A member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, Duquesne University sponsors teams in six men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
* = The football team competes as an affiliate member of the Northeast Conference.
Basketball
The Dukes men's basketball team has had great success over the years, playing twice in national championship games in the 1950s and winning the National Invitation Tournament championship in 1955. (At the time, the NIT was far more prestigious than it is now.) The men's basketball Dukes annually play their cross-town rival, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, in Pittsburgh's much anticipated and highly attended City Game. The current head coach is Jim Ferry, who was hired in the spring of 2012.
Darius Perrantes threw six touchdown passes and Tedy Afful had more than 200 receiving yards as Duquesne clinched a share of the Northeast Conference championship with a 42-21 win over Wagner. The Dukes (8-2) are now 5-0 in conference play ... .
They have jumped out to a quick 37-31 lead against Duquesne... Duquesne Dukes @ DePaul Blue Demons ... Duquesne 0-2, DePaul 2-0How To Watch ... The DePaul Blue Demons' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Duquesne Dukes at 9.00 p.m.
CHICAGO — IsaiahRivera’s 18 points helped DePaul defeat Duquesne, 84-58, on Friday night. It was the Dukes’ third straight loss to start the season ... The Dukes (0-3) were led in scoring by Maximus Edwards, who finished with 13 points.
IsaiahRivera poured in 18 points and David Skogman scored 16 points as DePaul continued its resurgence with an 84-58 victory against Duquesne on Friday night in Chicago... Enright delivered eight assists, just one fewer than the Dukes' total.
With 2024 NCAA Tournament team Duquesne up next for the host BlueDemons on Friday, players realize they can't get too rowdy about these runaways ... Duquesne (0-2) has been idle since Nov ... The Dukes led ...
As for Duquesne, the Dukes are in Chicago to tangle with DePaul at 9 p.m. The BlueDemons won their first three games under first-year coach Chris Holtman, while the Dukes lost both of their games to Princeton and Lipscomb.
Who could forget Corbett’s near knockout-punch performance last season against Duquesne at UPMCCooperFieldhouse, when he put up a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago State in a 65-60 loss to the Dukes on Jan.
Their last head-to-head back in November of 2023 was close, and so far it looks like that's how Duquesne and Princeton will finish this one ...Princeton Tigers @ Duquesne Dukes ... The Princeton Tigers will face off against the Duquesne Dukes at 8.30 p.m.