Duquesne

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Atlantic 10 · Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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of 1,138 clubs

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in CBB

2.1

agony · 0.4 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19147.2
First CBB final appearance since 19141.4

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1940 · playoff run died early, 1952

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1514-1225

All-time

0.553

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Duquesne’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#4 Duquesne 68-74 #2 Illinois

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

Elite Eight

1952 · Mar 22, 1952 · Regional Finals

1.89

Game Score

#9 Duquesne 78-79 #4 North Carolina

Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland

1969 · Mar 13, 1969 · Second Round

1.67

Game Score

#15 Duquesne 65-70 #3 Pennsylvania

WVU Coliseum, Pittsburgh, West Virginia

1971 · Mar 13, 1971 · First Round

1.62

Game Score

Duquesne 71-67 #21 BYU

CHI Health Center, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska

2024 · Mar 21, 2024 · First Round

1.36

Game Score

#9 Duquesne 75-72 #8 St. John's

Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland

1969 · Mar 15, 1969 · Regional Third Place

1.11

Game Score

#4 Duquesne 60-49 Princeton

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

1952 · Mar 21, 1952 · First Round

0.98

Game Score

Duquesne 30-29 Western Kentucky

Butler Field House, Indianapolis, Indiana

1940 · Mar 20, 1940 · First Round

0.63

Game Score

Duquesne 30-39 Indiana

Butler Field House, Indianapolis, Indiana

Final Four

1940 · Mar 21, 1940 · Final Four

0.50

Game Score

#9 Duquesne 74-52 St. Joseph's

Keaney Gymnasium, Providence, Rhode Island

1969 · Mar 8, 1969 · First Round

0.45

Game Score

Duquesne 66-73 #20 VMI

Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

1977 · Mar 12, 1977 · First Round

0.43

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 22, 1952	1952	Regional Finals	#4 Duquesne 68-74 #2 Illinois Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Elite Eight	1.89
2	Mar 13, 1969	1969	Second Round	#9 Duquesne 78-79 #4 North Carolina Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland	1.67
3	Mar 13, 1971	1971	First Round	#15 Duquesne 65-70 #3 Pennsylvania WVU Coliseum, Pittsburgh, West Virginia	1.62
4	Mar 21, 2024	2024	First Round	Duquesne 71-67 #21 BYU CHI Health Center, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska	1.36
5	Mar 15, 1969	1969	Regional Third Place	#9 Duquesne 75-72 #8 St. John's Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland	1.11
6	Mar 21, 1952	1952	First Round	#4 Duquesne 60-49 Princeton Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois	0.98
7	Mar 20, 1940	1940	First Round	Duquesne 30-29 Western Kentucky Butler Field House, Indianapolis, Indiana	0.63
8	Mar 21, 1940	1940	Final Four	Duquesne 30-39 Indiana Butler Field House, Indianapolis, Indiana Final Four	0.50
9	Mar 8, 1969	1969	First Round	#9 Duquesne 74-52 St. Joseph's Keaney Gymnasium, Providence, Rhode Island	0.45
10	Mar 12, 1977	1977	First Round	Duquesne 66-73 #20 VMI Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	0.43

