Duquesne a Top School for Four-Star Forward

Duquesne basketball and head coach Dru Joyce III are looking to build some momentum on the recruiting trail and have their eyes set on a four-star forward that has listed the Dukes as a top school.

Shane Pendergrass — a 2026 6-foot-8 small forward out of Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia — has placed Duquesne in his top-nine list, along with Virginia Tech, California, Boise State, George Mason, George Washington, LaSalle, Eastern Carolina and Louisiana Tech, according to Dushawn London of 247Sports.

NEWS: Shane Pendergrass, a four-star forward in the class of 2026, is down to 9 schools, @247Sports is told.

He has also set the following official visits:

LaSalle: 8/29
George Mason: 9/5
Louisiana Tech: 9/12
East Carolina: 9/19https://t.co/gsAmrn18Um pic.twitter.com/FU1iqvegC4

— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) July 25, 2025

London also reported that Pendergrass has official visits set with LaSalle, George Mason, Louisiana Tech and East Carolina.

Duquesne initially extended an offer to Pendergrass back on June 26. Some of the other offers he cut from his list include Maryland, Texas A&M, Iowa, VCU, Saint Joseph’s and more.

In four games at the 2025 Pangos All-American camp, he recorded 12.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, while shooting 48.8 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from three-point range.

Pendergrass is rated as a four-star recruit, per 247Sports, the No. 18 power forward and seventh-best player out of Virginia in the 2026 class. On3/Rivals rates him as a four-star prospect and the 107th player in the nation.