Following the conclusion of the regular season, Duquesne has earned the 6th seed in the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The Dukes entered Saturday with a chance at the No. 4 seed but following their loss to Fordham and George Mason’s 62-60 win over Richmond, they dropped to No. 6.
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Duquesne (20-11) will play the winner of No. 11 LaSalle (13-18) vs. No. 14 Rhode Island (9-21) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The LaSalle vs. Rhode Island game takes place on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Keith Dambrot’s squad has earned win over both LaSalle and Rhode Island this season. The Dukes beat LaSalle 91-74 on February 22 and Rhode Island, 81-72 on December 31.
The winner of the Duquesne vs. Rhode Island/LaSalle game would then take on Fordham on Thursday at 7:30 PM.
Duquesne’s first Atlantic-10 tournament game will be televised on the USA Network.