Pittsburgh—The Duquesne Dukes (2-3) travel to Boone, NC on Wednesday to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers (1-4). The Dukes opened the season with back-to-back road losses, but followed up with a 2-1 home-stand at the Palumbo Center last week. That home-stand featured some distinct highs and lows—a thrilling overtime victory in the first game, followed by poor shot selection in the next, and finally ending with a dominant rebounding performance and 84-74 victory over Youngstown State. ... Read More
Duquesne Played “Ferry’s Way” Last Wednesday
Pittsburgh—Toughness in the game of basketball can often be measured with a particular statistic. Sure, the opponent’s score can measure a team’s toughness on defense. But on the glass is where a basketball team shows its true grit. At every level of the game, coaches often look at their team’s rebounding numbers as a measure of toughness. While rebounding is only one part of being a tough team, it is nevertheless a necessary component. When Coach Ferry started at Duquesne this past ... Read More
Dukes Dominate the Glass in 84-74 Win
Pittsburgh—The daily rebounding drills in practice are paying off for Duquesne—or at least it seemed that way tonight. The Dukes as a team had their best performance on the glass that any Duquesne team has had in a years. They outrebounded their opponent Youngstown State by a margin of 53-29. The last time they outrebounded a Division I opponent by a margin of 20 or more was on November 9, 2007 against Howard. When a team rebounds this well, odds are they will win any game they play. Perhaps ... Read More
Duquesne Goes Cold, Gets Trampled by North Dakota State 57-43
Pittsburgh—Duquesne took the court for the second night in a row Tuesday against Summit League opponent North Dakota State. The visiting Bison, who were picked to finish 2nd in the Summit League this season, came out ready to play. They started the game with a 9-0 run and maintained a double figure lead for most of the game. Their first turnover didn’t come until 3:40 of the opening period. Duquesne simply didn’t help themselves much throughout the game. In addition to a number of errant ... Read More
Dukes Win Overtime Thriller, 90-88
Pittsburgh—The Duquesne Dukes picked up their first win of the season Monday night against James Madison, in what Coach Ferry said was “truly a program win” for his young team. The Dukes were forced to go without star shooting guard Sean Johnson for the last several minutes of regulation and the entire overtime period due to cramps. But the younger players, namely Derrick Colter and Quevyn Winters were brilliant in the late stages of the game. “We showed a lot of growth in tonight’s game,” a ... Read More
Sub-regional of Progressive Legends Classic Comes to the Palumbo Center
Pittsburgh—On November 19-21st, Duquesne will host three teams in a round robin sub-regional tournament that is part of the Progressive Legends Classic. The sub-regional will feature two games each day, with 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM start times. Duquesne is scheduled to play in the 7:00 PM game all three days. James Madison, North Dakota State and Youngstown State will all be participating in the tournament. The sub-regional that will take place at the A.J. Palumbo Center this week is one of two ... Read More
Isaiah Watkins Joins the Court for Duquesne
Six-foot-eight power forward Isaiah Watkins became the first member of the 2013-2014 Duquesne basketball recruiting class this Thursday. Watkins attended St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. As a junior he averaged 8.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists, while helping his team to a 35-3 record and a No. 21 national ranking by USA Today. Watkins chose to attend Duquesne University over Miami, Arkansas, and Villanova, among others. “I know they’re in the rebuilding ... Read More
A look around the Atlantic 10
It’s a season of new horizons for the Atlantic-10. This summer, the conference celebrated the addition of two strong programs, Butler and VCU, to their already touted mix of teams. Both of these schools have made noise in the NCAA tournament in recent years. Pitt fans still may have a sour taste in their mouths from their 71-70 loss to Butler in the third round of the 2011 NCAA tournament. Butler would then storm on to their 2nd Final Four appearance in two seasons. VCU had a Cinderella run of ... Read More
Duquesne’s Colter Brings New Life to Point Guard Position
Pittsburgh—Many Duquesne fans were devastated when they heard the news last March: 3rd team All-Conference point guard T.J. McConnell to transfer out of Duquesne. McConnell, who ran Duquesne’s offense the past two years, was also the Atlantic-10 Freshman of the Year in 2011. In addition to McConnell’s departure, the Dukes were plagued with the loss of sophomore guard Mike Talley. At the conclusion of last season, things looked pretty hopeless for the Dukes. Even though the team was undersized ... Read More
Dukes Come up Short Again, Despite Late Scoring Run
Washington— The Duquesne Dukes fell to 0-2 in a hard-fought, physical basketball game Sunday night. Sean Johnson led all scorers with a game-high 21 points, while Georgetown’s D’Vauntes Smith-Riviera finished with 19. Although physical, the Hoyas season opener proved to be a sloppy one. Duquesne finished with 14 turnovers to Georgetown’s 17. The visiting Dukes shot a lousy 4-24 (16.7 percent) from three-point range. Duquesne was able to jump out to a short-lived 8-5 lead in the early ... Read More