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DePaul men’s basketball student manager dies after battle with cancer

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • August 12, 2019

DePaul men’s basketball student manager Aameer Sahi died Monday after battling a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of sarcoma cancer, his father told the Chicago Tribune. Sahi was released...

Blue Demons’ games in Europe give fans first glimpse of new players in action

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • August 8, 2019

When DePaul’s 2018-2019 season ended April 5 with a 77-65 loss to South Florida in game three of the CBI championship series, fans and head coach Dave Leitao turned their immediate attention to next...

Leitao, Lenti-Ponsetto settle order of protection case against former DePaul associate head coach

Lawrence Kreymer and Shane René, Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief • July 30, 2019

Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto and men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao agreed to terms on Monday with former associate head coach Rick Carter over an order of protection filed against him in September...

DePaul men’s basketball program placed on 3 years probation for violation of NCAA ethical conduct rules

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • July 23, 2019

On the surface, the DePaul men’s basketball program has been on an upward trajectory recently. But all that momentum built up in the last few months came crashing down Tuesday. DePaul men’s basketball...

DePaul Blue Demons add another big man to 2019-20 roster

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • July 16, 2019

With an already strong recruiting class coming in this upcoming season, DePaul men’s basketball head coach Dave Leitao added another player to the 2019-2020 roster on Monday. Nick Ongenda, a six-foot-10-inch...

DePaul senior guard Max Strus signs two-way contract with Celtics

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • June 21, 2019

By the conclusion of the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday, 60 players heard their names called by Commissioner Adam Silver and Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatumn, but former DePaul guard Max Strus was not one of...

5 best moments for DePaul athletics from the 2018-2019 season

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • June 3, 2019

A year that has been filled with multiple Big East Tournament champions, massive comebacks in championship games, multiple teams making the NCAA Tournament, freshmen bursting out onto the scene and seniors...

Blue Demon Rundown

The DePaulia Staff • May 28, 2019

Track and Field Henry Larkin helped continued his impressive freshman season by advancing to the quaterfinals at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Sacramento, California. Larkin competed in the 400-meter...

COMMENTARY: After four years, the time for DePaul to win is long overdue

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • May 13, 2019

DePaul men’s basketball has been irrelevant in Chicago, and certainly in the national landscape, for over a decade now. But after finishing with a winning record for the first time since the 2006-2007...

Former Blue Demon star participates in G League Elite Camp

Paul Steeno • May 13, 2019

There are 80 players expected to attend the NBA G League Elite Camp May 12-14 at Quest Multisport in Chicago. Press him hard enough, and now former DePaul Blue Demon star Max Strus could probably figure...

Lenti Ponsetto: ‘We haven’t arrived yet’

Shane Rene & Lawrence Kreymer, Managing Editor & Sports Editor • May 6, 2019

DePaul’s men’s basketball program has seen brighter days. But now, for the first time in more than a decade, it can also look back on its darker ones. The Blue Demons’ 2018-19 campaign ended an...

The next generation of DePaul men’s basketball

Paul Steeno • May 6, 2019

The group of young adults who turn around this DePaul Blue Demon men’s basketball program will instantly become Chicago legends. But just because Blue Demon head coach Dave Leitao has landed his best...