Nick Palazzolo, Men’s Basketball Beat Writer
• April 21, 2025
When a school has a legend as head coach of their program, they are allowed to go out on their own terms. They have had career success that warrants that level of respect. The school or team never wants...
After 14 years with DePaul women’s basketball, Jill Pizzotti now has the official title of head coach. She rang in the new title on Tuesday with a press conference; former head coach Doug Bruno was in...
Doug Bruno started out as a hockey player at the former Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary South on the South Side of Chicago. He enjoyed the fast pace of hockey, but he fell in love with a game he...
Jill M. Pizzotti has been named the second DePaul women’s basketball head coach since 1988.
The longtime Blue Demon and Lombard, Ill. native first joined DePaul’s staff in 2011, quickly rising to...
Doug Bruno, DePaul women’s basketball head coach for 39 years, announced Friday that he is stepping down, according to a university press release.
Bruno has been with DePaul for decades. He first...
Senior night is a bittersweet farewell in a college athlete's career. It’s a day to reflect on cherished accomplishments while recalling the battles fought and all the moments that led them to this final...
DePaul fell short 83-77 to St. John’s in a double overtime thriller at Wintrust Arena Thursday, Jan. 25, in the Maggie Dixon Classic.
Three Blue Demons finished with double-digit points led by guard...
After a few weeks away from Wintrust Arena, DePaul returned home to secure a 93-72 win in the crosstown competition against Loyola Nov. 26. The Blue Demons are now 46-10 when playing the Ramblers, winning...
The headline printed on the very bottom of the Jan. 29, 1925, DePaulia front page reads, “Girls Practice Basketball.” The story is rather short for a newspaper, but it’s there:
“A group of the...
Doug Bruno enters his 38th year at DePaul in uncharted territory. His Blue Demons were eighth in the Big East last season for the first time since the 2011-12 season, but even then, that team made the...
DePaul’s exhibition game against The University of Iowa broke the all-time attendance record for a women’s basketball game Sunday, Oct. 15, with 55,646 fans in attendance.
The game was played on...
As the 2022-23 women’s basketball schedule gets released to the public, the highly anticipated season is now 51 days away from tipoff for head coach Doug Bruno and his team.
After last season’s...
