PITTSBURGH, PA — In 1977, Jimmy Carter was president. The first “Star Wars” movie was released. Disco was popular, if you can believe it.
That was the last time Pittsburgh’s Duquesne University went to the NCAA’s men’s basketball tournament.
They are returning to the event Thursday after defeating Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday after capturing the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championship on Sunday with a 57-51 victory on Sunday.
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Pittsburgh will host the opening rounds of the tournament this weekend but ironically the Dukes will not play at PPG Paints Arena, which is just steps away from the university campus. Duquesne will play BYU in Omaha, NB on Thursday.
The city’s other major university team, the Pitt Panthers, were worthy of an NCAA bid but did not receive one. They declined an invitation to play in the lesser National Invitational Tournament, so their season is over.
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