DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
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| University | DePaul University | ||||||||
| Athletic director | DeWayne Peevy | ||||||||
| Head coach | Chris Holtmann 3rd season, 30–35 (.462) | ||||||||
| Location | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
| Arena | Wintrust Arena (capacity: 10,387) | ||||||||
| NCAA division | Division I | ||||||||
| Conference | Big East | ||||||||
| Nickname | Blue Demons | ||||||||
| Colors | Royal blue and scarlet[1] | ||||||||
| All-time record | 1546–1157 (.572) | ||||||||
| NCAA tournament record | 21–25 (.457) | ||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament Final Four | |||||||||
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| GMC: 1992 C-USA: 2004 | |||||||||
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The DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The team competes in the Big East Conference. DePaul has appeared 22 times in the NCAA Tournament, and have made two Final Fours. DePaul's last NCAA tournament victory was in 2004.
The Blue Demons play home games at Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center on Chicago's Near South Side.[2]
History
[edit]DePaul was an independent from 1923 to 1991, despite having a team since 1908. It joined the Great Midwest Conference in 1991 which later merged with the Metro Conference in 1995 to become Conference USA, in which DePaul was a member through 2005. DePaul left for the Big East Conference in 2005 and was a member until 2012 when it joined the reconfigured Big East in 2013.[3]
Early history (1923–1942)
[edit]Robert L. Stevenson was the first head coach in DePaul basketball history. In his one season as coach during the 1923–24 season, he coached the Blue Demons to a record of 8–6. Harry Adams was head coach for the 1924–25 season and finished with a record of 6–13. Eddie Anderson was head coach from 1925 to 1929 and compiled an overall record of 37–26.
In 1929, Jim Kelly became head coach at DePaul where he compiled a record of 99–22 in his 7 seasons as coach before leaving in 1936. Tom Haggerty coached DePaul from 1936 to 1940 and compiled an overall record of 63–32. Bill Wendt coached DePaul for 2 seasons from 1940 to 1941 and had a record of 23–20.
Ray Meyer era (1942–1984)
[edit]Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Ray Meyer coached at DePaul for 42 years from 1942 to 1984 and finished with an overall 724–354 record (.672).[4] He coached his teams to 21 post-season appearances (13 NCAA, eight NIT). Meyer led his teams to two Final Four appearances in the 1943 NCAA basketball tournament and 1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament.[a] Meyer's 1943 Final Four appearance was his first season coaching DePaul. His teams were a No. 1 seed in its NCAA regional three years in a row in 1980, 1981 and 1982; however, those teams all lost their first game to #8 seeds in upsets. Meyer led DePaul past Bowling Green to capture the 1945 National Invitation Tournament, the school's only post-season title. In total, Meyer recorded 37 winning seasons and twelve 20-win seasons, including seven straight from 1978 to 1984.[5]
Meyer coached George Mikan who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959, made the 25th and 35th NBA Anniversary Teams of 1970 and 1980, and was elected one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players ever in 1996.[6] On October 21, 2021, it was also announced that Mikan had made the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Meyer also coached the 1980 Naismith College Player of the Year, Mark Aguirre.
During Ray Meyer's tenure, the Blue Demons originally played in University Auditorium before moving to Alumni Hall in 1956. For the start of the 1980 season, DePaul men's basketball moved to the Rosemont Horizon later renamed Allstate Arena.
Joey Meyer era (1984–1997)
[edit]Joey Meyer was head coach of DePaul from 1984 to 1997 compiling an overall record of 231–158. He started as an assistant coach at DePaul for eleven seasons under his father, Ray Meyer.[7] When Ray Meyer retired in 1984, Joey Meyer was promoted to head coach.[8]
Joey Meyer led DePaul to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in his first eight seasons, including back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances in his second and third seasons. In the 1986 tournament, #12-seeded DePaul—led by freshman guard Rod Strickland (14.1 ppg season average) and junior Dallas Comegys (13.8 ppg) -- upset #5-seeded Virginia and #4-seeded Oklahoma in the East regional before losing to top-seeded Duke 74–67.[9] In 1987, the Blue Demons—again led by Comegys (17.5 ppg) and Strickland (16.3 ppg) -- finished the regular season 26–2 and received a #3 seed in the Midwest regional of the 1987 tournament. They defeated #14-seeded Louisiana Tech and #6-seeded St. John's before losing to #10-seeded LSU. Meyer was honored as the Chevrolet Coach of the Year in 1987.[10] Besides seven NCAA tournament appearances, Meyer led the Blue Demons to three appearances in the National Invitation Tournament.[8]
In both 1988 and 1989, DePaul reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, but they were on a downward trajectory. In 1992, the Blue Demons were co-champions of the newly formed Great Midwest Conference but made their last NCAA tournament appearance under Meyer. In 1996, they finished 11–18, their first losing season since 1971, and the next year, a young DePaul team finished 3–23. Meyer was dismissed on April 28, 1997.[11]
Pat Kennedy era (1997–2002)
[edit]Pat Kennedy was named head coach after Joey Meyer.[12] It was the first time a member of the Meyer family hadn't coached DePaul basketball in 55 years. Kennedy coached DePaul from 1997 to 2002 and finished with an overall record of 67–85.
