March Madness is here! Across the nation, dozens of college basketball programs are vying for the men’s NCAA championship, and the first round of the tournament began on Thursday.
Duquesne University has never really been a basketball powerhouse. The Dukes last made the tournament in 1977 when they were led by Norm Nixon, a speedster point guard who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers a few months later.
But they’re back this year, and they’re being guided by head coach Keith Dambrot, who happened to coach LeBron James for two seasons at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.
Before Duquesne began the tournament against Brigham Young University, James outfitted its players with pairs of his Nike sneakers, and those players were clearly stoked.
Appreciate it King 🙏@DuqMBB x @KingJames pic.twitter.com/yTiQFMBno0
— Duquesne Basketball (@DuqMBB) March 20, 2024
The Dukes then went out and defeated BYU, 71-67, and James took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express his delight.
AYYYYYYYEEEEE!!! First tournament win in 55 years! @CoachDambrot 🐐 @DuqMBB 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Keep it going
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 21, 2024
Was it the shoes?
