2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:DePaul Blue Demons
Logo Alt:A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:11–20
Conf Record:4–14
Hc Year:3rd straight, 6th overall
Asst Coach1:Tim Anderson
Asst Coach3:Shane Heirman

The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year (sixth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at the new Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Marquette.[1]

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2016–17 season 9–23, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Xavier. That season marked the Blue Demons' final season at Allstate Arena

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
R. J. Curington 0 G 6'5" 199 Senior Graduated
Darrick Wood 1 G 6'5" 178 Senior Graduated
5 G 6'6" 210 Senior Graduated
Erten Gazi 12 G 6'4" 212 Sophomore Transferred to Fordham
Al Eichelberger 23 F 6'7" 251 Freshman Transferred to Cleveland State
David Leitao III 32 F 6'5' 220 Senior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Levi Cook 44 C 6'10" 300 Freshman Transferred to Marshall
Chris Harrison-Docks 51 G 5'10" 189 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jalen Coleman-Lands 5 G 6'3" 190 Junior Transfer from Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coleman-Lands will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Marin Maric 34 C 6'11" 250 RS Senior Transferred from Northern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Maric graduated from Northern Illinois.

2018 recruiting class

Preseason

The Blue Demons were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Big East poll.[2]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big East Conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DePaul vs. Marquette - Game Recap - March 7, 2018 - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2018-03-09.
  2. Web site: Big East Conference - Villanova Sits Atop Coaches' Preseason Poll Again. www.bigeast.com. en. 2017-11-09.