Dave Leitao era – First tenure (2002–2005)
[edit]Dave Leitao was named head coach at DePaul for the 2002–03 season. His teams made post-season play in all three of his seasons as head coach. In his second season, his team advanced to the second round of the 2004 NCAA tournament before being eliminated by eventual national champion Connecticut. His teams also played in the 2003 and 2005 NIT Tournaments. In his first stint as head coach at Depaul, he finished with a 58–34 overall record. Leitao left to become the head coach at the University of Virginia in 2005.[13]
Jerry Wainwright era (2005–2010)
[edit]Jerry Wainwright was named DePaul head coach in 2005. In his first season he finished with a 12–15 record. In his second season in 2006–07, the Blue Demons beat #5 Kansas, pulling off one of the greatest upsets in school history. They also beat 2006 NCAA tournament teams California, Northwestern State, Marquette, Connecticut and Villanova with Wainwright leading the Blue Demons to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals before losing to Air Force. Four games into the 2007–08 season, Wainwright logged his 200th career win as a head coach, but the team finished with a 10–19 record. The 2008–2009 season saw DePaul finish 9–24 overall and 0–18 in regular season Big East play. Wainwright began the 2009–10 season as head coach, but was fired on January 11, 2010, after a 7–8 start to the season.[14] He still had two years remaining on his contract at the time of his firing. Wainwright finished with a 59–80 overall record in his five years at DePaul. Assistant coach Tracy Webster was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2009–10 season and finished with a 1–15 record.
Oliver Purnell era (2010–2015)
[edit]On April 6, 2010, Oliver Purnell, formerly of Clemson University signed a seven-year deal with DePaul.[15] In his first season in 2010–11, Purnell finished with a record of 7–24. The rest of his tenure saw his teams with finish with similar records of 12–19 during the 2011–2012 season, 11–21 during the 2012–2013 season, 12–21 during the 2013–2014 season and 12–20 in 2014–15. At the conclusion of the 2014–2015 season, Purnell announced his resignation.[16] He finished with an overall record of 54–105 at DePaul.
Dave Leitao era – Second tenure (2015–2021)
[edit]Dave Leitao returned for his second stint as DePaul head basketball coach for the 2015–2016 season.[13] The team finished with a record of 9–22 in his first season back with the Blue Demons. The 2016–2017 season saw the Blue Demons finish with a 9–23 record in Leitao's second season. This season would be DePaul's last season playing at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois after 37 years at the venue. For the 2017–2018 season, the Blue Demons moved back to Chicago to play their home games at 10,387-seat Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center.[17] The first season at Wintrust Arena saw the Blue Demons return to double-digit wins finishing with a record of 11–20 in Leitao's third season.
Following the 2017–2018 season, DePaul's eleventh straight losing season under coaches hired by current Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto, a group of "concerned students and alumni" purchased a full-page advertisement in the Chicago Sun-Times calling for change within the school's Athletic Department.[18] Additional reasons the students and alumni wanted change was that since the 1989–90 season, DePaul had won only one NCAA tournament game in the 29 seasons that transpired. DePaul had also only been to two NCAA Tournaments since the 1991–92 season, hadn't qualified for the NCAA Tournament since the 2003–04 season and the Blue Demons had not made postseason play since 2006–07. Additionally, DePaul finished last in the Big East eight out of the past ten seasons including a tie for last place during the 2017–18 season.
