Duquesne Dukes NCAA Basketball News

Jason Duty has gone from walk-on to starting guard at Duquesne. But that only begins to scratch the surface of his work ethic.

An in-depth preview of the five Division I men's college basketball teams for the 2009-10 season: Pitt Coach: Jamie Dixon Last year's record: 31-5 How they finished: Lost to Villanova in NCAA Tournament East Regional Finals Biggest losses: C DeJuan Blair, F Sam Young and PG Levance Fields Returning starter: Jermaine Dixon, sr., SG Player to watch: ...

An early, up-close look at the Duquesne men's and women's basketball teams arrives Saturday, when Fan Fest is unveiled at Palumbo Center.

Guard Jason Duty is the only senior on Duquesne's roster. Of all the compliments Duquesne men's basketball coach Ron Everhart received during last season, when his team constructed 21 wins, the one that hit him hardest came from -- of all people -- a football coach.

The New Jersey Attorney General's office will take over the manslaughter prosecution of former NBA star Jayson Williams.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Coach Ron Everhart is very high on Sean Johnson, the most valuable player of the New York City Catholic High School Athletic Association.

Duquesne's 21 wins last season were its most since the 1971 team went 21-4. The '71 Dukes, who lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Penn, finished the season ranked 15th in the Associated Press poll and 18th by UPI.

The flash went off time and again as the photographer sought the perfect team photo of the Duquesne University men's basketball team.

Duquesne men's basketball coach Ron Everhart confirmed late Tuesday night that sophomore guard B.J. Monteiro will be reinstated to the team Wednesday, after charges against him were dropped Tuesday stemming from an August incident in his home state of Connecticut.

Sophomore guard B.J. Monteiro has been reinstated to the Duquesne University basketball team after larceny charges stemming from an incident in his home state of Connecticut were dropped today.

A Duquesne University basketball player is facing charges in his home state of Connecticut.

Duquesne University basketball player B.J. Monteiro was among three people arrested over the weekend in Connecticut in connection with an incident involving the theft of money and electronics at a party in August.

Mike Talley, a 5-foot-10 point guard from Melvindale Academy for Business and Technology and twice running the Associated Press Class C state high school boys basketball player of the year, has given Duquesne University a verbal commitment for the 2010-11 season.

March Madness is making a return to Pittsburgh . Duquesne announced Monday that it will serve as a host school for NCAA Tournament first- and second-round men's games in 2012.

Duquesne University said today it will serve as host school for first- and second-round regional games of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the new Consol Energy Center, currently being constructed Uptown adjacent to Mellon Arena.

The preseason media poll will be out soon, and I will be curious to see how the writers and other pundits predict the 2009-10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball season.

In the past I've used language that is pretty esoteric when writing about basketball - language that is best understood by the junkies.

Pitt and Duquesne used to form a fierce college basketball rivalry that captured the attention of the sports world in Pittsburgh for a night.

Saying it's "where I want to be," Suzie McConnell-Serio settled in for the long term as Duquesne 's women's basketball coach, agreeing Wednesday to a multi-year contract extension following last season's record-breaking showing.

It was a year like none in recent memory at Duquesne . The Dukes treated their long-suffering fans to a load of thrills in posting their first 20-win season in 28 years.