Addison Smith | Opinions Editor Last season, if you asked Dominique McKoy whom he was closest to on and off the court on the men’s basketball team, he wouldn’t even hesitate before saying Ovie Soko. Now with Soko graduated and playing basketball in France, McKoy is without his best friend and the person he called “brother” as the sole senior for the Dukes this season. … Continue reading Lone senior McKoy to provide experience in frontcourt
Pat Higgins | Sports Editor Derrick Colter is smooth on the hardwood. As the primary point guard for the Dukes, he started all 30 games for the Red & Blue last season. He appeared on SportsCenter’s Top-10 on two separate occasions, first for a NBA Street-style “dinner’s served” alley-oop to former Duke Ovie Soko in the preseason, and then for a game-winning floater from beyond … Continue reading Colter beats cancer, ready for basketball on the Bluff to resume
Julian Routh | News Editor On a Wednesday afternoon in the middle of December, a reporter asked Ovie Soko what went wrong in the Dukes’ 68-59 loss to Penn State. The fifth-year senior shrugged his shoulders, still holding a look of disgust on his face after fouling out with over five minutes to go in the game. “Shot selection,” he said, choosing from the seemingly-endless … Continue reading Dukes make strides to climb in Atlantic 10
Sports Staff With their recent road win over George Mason, the Dukes finished 10th in the Atlantic 10. They earned a matchup with No. 7 Richmond at the Barclays Center tonight in Brooklyn. Here are seven keys to a Red & Blue victory. 1. Play a full 40 minutes The Dukes need to be ready to commit to all 40 minutes of the game. They … Continue reading Seven keys for the Dukes in Brooklyn
Joey Sykes | The Duquesne Duke The Dukes walked out of Consol Energy Center for the last time this year with their 15th loss of the season as they fell to the Dayton Flyers 57-54 Saturday afternoon in their second-to-last home game of the year. The Dukes have not been so lucky at Consol this year. They have lost all three games they have played … Continue reading Dukes manage to lose 17 point lead and game
Addison Smith | Sports Editor Dominique McKoy is a junior forward for the Duquesne men’s basketball team, poised to be one of the leaders for the next season. He came to Duquesne from Cowley Community College, which he attended after one season at Rhode Island, and sat down with The Duke to discuss his season thus far, his best friend on the team and his … Continue reading New Kid on the Bluff: Dominique McKoy Q & A
Julian Routh | News Editor The course of an entire season can change in four seconds. Four seconds is all it took for Derrick Colter to run the length of the floor and sink a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer to shock conference rival St. Bonaventure 83-81 Saturday evening at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Four seconds is all it took for the Dukes to get … Continue reading Buzzer beater brings hope to Duquesne basketball
Joey Sykes | The Duquesne Duke It was all smiles after the game for the men’s basketball team Saturday night, especially for sophomore Derrick Colter who nailed a last second buzzer beater to propel the Dukes to an 83-81 win over conference rivals St. Bonaventure in the 111th meeting of the two teams. The win over the Bonnies snapped a four game losing streak for … Continue reading Dukes win in final second against Bonnies
Joey Sykes | The Duquesne Duke Though the Dukes were unable to exit Palumbo Center with a win Wednesday night, they silenced many doubters in their hard-fought 76-72 loss to the No. 19 St. Louis Billikens. The Red & Blue headed into their first of two matchups this season against the Billikens on a three-game losing streak. St. Louis, on the other hand, was … Continue reading Dukes fall short in final seconds
Julian Routh | News Editor Nearly 4,000 people poured into the stands on Sunday afternoon at the Palumbo Center to cheer on the Dukes in their conference game against La Salle. The Dukes ended up losing to the Explorers 75-56. A sea of red shirts engulfed the normally empty student section before the game even tipped off, and when the starting lineups were announced, the … Continue reading Dukes falter, future still bright
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