Luke Henne | Sports Editor April 7, 2022 It’s become an all-too-frequent occurrence for the Duquesne men’s basketball program, as another one of its players has declared his intentions to find a new home. In a statement posted to social media on Saturday, Dukes guard Tyson Acuff announced that he’d be entering the transfer portal. Acuff spent two seasons at Duquesne. “To my guys/teammates, the … Continue reading Acuff enters transfer portal
Luke Henne | Sports Editor March 31, 2022 About three weeks removed from the end of a 2021-22 campaign in which the Duquesne’s men’s basketball program went 6-24, the team has another player that will not be returning to the program next season. On Monday, Pittsburgh Sports Now’s George Michalowski reported that Jackie Johnson III will enter the transfer portal after one year with the … Continue reading Jackie Johnson III leaving Duquesne
Luke Henne | Sports Editor March 17, 2022 Just two seasons ago, Pittsburgh’s NCAA Division I college basketball landscape looked as good as it had in a long time. Robert Morris went 20-14 and swept its way through the Northeast Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014-15. Duquesne went 21-9 and was postseason bound for … Continue reading What happened to basketball in Pittsburgh?
Luke Henne | Sports Editor Feb. 24, 2022 Behind a game-high 27 points (6-of-9 from 3-point range) from Hyunjung Lee, Davidson cruised to a 74-50 win over Duquesne on Wednesday evening at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The Atlantic 10 Conference victory, which pitted the Wildcats and Dukes against one another for the second time in nine days, helped Davidson retain sole possession of first place … Continue reading MBB falls to Davidson, drops 13th in a row
Brentaro Yamane | Layout Editor Feb. 3, 2022 After the Duquesne men’s basketball team lost its final five games in January, February afforded the squad with the opportunity to get a fresh start heading into the season’s final stretch. Entering Tuesday night’s home contest against Richmond, the Spiders had won their previous three Atlantic 10 Conference road games (at Fordham, La Salle and Rhode Island). … Continue reading MBB falls to Richmond, drops sixth straight
Luke Henne | Sports Editor Feb. 3, 2022 At 94 years of age, Duquesne alumnus Jack Eckenrode finally returned to campus to watch his alma mater play in the refurbished UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Despite graduating over 70 years ago, Eckenrode never made it a priority to come back and watch the men’s basketball team. That is until this past Saturday, when he attended the Dukes’ … Continue reading Eckenrode soaks up return with MBB game
Luke Henne | Sports Editor Jan. 27, 2022 The Duquesne men’s basketball team progressed through its Atlantic 10 Conference portion of the schedule with a pair of games this past week. The Dukes hosted St. Bonaventure at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Friday night before traveling to Hagan Arena in Philadelphia for a road contest with Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday night. Friday night’s home contest saw … Continue reading MBB falls to St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s
Spencer Thomas | Staff Writer Jan. 20, 2022 In Saturday afternoon’s nationally televised contest at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Dayton defeated Duquesne 72-52. The victory was the Flyers’ largest in the all-time series since Jan. 3, 2015, when they bested the Dukes by an 81-55 tally. It was clear Duquesne had their work cut out for them even before tipoff, as junior forward Austin Rotroff was … Continue reading MBB drops second straight in loss to Dayton
Luke Henne | Sports Editor Jan. 13, 2022 After having four games either canceled or postponed due to Covid-19 issues, the Duquesne men’s basketball team returned to the court this week after nearly three weeks off, opening up Atlantic 10 Conference action with road games against Massachusetts (Saturday) and Fordham (Wednesday). Behind a combined 48 points from Jackie Johnson III and Primo Spears, the Dukes … Continue reading MBB opens A-10 play with two road contests
Luke Henne | Sports Editor Dec. 2, 2021 Despite holding the lead for less than six minutes in the entire game, Bowling Green closed out Wednesday night’s meeting with Duquesne on a 12-0 scoring run to down the Dukes 78-70 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The loss was Duquesne’s fifth in eight games to start the campaign. The eight-point defeat also snapped the Dukes’ brief two-game … Continue reading MBB falters down stretch, loses to Bowling Green
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