

Bonaventure (2011) and Saint Louis (2010).

Ten current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (including Duquesne) have participated in the CBI: Duquesne (2010, 2011 & 2016), George Mason (2017), George Washington (2010 & 2017), Rhode Island (2011), Richmond (2008, 2009 & 2013), St.The CBI also changed from a best-two-out-of-three final to a full single-elimination event in 2021. This is the 15th year for the CBI which moved from home courts to a single site in 2021.

Duquesne is 2-3 all-time in the CBI with a 65-51 loss at Princeton in 2010, an 87-74 win at Montana & 77-75 loss at Oregon in 2011 and a 120-112 win over Omaha followed by an 82-72 loss at Morehead State in 2016.This is the first meeting between the Dukes and Owls since 2008. The Duquesne/Rice winner will face the winner of #4 Southern Utah/#13 North Alabama on Monday, Mar. The tournament format features opening round games on March 18 & 19 (FloHoops), quarterfinal games on March 20 (FloHoops), semifinals on March 21 (ESPN2) and a final game at 5:00 p.m.

It is the program's sixth postseason appearance in the past 42 years (1994 & 2009 NIT are the others). This is the fourth CBI appearance for the Dukes (2010, 2011 & 2016) and first postseason appearance for DU under sixth-year head coach Keith Dambrot. 12 Rice (18-15) in the opening round on Sunday, March 19 at 1:00 p.m. to participate in the 16-team Discount Tire College Basketball Invitational March 18-22 at Ocean Center. RADIO: 104.7 HD2 / iHeartRadio: Ray Goss ('58) & Tad Maureyĭuquesne (20-12) makes the program's first postseason appearance since 2016 when it heads to Daytona Beach, Fla. Story Links G33 | #5 DUQUESNE (20-12) vs #12 RICE (18-15)įLOHOOPS (subscription): Tom James & Jennifer George
