college hoops enthusiasts everywhere have been waiting for since the beginning of … Continue reading Unexpected Final Four hints at unpredictable ending
2017 MBB coaching search continues
Any takers? Coaches are fleeing to new opportunities and the Duquesne MBB position still remains unmanned. By Andrew Holman | Sports Editor It’s been nearly two weeks since Jim Ferry was fired, the King Rice era has ended before it could even begin and Atlantic 10 foes Massachusetts and Virginia Commonwealth have already filled their respective coaching vacancies with big-time hires. As for Duquesne, … Continue reading 2017 MBB coaching search continues
Erasing the “rebuilding” label: Dukes sign first ever grad transfers
Andrew Holman | Sports Editor A mass departure of both graduating seniors and transferring underclassmen left the Duquesne men’s basketball program with a disheartening and gloomy vibe. But on Tuesday head coach Jim Ferry announced the additions of Emile Blackman and Kale Abrahamson— the first two graduate transfers in the history of Duquesne basketball. Both Blackman and Abrahamson will have one year of eligibility remaining … Continue reading Erasing the “rebuilding” label: Dukes sign first ever grad transfers
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