No. 11 Duquesne Excites LeBron James, March Madness Fans With Upset Over No. 6 BYU
Andrew PetersMarch 21, 2024
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Duquesne has pulled off the first upset of March Madness.
The No. 11-seeded Dukes took down sixth-seeded BYU 71-67 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday behind 19 points from senior guard Dae Dae Grant. Duquesne will now face the winner of No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 14 Morehead State.
The victory gave the Dukes their first tournament win since 1969 when they reached the Sweet 16. The game drew plenty of reactions from college basketball fans, including LeBron James, who played under Duquesne head coach Keith Dambrot at St. Vincent-St. Mary’s High School in Akron, Ohio. James also played alongside Duquesne associate head coach Dru Joyce III in high school.
LeBron James @KingJamesAYYYYYYYEEEEE!!! First tournament win in 55 years! @CoachDambrot 🐐 @DuqMBB 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Keep it going
LeBron James @KingJamesYEAAAAHHHH @DruOnDemand LFG!!!! Go Dukes @DuqMBB
Duquesne Basketball @DuqMBBWE’RE STILL DANCING BABY. pic.twitter.com/0iFKAHaKSZ
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportDUQUESNE KEEPS DANCING 🕺
The Dukes takedown 6-seed BYU 71-67 pic.twitter.com/vJL7SdsMWd
Overtime @overtime#11 DUQUESNE TAKES DOWN #6 BYU 😳
THIS IS MARCH. pic.twitter.com/N5vMzPQVj4
Andrew Stockey @astockeyWTAECelebrate Duquesne! First NCAA tournament win since 1969! @GoDuquesne #wtae pic.twitter.com/zr8i6cPf64
NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBBFOR THE FIRST TIME IN 55 YEARS, DUQUESNE WINS AN NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME 🤯#MarchMadness @DuqMBB pic.twitter.com/s75mHbFgFn
Matt Norlander @MattNorlanderDuquesne’s win today marks the third-largest gap all-time between tourney wins:
Holy Cross: March 13, 1953-March 16, 2016
Baylor: March 24, 1950-March 18, 2010
Duquesne: March 15, 1969-March 21, 2024
Via @CBSSports research.
Duquesne University @duqeduSorry not sorry 😁 #GoDukes ❤️💙 https://t.co/3oVnon1FGt
Atlantic 10 MBB @A10MBBTHE DUQUESNE DUKES!!! pic.twitter.com/6xG08IgERy
🕯Isaac Romig 🕯 @IsaacRomig1LETS GO DUQUESNE DUKES!!!! ALL HAIL THE 412 pic.twitter.com/mWWbhLWeTe
Riding the high of a big upset in the first round, Duquesne will be looking to keep its Cinderella run going in the round of 32.
