2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record16–16 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Anderson (3rd season)
  • Shane Heirman (3rd season)
  • Marc Hsu (1st season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Creighton135 .722247  .774
No. 11 Villanova135 .722247  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall135 .722219  .700
Providence126 .6671912  .613
No. 24 Butler108 .556229  .710
Marquette810 .4441812  .600
Xavier810 .4441913  .594
Georgetown513 .2781517  .469
St. John's513 .2781715  .531
DePaul315 .1671616  .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year (eighth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago as members of the Big East Conference. The Demons finished the season 16–16, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They defeated Xavier in the first round of the Big East tournament[1] before the remaining tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2018–19 season 19–17, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost in the first round to St. John's. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Central Michigan, Longwood, and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship series against South Florida. There, in a best-of-three series, they lost to South Florida two games to one.[3][4][5]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Eli Cain11G6'6"200SeniorWillingboro, NJGraduated
Carte'Are Gordon15F6'9"230RS FreshmanSaint Louis, MOTransferred to Northwest Florida State
George Maslennikov22F6'10"234FreshmanOdesa, UkraineTransferred
Femi Olujobi25F6'8"233RS SeniorLong Island, NYGraduated
Max Strus31G6'6"205RS SeniorHickory Hills, ILGraduated
John Diener33G6'5"203FreshmanCedarburg, WITransferred to UC San Diego

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Charlie Moore11G5'11180RS JuniorChicago, ILKansas

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Romeo Weems
PF
New Haven, MI New Haven HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
Markese Jacobs
PG
Chicago, IL Uplift Community HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
Nick Ongenda
C
Mississauga, ON Southwest Christian (AR) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 82
Oscar Lopez
SG
Garden Grove, CA Veritas Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 3, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "2019 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Markese Jacobs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrUplift Community Chicago, IL
F 1 Romeo Weems 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrNew Haven Detroit, MI
F 2 Jaylen Butz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)224 lb (102 kg) JrNorth Side Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 Devin Gage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrCurie Chicago, IL
F 4 Paul Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWekiva Orlando, FL
G 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrLa Lumiere School (Illinois) Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Lyrik Shreiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrHillcrest Academy (TCU/CSUN) Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrMorgan Park (Kansas/California) Chicago, IL
G 12 Jason Malonga (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrBenet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
F 13 Darious Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoMills University Studies (Arkansas) Little Rock, AR
C 14 Nick Ongenda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSouthwest Christian Academy (AR) Mississauga, Ontario
G 15 Oscar Lopez Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrHillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) Cypress, CA
G 20 Brendan Favre (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoIMG Academy (FL) Vevey, Switzerland
G 21 Flynn Cameron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) RS SoHillcrest Christian College Auckland, New Zealand
F 23 Mick Sullivan (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)241 lb (109 kg) SoMarmion Academy Aurora, IL
G 30 Sullivan Menard (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrColony Wasilla, AK
G 35 Pantelis Xidias (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrLa Lumiere Michigan City, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-10-30

