Duquesne AD Amodio signs five-year extension

PITTSBURGH -- Duquesne athletic director Greg Amodio signed a five-year extension Tuesday that extends his contract through the 2013-14 academic year.

Amodio had one year left on his previous contract. Men's basketball coach Ron Everhart signed a three-year extension last week that also runs through 2013-14.

Since being hired in August 2005, Amodio has hired Everhart and former WNBA coach of the year Suzie McConnell Serio, now the women's basketball coach, and upgraded Duquesne's football program.

The Dukes formerly competed as a non-scholarship Division I-AA football team, but are now giving scholarships and joining the Northeast Conference. The school will continue to play in the Atlantic-10 Conference in basketball.

Amodio also dealt with the on-campus shootings of five men's basketball players in September 2006. The basketball team was later given the United States Basketball Writers Association courage award for overcoming the shootings to more than triple its win total from the previous season.