No team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference has been as hot as the Waynesburg men's basketball team as the Yellow Jackets will look to carry the momentum from a strong close of the regular season into the PAC Tournament. The Yellow Jackets (16-9, 12-4 PAC) finished the season on an eight-game win streak, which was good enough to clinch them the No.2 seed in next week's PAC Tournament. Saint Vincent College, the defending two-time PAC champions, earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament, ... Read More
Duquesne knocks off Dayton for biggest win of season
Duquesne (9-16, 4-10) rallied to defeat Atlantic 10 co-leader Dayton (20-6, 10-4) in an 83-73 upset win this afternoon at the CONSOL Energy Center. The Dukes were led by junior guard Derrick Colter, who had a team-high 25 points in scoring his thousandth point on a 3-pointer with 18:06 left in play. Colter became the 38th player in Duquesne history to be given the honor. “It was a good win. I just wanted to win,” Colter said. “I [don’t] really care about the thousand points right now—I ... Read More
Duquesne assistant John Rhodes fighting cancer, involved in accident this week
Duquesne head coach Jim Ferry took a few minutes during Saturday’s postgame conference to move the discussion away from his team’s 83-73 win over the Dayton Flyers. He instead focused on one of his assistant coaches John Rhodes. Ferry announced that Rhodes had been diagnosed with cancer three weeks ago and was set to begin treatment this week but he was also hit by a car during the team’s road trip to La Salle earlier this week, suffering two broken bones in his leg and a slight fracture of ... Read More
Chris Jones shoots Pitt past Syracuse
Needing a big win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive, the Pitt Panthers needed to go into a building they are very familiar with and defeat a former Big East Conference rival they defeated just two weeks prior. Thanks to a 16 point, six assist and six rebound effort from Jamel Artis and some hot shooting from Chris Jones, Pitt went into the Carrier Dome and knocked off Syracuse 65-61, keeping those slim tournament hopes alive. Things didn’t come easy for Pitt (18-10, 7-7 ACC) as ... Read More
Duquesne looks to get back on winning track vs. Dayton
Duquesne (8-16, 3-10) suffered an 87-72 loss Wednesday night to La Salle (15-11, 7-6) at the Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. Redshirt sophomore guard Jordan Price led the court in scoring 19 points in the Explorers’ wire-to-wire win. Price hit five three-pointers in the effort. Duquesne junior guards Micah Mason and Derrick Colter had 16 and 11 points, respectively. Sophomore forward L.G. Gill added 10 points off the bench. La Salle jumped to a 15-2 early lead in knocking down five ... Read More
Duquesne Women look to continue hot streak; chasing NCAA bid
If you are looking for the best basketball team right now in the city of Pittsburgh, you might not have to look any further than the Duquesne women. Under head coach Dan Burt's guidance, the Dukes are sitting at 18-8, 10-3 in the Atlantic-10, which is good for third place right now. Even more impressive is that following a 58-51 victory over Richmond on Wednesday night at the Palumbo Center, the Dukes are riding a seven-game win streak. Prior to the season, Burt told me he had some ... Read More
IUP, three other PSAC teams ranked in Atlantic Top 10
Four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division NCAA Division-II men’s basketball teams are ranked in the latest Atlantic Region top ten. Sitting at the top of the rankings are 22-2 West Liberty (Wv) and 17-8 Fairmont (Wv) State from the Mountain East Conference, which are then followed by four straight PSAC schools. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (21-5) is ranked third in the region thanks to a strong non-conference record. Gannon (18-8), currently in first place in the ... 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
2015 NCAA Tournament: Breaking down the ACC’s bubble teams
With the 2015 NCAA Tournament only weeks away, Pitt Panthers fans are left wondering if the Panthers will be dancing when the tournament field is announced in March. With the likes of Virginia, Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame and North Carolina all locks to be in the field of 68, there are a couple questions that will need to be answered the final few weeks of the regular season. Those questions being: Who will be the ACC’s sixth team in the tournament, and does the ACC even deserve six ... Read More
PSAC West Hoops Notebook: Gannon nearing regular season title, IUP falling behind
The action in the PSAC West season is winding down and one team is separating itself from the pack in the late goings. Gannon picked up two more wins last week, putting its magic number to just one game to clinch the regular season PSAC West title. Meanwhile, No. 16 IUP dropped to league games in stunning fashion. The Knights of Gannon posted wins against Clarion (78-71) and Pitt-Johnstown (66-36). Senior Raphell Thomas-Edwards again paced Gannon with two double-doubles in the victories. ... Read More