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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The DePaul bench celebrates during the Blue Demons' 79-66 win over No. 5 Butler.

DePaul upsets No. 5 Butler 79-66 for first Big East win

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief January 18, 2020

It was 13 years since DePaul last beat a top-five team in the country. It was nearly six years since the last time DePaul knocked off Butler.  All of that changed on Saturday when the No. 5 team in...

DJ Williams drives to the basket when he played for George Washington.

Former four-star recruit DJ Williams has joined the men’s basketball team

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief January 15, 2020

Former four-star recruit DJ Williams has reportedly enrolled DePaul and is immediately eligible to play this season with the DePaul men’s basketball team, Evan Daniels of 247sports reported on Wednesday.  Williams...

Villanova's Collin Gillespie dives for a loose ball with DePaul's Charlie Moore during the second half in their game on Tuesday night in Villanova, Pa. Villanova won 79-75 in overtime.

DePaul’s upset bid falls short in overtime against Villanova

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief January 14, 2020

DePaul and Villanova have faced each other 18 times since the last time the Blue Demons knocked off the Wildcats back in 2008 when DePaul still played at Allstate Arena. In those 18 meetings, Villanova...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao walks off the floor after the first half against Buffalo at Wintrust Arena. The Blue Demons lost the game 74-69.

Poor free-throw shooting dooms DePaul in 74-67 loss to St. John’s

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief January 11, 2020

After nearly two weeks of Big East play, only two teams were left winless in conference play: St. John’s and DePaul. Well, those two teams, who were picked to finish at the bottom of the conference before...

Charlie Moore drives in against a Providence defender during the game on Jan. 4. DePaul lost 66-65 to drop to 0-2 in conference play.

Preview: DePaul looks to right the ship against St. John’s

Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor January 10, 2020

It’s the fourth year that the men’s basketball team has started 0-2 in Big East play, but in year’s past, they didn’t have the cushion of a one-loss non-conference campaign. DePaul will look to...

DePaul junior guard Jalen Coleman-Lands walks off the court after the first half. The Blue Demons lost 66-65.

Providence hits game-winning free-throw to defeat DePaul 66-65

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief January 4, 2020

With DePaul getting off to its best start this year at 12-1 before starting conference play since the 1986-87 season, the hope was that the Blue Demons also found a way to improve their late-game collapses....

Seton Hall's Myles Powell drives to the basket in the second half against DePaul. The Blue Demons lost the game 74-66

DePaul loses conference opener 74-66 against Seton Hall

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief December 30, 2019

Coming off a near-perfect nonconference slate of games, where DePaul went 12-1, the Blue Demons looked to open Big East play with a victory against Seton Hall. But senior guard Myles Powell, like most...

DePaul junior forward Paul Reed dunks the ball against Texas Tech on Dec. 4 at Wintrust Arena.

Preview: DePaul looks to break four-game losing streak to Northwestern

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief December 21, 2019

During the 2016-17 season, Northwestern was taking the college basketball world and the city of Chicago by storm en route to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, while DePaul was languishing at...

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

DePaul avoids upset loss at Cleveland State with 73-65 win

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief December 18, 2019

Throughout the course of a long college basketball season a team is due to have an ugly win.  On the road against Cleveland State (4-8), DePaul looked shaky for the entire second half -- but clutch...

DePaul loses 74-69 against Buffalo, dropping Blue Demons to 9-1 on season

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief December 8, 2019

After defeating Texas Tech 65-60 in overtime on Wednesday, DePaul was the talk of college basketball. The dream of becoming ranked was finally becoming a reality in Lincoln Park.  And then Buffalo...

DePaul senior guard Jalen Coleman-Lands gets hoisted into the air by fans after DePaul defeated Texas Tech 65-60 in overtime.

Preview: DePaul looks to improve to 10-0 when Buffalo comes to Wintrust Arena

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief December 8, 2019

Coming off an emotional overtime win against Texas Tech on Wednesday, DePaul is back in action on Sunday when they host Buffalo. The Blue Demons will look to keep their momentum rolling when the Bulls...

A crowd forming at halftime by the bathrooms and concessions, the crowds were the largest they had been all year.

Column: Stuffed Dibs and beer chugs: a buzzing night at Wintrust Arena

Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor December 5, 2019

The sparkling new arena in the South Loop still hadn’t seen anything like this. On Wednesday night, everything came to fruition for the Blue Demons who hosted last year’s national runner-up Texas...

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