2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Jack Owens (1st season); Bryan Mullins (1st season); Paris Parham (3rd season); LaVall Jordan (1st season); Brandon Bailey (1st season);
Home arena	Wintrust Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by first-year head coach Chris Holtmann. They play their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as members of the Big East Conference.

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2023–24 season 3–29, 0–20 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament.

On January 22, 2024, the school fired head coach Tony Stubblefield after starting the season 3–15.^[1] Special assistant to the head coach Matt Brady was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[2] On March 14, the school named former Butler and Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann the team's new head coach.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

DePaul Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zion Cruz	0	G	6'4"	183	Sophomore	Jersey City, NJ	Transferred to Rider
Chico Carter Jr.	2	G	6'3"	192	GS Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Jalen Terry	3	G	6'0"	158	Senior	Flint, MI	Graduate transferred to Eastern Michigan
K. T. Raimey	4	G/F	6'3"	166	Senior	Olathe, KS	Graduate transferred to UT Rio Grande
Churchill Abass	5	C	6'9"	240	Freshman	Edo State, Nigeria	Transferred to Wake Forest
Jaden Henley	10	G/F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Ontario, CA	Transferred to UNLV
Keyondre Young	11	G	6'8"	180	Junior	Del City, OK	Transferred
Mac Etienne	12	F	6'10"	235	Sophomore	New York, NY	Transferred to La Salle
Da'Sean Nelson	21	F	6'8"	205	Senior	Toledo, OH	Graduate transferred to Eastern Michigan
Elijah Fisher	22	G	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Oshawa, ON	Transferred to Pacific
Caleb Murphy	23	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Youngstown, OH	Graduate transferred to UMass Lowell
Jeremiah Oden	25	F	6'8"	201	Senior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Charlotte
Dramane Camara	35	G	6'5"	205	Freshman	Paris, France	Transferred to Norfolk State
Mo Sall	55	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Downers Grove, IL	Walk-on; transferred to Northern Illinois

Incoming transfers

DePaul Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Troy D'Amico	0	G	6'7"	212	Senior	Chicago, IL	Southern Illinois
Isaiah Rivera	1	G	6'5"	210	GS Senior	Geneseo, IL	UIC
Layden Blocker	2	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas
Conor Enright	4	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Mundelein, IL	Drake
CJ Gunn	11	G	6'6"	194	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana
Jacob Meyer	12	G	6'2"	195	Sophomore	Covington, KY	Coastal Carolina
JJ Traynor	20	F	6'8"	190	GS Senior	Bardstown, KY	Louisville
David Thomas	23	G	6'2"	195	Sophomore	McDonough, GA	Mercer
N.J. Benson	35	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Mount Vernon, IL	Missouri State
David Skogman	42	C	6'10"	235	GS Senior	Waukesha, WI	Davidson

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Riddle #33 SF	Chicago, IL	Kenwood Academy High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 25, 2023
Chris Riddle #33 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Sekou Konneh PF	Milwaukee, WI	St. Thomas More	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 9, 2024
Sekou Konneh PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28. "2024 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Medina C	St. Petersburg, FL	Gibbs	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 5, 2024
Isaiah Medina C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kruz McClure SG	Westerville, OH	Westerville South	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 5, 2024
Kruz McClure SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2025 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28. "2025 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

Roster

2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Troy D'Amico	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame College Prep Southern Illinois	Chicago, IL
G	1	Isaiah Rivera	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Geneseo HS UIC	Geneseo, IL
G	2	Layden Blocker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) Arkansas	Little Rock, AR
G	3	Nate Kasher (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Glenbrook HS	Glenview, IL
G	4	Conor Enright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Mundelein HS Drake	Mundelein, IL
F	5	Sekou Konneh	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas HS	Milwaukee, WI
F	10	Chris Riddle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Kenwood Academy	Chicago, IL
G	11	CJ Gunn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Lawrence North HS Indiana	Indianapolis, IN
G	12	Jacob Meyer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Holy Cross HS Coastal Carolina	Covington, KY
F	20	JJ Traynor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Bardstown HS Louisville	Bardstown, KY
G	23	David Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Eagle's Landing HS Mercer	McDonough, GA
F	35	N.J. Benson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Mt. Vernon Township HS Missouri State	Mount Vernon, IL
C	42	David Skogman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Waukesha HS Davidson	Waukesha, WI

Head coach

Chris Holtmann (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* TBA	Illinois Wesleyan	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA	Southern Indiana	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
November 7, 2024* TBA	Prairie View A&M	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
November 11, 2024* TBA	Mercer	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
November 15, 2024* TBA	Duquesne	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
November 19, 2024* TBA	Eastern Illinois DePaul Classic	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
November 23, 2024* TBA	Northern Illinois DePaul Classic	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
November 29, 2024* TBA	Valparaiso DePaul Classic	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
December 4, 2024* TBA	at Texas Tech Big East–Big 12 Battle	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
December 14, 2024* TBA	Wichita State	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
December 21, 2024* TBA	at Northwestern	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 28, 2024* TBA	Loyola (MD)	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Big East regular season

Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[4]

References

^ "DePaul fires Tony Stubblefield: Blue Demons coach dismissed in midst of third consecutive losing season". CBSSports.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "DePaul fires coach Stubblefield after 3-15 start". ESPN.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "DePaul hires Chris Holtmann: Blue Demons tap ex-Ohio State coach to turn around floundering program". CBSSports.com. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[1] "DePaul fires Tony Stubblefield: Blue Demons coach dismissed in midst of third consecutive losing season". CBSSports.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[2] "DePaul fires coach Stubblefield after 3-15 start". ESPN.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[3] "DePaul hires Chris Holtmann: Blue Demons tap ex-Ohio State coach to turn around floundering program". CBSSports.com. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

[4] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

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