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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Basketball

Senior guard Jalen Terry puts up a reverse layup against St. John’s senior center Joel Soriano during Tuesday’s 92-83 loss to the Storm at Wintrust Arena.

Xavier extends Blue Demons’ losing streak to eight-straight

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter February 20, 2023

DePaul continues to struggle to find a way into the win column after dropping both Big East contests this week against St. John’s and Xavier. With the losses, the Blue Demons’ losing streak reaches...

Junior guard Jalen Terry and senior center Nick Ongenda share words during DePaul's loss to St. John's at Wintrust Arena Tuesday night.

DePaul blows 13-point lead, falls 92-83 in 2OT to St. John’s

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter February 16, 2023

DePaul suffered a heartbreaking 92-83 double overtime loss to St. John’s on Tuesday night after blowing a 13-point second half lead. With the loss, the Blue Demons’ losing streak reached seven games.  “I...

Junior forward Da'Sean Nelson dribbles past Villanova junior Eric Dixon in DePaul's home win against the Wildcats on Jan. 10.

COLUMN: Big East on its way back to national prominence

Max Rayman, Contributing Writer February 12, 2023

The Big East has recently proved to be one of the premier conferences in men’s basketball, thanks in a large part to perennial powerhouse Villanova. From 2016-2018, the Wildcats won two national championships...

Graduate guard Umoja Gibson defends a Villanova player in DePaul's away loss on Wednesday.

Johnson and Gibson combine for 36 as DePaul loses, 81-65 to Villanova

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter February 10, 2023

DePaul’s losing streak continued, now reaching seven games, after the Demons dropped Wednesday night’s matchup to Villanova by a score of 81-65. On its home court this time around, Villanova may have...

Graduate guard Umoja Gibson drives on Seton Hall senior Al-Amir Dawes during the Blue Demons loss in Newark N.J. on Sunday.

DePaul’s losing streak extends to five games with loss to Seton Hall

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter February 5, 2023

DePaul’s losing streak extended to five games Sunday after dropping its ninth Big East game of the season against Seton Hall by a score of 69-65. The Blue Demons led by 13 points with ten minutes left...

Junior forward Da'Sean Nelson attempts a shot between UConn defenders in DePaul's loss to the Huskies Tuesday Night.

Demons’ defense struggles as UConn has three players score 20+ points during 90-76 win over DePaul

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter February 1, 2023

DePaul’s losing streak extends to four for the first time this season after losing to UConn, 90-76 against no. 24 UConn on Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena. Stubblefields’ stagnant defense allowed the...

Junior guard Caleb Murphy dribbles toward the basket in DePaul's home loss to Marquette at Wintrust Arena Saturday.

DePaul suffers 20-point loss to Marquette in front of sold out Wintrust crowd

Thomas Gorski, Sports Editor January 29, 2023

DePaul suffered a 20-point blowout loss at Wintrust Arena Saturday night, resulting in its eighth conference defeat of the season after losing, 89-69 against Marquette.  The Golden Eagles were led...

Graduate guard Umoja Gibson lays the ball up over Hoyas defenders in DePaul's loss to Georgetown Tuesday night.

Georgetown snaps 29-game Big East losing streak with 81-76 win over DePaul

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter January 25, 2023

DePaul dropped its seventh Big East conference game of the season after falling on the road to Georgetown by a score of 81-76 on Tuesday night. Hoyas sophomore guard Primo Spears’ 21-point night highlighted...

(From left) Brendan Favre, Max Williams, Zion Cruz, Philmon Gebrewhit and K.T. Raimey celebrate during DePaul’s 73-72 win over No. 8-ranked Xavier on Wed. Jan 18 at Wintrust Arena.

“This is what we’re supposed to do” : Biggest win in three years brings life to dormant program

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter January 23, 2023

As the clock hit zero, the Blue Crew’s chants cried out near the Xavier bench. This was what fans have long-awaited. Relevance. Though  just for one night, DePaul finally put the college basketball...

Head coach Tony Stubblefield expresses frustration during DePaul's win over Georgetown on 12/29.

Late-comeback bid falls short against Providence, DePaul loses 75-64

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter January 22, 2023

DePaul dropped its fourth Big East conference game of the season after falling on the road to Providence Saturday by a score of 75-64.  Coming off an emotional victory over No. 8 Xavier, the Blue Demons...

Freshman guard Zion Cruz and graduate forward Yor Anei celebrate mid court after the clock hits zero in DePaul's upset over No. 8 Xavier Wednesday night.

DePaul shocks No. 8 Xavier, snap 11-game losing streak vs Musketeers

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter January 19, 2023

In its first win against Xavier since Wintrust Arena opened, DePaul upset the No. 8 ranked Musketeers in a 73-72 thriller Wednesday night. “This is what we’re supposed to do,” said head coach...

Graduate Forward Eral Penn dribbles up the court and drives down the lane to score a basket during DePaul’s 75-65 win over Villanova. Penn recorded 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks.

Penned into the lineup: Riddled with injuries, DePaul finds consistency with Eral Penn

Tom Gorski, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter January 15, 2023

When graduate forward Eral Penn decided to transfer from Long Island University (LIU) to DePaul, it was likely that it would take time to adjust to the superior challenge of the Big East conference. What...

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