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:30 pm
Marian (WI) W 110–22 
 19  Reed  8  Tied  7  Moore  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS2
Alcorn State W 72–54  1-0
 17  Reed  11  Reed  5  Moore  Wintrust Arena (3,483)
Chicago, IL
November 6, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS2
Chicago W 84–55  2–0
 17  Moore  6  Moore  7  Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,436)
Chicago, IL
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS2
Fairleigh Dickinson W 70–59  3–0
 27  Moore  11  Reed  4  Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,945)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Iowa
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 93–78  4–0
 25  Reed  12  Reed  5  Tied  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,961)
Iowa City, IA
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV
Cornell W 75–54  5–0
 18  Reed  12  Red  4  Weems  Wintrust Arena (3,837)
Chicago, IL
November 23, 2019*
11:00 am, ACCNX
at Boston College W 72–67  6–0
 24  Moore  10  Tied  8  Moore  Conte Forum (4,560)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1
Central Michigan W 88–75  7–0
 23  Reed  11  Tied  13  Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,097)
Chicago, IL
November 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, FS1
at Minnesota W 73–68  8–0
 21  Moore  9  Reed  12  Moore  Williams Arena (10,260)
Minneapolis, MN
December 4, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1
Texas Tech
Big East/Big 12 Battle
W 65–60 OT 9–0
 18  Tied  8  Hall  10  Moore  Wintrust Arena (5,493)
Chicago, IL
December 8, 2019*
4:00 pm, FS1
Buffalo L 69-74  9–1
 17  Coleman-Lands  18  Reed  6  Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,419)
Chicago, IL
December 14, 2019*
1:00 pm, FS1
UIC W 86–65  10–1
 26  Moore  12  Reed  5  Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,620)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State W 73–65  11–1
 19  Reed  10  Reed  4  Coleman-Lands  Wolstein Center (991)
Cleveland, OH
December 21, 2019*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Northwestern W 83–78  12–1
 25  Moore  12  Reed  10  Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,357)
Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
December 30, 2019
7:30 pm, FS1
Seton Hall L 66–74  12–2
(0–1)
 17  Reed  11  Butz  4  Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,364)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, FS1
Providence L 65–66  12–3
(0–2)
 24  Reed  15  Reed  5  Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,945)
Chicago, IL
January 11, 2020
11:00 am, FSN/WCIU-TV
at St. John's L 67–74  12–4
(0–3)
 17  Butz  12  Reed  12  Moore  Madison Square Garden (6,636)
New York City, NY
January 14, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1
at No. 14 Villanova L 75–79 OT 12–5
(0–4)
 29  Moore  15  Reed  6  Moore  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 18, 2020
12:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV
No. 5 Butler W 79–66  13–5
(1–4)
 23  Reed  9  Reed  8  Moore  Wintrust Arena (8,967)
Chicago, IL
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Creighton L 68–83  13–6
(1–5)
 22  Reed  12  Reed  7  Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,535)
Chicago, IL
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, FS1
St. John's L 66–79  13–7
(1–6)
 20  Moore  12  Reed  5  Moore  Wintrust Arena (5,950)
Chicago, IL
January 29, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1
at No. 10 Seton Hall L 57–64  13–8
(1–7)
 14  Moore  7  Reed  4  Moore  Prudential Center (9,302)
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV
at Marquette L 72–76  13–9
(1–8)
 21  Moore  7  Reed  8  Moore  Fiserv Forum (17,781)
Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1
Xavier L 59–67  13–10
(1–9)
 18  Reed  9  Reed  8  Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,526)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2020
11:00 am, FSN/WCIU-TV
at Georgetown L 72–76  13–11
(1–10)
 17  Coleman-Lands  13  Reed  9  Moore  Capital One Arena (10,308)
Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
at No. 23 Creighton L 64–93  13–12
(1–11)
 20  Moore  5  Weems  5  Moore  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,865)
Omaha, NE
February 19, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 12 Villanova L 71–91  13–13
(1–12)
 17  Coleman-Lands  7  Reed  4  Lopez Jr.  Wintrust Arena (5,451)
Chicago, IL
February 22, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 74–68  14–13
(2–12)
 20  Moore  10  Reed  7  Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,045)
Chicago, IL
February 25, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier L 67–78  14–14
(2–13)
 16  Weems  16  Reed  4  Lopez Jr.  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
February 29, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1
at Butler L 42–60  14–15
(2–14)
 8  Tied  9  Butz  2  Hall  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,233)
Indianapolis, IN
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1
Marquette W 69–68  15–15
(3–14)
 15  Moore  11  Weems  3  Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,901)
Chicago, IL
March 7, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1
at Providence L 55–93  15–16
(3–15)
 14  Moore  6  Tied  6  Moore  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,103)
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 11, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1
(10) vs. (7) Xavier
First round
W 71–67  16–16
 23  Reed  12  Reed  9  Moore  Madison Square Garden (17,534)
New York City, NY
Canceled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[6][7]

Ranking

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. "DePaul vs. Xavier - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. West, Jenna. "Big East Cancels Tournament Over Coronavirus". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. "DePaul vs. South Florida - Game Recap - April 1, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  4. "South Florida vs. DePaul - Game Recap - April 3, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  5. "South Florida vs. DePaul - Game Recap - April 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". DePaul University. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  7. Rosenthal, Phil (November 12, 2019). "Weigel's The U will televise 5 DePaul men's basketball games". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
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