Duquesne University President Dr. Charles Dougherty announced that head women’s basketball coach Dan Burt has been granted a contract extension. Terms were not disclosed.

Burt, who is 43-24 in two seasons as head coach, has guided the women’s program to back-to-back WNIT appearances. The Washington, Pa. native, who spent six years as Duquesne’s top assistant, has been a part of seven consecutive WNIT teams.

“I want to thank Dr. Dougherty and the Board of Directors for their investment in the Duquesne women’s basketball program,” said Burt. I look forward to continuing the excellence that we have established on the court in the Atlantic 10 Conference as well as in the classroom. I am thankful for my players and staff who have put in tremendous time and effort to making our program what it is today.”

The 2014-15 season was one of the most successful in the history of Duquesne women’s basketball. The Dukes’ 23 victories was the third-best in program history and the 12 Atlantic 10 Conference wins was the most ever recorded. Under Burt’s leadership as both an assistant and head coach, Duquesne is one of 18 teams in NCAA Division I that has won 20-or-more games for seven straight seasons.

In his first year as head coach, Burt was one of five NCAA Division I 1st year head coaches to win 20 games, Burt was named a finalist for the 2014 Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year award, which honors a WBCA Division I head coach who has led his or her team to a successful season during his or her first year at the helm.

During his eight total years on the Bluff, Burt has led the Dukes to 166 victories. He helped recruit and coach 10 players who earned all-conference honors a total of 18 times, eight 1,000 point scorers and the 2008, 2009 (Kristi Little) and 2013 (Jocelyn Floyd) Atlantic 10 Defensive Players of the Year.

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