Dru Joyce III has known Keith Dambrot since he was a young kid growing up in Akron, Ohio. Joyce played ball under Dambrot’s leadership for years, including the first two years of his high-school career at Saint Vincent-Saint Mary’s.
Kareem Rozier is on a mission to lead Duquesne back to March Madness in his junior season. The Michigan native was only a sophomore last year, but was praised for his leadership ability by former head coach Keith Dambrot.
The landmark Duquesne men’s basketball season has officially been enshrined in Duquesne Athletics history. On Thursday night, Duquesne Athletics announced that the 2023-2024 men’s basketball team, head coach Keith Dambrot, Jimmy Clark III and Dae Dae Grant have joined this year’s Merle Gillian Duquesne University Athletics Hall of Fame Class.
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?
A couple years ago, Keith Dambrot was able to bring in a couple of transfer guards, Dae Dae Grant and Tre Clark, who ultimately helped lead Duquesne to the NCAA Tournament.
On Thursday, PSN’s Mike Vukovcan spent 20+ minutes on the phone with Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel. In part one of my interview, Capel went into detail about the culture change at Pitt, future scheduling and he was very vocal concerning the lack of national respect for ACC and how it needs to change.
Seven seasons ago, Duquesne was looking for momentum of any kind, not a “10-year plan”, and ultimately decided that Keith Dambrot was that voice. As the university determined between the right choice and the sensible one following Dambrot’s name, everything circled back to a sole individual.
Duquesne has promoted Dru Joyce III to replace retired coach Keith Dambrot, the university announced Thursday. Dambrot had coached Joyce and teammate LeBron James in high school in Akron, Ohio, before moving on to the college ranks.
LeBron James is embracing the role of breaking news reporter, at least for one day.
OMAHA, Neb. — The task was simple, a self-starting treadmill, moving as fast as possible for 10 seconds with a large group of individuals all watching as breathing became optional.
OMAHA, Neb. — With just under a minute left at the CHI Health Center, Duquesne Men’s Basketball coach Keith Dambrot nodded his head, his first sign of acknowledgement that the end of his coaching career was fast approaching.
Jared Jones evidently's on the way, Evgeni Malkin's fading fast, the Dukes and Keith Dambrot are off the ride and ... yeah, that's not even touching on football.
OMAHA, Neb. -- It's never going to be lost that Duquesne achieved what most thought was unachievable when Keith Dambrot was hired to resurrect the program in 2017.
OMAHA, Neb. -- A players-only meeting held on the eve of Duquesne's return to the NCAA Tournament made one mission clear. The Dukes earned their first NCAA Tournament win since 1969 Thursday at the CHI Health Center by defeating BYU 71-67 in the program's first appearance in the dance since 1977.
OMAHA, Neb — Excitement is in the air for the Duquesne Men’s Basketball Team following a 71-67 NCAA Tournament triumph over BYU Thursday afternoon at CHI Health Center.
It's the first time Duquesne will advance to the Round of 32 for the first time since 1969, per ESPN, and it caught the attention of one of the game's all-time greats.
OMAHA, Neb. -- History was realized Sunday when Duquesne locked in its first NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in 47 seasons. The area surrounding UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Tuesday was packed with red and blue as the Dukes were sent off to Omaha for a taste of March Madness, a task that at one point felt unachievable.
As Duquesne Men’s Basketball practice ended Jan. 10th, coach Keith Dambrot was informed that longtime Alabama football coach Nick Saban had retired, and his response was immediate.
Duquesne men's basketball coach Keith Dambrot announced Monday that he will retire following the Dukes' first appearance at the NCAA Tournament since 1977.
Duquesne basketball head coach Keith Dambrot, who coached LeBron James in high school, is reportedly retiring after the 2023-24 season, the team announced.
As West Virginia participates in the latest CBB coaching search this spring, it’s important to know what’s going on around the country with other schools.
The NCAA Tournament is finally here and one of the top storylines every year is the coaches who are looking to make a statement. Maybe it’s a coach looking to get their program some respect or maybe it’s a coach who is shockingly looking for their next opportunity.
The NCAA Tournament is finally here and one of the top storylines every year is the coaches who are looking to make a statement. Maybe it’s a coach looking to get their program some respect or maybe it’s a coach who is shockingly looking for their next opportunity.
LeBron James has been playing basketball so long that one of his former high school teammates is now a coach at NCAA Tournament darling Duquesne.
When last the Duquesne Dukes made the NCAA Tournament, a little film called "Star Wars" was about to take the box office by storm.
NEW YORK — Of the four second-round games in the Atlantic-10 conference tournament on Wednesday, only the finale featuring Duquesne and Saint Louis didn’t come down to the wire.
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