Dukes to Face BYU in Omaha in NCAA Tournament

Dukes to Face BYU in Omaha in NCAA Tournament

Brooklyn, N.Y. – The Duquesne Faculty males’s basketball workforce earned an 11 seed throughout the 2024 NCAA Match and might face No. 6 seed BYU in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, March 21. The Dukes, making their first look throughout the Enormous Dance since 1977, earn an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Match after profitable the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championship with a 57-51 win over VCU Sunday on the Barclays Coronary heart.

“Pleasure,” senior guard Dae Dae Grant acknowledged. “It’s an encouraging downside for us. We’ll be ready. We’ll go available on the market and compete and watch for the game. We contemplate in ourselves and each other. We’ve carried out high-major teams sooner than. We’ve carried out high-major players. Basketball is basketball and March is March. Anybody might be crushed. You merely should contemplate in one another.”

Grant was named the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championship Most Glorious Participant after scoring 10 elements throughout the title sport in opposition to the Rams. He averaged 16.3 elements, 2.3 rebounds and three.5 assists whereas taking footage 42.6 % (23-for-54) from the bottom in 4 video video games of the championship.

Requests for tickets shall be prioritized by lifetime giving to Duquesne Faculty Athletics and the number of years as a season ticket holder. If any tickets keep after exhausting the workforce ticket allotment, a lottery system to provide individuals the possibility to purchase seats shall be used. The small print and course of for the lottery system shall be provided Tuesday, March 19. Ticket prices ranges from $90 to $120 and are solely on the market for the session throughout which the Dukes play. Ticket location shall be determined by the Athletics Division. In case you want to be assured tickets, Duquesne encourages shopping for immediately from the NCAA or the secondary market.

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