Season by season

2027 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

18-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#119

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

13-19

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#131

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10 ◆

Record

25-12

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#90

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

20-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#114

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

6-24

Conf record

1-16

—

SRS

#244

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

9-9

Conf record

7-7

—

SRS

#125

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

21-9

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#95

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

19-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#154

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

16-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#171

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

10-22

Conf record

3-15

—

SRS

#197

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Duquesne

Atlantic 10

Record

17-17

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#137

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Duquesne	0-0	Atlantic 10
2026	Duquesne	18-15	Atlantic 10	9-9		#119
2025	Duquesne	13-19	Atlantic 10	8-10		#131
2024	Duquesne	25-12	Atlantic 10 ◆	10-8		#90	11	NCAA tournament
2023	Duquesne	20-13	Atlantic 10	10-8		#114
2022	Duquesne	6-24	Atlantic 10	1-16		#244
2021	Duquesne	9-9	Atlantic 10	7-7		#125
2020	Duquesne	21-9	Atlantic 10	11-7		#95
2019	Duquesne	19-13	Atlantic 10	10-8		#154
2018	Duquesne	16-16	Atlantic 10	7-11		#171
2017	Duquesne	10-22	Atlantic 10	3-15		#197
2016	Duquesne	17-17	Atlantic 10	6-12		#137
2015	Duquesne	12-19	Atlantic 10	6-12		#193
2014	Duquesne	13-17	Atlantic 10	5-11		#154
2013	Duquesne	8-22	Atlantic 10	1-15		#218
2012	Duquesne	16-15	Atlantic 10	7-9		#109
2011	Duquesne	19-13	Atlantic 10	10-6		#61
2010	Duquesne	16-16	Atlantic 10	7-9		#139
2009	Duquesne	21-13	Atlantic 10	9-7		#84		NIT
2008	Duquesne	17-13	Atlantic 10	7-9		#64
2007	Duquesne	10-19	Atlantic 10	6-10		#206
2006	Duquesne	3-24	Atlantic 10	1-15		#272
2005	Duquesne	8-22	Atlantic 10	5-11		#223
2004	Duquesne	12-17	Atlantic 10	6-10		#136
2003	Duquesne	9-21	Atlantic 10	3-13		#205
2002	Duquesne	9-19	Atlantic 10	4-12		#213
2001	Duquesne	9-21	Atlantic 10	3-13		#180
2000	Duquesne	9-20	Atlantic 10	4-12		#192
1999	Duquesne	5-23	Atlantic 10	1-15		#217
1998	Duquesne	11-19	Atlantic 10	5-11		#148
1997	Duquesne	9-18	Atlantic 10	5-11		#128
1996	Duquesne	9-18	Atlantic 10	3-13		#144
1995	Duquesne	10-18	Atlantic 10	5-11		#131
1994	Duquesne	17-13	Atlantic 10	8-8		#84		NIT
1993	Duquesne	13-15	Midwestern	5-9		#121
1992	Duquesne	13-15	Atlantic 10	6-10		#109
1991	Duquesne	13-15	Atlantic 10	10-8		#116
1990	Duquesne	7-22	Atlantic 10	5-13		#195
1989	Duquesne	13-16	Atlantic 10	7-11		#167
1988	Duquesne	11-21	Atlantic 10	6-12		#192
1987	Duquesne	12-17	Atlantic 10	7-11		#166
1986	Duquesne	15-14	Atlantic 10	9-9		#146
1985	Duquesne	12-18	Atlantic 10	6-12		#213
1984	Duquesne	10-18	Atlantic 10	8-10		#201
1983	Duquesne	12-16	Atlantic 10	6-8		#133
1982	Duquesne	11-16	Eastern 8	5-9		#152
1981	Duquesne	20-10	Eastern 8 ★	10-3		#87		NIT
1980	Duquesne	18-10	Eastern 8 ★	7-3		#65		NIT
1979	Duquesne	13-13	Eastern 8	2-8		#152
1978	Duquesne	11-17	Eastern Collegiate	5-5		#131
1977	Duquesne	15-15	Eastern Collegiate ◆	3-7		#134		NCAA tournament
1976	Duquesne	12-13	Independent			#90
1975	Duquesne	14-11	Independent			#112
1974	Duquesne	12-12	Independent			#97
1973	Duquesne	16-8	Independent			#36
1972	Duquesne	20-5	Independent			#48
1971	Duquesne	21-4	Independent		#15	#15		NCAA tournament
1970	Duquesne	17-7	Independent			#12		NIT
1969	Duquesne	21-5	Independent		#9	#7		Sweet 16
1968	Duquesne	18-7	Independent			#11		NIT
1967	Duquesne	7-15	Independent			#140
1966	Duquesne	14-9	Independent			#107
1965	Duquesne	14-10	Independent			#52
1964	Duquesne	16-7	Independent			#46		NIT
1963	Duquesne	13-9	Independent			#95
1962	Duquesne	22-7	Independent			#7		NIT
1961	Duquesne	15-7	Independent			#32
1960	Duquesne	8-15	Independent			#85
1959	Duquesne	13-11	Independent			#77
1958	Duquesne	10-12	Independent			#63
1957	Duquesne	16-7	Independent			#60
1956	Duquesne	17-10	Independent			#42		NIT
1955	Duquesne	22-4	Independent		#6	#4		NIT
1954	Duquesne	26-3	Independent		#5	#3		NIT
1953	Duquesne	21-8	Independent		#9	#11		NIT
1952	Duquesne	23-4	Independent		#4	#2		Elite Eight
1951	Duquesne	16-11	Independent			#55
1950	Duquesne	23-6	Independent		#6	#19		NIT
1949	Duquesne	17-5	Independent
1948	Duquesne	17-6	Independent
1947	Duquesne	20-2	Independent					NIT
1943	Duquesne	12-7	Independent
1942	Duquesne	15-6	Independent
1941	Duquesne	17-3	Independent					NIT
1940	Duquesne	20-3	Independent					Final Four
1939	Duquesne	14-4	Independent
1938	Duquesne	6-11	Independent
1937	Duquesne	13-6	Independent
1936	Duquesne	14-3	Independent
1935	Duquesne	18-1	Independent
1934	Duquesne	19-2	Independent
1933	Duquesne	15-1	Independent
1932	Duquesne	14-6	Independent
1931	Duquesne	12-6	Independent
1930	Duquesne	18-10	Independent
1929	Duquesne	12-8	Independent
1928	Duquesne	15-7	Independent
1927	Duquesne	16-4	Independent
1926	Duquesne	15-4	Independent
1925	Duquesne	12-6	Independent
1924	Duquesne	8-6	Independent
1923	Duquesne	16-2	Independent
1922	Duquesne	10-6	Independent
1921	Duquesne	10-7	Independent
1920	Duquesne	6-10	Independent
1919	Duquesne	4-6	Independent
1918	Duquesne	4-4	Independent
1917	Duquesne	7-3	Independent
1916	Duquesne	7-2	Independent
1915	Duquesne	12-2	Independent
1914	Duquesne	7-2	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

4 AP All-American selections.

Si Green1956

Dick Ricketts1955

Si Green1955

Dick Ricketts1954

Year	Player
1956	Si Green
1955	Dick Ricketts
1955	Si Green
1954	Dick Ricketts

NBA first-round picks

11 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Norm Nixon1977

Last college yr: 1977

Norm Nixon1977

Last college yr: 1976

Norm Nixon1977

Last college yr: 1975

Norm Nixon1977

Last college yr: 1974

Si Green1956

Last college yr: 1956

Dick Ricketts1955

Last college yr: 1955

Si Green1956

Last college yr: 1955

Dick Ricketts1955

Last college yr: 1954

Si Green1956

Last college yr: 1954

Dick Ricketts1955

Last college yr: 1953

Dick Ricketts1955

Last college yr: 1952

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1977	Norm Nixon	1977
1977	Norm Nixon	1976
1977	Norm Nixon	1975
1977	Norm Nixon	1974
1956	Si Green	1956
1955	Dick Ricketts	1955
1956	Si Green	1955
1955	Dick Ricketts	1954
1956	Si Green	1954
1955	Dick Ricketts	1953
1955	Dick Ricketts	1952

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Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

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