Diener to leave DePaul
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
April 18, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase, Sports
The transfer portal has claimed a victim from DePaul. Wisconsin Sports Network writer Mark Miller reports that DePaul Blue Demon guard John Diener has chosen to leave the program. Blue Demon head coach Dave Leitao redshirted the 6-foot-4-inch, Cedarburg, Wis. native last season. Diener was a stan...
Runners-ups meet in Big East-Big 12 challenge
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
April 15, 2019
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sDePaul’s 2019 non-conference schedule already has its first test of the season, with the Blue Demons taking on Texas Tech at Wintrust Arena in the first ever Big East-Big 12 challenge. The plan to begin the Big East-Big 12 challenge was officially announced last October, but the matchups were finalized o...
Billy Garrett Jr. reaches NBA, reflects on DePaul
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
April 15, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
When the Westchester Knicks’ G-League season ended after a second round loss in the playoffs, Billy Garrett Jr. was all but ready to head back home to Chicago. He didn’t believe that he was going to get called up by an NBA team so late into the season, and that’s why he had a flight a ready back ...
DePaul’s role players flourish in CBI championship series
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
April 8, 2019
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The old adage “next man up” is a common and overused term in basketball; however, for DePaul that phrase applies perfectly in their recent slate of games in the Roman College Basketball Invitational. The Blue Demons came into the CBI with an already short rotation that only included eight players ...
Former DePaul star Billy Garrett Jr. joins the New York Knicks
Shane Rene, Managing Editor
April 8, 2019
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When Billy Garrett Jr. told his father he was getting called up to play for the New York Knicks, his namesake didn’t fully believe him. “He said ‘I got a callup’ and I said ‘a callup where?’ And he was like 'I’m playing for the Knicks,'” said DePaul assistant coach Billy Garrett, r...
Photo Gallery: DePaul loses final game of the CBI championship series 77-65 to USF
April 6, 2019
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DePaul had a chance to win their first national postseason tournament since 1945 against USF in game three of the CBI championship series on Friday night at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The Blue Demons, however, couldn't get past the Bulls in the final game losing 77-65 and ending their season with a record...
Commentary: No Wintrust, no problem: McGrath brings the love
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
April 6, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Commentary, Men's Sports, Sports
In many ways, McGrath-Phillips Arena is a glorified high school gym. From the pull-out bleachers lining two sides of the court, to the electronic scoreboard instead of a Jumbotron, to banners honoring All-Americans and team championships lining the white-brick walls instead of exclusively hanging from the r...
DePaul falls short in CBI championship game
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
April 5, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
Going for a CBI Title and first 20-win season since 2006-07 , DePaul fell behind by as many as 17 points midway through the first half and never recovered losing to South Florida 77-65 in the deciding game of the CBI finals at McGrath-Phillips Arena Friday night. “It's a bitter pill to swallow when...
Injury plagued Blue Demons battle for CBI championship
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
April 5, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
This one is for all the marbles. After splitting the first two games of the series, the 2019 College Basketball Invitational tournament championship comes down to a showdown between South Florida and DePaul on Friday at McGrath-Phillips Arena at 6 p.m. Two and four points respectively decided the...
Photo gallery: DePaul forces game three of CBI finals with overtime victory over USF
Alexa Sandler, Sports Photographer
April 4, 2019
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Battling injuries and a hot-shooting USF team, DePaul did just enough down the stretch to force game three of the CBI finals after they knocked the Bulls 100-96 in overtime Wednesday night at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The Blue Demons were led by senior guard Max Strus and sophomore forward Paul Reed,...
DePaul outlasts USF in overtime to force decisive game three of CBI championship
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
April 3, 2019
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After dropping the opening game of the Roman College Basketball Invitational (CBI) final, DePaul’s season was on the line Wednesday night as they headed back to Lincoln Park. It took overtime, but the Blue Demons extended their season one more game with a 100-96 victory over USF at McGrath-Phillips...
DePaul drops game one of CBI finals 63-61 to South Florida
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
April 1, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
It’s been six years since DePaul and South Florida last played each other when the Bulls defeated the Blue Demons 83-73 in their last Big East meeting in 2013. On Monday night, the two met once again in game one of a best-of-three championship series in the Roman College Basketball Invitational (CBI). ...