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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

DePaul senior guard Javon Freeman-Liberty looks to attack the basket.

Men’s basketball: Javon Freeman-Liberty to mull his future before deciding next step

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief March 10, 2022

NEW YORK -- DePaul senior guard Javon Freeman-Liberty had a career season for his hometown school.  He led the Big East in scoring at 21.7 points per game, averaged 7.3 rebounds and was recently named...

DePaul senior guard Courvoisier McCauley looks to drive past a St. Johns defender at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night.

Men’s basketball: DePaul fails to match St. John’s energy in 92-73 loss in the Big East Tournament

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief March 9, 2022

NEW YORK -- This was not the same DePaul team that scored 99 points and beat St. John’s by five just 10 days earlier in Chicago. This was not the DePaul team that won six Big East games and had become...

DePaul junior forward Nick Ongenda looks to pass the pass the ball during a game against St. Johns on Feb. 27 at Wintrust Arena.

Preview: DePaul has momentum heading into first-round matchup with St. John’s

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief March 9, 2022

NEW YORK -- DePaul finally has something it has rarely had entering a Big East Tournament -- momentum.  The Blue Demons won three of their last four regular season games to close out Tony Stubblefield’s...

DePaul senior guard Javon Freeman-Liberty celebrates with his team during a 91-80 victory over Marquette on March 2.

Men’s Basketball: Regular season showed competitive spirit that can put fear in conference opponents

Joshua M. Hicks, Assistant Sports Editor March 7, 2022

Tony Stubblefield’s first season as DePaul’s men’s basketball head coach has been nothing short of a success. Although the team struggled in conference play, finishing with a 6-14 record throughout...

Womens basketball forward Aneesah Morrow taking a shot against Butler on Dec. 3.

Morrow, Freeman-Liberty lead Blue Demons with conference accolades

Joshua M. Hicks, Assistant Sports Editor March 7, 2022

DePaul basketball made major splashes this season with Big East honors. On the men’s side, senior guard Javon Freeman-Liberty was named to the All-Big East Second Team. Freeman-Liberty became the...

Connecticuts Andre Jackson (44) falls on top of DePauls Nick Ongenda (14) as Connecticuts Isaiah Whaley (5) helps defend on the play during the second half

Men’s basketball: DePaul closes out regular season with loss at UConn

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief March 5, 2022

DePaul had no answer for UConn’s physicality and strength in Saturday’s regular season finale. The Huskies controlled the paint from the start and cruised to a 75-68 victory Saturday afternoon. The...

Players celebrating with fans after DePauls 90-81 win over Marquette on March 2, 2022.

Commentary: Want Wintrust Arena on the map? Then Trust Stubbs’

Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor March 3, 2022

Wintrust Arena has been a bit of an enigma this season. On some days, energy was low as the Blue Demons began conference play 1-8, or when stars Javon Freeman-Liberty and David Jones missed time. Yet a...

DePaul senior guard Javon Freeman-Liberty celebrates with his team during a 91-80 victory over Marquette on March 2.

Men’s basketball: Freeman-Liberty delivers special encore performance in final home game of the season

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief March 3, 2022

Marquette seemingly had control of the game. Anything the Golden Eagles wanted on the offensive end they got -- for 25 minutes.  Then, DePaul decided to play some defense. The kind of defense that...

Courvoisier McCauley going up for a shot against three Creighton players on Thursday night.

Senior guard’s recent production rejuvenates struggling offense

Zach Elliott, Contributing Writer February 20, 2022

With 4:04 remaining in the first half of the men’s basketball game against Butler on Tuesday, DePaul sophomore guard Jalen Terry stood on the right baseline, waiting for senior guard Courvoisier McCauley...

DePaul senior guard Javon Freeman-Liberty dribbles the ball up during Wednesdays win over Coppin State at Wintrust Arena.

Men’s basketball: Despite Freeman-Liberty’s electric second half, DePaul falls to Seton Hall

Darcy Waskiewicz, Sports Editor February 20, 2022

Free throws and fouls were the ultimate decider when the DePaul men’s basketball team took on Seton Hall on Saturday, and Seton Hall came out on top as the Blue Demons fell 66-64. The Blue Demons are...

Courvoisier McCauley going up for a shot against three Creighton players on Thursday night.

Men’s basketball: DePaul falls 71-59 in sixteenth straight loss to Creighton

Joshua M. Hicks, Assistant Sports Editor February 18, 2022

DePaul has a trend of going through long stretches without scoring. This trend continued throughout their 71-59 loss to conference rival Creighton. The loss hands DePaul their 3-12 conference record and...

DePaul sophomore guard Jalen Terry looks for a pass during a game meeting against Butler Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena.

Men’s basketball: DePaul drops another close game, this time losing to Butler 73-71

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief February 16, 2022

As the Big East schedule enters the home stretch of the regular season, by this point, each team knows everyone else's strengths and weaknesses.  For DePaul, it’s no secret what the team does well...

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