His name is Rene Castro-Caneddy, but for years he has played simply as Rene Castro. This season, his last at Duquesne, he decided to add the second half of his last name.
“I did it because I wanted a fresh start,” he explains Tuesday.
He also thought it would look good across the back of the Dukes’ uniforms.
Everyone at Duquesne is getting a fresh start of sorts this season. Keith Dambrot was hired in March after a 13-year stint at Akron, where he averaged 23.5 victories per season and reached three NCAA Tournaments. Now, a program that won 10 games a season ago already has 10 wins. The...