The Duquesne Dukes (1-0) will look for their second win of the regular season when they travel to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (0-1) at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday night at 6 p.m. EST. The Dukes won the last contest between the two teams, besting the Nittany Lions 78-52 at the former CONSOL Energy Center on Nov. 20, 2015, behind Derrick Colter’s career-high 26 points. Duquesne returns two starters — senior center Darius Lewis and junior forward Eric James — from the ... Read More
Duquesne announces men’s basketball non-conference schedule
The Duquesne men’s basketball team will start its season with a school-record eight games in November, including a matchup with the University of Kentucky, according to the 2016-17 non-conference season schedule that was released today. The Dukes, who finished 10-3 in regular season non-conference games last season, tip-off their 101st season at home against Loyola Maryland on Friday, Nov. 11. Duquesne, part of the Atlantic 10 conference, then travels to State College, PA to face Penn State ... Read More
Derrick Colter signs pro deal with French team
Former Duquesne guard Derrick Colter has signed a contract to play professional basketball in France. Colter, who finished his career with over 1,500 points and 500 assists, will play for Roen Metropole Basket of the Ligue Natiuonale de Basket Pro B League, the second-highest league in France. Colter joins former Duquesne teammates Micah Mason, who signed to play professionally in Belgium two weeks ago, and Ovie Soko, who signed a contract to play in Italy in 2014, abroad. Colter is the ... Read More
Duquesne adds two graduate transfers to men’s basketball roster
Duquesne head men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry announced Tuesday that graduate transfers Kale Abrahamson (Drake/Northwestern) and Emile Blackman (Niagara) have signed financial aid agreements with the Dukes and will join the men’s program for the 2016-17 season. Abrahamson, a 6-foot-8 forward, brings 95 games of Division I experience to the Dukes. In his last season at Drake, he averaged just over 11 points a game. He began his collegiate career at Northwestern and transferred to Drake ... Read More
Duquesne to host Seton Hill in second exhibition game
Fresh off a convincing 91-62 win against Division II Urbana, the Duquesne Dukes will host another DII foe when they face the Seton Hill Griffons in an exhibition contest with tip off set for 7 p.m. at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Micah Mason got off to a strong start in the Dukes season debut Tuesday night, hitting four three-pointers and leading the team with 16 points in only 19 minutes of play. Dukes head coach Jim Ferry played 15 players against the overmatched Blue Knights and 12 scored ... Read More
Duquesne looks to spoil Davidson’s title hopes
Duquesne (11-17, 6-11) looks to cinch the No. 10 seed in the Atlantic 10 in its last regular season game tonight at 7:00 pm ET game against Davidson (22-6, 13-4) at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh. The Dukes need a win and a Saint Louis (13-16, 7-10) loss at Rhode Island to earn the 10th spot. The Dukes are coming off an 81-66 win over Fordham on Wednesday at Rose Hill Gym, having won three of its past four games. Duquesne has not lost a home game since Jan. 22 against St. ... Read More
Duquesne looks for first A-10 road win at La Salle
The Duquesne Dukes(8-15, 3-9) look for their first Atlantic 10 road win Wednesday night, facing La Salle (14-11, 6-6) at 7:00 pm ET at the Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. Both teams are coming off Saturday losses; the Dukes are reeling from an 82-74 loss at UMass while La Salle recovers from a 77-69 decision to Davidson at home. Despite their record, including 0-6 in road conference play, Duquesne has been outscoring Atlantic 10 opponents by +3.0 ppg at home, with three of the Dukes’ ... Read More
Duquesne, VCU Clash at Consol
Duquesne (6-9, 1-3) will take on No. 17 Virginia Commonwealth (14-3, 4-0) today at 2:00 pm ET at the CONSOL Energy Center in the Dukes’ first CONSOL home game this season. This marks the third meeting between Duquesne and third-year Atlantic 10 member VCU. The Rams defeated Duquesne 80-65 last year at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was picked to finish first in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. Both teams enter the game ranked among the bottom 20 teams nationally in team free throw ... Read More
Duquesne rallies to beat St. Joseph’s
Duquesne (6-7, 1-1) defeated Saint Joseph’s (6-7, 0-2) Wednesday night 71-68, which marked the team’s third best comeback in the Ferry era. The Dukes rallied from a 12-point first half deficit to finish the half trailing by two points. Junior guard Derrick Colter scored a game-high 22 points, entering the game ranked second nationally in 3-point percentage. Wednesday marked his ninth 20-point game of his career and the second this season. Senior forward Dominique McKoy and junior guard Micah ... Read More
Duquesne downed by Dayton in A-10 opener
Duquesne (5-7, 0-1) fell to Dayton (11-2, 1-0) 81-55 in their Atlantic 10 opener Saturday at the UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton’s sophomore guard Kyle Davis scored a game-high 17 points in leading the Flyers to a victory over the Dukes, who scored their second fewest points in a game this season next to a 52-point performance against Saint Francis on Dec. 17. Duquesne’s junior forward Jeremiah Jones led his team with 10 points. Freshman Eric James put up nine points for the Dukes, making ... Read More