The 2018–2019 season saw a turnaround for DePaul as the Blue Demons finished with a 19–17 overall record. In Leitao's fourth season, he led the Blue Demons to the 2019 College Basketball Invitational post-season tournament.[19] The team finished as runner-up to the University of South Florida Bulls. In the Best of Three Championship series, DePaul beat South Florida in game 2, but dropped games one and three to the Bulls to give DePaul a second-place finish in the tournament.
Tony Stubblefield era – (2021–2024)
[edit]On April 1, 2021, Tony Stubblefield was hired as head coach. He previously served as an assistant coach at Oregon. Stubblefield was fired on January 22, 2024 after a troubling partial season of (3–15). Only managing to beat South Dakota, Louisville, and Chicago State. All home games. He returned to his previous assistant coaching position at Oregon.
On February 24, Terry Cummings had his No. 32 (1979–1982) jersey retired by the program. Becoming only the third player in franchise history to receive the honor and the first since Mark Aguirre in 1996.[20]
Assistant coach Matt Brady served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2023-24 season finishing (3–29) (.093) overall and (0–20) in the Big East before leaving and becoming the assistant coach at High Point University.[21] Making it the worst season since 1996–97 season (4–36) and the worst in program history.[22]
Chris Holtmann era ― (2024–present)
[edit]2024–25 Season
[edit]On March 14, 2024, former Butler and Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann was hired as the new head coach on a six-year deal.[23] With Ohio State's former assistant coach Jack Owens also being hired.
Holtmann and the 2024–25 team went 7–1 to start the season, losing their first game on the road to Texas Tech in the program's final Big East–Big 12 Battle on December 4, 2024. On January 17, 2025, the team won their first Big East Conference game since January 18, 2023. They would defeat Georgetown at Capital One Arena 73–68, their first conference win in 1 year and 364 days after 39 straight losses.[24] The team would follow that up on February 2, 2025 with their first conference win at home since January 10, 2023, defeating Seton Hall 74–57. This ended a 2 year and 24 day drought.
On February 22, Dave Corzine had his No. 40 (1974–1978) jersey retired by the program. Becoming the fourth player in franchise history to receive the honor.[25]
The improvement could be seen compared to the last season as the team finished (14–20) overall and (4–16) in the conference, finishing with the #10 seed. The team even managed to reach the quarterfinals of the 2025 Big East tournament, where they would be eliminated following a hard fought battle against #2 seed Creighton, losing 81–85 in double-overtime.[26]
On March 17, 2025, it was announced that the Blue Demons would play in the College Basketball Crown inaugural postseason tournament as the #15 seed.[27] The team played #2 seed Cincinnati in the First Round at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 1, losing 61–83.[28]
2025–26 Season
[edit]It was announced on June 11 that the 2025–26 Blue Demons would be participating in the men's 2025 Emerald Coast Classic along with Drake, Georgia Tech, and former 2021 Classic champion LSU. The event took place during Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 28-29) at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville.[29] The team would become the runners-up, falling to LSU 63–96 in the final.[30]
On November 26, the program announced that Rod Strickland would have his No. 10 (1985-1988) jersey retired by the program during a game on February 3, 2026 against St. John's. Becoming the fifth player in franchise history to receive the honor.[31]
The Blue Demons finished the overall season 16–16 and 8–12 in the conference, placing sixth. The highest Big East tournament seed since joining the original conference in 2005.[32]
2026–27 Season
[edit]It was announced on May 21, 2026 that the 2026–27 Blue Demons would compete in their first Fort Myers Tip-Off over Thanksgiving (Nov. 24-26).[33] The tournament will also include Purdue, Pittsburgh, and Oklahoma at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
On September 29, DePaul Athletics announnced that head coach Chris Holtmann had signed a contract extension through the 2030–31 season.[34]
Major upsets
[edit]- In 1950, the Blue Demons upset #2-ranked St. John's 74–68.
- In 1952–53, the #19 Blue Demons upset #1-ranked and #3-ranked La Salle 63–61 and 68–62 respectively. The Explorers were 1952 NIT champions the previous season and 1954 NCAA champions the following season.
- In 1979, the #20 Blue Demons upset #9-ranked Marquette 62–56 and the #15 Blue Demons upset #2-ranked Notre Dame 76–72.
