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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao enters his fourth season in his second stint with the program looking to provide DePaul's first winning season since the 2006-07 season. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Getting things started

Paul Steeno November 1, 2018

Starting lineups are in a constant flux, but what happens in an exhibition game can at least provide a barometer for what's to come. In a competitive 72-65 win against the Rockhurst University Hawks...

DePaul senior Eli Cain flanked by sophomores Jaylen Butz and Paul Reed get ready for a defensive possession against Rockhurst on Thursday night. 
Richard Bodee | The DePaulia

Almost Hawked Down

November 1, 2018

The Rockhurst University Hawks, a Division II program from Missouri, weren't messing around when they arrived at Wintrust Arena Thursday night for a date with the DePaul Blue Demons. The final score,...

Oscar Lopez committed to DePaul after also receiving interest from Colorado.

King of the Court

Paul Steeno October 7, 2018

There are lions in Chicago. Two iconic bronze lions have guarded the entrance of the Art Institute of Chicago for 124 years. Four miles north, real lions prowl about at the Kovler Lion House at Lincoln...

New Zealand native Flynn Cameron arrived on campus this winter but did not play.

Cameron returns with new sense of confidence

Paul Steeno September 17, 2018

DePaul redshirt freshman basketball player Flynn Cameron wants to become a complete point guard. Via an 11.3 point, 6.0 rebound, and 5.6 assist per game effort at the FIBA U18 Championships Aug. 5 to...

Eli Cain drives to the basket against Villanova. 
(Konrad Markowski / The DePaulia)

Power ranking the Blue Demons most exciting nonconference matchups

Paul Steeno September 5, 2018

Last season in its nonconference slate, the DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team won the games you'd expected them to win and lost the games you'd expect them to lose en route to a 7-5 nonconference...

Eli Cain drives to the basket against Villanova. 
(Konrad Markowski / The DePaulia)

The book of Eli: “I just want to win”

Paul Steeno August 17, 2018

Death, taxes, and wing Eli Cain in the DePaul Blue Demon's starting lineup. In three years as a Blue Demon, Cain has started 91 of the 94 games he's played in, serving as the constant as other players...

Source: YouTube '2019 Terrence Shannon Jr. (Mac Irvin Fire/EYBL) played well in Fort Wayne'

From pariah to hot commodity, Shannon’s recruiting story has happy ending after slow start

Paul Steeno August 16, 2018

How does a 6-foot-6-inch, hyper-athletic stud who played high school ball in a city famous for its basketball talent slip through the cracks and warrant no high-major Division I offers until after his...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball  game against Villanova, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Blue Demons strike gold again on recruiting front

Paul Steeno August 12, 2018

The recruiting gods are finally smiling down on the DePaul men's basketball program. After whiffing on their top two targets in the class of 2018 last spring, DePaul Blue Demon head coach Dave Leitao...

Credit: DePaul Athletics

Former DePaul video coordinator accepts assistant coaching job at CCSU

Paul Steeno July 20, 2018

On Dec. 6, 2017, Central Connecticut State head basketball coach Donyell Marshall watched his Blue Devil boys bow out 85-57 against the DePaul Blue Demons at Wintrust Arena. Between bouts of nostalgia...

The Blue Demons have added transfer student Carte'Are Gordon to its roster. 
(Konrad Markowski/The DePaulia)

DePaul finds true love with their Romeo

Paul Steeno May 22, 2018

The DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team just received a verbal commitment from a potentially program-changing recruit. On an Instagram live video taken in his high school gymnasium, class of 2019...

Max Strus notched his first double-double as a Blue Demon Saturday at St. John's with 22 points and 10 rebounds. (Konrad Markowski/The DePaulia)

Scouting Strus: He declared for the draft without an agent, so what are his odds of going pro?

Paul Steeno May 14, 2018

I am not that smart. But by being friendly to people and awkwardly initiating conversations at credentialed events, I've formed relationships with enough legitimate experts to write informed stories...

Sullivan appreciative of opportunity to become Blue Demon

Sullivan appreciative of opportunity to become Blue Demon

Paul Steeno April 17, 2018

When new DePaul Blue Demon commit Mick Sullivan entered Wintrust Arena in Chicago's South Loop on his recruiting visit at the beginning of April, he viewed the arena the same way a wide-eyed child does...

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