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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

DePaul forward Paul Reed (4) shoots in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. Johns, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in New York. Mary Altaffer | AP

Bluejays; Blue Demons: Can DePaul cool off one of nation’s best 3-point shooting teams?

Paul Steeno February 20, 2019

Blink and it's the end of February and DePaul has three home games left. That third to last home game for the DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team (13-11, 5-8) goes down tonight at 8 at Wintrust...

Sophomore forward Paul Reed and senior forward Femi Olujobi look on during DePauls loss to Butler on Jan. 16 at Wintrust Arena.

Revenge-minded Blue Demons welcome Providence to Wintrust

Paul Steeno February 2, 2019

DePaul needs to stop the bleeding after dropping their third-straight contest on Wednesday. The DePaul Blue Demons (11-9; 3-6) next opportunity to do that is today at 1:30 when they welcome the Providence...

DePaul junior guard Lyrik Shreiner drives past Chicago State guard Rob Shaw. Richard Bodee | The DePaulia

Deep freeze won’t stop Blue Demons battle with Villanova Wildcats

January 29, 2019

Cold is a criminally inadequate adjective to describe the conditions in Chicago when the DePaul Blue Demons (11-8; 3-5) welcome the Villanova Wildcats (16-4; 7-0) to Wintrust Arena tonight for a 7 p.m....

The turnstile attendance for the home opener against Bethune Cookman on Nov. 7 was just 1,018. DePaul won the game 80-58.

If you build it, they still might not come

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2019

There are certainly a lot of questions worth asking about Wintrust Arena, even if few of them have very clear answers. But one thing that is clear is this: the arena itself is pretty awesome. With...

DePaul fell to Butler 87-69 at Wintrust Arena on Wednesday night, snapping a two-game winning streak. Richard Bodee I The DePaulia

Snap back to reality: DePaul falls to Bulldogs at Wintrust 87-69

Paul Steeno January 17, 2019

Riding the wave of a two-game Big East Conference winning streak, a 87-69 loss for the DePaul Blue Demons (10-6; 2-3) against the Butler Bulldogs (11-7; 2-3) at Wintrust Arena Wednesday night felt like...

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

Blue Demons add Saint Louis University transfer Carte’Are Gordon

Paul Steeno January 15, 2019

DePaul Blue Demon head coach Dave Leitao and his staff have landed another one. Via his Twitter account today, Saint Louis Billikens freshman forward Carte'Are Gordon announced that he is transferring...

DePaul freshman Lexi Held pulls up for a jumper against Notre Dame on Nov. 17 at Wintrust Arena.

Freshmen duo showing they belong

Lawrence Kraymer, Assistant Sports Editor January 14, 2019

DePaul women’s basketball has been a perennial powerhouse in the NCAA for years. Having won six consecutive Big East regular-season championships and two straight Big East tournament championships, DePaul...

The concurrent emergence of Jaylen Butz and Paul Reed has been a major development for the DePaul Blue Demons this season. Richard Bodee I The DePaulia

A year older, a year wiser

Paul Steeno January 14, 2019

If older is indeed wiser, DePaul basketball has gifted young big men Paul Reed and Jaylen Butz one of the better learning environments in the country over the last two seasons. Sometimes it's the upperclassmen...

Paul Reed throws down one of many Blue Demon dunks in a 90-70 win against UIC on Friday.

Blue Demons close out tight game against Seton Hall, notch first Big East win

Paul Steeno January 6, 2019

Anybody who has been watching the DePaul Blue Demons (9-5; 1-2) closely this season, didn't feel comfortable when Max Strus nailed a corner 3-point field goal to give DePaul a 57-44 advantage over the...

DePaul sophomore guard Pantelis Xidias appeared in his third game for the Blue Demons, but first since Nov. 12 against Morgan State. Richard Bodee | The DePaulia

Pirate attack at Wintrust

Paul Steeno January 5, 2019

When Monday rolls around the DePaul Blue Demon's (8-5; 0-2) next opponent, the Seton Hall Pirates (11-3; 2-0), will likely see their name among the top 25 teams in the country on the AP poll. Winners...

Eli Cain. 
(Konrad Markowski / The DePaulia)

Sharing is caring: Eli Cain’s evolution into the Blue Demons top playmaker

Paul Steeno January 2, 2019

Mired in a back and forth stalemate with Big East Conference rival Xavier on Saturday, things took a turn for the worst when DePaul Blue Demon star Max Strus picked up a fourth foul with 7:52 remaining,...

Head coach Dave Leitao and the DePaul Blue Demons have struggled to close out games this season. Richard Bodee I The DePaulia.

Why have the Blue Demons struggled to close out games this season?

Paul Steeno December 26, 2018

Watching DePaul Blue Demon basketball this season hasn't been healthy for the heart. In DePaul's four toughest matchups on their nonconference schedule, the Blue Demons have helplessly watched as late...

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