Duquesne men’s basketball has won a game in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1969.
The Dukes knocked off BYU, 71-67, in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament and will advance to take on the winner of Illinois and Morehead State this weekend. The incredible run for Keith Dambrot and the Dukes continues, and the Duquesne fans are making their pride known on social media.
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They’re some puppies…BUT WE SOME DAWGS!!!! @BYUMBB pic.twitter.com/pqOoHX3X2h
— Andy Barba (@andybarba5) March 21, 2024
Duquesne wins! Hope that the Dukes are this year’s St Mary’s.
Also the A10 takes down the all powerful B12 which is nice.
— Carlo Veltri (@vetchy119) March 21, 2024
March always delivers.
But it’s been a while since it delivered in the guise of the @DuqMBB Dukes.
What a run!— Michael DeCourcy (@tsnmike) March 21, 2024
Duquesne just beat up a team from the Big 12. How is that possible? That conference was so good we were told they needed 11 or 12 bids!!! pic.twitter.com/5LUmLpGUcJ
— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) March 21, 2024
Celebrate Duquesne! First NCAA tournament win since 1969! @GoDuquesne #wtae pic.twitter.com/zr8i6cPf64
— Andrew Stockey (@astockeyWTAE) March 21, 2024
Looks like I made the correct decision let’s go DUKES @DuqMBB https://t.co/Fl0YlVKmjw
— B Steele (@Im_Baylee) March 21, 2024
Hahahahahaha. This is so awesome.
Been waiting my whole life for this moment.
Got Ray on the radio. Tears in my eyes. Family on cloud nine. What a freaking start to our day.
— Mid-Major Madness (@mid_madness) March 21, 2024
Duquesne wins! First tournament win since 1969!
Fousseyni Drame reprises his role as a defensive specialist on a mid-major Cinderalla! Freshman Jakub Necas w/ a career high 12 points off the bench!@TheBluffBlog rejoices! Go @DuqMBB !!#A10MBB#GoDukes
— Joe Budzelek (@stf_ncaa) March 21, 2024
AYYYYYYYEEEEE!!! First tournament win in 55 years! @CoachDambrot @DuqMBB . Keep it going
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 21, 2024
MARCH IS HERE! THE DUQUESNE DUKES BEAT BYU! KEITH DAMBROT’S CAREER LIVES ON ANOTHER DAY!
Dae Dae Grant was stone cold at the foul line, and Jimmy Clark made winnings plays down the stretch. The miraculous run for the Dukes lives on.
— Sean Paul (@SeanPaulCBB) March 21, 2024
PPG Paints Arena erupts with cheers as Duquesne takes down BYU.
The fans here have been closely following on the big screen — maybe even more than the game that’s happening on the floor. pic.twitter.com/1GkvBCcLxZ
— Nathan Breisinger (@NateBreisinger) March 21, 2024
Duquesne UPSETS 6 seed BYU! pic.twitter.com/DDocPAGouL
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 21, 2024
PUT UP YOUR EFFING DUKES
— Donny Football (@DonChed54) March 21, 2024
Keith Dambrot.
The Mission Continues.
CC: @missioncontinue.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 21, 2024
FIRST NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN IN 55 YEARS!
LET’S GO @DuqMBB! pic.twitter.com/JRQd7Nz9HA
— Atlantic 10 MBB (@A10MBB) March 21, 2024
Duquesne, located in the shadow of the PPG Arena, defeated BYU, 71-65, in Omaha. Fans at Pittsburgh sub-regional got to watch the Iron Dukes on look at on big screen video while Creighton-Akron was going on, cheering loudly anytime local favorites made a big play down stretch.
— Dick Weiss (@HoopsWeiss) March 21, 2024
An 11 seed from Pittsburgh has won an NCAA Tournament game in back-to-back seasons:
2023: No. 11 #Pitt 59-41 over No. 6 Iowa State
2024: No. 11 #Duquesne 71-67 over BYU— Austin Bechtold (@AustinRBechtold) March 21, 2024
Duquesne over BYU is what the NCAA Tournament expansion people want to take away.
