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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Graduate forward Javan Johnson comes down with a rebound in DePaul's win over UTEP on Saturday.

Johnson’s 23-point night leads DePaul to 91-70 victory over UTEP

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / December 11, 2022

DePaul bounced back after Wednesday's lopsided loss to St. John’s with a blowout victory of their own, taking down UTEP with a 91-70 victory Saturday. The Blue Demons’ offense was led by graduate forward...

Freshman guard Zion Cruz drives to the basket in DePaul's loss at St. Johns Wednesday night.

DePaul drops Big East opener to St. John’s after another slow start

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / December 8, 2022

DePaul dropped their Big East conference opener this season to St John’s Wednesday night with a one-sided score of 86-67. The Blue Demons fought back in the second half, but couldn’t overcome yet another...

Graduate guard Umoja Gibson breaks down Loyola defenders in DePaul's overtime win on Saturday.

DePaul nabs first Red Line Rivalry win since 2011 in OT victory

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / December 4, 2022

DePaul men’s basketball picked up its first Red Line Rivalry win since 2011 in a 78-72 overtime victory over Loyola Chicago on Saturday. The Blue Demons overcame a 13-point halftime deficit by outscoring...

Graduate forward Javan Johnson surveys a Samford defender in the first half of DePaul's 103-98 overtime win on Wednesday.

Johnson’s second half heroics lead DePaul to overtime thriller win over Samford

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / December 1, 2022

DePaul men’s basketball bounced back Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak and winning an overtime thriller against Samford by a score of 103-98. DePaul improved to 4-3 on the season with...

Graduate forward Eral Penn attempts a shot in DePaul's 82-66 loss to Texas A&M on 11/25.

Short-handed DePaul squad drops third straight with loss to TAMU

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / November 26, 2022

DePaul men’s basketball’s losing streak continued after losing to Texas A&M on Friday afternoon by a score of 82-66. The Blue Demons have lost three consecutive games after starting off the season...

Junior forward De'Sean Nelson boxes out Minnesota freshman guard Braeden Carrington in DePaul's 69-53 win on Monday night.

Blue Demons take down Gophers 69-53, win fourth straight Gavitt Games matchup

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / November 15, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS -- DePaul men’s basketball picked up their fourth straight Gavitt Games Tip-off victory in Minneapolis on Monday night, after taking down Minnesota 69-53. The Blue Demons improved to 3-0...

Junior forward Da'Sean Nelson goes for a dunk during Friday night's 86-74 win over Western Illinois.

DePaul cruises past Loyola (MD) and Western Illinois, start season 2-0

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / November 13, 2022

DePaul men’s basketball started off the 2022-23 season in the win column after defeating Loyola (MD) 70-63 on Monday night, highlighted by Javan Johnson’s career high 24 points.  The Blue Demons...

Junior forward Da'Sean Nelson throws down a dunk in DePaul's season opening 72-66 win over Loyola (MD).

Newcomers look to make a difference on men’s roster

Preston Zbroszczyk, Assistant Sports Editor / November 10, 2022

The 2022-23 DePaul men’s basketball roster will look different in head coach Tony Stubblefield’s second season. Stubblefield was more active in being able to land higher talented players, as the Blue...

Senior Javan Johnson slams home a dunk against Loyola (MD) in DePaul's 70-63 win Monday night.

Johnson shines as DePaul wins opener 72-66 over Loyola (MD)

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / November 8, 2022

DePaul men’s basketball started off the 2022-23 season in the win column, after defeating Loyola (MD) 72-66 on Monday night, highlighted by Javan Johnson’s career high 24 points.  The Blue Demons...

Junior forward Da'Sean Nelson goes up for a dunk against Marian University during their exhibition game on Tuesday, Nov, 1.

State of the program: Do Peevy and Stubblefield have the resources needed to move men’s hoops forward?

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor / November 7, 2022

It has been 6,807 days since the DePaul men’s basketball team has played in an NCAA tournament game. After enjoying significant success from the late ‘70s through the ‘80s and ‘90s, with 16...

Big East conference logo displayed in place of the DePaul Athletics logo underneath the jumbotron for the Big East Championship at Wintrust Arena.

COLUMN: Despite top teams’ decline, Big East on the rise in 2022-23

Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor / November 7, 2022

When the AP Top 25 released in October, Villanova, who hadn’t been ranked outside of the top 10 in any preseason poll since 2015, sat at 16. They dropped below no. 9 Creighton and seemingly lost favor...

Freshman four star recruit Zion Cruz plays defense against a Marian guard in Wintust Arena on Nov. 1.

Cruz shows potential to be DePaul’s next breakout star

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter / November 7, 2022

Entering his second season, Tony Stubblefield continues to make an impact on the recruiting trail, landing four star recruit Zion Cruz. A player of Cruz’s caliber choosing DePaul shocked plenty, especially...

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