In case you missed today's show, Michael Waterloo, Gar Bercury and Jon Pennline were joined by Duquesne guard Micah Mason. The guys then discussed the Steelers draft, the Pirates and the Penguins game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Tune in next week for another live episode at 11 a.m. ... Read More
Pitt escapes with road win at Notre Dame
It doesn’t matter whether they are members of the Big East Conference or the ACC, the Pitt Panthers will always have their problems with Mike Brey’s Notre Dame Fighting Irish. That was the case again Saturday for the Panthers, but unlike the past five meetings between the two schools, this time Pitt found a way to come away with an 85-81 victory in overtime. Lamar Patterson scored 20 points, including a pair of free throws with two seconds left, and Talib Zanna had 17 points and 14 ... Read More
Improbable Victory Breathes New Life Into Final Stretch of Season
It has been quite a wild year for the Duquesne Dukes to say the least, and that wildness has gone both ways. Colter’s miraculous buzzer beater, the five conference games that came down to the final minute of play, the 15-point second half Duquesne had against Dayton have all been highlights for a crazy season thus far. Of the five games that came down to the last ticks of the clock, two of them were against the powerful Saint Louis Billikens. When Duquesne played rival St. Bonaventure for the ... Read More
Duquesne Knocks Down Top 10 Opponent
This time, the Dukes pulled it out – on the road. Just weeks after losing a heartbreaker to the Billikens at home, a game that came down to the final minutes, Duquesne stunned Saint Louis 71-64 on the Billikens’ home court. The win was Duquesne’s first road win over a top 10 team since 1962 and their first win over a top 10 opponent since beating No. 9 Xavier in 2009. Micah Mason led his team with 22 points, while Jerry Jones came off the bench to score a season high 19. Mason hit his ... Read More
Free Throw Shooting a Thorn in the Side for Duquesne
I’m not sure what it is with Pittsburgh basketball teams, specifically Pitt and Duquesne. I’m not sure if it’s the type of player each program recruits, the coaching style in practice, or something else. But both teams are just struggling from the charity stripe this season, and for Duquesne, it probably cost them the game last Saturday against Dayton. Pitt, who has historically struggled from the line under Jamie Dixon, is shooting around 71 percent from the line this year. Their 18 of 28 ... Read More
Pitt offense struggles again in loss to Florida State
The Pitt basketball team has had their share of close games as of late, having not won a game in regulation since January 25. They haven’t learned from all their close encounters. Senior night wasn’t kind to Pitt seniors Lamar Patterson and Talib Zanna as the duo combined to go only 9-for-25 from the floor as the Panthers were upset at home by Florida State 71-66. Pitt (20-7, 8-6 ACC) shot only 37 percent from the floor and 63 percent from the charity stripe in the loss. “Not what I ... Read More
Colonial of the Week: Karvel Anderson
Robert Morris has quietly been working its way to a conference title all season. This past week the Colonials clinched the Northeast Conference with two wins thanks in large part to senior guard Karvel Anderson. Anderson, an Elkhart, Indiana native, scored over 25 points in each of the team's two wins this past week. The most recent, a win which clinched the conference title, Anderson netted 31 points on Senior Day. The Colonials needed overtime to beat St. Francis (NY) but Anderson played ... Read More
Duquesne Gets Early Jump on Flyers, Falls Behind Late in 57-54 Loss
Jim Ferry couldn’t have dreamed of a better first half for his basketball team on senior day. Duquesne (11-15, 3-10) led the entire first half, opening with an 11-2 run spurred by strong 3-point shooting and stingy defense. The Dukes shot 8 of 12 from beyond the arc in the first half, and 52 percent from the field. Soko, Gill, Jerry Jones and Ridenour all had triples, Soko also adding 19 points. The star senior had one of his best outside shooting performances all season, hitting three deep ... Read More
Duquesne Not So Lucky This Time Against Bonnies
Duquesne faced St. Bonaventure, their number one most-played opponent of all time, Wednesday night, losing by a score of 71-67. The game came just over three weeks after Duquesne (11-14, 3-9) beat the Bonnies at the Palumbo Center on a last-second Derrick Colter 3-point heave. Duquesne rallied from an early deficit, but wasn’t able to overtake the streaking Bonnies (16-10, 6-6), who have now won three straight. Both teams had their moments in the game, but Duquesne couldn’t rebound from an ... Read More
Ovie Soko: From 3000 Miles to 1000 Points
Ovie Soko began his basketball career 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in London, England. Growing up in the UK, his first love was soccer, but he realized before long that basketball may be in his future after hitting a growth spurt. So Soko decided to enter high school in the states as a junior to develop his basketball game. He will now go down in history as a 1,000-point scorer, reaching the mark last Saturday afternoon in a game at Rhode Island. Soko mounted a 19-point, 12-rebound ... Read More