Duquesne to Host First and Second Rounds of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

Duquesne Athletics will bring March Madness to Pittsburgh again when it hosts the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship first- and second-round games at PPG Paints Arena.

March Madness featureed imageThe event will mark the seventh time since 1997 the University has hosted NCAA tournament games, including the previously announced 2022 first and second rounds that will take place inside the new UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.

In addition, Duquesne and SportsPITTSBURGH were selected to host the NCAA Women’s Bowling Regionals in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 at AMF Mt. Lebanon Lanes in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon.

“Duquesne Athletics is proud and honored to once again serve as a host for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship,” Director of Athletics Dave Harper said. “This would not be possible without the strong partnership between VisitPITTSBURGH and SportsPITTSBURGH and PPG Paints Arena. Our team and partners have an unwavering sense of excellence and commitment to delivering the best experience possible for the student-athletes, coaches and fans that will come to Pittsburgh for NCAA Championship events.”

The University’s UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse also will serve as the venue for:

  • The 2022 Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship, hosted by St. Vincent
  • The 2025 Division II Women’s Basketball Elite Eight and the inaugural Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Festival in 2026, both hosted by Clarion University.

Harper said the opportunity to host these events at the fieldhouse will allow Duquesne “to showcase this new facility on a national level.”