Duquesne University

Thursday and Friday mark what many feel to be two of the best days of the sports year: the first two days of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. … [Read more...] about Tim Benz: Tournament expansion is a bad idea — but if the NCAA can’t resist, here’s how to do it

The basketball season will continue for Duquesne after the Dukes received an invitation Sunday night to the 16-team College Basketball Invitational. The Dukes (20-12) are seeded No. 5 and will play No. 12 Rice (18-15) at 1 p.m. next Sunday. … [Read more...] about Duquesne joins 16-team CBI field, will play Rice in first round

A season full of surprise and highlights ended in disappointment Wednesday night for Duquesne in its first game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament as No. 11 La Salle surged past the sixth-seeded Dukes with a big second-half en route to an 81-70 victory at Barclays Center in New York. … [Read more...] about Cold-shooting Duquesne upset by La Salle in Atlantic 10 Tournament

When a college basketball team goes from 6-24 to 20-11 in one year, there shouldn’t be too many complaints from the head coach. Given those enjoyable circumstances for Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot, that has generally been the case this season. … [Read more...] about Tim Benz: For Duquesne, finding defensive consistency is key to a deep Atlantic 10 run

One-by-one, they stepped to the free-throw line. Clang! … Swish! … Swish! … Clang! … For every miss by a Duquesne basketball player, there was a chance for everyone to run the floor. A make, of course, bought some extra time. … [Read more...] about Duquesne set to put loss in regular-season finale in past, focus on A-10 Tournament