DePaul’s role players flourish in CBI championship series
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
April 8, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
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 ...
Bases-loaded jam leads to nine-year relationship for DePaul duo
April 8, 2019
Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports
DePaul’s associate head softball coach Joe Yegge’s first memory of Natalie Halvorson was when she was at the state tournament in eighth grade. “She came in bases loaded to pitch against Kendyl Lindaman, who is one of the premiere hitters in college softball now, Yegge said. The pitching coach...
Former DePaul star Billy Garrett Jr. joins the New York Knicks
Shane Rene, Managing Editor
April 8, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
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
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
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...
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
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
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
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
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). ...
Men’s basketball lock down spot in CBI finals with victory over Coastal Carolina
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
March 27, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
The third game of DePaul’s (18-15) Roman College Basketball Invitational journey had a similar feeling to the first two games and it ended with the same result, as the Blue Demons once again clamped down defensively when it mattered and did enough to walk away with a 92-87 victory over Coastal Caro...
Blue Demons battle Chanticleers with CBI championship berth on the line
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
March 27, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
The DePaul Blue Demon's road to a College Basketball Invitational championship continues tonight at 7 at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The next roadblock: the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. The Chanticleers finished the 2018-2019 season with a 16-16 record including a 9-9 record in the Sun Belt Conference...