Keith Dambrot, who built Akron into one of the most successful - and most respected - programs in the Mid-American Conference over 13 seasons, was named head men’s basketball coach at Duquesne University on March 28, 2017.
Dambrot, whose father Sid played for Duquesne from 1952-54, posted a school record 305 wins at Akron. The three-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, went 155-65 in regular-season conference play and 27-10 in 13 MAC Tournament appearances - highlighted by tournament championships and NCAA tournament bids in 2009, 2011 and 2013.
The Akron native, who led the Zips to 10 postseason appearances, is the 17th head coach in the 103-year history of Duquesne basketball. Dambrot’s 35 wins at Duquesne are the most by a DU coach through his first two seasons.

DUQUESNE HIGHLIGHTS
In 2018-19

• Led a team with 11 newcomers to a tie for sixth in the Atlantic 10. Put together DU’s best record (19-13, 10-8/t6th) and best conference finish since 2011 (19-13, 10-6/t4th). Duquesne was picked to finish 11th in the A-10 preseason poll.
• DU’s ten Atlantic 10 wins (10-8) and four A-10 road wins (4-5) tied the most in school history. It was just the sixth time in 42 A-10 seasons that Duquesne finished with a winning conference record.
• Duquesne’s five-game A-10 win streak in January tied the second-longest in school history.
• Duquesne’s 14 home wins (14-5) broke the Palumbo Center record set in 2018, and were the most home victories since 1972 (16-1).
• Ninety-seven percent of DU’s scoring - including all but two points in conference play - came from freshmen and sophomores. DU was ranked 346th of 353 teams on KenPom’s list of “most experienced” college teams.