2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–13 (0–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paris Parham (3rd season)
  • Steve Thomas (3rd season)
  • Tony Harvey (1st season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Seton Hall61 .857135  .722
No. 1 UConn51 .833152  .882
No. 18 Creighton42 .667134  .765
Villanova42 .667116  .647
St. John's43 .571126  .667
No. 17 Marquette33 .500125  .706
Xavier33 .50098  .529
Providence24 .333116  .647
Butler25 .286117  .611
Georgetown15 .16789  .471
DePaul05 .000313  .188
2024 Big East tournament winner
As of January 16, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by third-year head coach Tony Stubblefield and play their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2022–23 season 10–23, 3–17 in Big East play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.

On January 10, 2023, DePaul defeated Villanova for the first time since 2008, snapping a 22-game losing streak to the Wildcats over 15 years.[1][2]

Offseason

Departures

DePaul Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Javan Johnson1F6'6198RS SeniorDecatur, ALGraduated
Umoja Gibson2G6'1"173GS SeniorWaco, TXGraduated
Philmon Gebrewhit5G6'7"185RS SeniorBoston, MAGraduate transferred to Northern Illinois
Yor Anei10F6'10"228SeniorOverland Park, KSGraduated
Eral Penn11F6'6"201GS SeniorBrooklyn, NYGraduated
Ahamad Bynum12G6'2"178RS FreshmanChicago, ILTransferred to Trinity Valley CC
Nick Ongenda14C6'11"230SeniorMississauga, ONGraduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Utah Jazz
Brendan Farve20G6'5"192SeniorVevey, SwitzerlandWalk-on; graduated
Max Williams30G6'2"192JuniorChicago, ILWalk-on; transferred to Illinois

Incoming transfers

DePaul Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chico Carter Jr.2G6'3"192GS SeniorColumbia, SCSouth Carolina
Jaden Henley10G/F6'7"200SophomoreOntario, CAMinnesota
Keyondre Young11G6'8"JuniorDel City, OKTriton College
Mac Etienne12F6'10"230RS SophomoreNew York, NYUCLA
Elijah Fisher22G6'6"190SophomoreOshawa, ONTexas Tech
Jeremiah Oden25F6'8"201SeniorChicago, ILWyoming

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dramane Camara
SG
South Africa NBA Academy Africa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 15, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Churchill Abass
C
South Africa NBA Academy Africa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) May 7, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   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:

  • "2023 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  • "2023 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

