The Robert Morris University’s women’s basketball team didn't last long in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The No. 16 seed Colonials were defeated in the tournament by the No. 1 seed Notre Dame University Fighting Irish by a final score of 79-49. RMU was led in scoring by senior guard Anna Niki Stamolamprou, who hails from Greece. Stamolamprou scored 19 points in the Colonials' first-round loss. After the game, RMU head coach Charlie Buscaglia, in his first year as head coach, proclaimed ... Read More
Pitt men’s basketball loses regular season finale to Virginia
The Pittsburgh Panthers lost their final regular-season game to the University of Virginia on Saturday by a disheartening score of 67-42. For Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings, it was the same old story. “We failed to guard their penetration, and that gave them some of their threes as well,” Stallings said after the game. “Offensively, we could never generate enough to keep it going, and, at our place, we hit shots and could sustain the times where we didn’t. Today, we were not able to do ... Read More
Artis scores season-high 31 points in Pitt’s 83-73 win
The Pitt Panthers men’s basketball team improved to three straight wins after its 83-73 win over Rice University on Saturday night. The Panthers were led in scoring by Jamel Artis, who put up a season-high 31 points. Right behind him was Ryan Luther, who came off the bench to score 20, a career-high for the junior forward. Pitt also had another double-digit scorer in Michael Young, who tallied 12 points, and Cameron Johnson, who had 10 points. Head coach Kevin Stallings praised his players ... Read More
Duquesne travels to Penn State for 48th series game
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 falls to Mansfield in lone exhibition game of season
The Duquesne men’s basketball team put up an equal scoring effort in Saturday's exhibition game against the Mansfield Mountaineers, but it proved to be insufficient to win the contest. Led by senior forward Jeremiah Worthem’s double-double performance of 25 points and 12 rebounds, the Mountaineers overpowered the Dukes, 79-74, at Palumbo Center, Leading the Dukes, senior center Darius Lewis and freshman guard Mike Lewis II both netted 14 points. It was a double-double for Lewis II, who ... Read More
Duquesne men’s basketball hosts Mansfield in exhibition contest
In their first and only exhibition contest of the season the Duquesne Dukes play host to the Mansfield Mountaineers on Saturday at 2 p.m. EDT. The Dukes will look to use the Division II Mountaineers to prepare for Duquesne's Nov. 11 season opener against Loyola Maryland (0-0). Duquesne head coach Jim Ferry led the 2015-16 squad to an even 17-17 record, posting the most wins during his time on the Bluff. Ferry, in his fifth season at Duquesne, added to the roster a recruiting class of four ... Read More
Duquesne men announce 2016-2017 schedule
Duquesne will open the 2016-17 Atlantic 10 season at Fordham on Dec. 30 - marking the Dukes earliest conference start since 1993-94 - it was announced by the conference office as part of the league schedule released today. Eight of DU’s 18 conference games will be televised including home games vs. VCU (Jan. 4 on ASN), Dayton (Jan. 14 at CONSOL Energy Center on CBSSN), Rhode Island (Jan. 21 on NBCSN), St. Bonaventure (Feb. 1 on ASN) and George Washington (Feb. 19 on NBCSN). Duquesne’s ... 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
Burt earns extension with Duquesne
Through three years as Duquesne women's basketball coach, Dan Burt has consistently improved the program to the point of the team's first ever NCAA Tournament berth last season. Duquesne has rewarded his commitment and improvement with an extension through the 2023-24 season. Burt is 71-30 overall with a 35-10 Atlantic 10 record in three seasons. "I would like to thank President Dougherty, incoming President Ken Gormley, the Board of Trustees and our Athletic Director, Dave Harper for ... 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