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Duquesne basketball program looking toward next season

Adam Lindner | Sports Editor 04/12/2018 With the end of the academic year in sight, Duquesne basketball continues to see changes. After a recent flurry of player movement within the men’s basketball program, Keith Dambrot’s roster continues to grow more and more divergent from the one that took to the court last season. On March 30, Sarah K. Spencer of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that … Continue reading Duquesne basketball program looking toward next season

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NCAAs bring NBA-level talent to Pittsburgh

Adam Lindner & David Borne | The Duquesne Duke 03/15/2018 On the 49th anniversary of Duquesne’s most recent NCAA Tournament victory, top teams from around the nation will begin play in the NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena, making 2018 the third year in the past seven to see the tourney hosted in Pittsburgh. This year’s draw of teams visiting Pittsburgh may even manage to … Continue reading NCAAs bring NBA-level talent to Pittsburgh

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Dukes fall to Davidson, drop sixth straight

Adam Lindner | Sports Editor 02/24/2018 Davidson, the Atlantic 10’s southernmost program, made the trek to Pittsburgh to face Duquesne — losers of its past five games prior to Saturday’s contest — in the Chuck Cooper Classic and left victorious, beating the Dukes 71-60 behind a 30-point effort from freshman guard Kellan Grady. Sophomore guard Mike Lewis II led the Dukes with 15 points on … Continue reading Dukes fall to Davidson, drop sixth straight

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Women’s basketball drops another home contest

By David Borne | Staff Writer Feb. 22, 2018 With a chance to clinch the second seed in the rapidly approaching Atlantic 10 Championship tournament, the Duquesne women’s basketball team (22-6, 12-3 A-10) fell 51-43 to Fordham at the A.J. Palumbo Center on Wednesday night. It was a game that started slowly scoring-wise for both sides, and neither really managed to find an offensive rhythm … Continue reading Women’s basketball drops another home contest

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MBB frosh Williams Jr. continues to impress

David Borne | Staff Writer 12/07/2017 Since the 1978-79 season, there have only been two Duquesne freshmen to post three double-doubles in their first six NCAA games: Dukes all-time great Bruce Atkins and freshman Eric Williams Jr. Coming into the season, Williams wasn’t a name that many Atlantic 10 basketball fans were too familiar with. It’s more than fair to say that they should be … Continue reading MBB frosh Williams Jr. continues to impress

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Alumni authors to celebrate updated book at Nov. 19 MBB game

Adam Lindner | Sports Editor 11/18/2017 At the A.J. Palumbo Center on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m., Duquesne’s men’s basketball team (2-0) will take on area rival Robert Morris (0-3). Over the past seven games between the Dukes and the Colonials, Duquesne is 1-6 — something that new head coach Keith Dambrot surely can’t wait to change. Dambrot has awoken Duquesne’s men’s program since his … Continue reading Alumni authors to celebrate updated book at Nov. 19 MBB game

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Early on in tenure, Dambrot living up to billing

David Borne | Staff Writer 11/16/2017 Keith Dambrot is living up to the hype. It’s as simple as that. The Dukes stand at 2-0 right now, and are already playing a cleaner game now in several facets than they did all last year. It’s no secret that the program has been bullied by their opposition during the last few seasons. The previous regime struggled to … Continue reading Early on in tenure, Dambrot living up to billing

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Castro-Caneddy set on succeeding in final year at Duquesne

Adam Lindner | Sports Editor 11/09/2017 Rarely will an amateur player claim to modeling their game after a player as low key, mellow and fundamentally-sound as former NBA guard Andre Miller, who boasts a career 2.73 assist-to-turnover ratio while managing to shoot only .217 from 3-point range. Even more unique are players that are able to offer decently accurate professional comparisons for themselves. Graduate student … Continue reading Castro-Caneddy set on succeeding in final year at Duquesne

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Vojinovic finds home away from home at Duquesne

Bryanna McDermott | Asst. Photo Editor 11/09/2017 When Julijana Vojinovic first arrived in the United States, she felt like she was in a movie thanks to culture shock. The junior guard for Duquesne’s women’s basketball team came to the U.S. on Aug. 15, 2015, all the way from her hometown of Cacak, Serbia. While she described the experience as “very tough,” she knew Duquesne was … Continue reading Vojinovic finds home away from home at Duquesne

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First African American NBA draftee attended Duquesne

Ollie Gratzinger | Features Editor 11/09/2017 “Before LeBron James, before Stephen Curry, there was Chuck Cooper.” Spoken by Chuck Cooper III, President and CEO of the Chuck Cooper Foundation and son of the NBA legend, these words are sure to resonate with any basketball fan or sports history buff here at Duquesne. When the Boston Celtics chose Pittsburgh native Charles “Chuck” Cooper as the 14th … Continue reading First African American NBA draftee attended Duquesne

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