2022–23 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2022–23 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Tony Stubblefield and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference. The Demons finished the season 10–23, 3–17 in Big East play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.

2022–23 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record10–23 (3–17 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paris Parham (2nd season)
  • Bino Ranson (2nd season)
  • Steve Thomas (2nd season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette 17 3   .850 29 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 5   .750 27 10   .730
Creighton 14 6   .700 24 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 7   .650 31 8   .795
Providence 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 10   .500 17 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
St. John's 7 13   .350 18 15   .545
Butler 6 14   .300 14 18   .438
DePaul 3 17   .150 10 23   .303
Georgetown 2 18   .100 7 25   .219
2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On January 10, 2023, DePaul defeated Villanova for the first time since 2008, snapping a 22-game losing streak to the Wildcats over 15 years.[1][2]

Previous season

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The Blue Demons finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 6–14 in Big East play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to St. John's.

Offseason

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Departures

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DePaul Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Javon Freeman-Liberty 4 G 6'4" 180 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Tyon Grant-Foster 13 G 6'7" 205 Senior Kansas City, KS Graduated
Courvoisier McCauley 23 G 6'5" 211 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduate transfer to Indiana State
David Jones 32 F 6'6" 195 Sophomore Santo Domingo, DR Transferred to St. John's
Brandon Johnson 35 F 6'8" 220 GS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Shaheed Medlock 45 G 6'5" 196 GS Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated

Incoming transfers

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DePaul Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Umoja Gibson 2 G 6'1" 169 GS Senior Waco, TX Oklahoma
K. T. Raimey 4 G 6'1" Junior Olathe, KS College of Southern Idaho
Eral Penn 11 F 6'7" GS Senior Brooklyn, NY LIU
Da'Sean Nelson 21 F 6'8" 190 Sophomore Toledo, OH Kilgore College
Caleb Murphy 23 G 6'4" 185 Junior Youngstown, OH South Florida

