Duquesne secures first NCAA Tournament spot in 46 years after topping VCU for A10 title

defeated 57-51 in the Atlantic 10 championship Sunday, securing an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in 46 years. Duquesne finished off their conference tournament run thanks to a team-high 10 points from guard , who led the team in scoring with 16.9 points per game this season. While the Dukes struggled offensively — shooting 29.8 percent from the field and 8 of 25 from 3 — they outrebounded the Rams 42 to 34 and forced 16 turnovers in the title game.

Then he got hired by St. Vincent-St. Mary’s High in Akron in 1998. The next fall, a freshman named LeBron James enrolled at the school, which would win state titles in LeBron’s first two seasons under Dambrot. Dambrot then left to become an assistant at Akron but remains close with James. He eventually became the head coach and went 305-139 in 13 years, where he often won or finished high in the standings but lost in the league tourney.

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