Paul Sullivan: As Illinois seeks to end its Sweet 16 drought, it must squelch the storybook ending for Duquesne’s retiring coach
OMAHA, Neb. — LeBron James, who played high school basketball in Akron, Ohio, under Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot and is best friends with assistant coach Dru Joyce, sent the Dukes pairs of his signature shoes before the NCAA Tournament.
James also has been one of their biggest supporters on social media.
What’s it like to have the king on your side during March Madness?
“Well, it would be better if he was on our team,” Dambrot replied. “Then we might have a little bit of an advantage, right? He would be hard to deal with.”
The 11th-seeded Dukes won