- In 1983, the #13 Blue Demons upset #3-ranked Georgetown 63–61. The Hoyas would later win both the Big East tournament and the 1984 NCAA tournament.
- In 1986, the Blue Demons upset #6-ranked St. John's 81–72.
- In 1990, the Blue Demons upset #3-ranked Cincinnati 61–59 in 2OT in the Second Round of the NIT.
- In 2006, the Blue Demons upset #5-ranked Kansas 64–57 in front of a sold-out crowd at Allstate Arena.
- In 2016, the Blue Demons upset #11-ranked Providence 77–70.
- In 2020, the Blue Demons upset #5-ranked Butler 79–66, defeating the 2019 Hall of Fame Classic champions.
- In 2023, the Blue Demons upset #8-ranked Xavier 73–72, snapping the Musketeers's 11-game win streak.[35]
Championships
[edit]Final Fours
[edit]DePaul has played in two Final Fours in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Blue Demons are 0–2 all-time in the Final Four.
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NIT Championships
[edit]DePaul has won one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship.
| Year | Coach | Record | Result | |
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| 1944–45 | Ray Meyer | 21–3 | DePaul 71 Bowling Green Falcons 54 | |
| Total NIT championships: | 1 | |||
Conference championships
[edit]DePaul has won a total of two conference championships since leaving independent status following the 1990–91 season.
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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| 1991–92 | Great Midwest Conference | Joey Meyer | 20–9 | 8–2 |
| 2003–04 | Conference USA | Dave Leitao | 22–10 | 12–4 |
| Total conference championships: | 2 | |||
Postseason
[edit]NCAA tournament results
[edit]The Blue Demons have appeared in the NCAA tournament 22 times. Their combined record is 21–25, although the NCAA vacated their appearances from 1986 to 1989, thereby making their record officially 15–21.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1943 | Elite Eight Final Four | Dartmouth Georgetown | W 46–35 L 49–53 | |
| 1953 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Miami(OH) Indiana Pennsylvania | W 74–72 L 80–82 L 70–90 | |
| 1956 | First Round | Wayne State | L 63–72 | |
| 1959 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Portland Kansas State TCU | W 57–56 L 70–102 L 65–71 | |
| 1960 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Air Force Cincinnati Texas | W 69–63 L 59–99 W 67–61 | |
| 1965 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Eastern Kentucky Vanderbilt Dayton | W 99–52 L 78–83 OT L 69–75 | |
| 1976 | First Round Sweet Sixteen | Virginia VMI | W 69–60 L 66–71 OT | |
| 1978 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Creighton Louisville Notre Dame | W 80–76 W 90–89 OT L 64–84 | |
| 1979 | #2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game | #7 USC #3 Marquette #1 UCLA #1 Indiana State #9 Penn | W 89–78 W 62–56 W 95–91 L 74–76 W 96–93 |
| 1980 | #1 | Second Round | #8 UCLA | L 71–77 |
| 1981 | #1 | Second Round | #9 Saint Joseph's | L 48–49 |
| 1982 | #1 | Second Round | #8 Boston College | L 75–82 |
| 1984 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #8 Illinois State #4 Wake Forest | W 75–61 L 71–73 OT |
| 1985 | #10 | First Round | #7 Syracuse | L 65–70 |
| 1986* | #12 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #5 Virginia #4 Oklahoma #1 Duke | W 72–68 W 74–69 L 67–74 |
| 1987* | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 Louisiana Tech #6 St. John's #10 LSU | W 76–62 W 83–75 OT L 58–63 |
| 1988* | #5 | First Round Second Round | #12 Wichita State #4 Kansas State | W 83–62 L 58–66 |
| 1989* | #12 | First Round Second Round | #5 Memphis State #4 UNLV | W 66–63 L 70–85 |
| 1991 | #9 | First Round | #8 Georgia Tech | L 70–87 |
| 1992 | #5 | First Round | #12 New Mexico State | L 73–81 |
| 2000 | #9 | First Round | #8 Kansas | L 77–81 OT |
| 2004 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Dayton #2 Connecticut | W 76–69 OT L 55–72 |
* Vacated by the NCAA
NIT results
[edit]The Blue Demons have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 16 times. Their combined record is 17–17. They were NIT Champions in 1945.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1940 | Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game | Long Island Colorado Oklahoma A&M | W 45–38 L 37–52 L 22–23 |
| 1944 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Final | Muhlenberg Oklahoma A&M St. John's | W 68–45 W 41–38 L 39–47 |
| 1945 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Final | West Virginia Rhode Island Bowling Green | W 76–52 W 97–53 W 71–54 |
