NEWS: Gonzaga and Michigan State are in advanced discussions to play a neutral site game on an aircraft carrier in San Diego on Veterans Day (11/11), according to multiple sources.
So incredibly humbled and grateful for all of your kind words. This is a dream come true for our entire fanbase. And our coaches and players never once wavered when shit hit the fan in January. True testament to Coach Dambrot, his staff and players.
Very grateful for all of you following along all year and engaging with me. We are going to get that tattoo taken care of here shortly. Really couldn’t imagine how unbelievably successful this season would have turned out. Fun days ahead with Coach Dru. Let’s go Dukes 🔴🔵
To all fellow A10 fans and college basketball pundits who say Duquesne fans shouldn’t be excited about a 7-0 start because of the competition: you didn’t have to sit through a 3 win season or the last 3 decades + of bad basketball. So you don’t get to tell us to not be excited.
Obi Toppin was the best player in the country this year for a top 5 team. All of Iowa’s players being triggered by this shows just how irrelevant their program is.
Game may not be how we wanted it but we had just an insane ride with our guys. Let’s enjoy these seniors for 20 more mins. They put us back on the map.
Unbelievably proud to have Maceo Austin as a Duquesne Duke student/athlete. Mature beyond his years and that has nothing to do with the basketball court. Hoping he is able to find peace and know he has an entire community rooting for him.
Tre is a Duquesne legend. Stayed after the 6 win year. Played his role perfectly the past two years. Gutted it out thru a clearly separated shoulder in the A10 quarters. Was his teammates biggest supporter after that. Glue guy. Character guy. Can’t wait to see what’s next for Tre
Duquesne fans making the trip to Omaha: We will be having an unofficial pregame at DJ’s Dugout Sports bar by the arena on Thursday starting between 9:30 am and 10. Come crush some four lokos with me and some other cool people 🔴🔵🎩
I have quite a bit of admiration for VCU’s program and their fans. I tell that to my friends all the time. But I need this. My people that have been supporting this program tirelessly thru the last 47 years. They deserve it.
Back in the Burgh. Incredibly grateful for our coaches, players, managers, support staff and everyone involved with
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. It’s a family ❤️ we finally did it.
I’ve told him this twice now but thank you Keith for taking a chance on Duquesne when nobody else would. You brought us back from the dead. We aren’t done yet. We love you ❤️
Sources: Duquesne will hold a Noon ET press conference today to discuss Keith Dambrot's future.
The expectation is that he will retire after the NCAA Tournament.
Fairly obvious from the portal interest, but Duquesne needs to name Dru the HC within the next 24-48 hours because he deserves it and two because we need to be able ride this momentum thru the first portal wave. This is a reloading situation now. He’s the guy. Get it done DUQ
I was cheering for my guys during the second half of a loss last weekend capping off a historic season when an angry Illinois woman pointed to the scoreboard and screamed “scoreboard” at me. I hope she is having a wonderful evening.
Starting in September I will be moving back to Pittsburgh. This means, I will be able to attend all games and update the blog regularly. Traveling two hours each way to games the last few years has been a drain. My job is nice enough to allow me to work remotely.
I love all you people who continue to entertain my insane rants on here. Being an A10 and Duquesne fan is the nichiest of niche fandoms but wouldn’t trade it for the world even on nights like tonight where I feel like the life has been sucked out of me.
Our guys got punched in the mouth with an 0-5 start in conference. They, along with our coaches have worked their asses off to get out of that hole. If you’re a Duquesne fan you should feel very encouraged with the trajectory of the program. It’s in good hands.
We deserve nights like tonight. Being a fan of this program over the past 30+ years has brought absolutely no joy period. Coach D is here and it’s actually fun now.
Not sure there has been a player at Duquesne who has been as universally adored as Mike Lewis was the past 3 years. He will do great at whatever school he chooses.
Duquesne is 1 win away from 20 for the season. That was unthinkable 2 years ago when we were embarrassed on our home floor in the A10 tournament. What Keith Dambrot has accomplished is nothing short of a minor miracle.
Don’t have any predictions to offer for tonight. However, I do know we have a formula. Our kids are tougher than the kids on the other teams we play every night and they know it.
I’d like to do a proper tribute spaces or tweet thread for Coach Dambrot and our seniors. I’m exhausted tonight but we will do that this week. Overall, just very happy for our fanbase. Those people who stuck around decades deserved these past two weeks more than anything.