PITTSBURGH - Duquesne (20-12) will make its sixth postseason appearance in 42 years when it heads to Daytona Beach, Fla. to face Rice (18-15) at the Discount Tire College Basketball Invitational.

The Dukes, seeded No. 5, will take on the 12th-seeded Owls on Sunday, March 19 at 1:00 p.m. (FloHoops). This will be the first meeting between the two since an 80-64 Duquesne home win on Dec. 20, 2008. DU leads the series 5-2.

The Discount Tire CBI, which originated in 2008, features 16 teams competing in a single-elimination format with all games played at Daytona Beach's Ocean Center from March 18-22.

This will be Duquesne's first postseason appearance since 2016 (CBI) and first postseason appearance under sixth-year head coach Keith Dambrot.

"This team has worked hard all year and earned the opportunity to participate in postseason play," said Dambrot. "We look forward to competing for a championship."

This will be the fourth CBI for the Dukes who also appeared in the event in 2010, 2011 and 2016.

First round and quarterfinal games will be broadcast by FloHoops (paid subscription required) with the semifinals and championship aired live on ESPN2.

Additional information on the 2023 Discount Tire College Basketball Invitational, may be found here.

Tickets for the Discount Tire CBI are available either through TicketMaster or at the Ocean Center box office on game days.

NOTING THE DISCOUNT TIRE COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

• 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 15th year for the CBI which moved from home courts to a single site in 2021. The CBI also changed from a best-two-out-of-three final to a full single-elimination event in 2021.
   
• 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. Bonaventure (2011) and Saint Louis (2010). VCU took the court as a member of the CAA in 2010, Davidson participated as a member of the Southern Conference in 2011, George Mason also played as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association in 2013, and Loyola Chicago won the title as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference in 2015. Three current A-10 members have advanced to the former Championship Series with VCU defeating Saint Louis in 2010, George Mason losing to Santa Clara in 2013 and Loyola defeating Louisiana-Monroe in 2015.
   
• Duquesne is 4-1 against all 2023 NCAA postseason teams: 3-1 vs. NCAA Tournament teams (wins over Colgate, UCSB and VCU and a loss at Kentucky) and 1-1 vs. the CBI field (win over Indiana State). DU did not face any NIT teams.

DUQUESNE VS. RICE
Series Record: Duquesne leads 5-2
At Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 4-0
At Houston/Katy, Texas: Rice leads 2-1

Feb. 21, 1936 -- H -- W -- 43-39
Dec. 2, 1989 -- H -- W -- 70-68
Dec. 4, 1990 -- A -- L -- 83-95
Dec. 28, 1999 -- H -- W -- 72-57
Dec. 30, 2000 -- A -- L -- 68-81
Nov. 17, 2007 -- A* -- W -- 86-59
Dec. 20, 2008 -- H -- W -- 80-64
* - at Katy, Texas