PITTSBURGH – Duquesne will open Atlantic 10 play with back-to-back games against 2019 Atlantic 10 Champion Saint Louis followed by a clash with one of the 2019-20 preseason favorites, Davidson, as part of the conference schedule released today.

DU, in its third season under head coach Keith Dambrot, will appear on national TV six times in league play, including three times on NBCSN (Jan. 5 vs. Davidson, Feb. 8 vs. St. Bonaventure & Feb. 16 at Fordham), once on CBSSN (Jan. 29 vs. Dayton) and twice on Stadium (Feb. 22 at Dayton and Feb. 26 at St. Bonaventure). Four of the Dukes' eight February games will be televised.

Due to the renovation of the on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Duquesne will be playing home games at three venues in 2019-20. In addition to four previously announced nonconference games at La Roche University's Kerr Fitness Center (vs. Lamar, Lipscomb, VMI and Columbia), the Dukes will play five conference games - in addition to the season opener vs. Princeton - at PPG Paints Arena. DU will also play four Atlantic 10 games at Robert Morris's new UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pa.

In addition to the Saint Louis (Jan. 2) and Davidson (Jan. 5) games, Duquesne will also face St. Bonaventure (Feb. 8) and George Mason (Feb. 29) at Robert Morris. The Fordham (Jan. 15), Dayton (Jan. 29), La Salle (Feb. 2), George Washington (Feb. 19) and Richmond (Mar. 6) games will all be played at PPG Paints Arena.

DU's road opponents include Saint Joseph's (Jan. 8), George Washington (Jan. 11), Rhode Island (Jan. 22), Massachusetts (Jan. 25), Saint Louis (Feb. 5), Fordham (Feb. 16), Dayton (Feb. 22), St. Bonaventure (Feb. 22) and VCU (Mar. 3).

The 14 Atlantic 10 schools will face each other once and five schools twice in the sixth-straight year of an 18-game regular-season league schedule. DU's five home-and-home opponents - which are unchanged from last year - include Dayton, George Washington, Fordham, St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis.

The Dukes return over 75 percent of their scoring from a team that led the A-10 with a 73.5 points per game average last season.
    
This marks the seventh year of the long-term television agreement between the A-10 and ESPN, CBS Sports Network and NBCSN, and the third year of the Stadium partnership. Atlantic 10 institutions reside in states that comprise 33.3 million television households, approximately 30 percent of the total national media market. There are nine A-10 institutions in or adjacent to the top 25 media markets in the country.

The 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship returns to Brooklyn's Barclays Center on March 11-15. There will be a pair of first round games Wednesday, March 11 followed by second round games on Thursday, March 12. The winners of those four games will advance to the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 13. First round games will be carried by ESPN+, and the second round and quarterfinal games will be televised by NBCSN. Semifinal games will air on CBSSN on Saturday, March 14 and the championship game will be carried by CBS on NCAA Selection Sunday, March 15.

The top four regular-season finishers will receive first round byes.

The Dukes open the 2019-20 season at PPG Paints Arena against Princeton on Nov. 5 at 6:00 p.m. The Princeton game will be followed by the Duquesne women vs. Kent State.

See below for important ticket information for the upcoming season.
 

2019-20 HOME GAMES BY VENUE

PPG Paints Arena (6 games)
Tues., Nov. 5 - Princeton
Wed., Jan. 15 - Fordham
Wed., Jan. 29 - Dayton
Sun., Feb. 2 - La Salle
Wed., Feb. 19 - George Washington
Fri., Mar. 6 - Richmond

Robert Morris University UPMC Events Center (4 games)
Thurs., Jan. 2 - Saint Louis
Sun., Jan. 5 - Davidson
Sat., Feb. 8 - St. Bonaventure
Sat., Feb. 29 - George Mason

La Roche University Kerr Fitness Center (4 games)
Tues., Nov. 12 - Lamar
Fri., Nov. 15 - Lipscomb
Wed., Dec. 4 - VMI
Mon., Dec. 9 - Columbia


2019-20 TICKET INFORMATION

2018 season ticket holders will receive an invoice for their season ticket renewal in the coming days. Returning season ticket holders may also call the Duquesne Athletics Ticket Office at 412-232-DUKE (3853) to renew their seats. Season tickets are $180 and include all games at each of the facilities. Due to the uniqueness of each venue, we have outlined the seating policies below.

PPG Paints Arena
For games played in PPG Paints Arena, season ticket holders will be given reserved seats comparable to their previous seating location in the AJ Palumbo Center.

UPMC Events Center on the campus of Robert Morris University
For games played in the UPMC Events Center, season ticket holders will be given reserved seats comparable to their previous seating location in the AJ Palumbo Center.

Kerr Fitness Center on the campus of La Roche University
For games played in the Kerr Sport and Fitness Center, season ticket holders will have access to lower level, general admission seating. Overflow seating is available on the upper level with both seating and standing options available.
 

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2019-20 SCHEDULE QUICK NOTES

• The Dukes are scheduled to appear on national television a minimum of six times - all in Atlantic 10 Conference play. DU will appear on NBCSN three times (vs. Davidson, vs. St. Bonaventure and at Fordham), Stadium twice (at Dayton and at St. Bonaventure) and CBSSN once (vs. Dayton). Additional regional and local television coverage may be announced at a later date. All non-televised home games as well and non-televised A-10 road games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
   
• The 14-team Atlantic 10 will maintain an 18-game schedule. Each conference member will face five teams in a home-and-home series. Duquesne's home-and-home opponents in 2019-20 are: Dayton, Fordham, George Washington, St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis. All 14 teams will qualify for the Atlantic 10 Championship at Brooklyn's Barclays Center March 11-15 with the top four regular season finishers receiving byes to the quarterfinal round. This is the sixth time the A-10 Champion will be crowned in Brooklyn.
   
• This is Duquesne's 43rd year as a member of the Atlantic 10.