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zion Cruz
SG
Jersey City, NJ Donda Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Feb 22, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  • "2022 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zion Cruz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Donda Academy Jersey City, NJ
F 1 Javan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Sr Austin
Iowa State
Decatur, AL
G 2 Umoja Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) GS University
North Texas
Waco, TX
G 3 Jalen Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jr Beecher
Oregon
Flint, MI
G/F 4 K. T. Raimey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jr Olathe North
College of Southern Idaho
Olathe, KS
G 5 Philmon Gebrewhit 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Holderness School
South Plains College
Boston, MA
F 10 Yor Anei 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Lee's Summit West
SMU
Overland Park, KS
F 11 Eral Penn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) GS Saint Frances (MD)
LIU
Brooklyn, NY
G 12 Ahamad Bynum 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr Simeon Chicago, IL
C 14 Nick Ongenda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Southwest Christian Academy (AR) Mississauga, Ontario
G 20 Brendan Favre (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr IMG Academy (FL) Vevey, Switzerland
F 21 Da'Sean Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Robert S. Rogers
Kilgore College
Toledo, OH
G 23 Caleb Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Grayson
South Florida
Youngstown, OH
G 30 Max Williams (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr IMG Academy (FL) Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:45 p.m., FS1
Loyola (MD) W 72–66  1–0
 24  Johnson   10  Johnson   6  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (2,973)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2022*
9:00 p.m., FS2
Western Illinois
Bahamas Championship campus site game
W 86–74  2–0
 23  Gibson   7  Nelson   8  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (2,977)
Chicago, IL
November 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 69–53  3–0
 20  Johnson   14  Penn   8  Gibson  Williams Arena (8,426)
Minneapolis, MN
November 18, 2022*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Santa Clara
Bahamas Championship semifinals
L 61–69  3–1
 18  Gibson   11  Penn   4  Gibson  Baha Mar Convention Center (687)
Nassau, BAH
November 20, 2022*
3:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Oklahoma State
Bahamas Championship consolation
L 78–82  3–2
 25  Penn   11  Penn   6  Gibson  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, BAH
November 25, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FS1
Texas A&M L 66–82  3–3
 21  Penn   10  Penn   10  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (2,703)
Chicago, IL
November 30, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FS2
Samford W 103–98 OT 4–3
 28  Johnson   7  Penn   9  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (2,342)
Chicago, IL
December 3, 2022*
3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI
at Loyola–Chicago W 78–72 OT 5–3
 27  Johnson   5  Terry   6  Johnson  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557)
Chicago, IL
December 7, 2022
5:30 p.m., FS1
at St. John's L 67–86  5–4
(0–1)
 14  Cruz   9  Nelson   4  Johnson  Carnesecca Arena (4,285)
Queens, NY
December 10, 2022*
5:30 p.m., FS1
UTEP W 91–70  6–4
 23  Johnson   8  Penn   4  Terry  Wintrust Arena (3,005)
Chicago, IL
December 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne L 55–66  6–5
 19  Johnson   7  Nelson   4  Nelson  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,873)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2022*
1:00 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern L 45–83  6–6
 11  Tied   9  Nelson   3  Gibson  Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,081)
Evanston, IL
December 25, 2022
3:30 p.m., FOX
at Creighton L 65–80  6–7
(0–2)
 14  Tied   12  Penn   3  Gibson  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,534)
Omaha, NE
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS2
Georgetown W 83–76  7–7
(1–2)
 31  Gibson   5  Tied   5  Tied  Wintrust Arena (4,097)
Chicago, IL
January 1, 2023
5:30 p.m., FS1
Providence L 59–74  7–8
(1–3)
 17  Nelson   7  Nelson   3  Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,316)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Butler L 70–78  7–9
(1–4)
 16  Gibson   7  Penn   8  Gibson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,015)
Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Villanova W 75–65  8–9
(2–4)
 24  Nelson   8  Nelson   5  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (4,273)
Chicago, IL
January 14, 2023
11:00 a.m., FS1
Seton Hall L 67–71  8–10
(2–5)
 15  Nelson   11  Penn   5  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (4,502)
Chicago, IL
January 18, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 8 Xavier W 73–72  9–10
(3–5)
 22  Gibson   10  Penn   5  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (4,252)
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 22 Providence L 64–75  9–11
(3–6)
 16  Gibson   7  Anei   5  Gibson  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400)
Providence, RI
January 24, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown L 76–81  9–12
(3–7)
 24  Gibson   13  Penn   4  Gibson  Capital One Arena (3,724)
Washington, DC
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., FS1
No. 16 Marquette L 69–89  9–13
(3–8)
 25  Gibson   9  Nelson   5  Tied  Wintrust Arena (10,387)
Chicago, IL
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 24 UConn L 76–90  9–14
(3–9)
 19  Johnson   4  Tied   8  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (3,956)
Chicago, IL
February 5, 2023
11:00 a.m., FS1
at Seton Hall L 64–69  9–15
(3–10)
 21  Gibson   10  Penn   4  Murphy  Prudential Center (9,770)
Newark, NJ
February 8, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Villanova L 65–81  9–16
(3–11)
 18  Tied   9  Penn   3  Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 14, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's L 83–92 2OT 9–17
(3–12)
 26  Johnson   8  Nelson   5  Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,018)
Chicago, IL
February 18, 2023
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 16 Xavier L 68–82  9–18
(3–13)
 17  Gibson   8  Ongenda   4  Johnson  Cintas Center (10,403)
Cincinnati, OH
February 22, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1
Butler L 58–59  9–19
(3–14)
 25  Gibson   8  Tied   4  Murphy  Wintrust Arena (4,356)
Chicago, IL
February 25, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 10 Marquette L 84–90  9–20
(3–15)
 20  Gibson   12  Ongenda   8  Gibson  Fiserv Forum (17,873)
Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 14 UConn L 59–88  9–21
(3–16)
 17  Ongenda   6  Ongenda   2  Gibson  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (15,564)
Storrs, CT
March 4, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
Creighton L 70–84  9–22
(3–17)
 18  Johnson   6  Penn   4  Gibson  Wintrust Arena (4,514)
Chicago, IL
Big East tournament
March 8, 2023*
4:30 p.m., FS1
(10) vs. (7) Seton Hall
First round
W 66–65  10–22
 19  Johnson   4  Johnson   4  Gibson  Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
March 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1
(10) vs. (2) No. 15 Xavier
Quarterfinals
L 84–89  10–23
 22  Gibson   4  Tied   6  Gibson  Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ Jon Rothstein [@JonRothstein] (January 10, 2023). "Villanova's 22-game winning streak against DePaul is OVER. The Blue Demons with a major victory at home under Tony Stubblefield. And Da'Sean Nelson? Buy Stock Now" (Tweet). Retweeted by DePaul Basketball. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ BIG EAST MBB [@BIGEASTMBB] (January 10, 2023). "𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗧! For the first time since 2008, a @DePaulHoops team takes down Villanova. The Blue Demons get a career-high 24 from Da'Sean Nelson in the #BIGEASThoops win!" (Tweet). Retweeted by DePaul Basketball. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.