Dukes were a bid thief, then they beat a Power conference team.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) March 21, 2024
Duquesne was the LEAST-PICKED 11-seed this year #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/ZHHfXBGHmO
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 21, 2024
YEAAAAHHHH @DruOnDemand LFG!!!! Go Dukes @DuqMBB
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 21, 2024
Keith Dambrot is too good of a coach to have walked away without winning a Tournament game
— 3 Bid League (@3BidLeaguePod) March 21, 2024
Keith Dambrot is going out IN STYLE.
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot is retiring and just got the first NCAA tourney win of his career.
No. 11 Dukes just beat No. 6 BYU. Limited the Cougars to just 8 3’s.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 21, 2024
DUUUUUUUKKEEEESSSSSSSSSSS
— Atlantic 10 MBB (@A10MBB) March 21, 2024
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11 over 6 upsets vs overrated Big 12 schools? It’s a Pittsburgh thing.
First tournament win in 55 years
Good work Dukes @duq_thecrew pic.twitter.com/6jIK9438kH
— Oakland Zoo (@OaklandZoo) March 21, 2024
It was the Dukes! It was the Dukes!
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 21, 2024
Duquense fans invested in the final stages of the Dukes first round game here at PPG Paints Arena. pic.twitter.com/m29nN6YjIo
— Ethan Morrison (@EthanMorrison26) March 21, 2024
AYYYYYYYEEEEE!!! First tournament win in 55 years! @CoachDambrot @DuqMBB . Keep it going
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 21, 2024
PPG Paints Arena erupts with cheers as Duquesne takes down BYU.
The fans here have been closely following on the big screen — maybe even more than the game that’s happening on the floor. pic.twitter.com/1GkvBCcLxZ
— Nathan Breisinger (@NateBreisinger) March 21, 2024
Kudos to Duquesne's sports info staff today. Jim Duzyk, Jacob Davey and Trey Staunch are running the show here at PPG Paints Arena, helping coordinate for 8 teams, all the while keeping up with the Dukes halfway across the country, who just advanced for 1st time in 55 years.
— Justin Guerriero (@GuerrieroTrib) March 21, 2024
Head Coach Keith Dambrot and @DuqMBB rewrite the history books!
Joining @AJRoss_TV after the first-round victory against BYU, Dambrot reflects on the journey and Duquesne's first NCAA tournament win since 1969. pic.twitter.com/d0lylGHtDy
— March Madness Men’s Basketball TV (@MM_MBB_TV) March 21, 2024
Duquesne wins! Hope that the Dukes are this year’s St Mary’s.
Also the A10 takes down the all powerful B12 which is nice.
— Carlo Veltri (@vetchy119) March 21, 2024
Nothing like getting a text from the kids while working the tourney. pic.twitter.com/NytT1Ap90w
— Will Graves (@WillGravesAP) March 21, 2024
They’re some puppies…BUT WE SOME DAWGS!!!! @BYUMBB pic.twitter.com/pqOoHX3X2h
— Andy Barba (@andybarba5) March 21, 2024
When I see @DuqMBB I have bad memories as my Titans @DetroitMercyMBB team had just beaten @MarquetteMBB for our 21st straight WIN in Milwaukee vs my fav Coach in 1977 Al McGuire .Next game Duquesne NORM NIXON night & I get ejected & we get beat .I see they r up on BYU 38-30
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) March 21, 2024
Duquesne just beat up a team from the Big 12. How is that possible? That conference was so good we were told they needed 11 or 12 bids!!! pic.twitter.com/5LUmLpGUcJ
— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) March 21, 2024
ALL THE @DuqMBB MERCH AND MORE!!!!
Show the boys love!
https://t.co/0qCb0NbPDz pic.twitter.com/zn0csSmp9L
— Duquesne NIL Store (@DukesNILStore) March 21, 2024
BYU's arena capacity: 18,987
Duquesne's arena capacity: 3,500 pic.twitter.com/Q2wKM7FOMl— Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 21, 2024
— Blake Hinson Szn (@neverlosebets) March 21, 2024
DUQUESNE IS READY pic.twitter.com/F5zelxJa1o
— A10 Talk (@A10Talk) March 21, 2024
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