Duquesne Dukes NCAA Basketball News

Xavier University sophomore guard Jordan Crawford has earned Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week honors.

Duquesne, coming off its first victory at a Big Ten Conference venue, faces three games in three days beginning Monday in what coach Ron Everhart views as dress rehearsal for a possible postseason appearance.

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Thankfully, the Pitt Panthers were able to shake off their early-season rust in front of a national audience on Tuesday, easily handling the Binghamton Bearcats by a 71-46 count on ESPN2.

It isn't going to take long for the Iowa basketball team to get past its season-opening loss.

Duquesne sophomore guard Melquan Bolding is expected to be out four to six weeks with a broken right wrist.

Duquesne's Damian Saunders was named the Atlantic 10 Conference co-player of the week for his performance in the Dukes' season-opening victory over Nicholls State.

Perhaps a thank-you note is in order -- one addressed to former Marquette standout Dominic James.

Dave Mackall can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5617. Duquesne begins its 94th year of men's basketball in search of its third consecutive winning season under coach Ron Everhart tonight at home against Nicholls State.

If Ron Everhart isn't careful, he might find himself working elsewhere. In just three years, the Duquesne University men's basketball coach has halted a decades-long tailspin on the Bluff.

Duquesne scored the first 18 points and went on to beat La Roche, 95-48, in an exhibition game last night at the Palumbo Center.

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.