| 1948 | Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game | NC State NYU WKU | W 75–64 L 59–72 L 59–61 |
| 1961 | Quarterfinals | Providence | L 67–73 |
| 1963 | Quarterfinals | Villanova | L 51–63 |
| 1964 | Quarterfinals | NYU | L 66–79 |
| 1966 | First Round | NYU | L 65–68 |
| 1983 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final | Minnesota Northwestern Ole Miss Nebraska Fresno State | W 76–73 W 65–63 W 75–67 W 68–58 L 60–69 |
| 1990 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Creighton Cincinnati Saint Louis | W 89–72 W 61–59 L 47–54 |
| 1994 | First Round | Northwestern | L 68–69 |
| 1995 | First Round | Iowa | L 87–96 |
| 1999 | First Round Second Round | Northwestern California | W 69–64 L 57–58 |
| 2003 | First Round | North Carolina | L 72–83 |
| 2005 | First Round Second Round | Missouri Texas A&M | W 75–70 L 72–75 |
| 2007 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Hofstra Kansas State Air Force | W 83–71 W 70–65 L 51–52 |
CBI results
[edit]The Blue Demons have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 4–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2019 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3 | Central Michigan Longwood Coastal Carolina South Florida South Florida South Florida | W 100–86 W 97–89 W 92–87 L 61–63 W 100–96 OT L 65–77 |
CBC results
[edit]Depaul has appeared in the College Basketball Crown once. Their overall record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2025 | First Round | Cincinnati | L 61–83 |
Honors
[edit]Hall of Fame inductees
[edit]Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
| Person | Position |
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| George Mikan | Player |
| Ray Meyer | Coach |
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
| Person | Position |
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| George Mikan | Player |
| Ray Meyer | Coach |
| Mark Aguirre | Player |
Retired numbers
[edit]DePaul has retired five jersey numbers.
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| No. | Player | Pos. | Career | Year Retired |
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| 99 | George Mikan | C | 1942–46 | 1990 |
| 24 | Mark Aguirre | SF | 1978–81 | 1996 |
| 32 | Terry Cummings | PF | 1979–82 | 2024 |
| 40 | Dave Corzine | C | 1974–78 | 2025 |
| 10 | Rod Strickland | PG | 1985–88 | 2026 |
Individual Player honors
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All-Americans
[edit]National Coach of the Year
[edit]DePaul has had two of their coaches awarded the National Coach of the Year, done on five occasions.[36]
| Person | Year Awarded |
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| Ray Meyer | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984 |
| Joey Meyer | 1987 |
Professional players
[edit]Blue Demons in the NBA
[edit]Current players
[edit]| Player | Team |
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| Max Strus | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Paul Reed | Detroit Pistons |
All-time NBA/ABA players
[edit]The following former DePaul Blue Demons have played in the NBA or original ABA:[37]
- Mark Aguirre
- Andre Brown
- Stanley Brundy
- Em Bryant
- Howie Carl
- Wilson Chandler
- Dallas Comegys
- Tyrone Corbin
- Dave Corzine
- Terry Cummings
- Gene Dyker
- Kevin Edwards
- Ron Feiereisel
- Javon Freeman-Liberty
- Elmer Gainer
- Gary Garland
- Billy Garrett Jr.
- Bato Govedarica
- Myke Henry
- Stephen Howard
- Steven Hunter
- Johnny Jorgensen
- Whitey Kachan
- Paul McPherson
- Ed Mikan
- George Mikan
- Nick Ongenda
- Errol Palmer
- Jack Phelan
- Paul Reed
- Quentin Richardson
- Bill Robinzine
- Bobby Simmons
- Ron Sobieszczyk
- Rod Strickland
- Gene Stump
- Max Strus
- Dick Triptow
Blue Demons in international leagues
[edit]Current players overseas
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All-time players overseas
[edit]The following former DePaul Blue Demons have played professionally in leagues outside of the United States:
Arenas
[edit]Wintrust Arena
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Wintrust Arena is a 10,387-seat multi-purpose sports venue in Chicago. The arena opened in 2017 and is home of the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team.[38]
Allstate Arena
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Allstate Arena, formerly the Rosemont Horizon, opened in 1980 and was home of the DePaul men's basketball team from its opening until 2017.[39] The arena sat 17,500 people for basketball.