Roster

2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zion Cruz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg) SoDonda Academy Jersey City, NJ
G 2 Chico Carter Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) GSCardinal Newman HS
South Carolina
Columbia, SC
G 3 Jalen Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)158 lb (72 kg) SrBeecher
Oregon
Flint, MI
G/F 4 K. T. Raimey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)166 lb (75 kg) SrOlathe North
College of Southern Idaho
Olathe, KS
C 5 Churchill Abass 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrNBA Academy Africa Edo State, Nigeria
G/F 10 Jaden Henley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoColony
Minnesota
Ontario, CA
G 11 Keyondre Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrDek City
Triton College
Del City, OK
F 12 Mac Etienne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoSuffield Academy
UCLA
New York, NY
F 21 Da'Sean Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrRobert S. Rogers
Kilgore College
Toledo, OH
G 22 Elijah Fisher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCrestwood Prep
Texas Tech
Oshawa, ON
G 23 Caleb Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrGrayson
South Florida
Youngstown, OH
F 25 Jeremiah Oden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy
Wyoming
Chicago, IL
G 35 Dramane Camara 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrNBA Academy Africa Paris, France
G 55 Mo Sall (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoDowners Grove North Downers Grove, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FS2
Purdue Fort Wayne L 74–82  0–1
 18  Carter Jr.  8  Tied  4  Nelson  Wintrust Arena (931)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2023*
9:00 p.m., FS2
Long Beach State L 73–77  0–2
 25  Fisher  7  Murphy  6  Carter Jr.  Wintrust Arena (2,651)
Chicago, IL
November 14, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FS2
South Dakota
Arizona Tip-Off campus site game
W 72–60  1–2
 16  Oden  7  Abass  6  Henley  Wintrust Arena (2,434)
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2023*
11:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. South Carolina
Arizona Tip-Off semifinals
L 68–73  1–3
 24  Carter Jr.  6  Carter Jr.  2  Tied  Desert Diamond Arena (3,214)
Glendale, AZ
November 19, 2023*
3:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. San Francisco
Arizona Tip-Off consolation
L 54–70  1–4
 15  Tied  5  Fisher  4  Murphy  Desert Diamond Arena (2,589)
Glendale, AZ
November 25, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FS2
Northern Illinois L 79–89  1–5
 23  Nelson  7  Fisher  10  Carter Jr.  Wintrust Arena (2,745)
Chicago, IL
December 1, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
Iowa State
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 80–99  1–6
 25  Oden  6  Fisher  8  Carter Jr.  Wintrust Arena (4,852)
Chicago, IL
December 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 21 Texas A&M L 64–89  1–7
 21  Carter Jr.  6  Nelson  4  Carter Jr.  Reed Arena (8,310)
College Station, TX
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FS1
Louisville W 75–68  2–7
 22  Oden  6  Henley  8  Carter Jr.  Wintrust Arena (4,255)
Chicago, IL
December 16, 2023*
4:30 p.m., FS1
No. 25 Northwestern L 46–56  2–8
 12  Oden  7  Tied  5  Nelson  Wintrust Arena (4,957)
Chicago, IL
December 23, 2023
3:00 p.m., FS1
Villanova L 48–84  2–9
(0–1)
 11  Tied  6  Nelson  4  Carter Jr.  Wintrust Arena (4,523)
Chicago, IL
December 30, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FS1
Chicago State W 70–58  3–9
 16  Fisher  7  Tied  5  Oden  Wintrust Arena (3,806)
Chicago, IL
January 2, 2024
5:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 4 UConn L 56–85  3–10
(0–2)
 19  Nelson  5  Fisher  3  Terry  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
January 6, 2024
11:00 a.m., FS1
at Georgetown L 65–68  3–11
(0–3)
 19  Nelson  7  Nelson  5  Henley  Capital One Arena (5,577)
Washington, D.C.
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 22 Creighton L 58–84  3–12
(0–4)
 12  Tied  9  Oden  4  Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,061)
Chicago, IL
January 12, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Villanova L 69–94  3–13
(0–5)
 20  Nelson  6  Nelson  6  Terry  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 17, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
Providence     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler     Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
January 24, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Marquette     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 27, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Creighton     CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
January 30, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 3, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
Xavier     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 6, 2024
5:30 p.m., FS1
at St. John's     UBS Arena 
Elmont, NY
February 14, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
UConn     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 17, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Providence     Amica Mutual Pavilion 
Providence, RI
February 21, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
Marquette     Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2024
TBA, CBSSN
Georgetown     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS2
at Xavier     Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 2024
11:00 a.m., FS1
Butler     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
March 5, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
March 9, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall     Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

References

  1. Jon Rothstein [@JonRothstein] (January 11, 2023). "Villanova's 22-game winning streak against DePaul is OVER. The Blue Demons with a major victory at home under Tony Stubblefield. And Da'Sean Nelson? Buy Stock Now" (Tweet). Retweeted by DePaul Basketball. Retrieved January 10, 2023 via Twitter.
  2. BIG EAST MBB [@BIGEASTMBB] (January 11, 2023). "𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗧! For the first time since 2008, a @DePaulHoops team takes down Villanova. The Blue Demons get a career-high 24 from Da'Sean Nelson in the #BIGEASThoops win!" (Tweet). Retweeted by DePaul Basketball. Retrieved January 10, 2023 via Twitter.
  3. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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