Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University Department of Athletics will host its 2025 Basketball Tip-Off Event Thursday, Oct. 23, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
Admission to the event is free for all fans, and doors open at 5:30 p.m. through the Palumbo Gate on Magee Street. The 2025 Duquesne Basketball Tip-Off Event will include an open concession stand with food and beverages as well sponsor locations for Crumbl Cookies, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Wigle Whiskey, which will offer tastings.
Crumbl Cookies has multiple locations in the Pittsburgh region and has expanded to over 1,000 bakeries around the world, making it the fastest-growing cookie company in the United States.
Nothing Bundt Cakes was recently voted as America's No. 1 Favorite Brand according to Nation's Restaurant News, while
Wigle Whiskey is a small-batch, craft whiskey distillery in the Strip District region of Pittsburgh and also has locations in Ross Park Mall, the North Shore and Pittsburgh International Airport.
Duquesne men's head coach
Dru Joyce III and women's head coach
Dan Burt will each preview their respective teams for the 2025-26 season, and the 2025 Duquesne Basketball Tip-Off Event will also feature on-court competitions, including a hot shot challenge and three-point shooting competition. To conclude the event, members of the men's and women's basketball teams will take part in autograph and photo sessions. Fans are welcome to bring their own items to be autographed.
The 2025-26 season is the second for Joyce III as head coach of the Dukes. Duquesne brings back two starters, including redshirt senior guard
Cam Crawford and junior forward
Jakub Nečas, and 10 returning players this year. Among the returnees is senior forward
David Dixon, one of just four players across the Atlantic 10 entering their fourth and final year with their respective program.
The women's program is guided by Burt, who enters his 13th season as head coach in 2025-26 and 19th year overall with the program. The Dukes have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) each of the last two seasons, and Burt has guided Duquesne to at least 20 wins seven times during his tenure.
Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are
on sale now and can be purchased via the following link or by contacting the Dean Honda Ticket Office at (412) 232-3853 or via email at
ticketservices@duq.edu.
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