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The DePaulia

Dave Leitao looks on during the Blue Demons' game against Butler on Feb. 29, 2020 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

5 years after hiring Dave Leitao, DePaul still stuck in the bottom of the Big East

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief April 20, 2020

For the past 15 years, DePaul men’s basketball has been stuck in a state of perpetual losing, with no clear end in sight. But after the program achieved a 19-17 record — the Blue Demons’ first winning...

A section of the DePaul crowd during the Blue Demons’ 65-60 victory over Texas Tech on Dec. 4 at Wintrust Arena.

Blue Demons fans react to Dave Leitao contract extension

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief April 10, 2020

When DePaul's season ended prematurely on March 12 with the Big East canceling the rest of its tournament due to the coronavirus outbreak, the immediate attention turned to the fate of head coach Dave...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao yells at his team during their game against Buffalo on Dec. 8,

DePaul extends Dave Leitao’s contract through 2023-24 season

Lawrence Kreymer and Shane René April 2, 2020

DePaul University and men’s basketball head coach Dave Leitao have mutually agreed to a contract extension on Thursday, per release. The contract extension will keep Leitao at the program’s helm through...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao looks down during the Blue Demons' 79-66 loss to St. John's on Saturday at Wintrust Arena.

COMMENTARY: A miracle at the Garden won’t save the Dave Leitao regime

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief March 8, 2020

Everyone is allowed to believe in miracles; it’s what makes sports so magical. That’s why the month of March is so special in college basketball, because every team has a chance to go on a magical...

DePaul junior guard Devin Gage is leaving the program at the end of the season.

Devin Gage leaving DePaul at end of the season

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief March 4, 2020

Junior guard Devin Gage is transferring from DePaul after the end of the 2019-2020 season, Evan Daniels of 247Sports reported on Wednesday. Gage becomes the ninth transfer during head coach Dave Leitao’s...

FILE-Asst. Director of Basketball Operations Matt Flemming embraces freshman forward Romeo Weems during his clutch, 18-point performance Saturday night.

DePaul wins first game in over a month, 74-68 over Georgetown

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2020

In the early going of Saturday's contest with Georgetown, the Blue Demons (14-13, 2-12) looked to have found some of the energy that head coach Dave Leitao said the team has lost since they entered conference...

Oscar Lopez Jr. watches Creighton’s Ty-Shon Alexander celebrate a dunk on Feb. 15, 2020.

COMMENTARY: From red hot to ice cold, DePaul men’s basketball season officially dead

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief February 16, 2020

DePaul’s season has officially hit rock bottom. The Blue Demons were on life support heading into Saturday’s game against Creighton at the Chi Health Center. After a 40-minute beatdown, the Bluejays...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao paces the sidelines against Creighton Jan. 22, 2020 at Wintrust Arena.

DePaulia editors discuss men’s basketball’s humiliating loss and Dave Leitao

Ryan Gilroy, Copy Editor February 16, 2020

DePaul men's basketball just had one of its most humiliating losses. The DePaulia's sports desk discusses what went so wrong, head coach Dave Leitao's role in the mess and Sports Editor Lawrence Kreymer's...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao looks down during the Blue Demons' 79-66 loss to St. John's on Saturday at Wintrust Arena.

COMMENTARY: DePaul men’s basketball is a joke, Dave Leitao is the punchline

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief February 9, 2020

Albert Einstein is famously credited with coining the phrase, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Welcome to the world of DePaul...

Page 29: Lower Metra fares for college students may be coming

Page 29: Lower Metra fares for college students may be coming

Hannah Mitchell and Shane René February 5, 2020

On this week's episode of Page 29, The DePaulia gives a rundown of new legislation that may lower the cost of Metra fares for commuter students. Then, we chat with our sports editor about the men's basketball...

DePaul has no answers for Xavier, loses 67-59 for 9th Big East loss of the season

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief February 4, 2020

DePaul has had its share of disappointing losses this season, but after Tuesday’s performance against Xavier, there is no question that the beating the Blue Demons took for 40 minutes against the Musketeers...

Paul Reed looks on at the end of the second half as Marquette shoots crucial free throws.

DePaul men’s basketball keeps repeating same mistakes

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief February 3, 2020

Copy and paste. That is the only way to describe DePaul’s first nine Big East games this season. Besides their one win over then-No. 5 Butler, the Blue Demons’ games have played out eerily similar...

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