Duquesne Basketball Recruiting
Duquesne Offers 2026 Prospect Out of Finland
Duquesne’s basketball staff has had a busy offseason recruiting.
Even though the fall semester began Monday, the staff was still busy recruiting and offered a prospect in the class of 2026.
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On Monday, Duquesne offered class-of-2026 prospect Aaron Ekwere out of Finland. Ekwere is a 6-foot-6 wing who holds two other division one offers: one from Radford, and one from South Carolina.
Duquesne extends an offer for 6’6 🇫🇮 Aaron Ekwere
Aaron is a legit athlete in the 2026 class, put together some solid performances in Europe and when in state-side during the spring
A D1 prospect to monitor https://t.co/jtxVzGsdng pic.twitter.com/K29ahMyfgY
— Arman Jovic (@PDTScouting) August 26, 2024
Ekwere competed for the Finnish U18 National Team this summer, performing well in the Nordic Championship event in July. He posted averages of 10.2 points and 4 rebounds per game there, according to CBB Europe.
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🇫🇮 2026 6-6 G/F @AaronEkwere with one of his thunderous dunks
Started off the weekend at Spooky Nook with a 15p/7r/3a line in a win for @DriveAcademy_ 17U, Finnish-based team that just went 4-0 in Atlantic City
Holds offers from South Carolina and Radford@TheHoopGroup pic.twitter.com/LMZx6nWK8z
— CBB Europe (@CBB_Europe) July 14, 2024
Duquesne head coach Dru Joyce III and his staff have offered 16 players since May 1, according to the Duquesne Basketball Recruiting Board on Pittsburgh Sports Now. This was the first reported offer given out by the staff in the month of August. In July, Duquesne offered prospects Quentin Rhymes, James Sanderson, KJ Cochran, Devin Booker, Jordan Tillery, Dezmon Briscoe, and Alex Wilkins.
Briscoe will visit Duquesne from Sept. 13-15 for an official visit. He included the Dukes in his top-school list last month. The Dukes were the only mid-major level team to make the list, along with high-major programs DePaul, Xavier, Cincinnati, Iowa, and Butler. He plans to visit all of the schools on his list.
Check out the full Duquesne basketball recruiting board below.
