Adam Lindner | Sports Editor
Jan. 21, 2021
Keith Dambrot, now in his fourth year on The Bluff, entered this season with high expectations and a wealth of talent on his roster. Tabbed to finish fifth in a crowded Atlantic 10, Dambrot’s Dukes seemed poised to reach heights not seen at Duquesne for decades.
Six conference games later, his team was reeling.
Following the departures of two starting guards (Sincere Carry and Lamar Norman Jr.), plus the absence of a third in Maceo Austin who stepped away from the team for a brief period of time for personal reasons Duquesne’s identity was in flux, leaving Dambrot in a precarious position. The Dukes, once imagined to be among the A-10’s premier contenders, were suddenly 2-4 in conference play, without 60% of their original starting lineup and struggling to put the ball in the basket.