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The DePaulia

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The DePaulia

DePaul men's basketball lands 5-star recruit Tyger Campbell

DePaul men’s basketball lands 5-star recruit Tyger Campbell

Ben Gartland May 8, 2017

DePaul men's basketball landed their biggest recruit in years as 5-star point guard Tyger Campbell verbally committed to the Blue Demons on Monday evening.   Mama there goes that man? Excited to...

Report: DePaul men's basketball adds transfer Marin Maric

Report: DePaul men’s basketball adds transfer Marin Maric

Ben Gartland May 8, 2017

Multiple reports on Monday said that Northern Illinois' forward Marin Maric will transfer to DePaul for the 2017-18 season. Maric is immediately eligible and has one year left as a graduate transfer.   Northern...

Report: Shane Heirman joining DePaul men's basketball staff

Report: Shane Heirman joining DePaul men’s basketball staff

Ben Gartland May 1, 2017

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports and Steve Newhouse of WeAreDePaul.com reported on Sunday that Shane Heirman, head coach of prep school La Lumiere, will join the DePaul men's basketball staff as an assistant...

Report: Erten Gazi to leave DePaul men's basketball program

Report: Erten Gazi to leave DePaul men’s basketball program

Ben Gartland April 10, 2017

Sophomore guard Erten Gazi is leaving the DePaul men's basketball team, according to multiple reports. DePaul G Erten Gazi (SO) is leaving the program. https://t.co/SW06e3PWVa — Verbal Commits (@VerbalCommits)...

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao.
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Commentary: Another empty season for DePaul men’s basketball

Ben Gartland March 9, 2017

NEW YORK — On Wednesday night in Madison Square Garden, DePaul men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao sat in the press conference room after DePaul was knocked out in the first round of the Big East tournament....

DePaul's Tre'Darius McCallum (10) and R.J. Curington (0) leave the court after the team's NCAA college basketball game against Xavier during the Big East men's tournament Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in New York. Xavier won 75-64. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Big East Tournament: DePaul men’s basketball falls to Xavier 75-64

Ben Gartland March 8, 2017

NEW YORK — In Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, there were teams with two different mindsets. Xavier, who had a bad losing skid to close out the conference season, were trying to keep their...

Billy Garrett Jr. (right) will be a key factor in tonight's DePaul game against Xavier in the Big East tournament. 

(Josh Leff/The DePaulia)

2017 Big East tournament preview: DePaul men’s basketball vs. Xavier

Ben Gartland March 8, 2017

NEW YORK — DePaul men's basketball plays in the opening round of the Big East tournament tonight as they play Xavier, a team they've lost to twice this season. The Facts Who: No. 10 DePaul vs. No....

Junior Peter Ryckbosch (left) goes up for a basket against Butler. (Blake Schlin / The DePaulia)

Injured season all too familiar for Peter Ryckbosch

Garret Neal March 6, 2017

Senior forward Peter Ryckbocsh’s final season as a Blue Demon was cut before it even started. He broke his kneecap over the summer and looked like he would be out until conference play. Then, a few...

DePaul falls to Xavier in Allstate Arena Farewell

DePaul falls to Xavier in Allstate Arena Farewell

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2017

Billy Garrett Jr.’s final regular season game with DePaul and DePaul’s final regular season game at Allstate Arena began with allusions to how far the program has come and ended with a reminder of...

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)

Son of DePaul men’s basketball coach arrested on alleged Xanax sales

Ben Gartland February 28, 2017

Reese Leitao, the son of DePaul men's basketball head coach Dave Leitao, was arrested Tuesday in Jenks, Okla. on possession and intent to sell a dangerous and controlled substance within 1000 feet of a...

DePaul guard Billy Garrett Jr., left, looks to pass as Seton Hall guard Khadeen Carrington (0) and guard Madison Jones (30) guard during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, in Rosemont, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Seton Hall holds off DePaul men’s basketball 82-79

Ben Gartland February 25, 2017

Coming off only their second conference win of the season on Wednesday, DePaul men's basketball found themselves down by 20 in the second half. As they've had in multiple games this season, including Wednesday,...

DePaul won their second conference game of the season with a 67-65 win over Georgetown


Josh Leff / The DePaulia)

DePaul men’s basketball knocks off Georgetown 67-65

Ben Gartland February 22, 2017

A wild ending helped DePaul men's basketball snap a ten-game losing streak as they defeated Georgetown 67-65 on Wednesday night. It was the Blue Demons' (9-19, 2-13 Big East) first road win of the year...

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