Sept. 27, 2007

Basketball Times, the nationally-respected college basketball publication, has named the 2007-08 Duquesne Dukes as one of four "Under the Radar Guys" in its October issue. It is the first time in the four-year history of the annual "Under the Radar" issue that a team has been chosen.

Editor John Akers annually runs nearly every projected Division I starter through an efficiency rating known as the "Larry Bird formula" - a plus/minus system of positive and negative statistics - and takes note of those players who jump out unexpectedly. They then run those players through another filter - testing their efficiency again, but against better teams - before making final decisions.

This year it is the Dukes along with Florida center Marreese Speights, Georgia Tech guard Lewis Clinch and Utah center Luke Nevill that were chosen as under the radar guys.

Says Akers in the "From the editor ..." portion of the October issue, "... no one in four years' worth of "Under the Radar Guys" has jumped out like the Duquesne Dukes."

A three-page feature inside tells the Duquesne story.

Kieron Achara, of whom Akers says "Kieron Achara might have been the nation's most under-rated player, his terrific individual season hidden by a late start, limited minutes and a losing season," graces the cover.