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The DePaulia

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The DePaulia

DePaul senior guard Eli Cain drives to the rim with Cleveland State defenders Jaalam Hill (left), Kasheem Thomas (center) and Stefan Kenic (right) looking on. Richard Bodee | The DePaulia

Cain tagged with Big East Weekly Honor Roll recognition

December 3, 2018

It's a recognition Blue Demon senior guard Eli Cain is no stranger to. For the fourth time in his Blue Demon basketball career, the Big East Conference has placed Cain on their Big East Weekly Honor...

Femi Olujobi has averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds for the Blue Demons this season. Richard Bodee I The DePaulia

Blue Demons Tour-de-MEAC ends with battle against Florida A&M

Paul Steeno December 3, 2018

For the third time this season, the DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team will battle a team from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. This week's MEAC opponent comes in the form of the Florida A&M...

Jalen Coleman-Lands has shot the ball 25.9 percent from deep this season. Richard Bodee I The DePaulia

Three is Company

Paul Steeno December 1, 2018

Basketball has changed. Gone are the days where mountainous big men laboriously dominated the game from the post. Shooting at all positions from everywhere on the floor is basketball's new gold standard. Last...

The DePaul bench celebrates during a 72-70 victory against Penn State Nov. 15. Richard Bodee I The DePaulia

Blue Demon basketball preview: Viking invasion

Paul Steeno November 28, 2018

Lucky for the DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team, Norris Cole probably isn't going to come running through the tunnel wearing a green and white uniform when the Blue Demons square off against the...

The DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team huddles before a game. [Richard Bodee-The DePaulia]

Takeaways early in Blue Demons basketball season

Paul Steeno November 18, 2018

Breathe Blue Demon fans. The suspense of a 72-70 overtime victory against Penn State Thursday night has receded and the DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team is 3-0 for the first time since the 2008-2009...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao reacts as he watches his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, in Rosemont, Ill. Northwestern won 78-70 in overtime. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

We aren’t lion: Big early season game for Blue Demons against Penn State

Paul Steeno November 14, 2018

The DePaul Blue Demons tilt against the Penn State Nittany Lions Thursday night at Wintrust Arena feels really important. Win and the Blue Demons improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 2008-2009...

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 nab three star, class of 2019 recruit

Paul Steeno October 3, 2018

The DePaul Blue Demons roster for the 2019-2020 season just got one man stronger today. According to 247Sports.com, 2019 6-foot-5-inch shooting guard Oscar Lopez has given a verbal commitment to DePaul...

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...

Blue Demon's athletic logo

Shapiro promoted to Blue Demon video coordinator

Paul Steeno August 24, 2018

After paying his dues, a now former DePaul University graduate assistant has received a big promotion. On Thursday, DePaul Blue Demon head basketball coach Dave Leitao announced his decision to promote...

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

Too good to be true: Shannon Jr. reopens committment

Paul Steeno August 19, 2018

A lot can change in a week. Last Sunday, the DePaul Blue Demons received their second verbal commitment from a top 100 guy in the class of 2019 when Lincoln Park High School wing Terrence Shannon Jr....

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...

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