COLUMN: Winning games will keep fans coming back to Wintrust, not concessions or parking
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
February 3, 2020
When Providence came to Chicago on Jan. 4 to face DePaul at Wintrust Arena, the Friars’ head coach Ed Cooley had sparkling things to say about the newly-opened stadium during his press conference. Cooley expressed his admiration for Wintrust after his team won 66-65, speaking on the aesthetics and ...
Page 29: Wintrust attendance numbers see modest improvement, still fall short of debut season
Hannah Mitchell and Shane René
January 28, 2020
On this week's episode of Page 29, The DePaulia takes a look at how attendance numbers have been at Wintrust Arena in the wake of the men's basketball team's best start in more than a decade. We also hear from one of our managing editors, who reviewed the movie "Pandemic," which has become disturbingly...
Wintrust attendance sees slight uptick, falls short of debut season
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
January 26, 2020
With DePaul now in its third season at Wintrust Arena, attendance numbers during the non-conference slate of games are up from last season, but still fall short from the marks set in their first season at Wintrust, according to documents obtained by The DePaulia via Freedom of Information Act. Through t...
Column: Stuffed Dibs and beer chugs: a buzzing night at Wintrust Arena
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports 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 Tech at Wintrust Arena, in no question their biggest home game at the new arena since it’s cons...
If you build it, they still might not come
Shane Rene, Managing Editor
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 a little more than 10,000 seats and standing room, you can’t find a bad seat in the house. The upper deck ...
DIBS, the face of school spirit at DePaul, still can’t drink at Kelly’s
Angelina Korniyenko, Contributing Writer
January 28, 2019
DePaul’s resident evil spirit just celebrated his 20th year of possessing students — with school spirit. The “Demon in a Blue Suit,” known to most students as DIBS, was conjured at last Sunday’s women’s basketball game against Seton Hall to blow out his birthday candles for his 20t...
Feeling emptier: Non-conference attendance drops in Wintrust’s 2nd year
Shane Rene, Managing Editor
January 22, 2019
As the Blue Demons settle into their second season at DePaul’s new 10,000-seat Wintrust arena, men’s basketball fans showed little interest in attending the Blue Demons’ 2018-19 non-conference slate, according to documents obtained by The DePaulia via Freedom of Information Act. Through DePaul’s f...
Commentary: Attendance problems continue in DePaul’s home opener
Shane Rene, Managing Editor
November 12, 2018
If you are one of the few remaining students and alumni at DePaul following the cringy saga of the men’s basketball team, you may already know this: the Blue Demons won their home opener Wednesday night, 80-58 over Bethune-Cookman of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Unfortunately, there weren...
Lack of interest remains inside and outside Wintrust
William Hopper, Asst. Sports Editor
November 12, 2018
With DePaul men’s basketball tipping off its second season at Wintrust Arena Wednesday night, the question is whether interest in the program will increase in the arena’s second year. An unscientific survey of 100 students conducted by the DePaulia last week found that 65% of participants had n...
DePaul students take advantage of Wintrust shuttle
Cristhian Plasencia, Contributing Writer
November 5, 2018
DePaul students say they find the gameday shuttle bus to the Wintrust Arena to be convenient and safe when crime happens on the streets of Chicago at night. “I [will] probably give the shuttle a try, DePaul junior Brandon Dilallo said. "Because with the shuttle you’re at least with other students....
DePaul defeats Rockhurst in exhibition game
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
November 5, 2018
The Rockhurst University Hawks, a Division II program from Missouri, weren’t messing around when they arrived at Wintrust Arena Thursday night for a date with the DePaul Blue Demons. The final score, 72-65, doesn’t indicate how competitive the game was. “We couldn’t string together any...
Little details the focus as women’s basketball eyes big season
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
October 22, 2018
After appearing in their 16th straight NCAA Tournament and winning the third most games in school history, the goals are once again incredibly high for DePaul Women’s Basketball. With a veteran-laden team headlined featuring seniors Rebekah Dahlman, Mart’e Grays, Ashton Millender and Tanita Allen,...
