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Duquesne assistant remains in Philadelphia hospital after being hit by a car Tuesday

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Duquesne picked up one of its biggest wins of the season Saturday afternoon, as they beat Dayton 83-73 in Pittsburgh. However the program was without one of its assistants, as John Rhodes remains hospitalized in Philadelphia after he was hit by a car on Tuesday. The team was in Philadelphia for their matchup with La Salle.

According to Chris Harlan of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, among the injuries suffered by Rhodes were a “severely broken leg and a “slight” fracture in his neck.” During his postgame press conference Saturday, also noted that Rhodes was due to begin treatment this week after being diagnosed with cancer three weeks ago.

“He’s doing better,” Ferry said. “He’s out of the ICU. He’s scheduled to have surgery again on Monday. He’s pretty banged up. But as everybody in this room knows, ‘Big John’ is probably the most positive person out there. He’s been more positive about it to us than we have to him.”

Associate head coach Brian Nash and assistant Rich Glesmann are the other coaches on Ferry’s staff.