Alumni Hall
[edit]Alumni Hall was completed in 1956 and was the on-campus home venue of the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team through 1980 when the Rosemont Horizon opened.[40]
University Auditorium
[edit]University Auditorium, nicknamed "The Barn", was the original on-campus home gymnasium for DePaul men's basketball starting in 1923 until 1956.[40]
Alternate arenas
[edit]McGrath-Phillips Arena, located in the Sullivan Athletic Center, was the home venue for select on-campus games for the men's basketball team from 2000 until 2017.[40] The venue also hosted DePaul men's basketball games during the 2007 National Invitation Tournament[40] and 2019 College Basketball Invitational Tournament.[41]
Chicago Stadium was the home of college basketball doubleheaders involving the DePaul men's basketball team in the 1940s and 1950s.[40]
Practice and Training facilities
[edit]McGrath-Phillips Arena is the practice facility for the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team.[40] The facility is located in the Sullivan Athletic Center, which was completed in 2000.
Due to claims that this facility is no longer adequate, a new training facility is being built across the street.
Head coaches
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ At the time, the NCAA did not sponsor championships in women's sports.
References
[edit]- ↑ DePaul University Graphic Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Event Center at McCormick Square to be named Wintrust Arena" (Press release). DePaul Blue Demons. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ↑ "DePaul Men's Basketball History". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ↑ "Ray Meyer". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Raymond J. "Ray" Meyer". hoophall.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ hoophall.com (February 23, 2007). "George Mikan Biography". Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Following Father, Meyer Falters A Bit," Stephen A. Smith, Philadelphia Inquirer, Saturday, January 4, 1997.
- 1 2 2010-11 DePaul Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 100.
- ↑ 2010-11 DePaul Men's Basketball Media Guide, pp. 148-152.
- ↑ 2010-11 DePaul Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 117.
- ↑ Temkin, Barry. "DePaul Fires Meyer," Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, April 29, 1997.
- ↑ Jauss, Bill. "New Blue Demons Coach Combines Styles Of Valvano, Al McGuire," Chicago Tribune, Friday, June 13, 1997.
- 1 2 Dave Leitao returns as head coach at DePaul , accessed April 30, 2019
- ↑ Jerry Wainwright fired as men's basketball coach at DePaul
- ↑ Purnell leaves Clemson for DePaul
- ↑ Nicole Auerbach (2015-03-14). "DePaul's Oliver Purnell resigns after five losing seasons". usatoday.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Matthews, David (October 16, 2017). "DePaul Opens Wintrust Arena 'To Bring Successful Basketball Back' To City". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Kenney, Madeleine, "DePaul students, alumni buy ad calling for firing of athletic director," Chicago Sun-Times, March 11, 2018, 10:08 p.m. CST
- ↑ "It's official. Let the games begin!". College Basketball Invitational. Twitter. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ↑ Ryan Hinske (March 3, 2024). "DePaul legend's jersey retired during Georgetown matchup". The DePaulia. The DePaulia. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ↑ Snipes, Kadie (August 16, 2024). "HPU Men's Basketball Brings on Two New Assistant Coaches for the 2024-25 Season". Men's Basketball. HPU Athletics.
- ↑ "2023-24 DePaul Blue Demons Men's Schedule and Results". SRCBB. Sports Reference. 2024.
- ↑ "Chris Holtmann Named Head Coach at DePaul" (Press release). DePaul Blue Demons. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ↑ Field Level Media (January 18, 2025). "DePaul beats Georgetown to end 39-game Big East regular-season skid". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "DePaul to Retire Dave Corzine's Jersey". DePaul University Athletics. DePaul University Athletics. November 19, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ↑ Associated Press (March 13, 2025). "DePaul falls to Creighton in double-overtime thriller in Big East Tournament quarterfinal". Chicago Sun Times. Chicago Sun-Times Media. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Overview". College Basketball Crown. AEG. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Blue Demons Season Comes to an End At College Basketball Crown". Big East Conference. DePaul University Athletics. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ↑ "DePaul, Drake, Georgia Tech, LSU In Emerald Coast Classic". Emerald Coast Classic. Global Sports Management. June 11, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
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