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.
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big East) |
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Home arena | Wintrust Arena |
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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
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Chris Riddle #33 SF |
Chicago, IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 25, 2023 | |
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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
editUS college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits | ||||||
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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 | |
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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | |||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "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.