DePaul men’s basketball beats Missouri State 68-66 on buzzer-beater
J Samantha Rivera
November 23, 2016
Senior Billy Garrett Jr. saved the night after his buzzer-beating shot helped DePaul beat Missouri State, 68-66, and propel them to a 3-1 record in the overall season. What ended as a sweet victory for the Blue Demons, didn’t always appear to look that way from the beginning of the game. DePaul...
No. 20 DePaul women’s basketball takes out Northwestern 89-66
November 19, 2016
No. 20 DePaul women's basketball (3-0) passed their first big test of the season with flying colors as they took out the Northwestern Wildcats (3-1) 89-66. Senior guard Jessica January led the game with 25 points to give the Blue Demons the victory in the Chicago rivalry game, which Northwestern won...
Rutgers knocks out DePaul men’s basketball 66-59.
November 17, 2016
DePaul men's basketball was already down two forwards heading into their game with Rutgers, which meant that they'd have a size disadvantage. It turned out to be a huge part of the game as the Blue Demons were out-rebounded 46-27 as they fell to Rutgers (3-0) 66-59. Sophomore guard Eli Cain led with...
Wintrust Arena becomes official name of DePaul basketball arena
November 16, 2016
Wintrust Arena will be the official home of DePaul basketball starting in 2017-18. The naming rights deal was announced on Wednesday at McCormick Place West, across the street from the arena. "We're so proud today to add a new partner to our mix in Wintrust," Metropolitan Port and Exposition Au...
No. 21 DePaul women’s basketball defeats UAB 90-80
November 13, 2016
No. 21 DePaul women’s basketball finished opening weekend with another high-scoring victory as they defeated Alabama-Birmingham 90-80 in the championship game of the Maggie Dixon Classic. The Blue Demons improved to 2-0 on the season. Senior guard Jessica January led the game with 25 points while junior guard Ash...
DePaul men’s basketball quashes Rockhurst 79-53 in exhibition
November 5, 2016
When DePaul men's basketball met Rockhurst in an exhibition on Friday it wasn't pretty. The 79-53 win by the Blue Demons saw 45 combined turnovers and 53 combined fouls between the two teams. No, it wasn't pretty. However, that won't matter until next Sunday when the Blue Demons open up their seaso...
Gay athletes find home at DePaul
Danielle Church
October 31, 2016
Within his first week attending Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, Herald Alvarez heard about a fellow classmate being sexually assaulted for being gay. Alvarez stayed in the closet from that point on. Read More »...
Report: Notre Dame will be first opponent in new DePaul arena
October 12, 2016
CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein reported that Notre Dame will be the first men's basketball opponent when the new DePaul arena opens in fall of 2017. DePaul's first game in its new downtown arena will be against Notre Dame, per sources. Here's more @FanRagSports: https://t.co/SQ8rfjjivP — Jon Rothstei...
DePaul men’s basketball picked to finish last in the Big East
October 11, 2016
DePaul men's basketball does not have high expectations from the Big East coaches for 2016-17 as the Blue Demons were picked to finish tenth in the Big East. The rankings were released at Big East media day in New York on Tuesday morning. Also revealed at Big East media day was that senior guard Bill...
DePaul, Creighton earn top Big East women’s basketball honors
October 11, 2016
DePaul women's basketball appeared on the top of the preseason Big East women's basketball poll for the third straight year, but this year there was a twist: Creighton was also picked to finish in first place. Both teams received the same amount of first place votes amongst the Big East coache...
DePaul men’s basketball gets commit from Jaylen Butz
October 6, 2016
The 2016-17 men's basketball season is still about a month from opening, but the Blue Demons already are filling out the roster for 2017-18. DePaul got their latest commitment on Thursday when Jaylen Butz verbally committed to the Blue Demons. "When I went on my visit, the coaches and the players...
UCONN, Notre Dame highlight DePaul women’s basketball schedule
September 20, 2016
DePaul women's basketball released their 2016-17 schedule on Tuesday, highlighted by a home game against Notre Dame and an away game to defending champions Connecticut. The Blue Demons will open up the season with two exhibitions. On Nov. 1, they play St. Xavier at 7 p.m. and then St. Francis ...
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