Duquesne, Corbett’s Desire for One Another Led to Commitment

“We have the same goals. I want to repeat of what happened this year and get farther. I come in here ready to work. We both have the same mission,” Corbett said.

With Duquesne’s run to the tournament last season, the Dukes are in prime position to compete for a bid yet again in an Atlantic 10 Conference that produced two tournament teams.

Last season, Corbett had the chance to see two A10 teams in the Dukes and Loyola Chicago thanks to a Chicago State schedule that was comprised of all non-conference games due to the program making the switch to the Northeast Conference next year.

Already familiar with some of the competition in the conference, Corbett is looking forward to the challenge.

“In those games, I liked how it was,” he said. “Big guards, a lot of physicality and that’s how I like to play. I’m ready for the A10.”

With Chicago State this season, Corbett was asked to fill various roles, which saw him slot in anywhere from the three to the five.

“I’m a kind of guy that’s versatile. We had some bigs getting hurt and me having to play small ball five sometimes. Me being able to guard the one through five, me being able to score at all three levels made me grateful with what I went through at Chicago State and it allowed me to expand my game,” Corbett said.

In his junior season with the Cougars, Corbett put together some impressive numbers, scoring 15.8 points per game on 49 percent shooting, while grabbing 7.8 rebounds per contest. He also recorded five double-doubles.

His scoring numbers increased a bit from his sophomore year where he scored 15.1 points per game, while recording 8.7 rebounds a night as he notched 10 double-doubles. That year also saw his best shooting from beyond the arc, hitting 26 of 79 shots (32.9 percent).

During his first season of collegiate basketball, Corbett made an immediate impact, scoring 12.4 points per game and snatching 6.9 rebounds per night as a freshman.

At Duquesne, Corbett expects to slot in at the three or four and become a reliable piece for Duquesne as someone who vows to put in the work to keep the new standard going.

“I’m somebody that’s going to work hard no matter what – late nights, I’m coming in at 3 a.m. in the gym. They just know that they have somebody coming in to help the program that can make it better as somebody they can count on.”