Duquesne

Official Name: 
Duquesne University
Nickname: 
Dukes
Mailing Address: 

A.J. Palumbo Center
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Website: 
www.goduquesne.com
Telephone: 
(412) 396-6560
Fax: 
(412) 396-6210
Enrollment: 
10,000
Arena: 

A.J. Palumbo Center
Capacity: 6,200
Year Opened: 1988

School Colors: 
Red and Blue
Conference: 

Atlantic 10/West Division (since 1977 except for 1993)
Former Member of Midwestern Collegiate (1993)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(6) 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, and 1969

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1940, 1952, 1969, 1971, and 1977
4-5 record (.444)
Reached Final Four in 1940 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(17) 1940, 1941, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1994, and 2009
17-19 record (.472)
Finished 2nd in 1940, 4th in 1950, 4th in 1952, 3rd in 1953, 2nd in 1954, 1st in 1955 and 4th in 1962

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Charles Chick Davies (21 years from 1925-48, 314-106 record, .748)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Dick Ricketts (1,963 points from 1952-55)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Dick Ricketts (1,496 from 1952-55)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Ron Guziak (50 points as senior vs. St. Francis (PA), on 3/6/68 at Altoona)

All-American Selections: 

(9) F Paul Birch (1935), C-F Chuck Cooper (1950), G Sihugo Green (1954, 1955 and 1956), F-C Dick Ricketts (1954 and 1955), G Willie Somerset (1965), C Jim Tucker (1952)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Dick Ricketts (1955), Sihugo Green (1955 and 1956)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Chuck Cooper (1950), Dick Ricketts (1954)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Ron Guziak (50 vs. St. Francis, Pa., at Altoona)
March 6, 1968 (senior/18.6 ppg)

1

2

Total

Duquesne

55

54

109

St. Francis (PA)

54

49

103

Duquesne

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Guziak

24-35

2-3

50

Washington

4-12

3-4

11

Major

4-9

3-5

11

Barr

8-15

5-5

21

Carlberg

2-7

3-3

7

Abraham

0-0

2-4

2

Connolly

0-0

0-1

0

Hines

2-11

3-5

7

Totals

44-89

21-30

109

Percentages

.494

.700

St. Francis (PA)

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Murray

6-13

8-10

20

Lewis

10-17

4-6

24

Van Lier

12-35

11-11

35

Snodgrass

7-18

2-3

16

Kerr

3-7

0-0

6

Penwell

0-1

0-0

0

Harris

1-1

0-0

2

Totals

39-92

25-30

103

Percentages

.424

.833
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Alexander Hogarty

2

1914-15

19-4

.826

1915

12-2

Fr. McGuigan

7

1916-23

54-33

.621

1923

16-2

Ben Lubic

1

1921

11-6

.647

1921

11-6

Bill Campbell

1

1924

8-6

.571

1924

8-6

Charles "Chick" Davies

21

1925-48

314-106

.748

1935

19-1

Donald "Dudey" Moore

10

1949-58

191-70

.732

1954

26-3

John "Red" Manning

16

1959-74

247-138

.642

1971

21-4

John Cinicola

4

1975-78

52-56

.481

1975

14-11

Mike Rice Sr.

4

1979-82

62-49

.559

1981

20-10

Jim Satalin

7

1983-89

85-120

.415

1986

15-14

John Carroll

6

1990-95

73-98

.427

1994

17-13

Scott Edgar

3

1996-98

29-55

.345

1998

11-19

Darelle Porter

3

1999-2001

23-64

.264

2000

9-20

Danny Nee

5

2002-06

41-103

.285

2004

12-17

Ron Everhart

5

2007-11

83-74

.529

2009

21-13
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,291-983 (.568) from 1914 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Duquesne (PA) did not field a formal team from 1943-44 through 1945-46 during World War II
  • The Dukes were awarded a forfeit after refusing to yield to Tennessee's refusal to compete against them if black player Chuck Cooper participated in a game just before Christmas in 1946-47
  • Nee's record does not reflect forfeit victory awarded from St. Bonaventure in 2002-03.