That all changed when the Celtics selected Chuck Cooper, an All-American out of Pittsburgh’s Duquesne, in the second round of that year’s draft — the first of three Black players to join the league ...

April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked in the NBA draft when he’s taken by the Boston Celtics.

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• Over the last four games Johnson is shooting .516 (33-64) from the field. • Johnson played his first game at Duquesne since his freshman year when he was a member of the Dukes' squad. • Joshua ...

PITTSBURGH, PA. -- Massachusetts basketball (10-12, 5-4 A-10) claimed a gritty 62-53 win over Duquesne (9-13, 4-5) on Saturday afternoon at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Senior Rahsool Diggins scored 27 ...

Jan. 20—Duquesne defensive lineman Adrian Ramirez has a lot of fond memories of his family's home in Altadena, Calif. Friends and family members would pack the backyard to watch Dallas ...

Rooney Field | Pittsburgh, Pa. Live Stats | Watch PSN Coverage: Zac Weiss (X/Twitter @ZacharyMWeiss) The Duquesne University men’s soccer team look to continue to protect their house at Rooney Field ...

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Cooper said, "When you think about the university supporting him — and in 1946 when Tennessee refused to play if Duquesne let him play — now he's got two buildings on campus honoring his legacy." ...

Duquesne University is celebrating the opening of its new College of Medicine building. The medical college welcomes its inaugural class of students in July, but officials met Wednesday for a ...