2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:DePaul Blue Demons
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:12–20
Conf Record:6–12
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Billy Garrett
Asst Coach3:Renard Phillips

The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fifth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Creighton.

On March 14, head coach Oliver Purnell resigned.[1] He finished at DuPaul with a five year record of 54–105.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Creighton.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
DeJuan Marrero 1 F 6'5" 219 Freshman Transferred to Chipola College
Edwind McGhee 4 G 6'3" 205 Senior Graduated
Cleveland Melvin 12 F 6'8" 208 Senior Graduated
20 G 6'4" 192 Senior Graduated
Charles McKinney 32 G 6'3" 183 Junior Dismissed from the team[2]
Sandi Marcius 55 F 6'10" 255 Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
sortnameDarrick Wood 1 G 6'5" 175 Junior Junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College.
sortnameRashaun Stimage 3 G 6'7" 220 Junior Junior college transfer from Daytona State College.
sortnameAaron Simpson 15 G 5'11" 175 Junior Junior college transfer from Lincoln College.

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Non-Conference Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Big East Conference Play|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Big East tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DePaul's Oliver Purnell resigns after five losing seasons. USA Today.
  2. News: Violation of team rules results in guard's dismissal from DePaul program. NBC College Basketball Talk. September 10, 2014.