2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Team:DePaul Blue Demons
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:3–29
Conf Record:0–20
Hc Year:3rd
Hc Games:first 18 games, fired Jan. 22
Hc Games2:interim, rest of season
Asst Coach1:Paris Parham
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Steve Thomas
Ac2 Year:3rd
Ac3 Year:1st

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 were led by third-year head coach Tony Stubblefield for the first 18 games of the season. They play their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 0–20 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament.

On January 22, 2024, the school fired head coach Tony Stubblefield after starting the season 3–15.[1] Special assistant to the head coach Matt Brady was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[2] On March 14, the school named former Butler and Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann the team's new head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2022–23 season 10–23, 3–17 in Big East play to finish in 10th 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.[4] [5]

Offseason

Departures

DePaul Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Javan Johnson 1 F 6'6 198 RS Senior Graduated
Umoja Gibson 2 G 6'1" 173 GS Senior Graduated
Philmon Gebrewhit 5 G 6'7" 185 RS Senior Graduate transferred to Northern Illinois
10 F 6'10" 228 Senior Graduated
Eral Penn 11 F 6'6" 201 GS Senior Graduated
Ahamad Bynum 12 G 6'2" 178 RS Freshman Transferred to Trinity Valley CC
14 C 6'11" 230 Senior Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Utah Jazz
Brendan Farve 20 G 6'5" 192 Senior Walk-on; graduated
Max Williams 30 G 6'2" 192 Junior Walk-on; transferred to Illinois

Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Chico Carter Jr. 2 G 6'3" 192 GS Senior South Carolina
Jaden Henley 10 G/F 6'7" 200 Sophomore Minnesota
Keyondre Young 11 G 6'8" Junior Triton College
Mac Etienne 12 F 6'10" 230 RS Sophomore UCLA
22 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Texas Tech
Jeremiah Oden 25 F 6'8" 201 Senior Wyoming

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=|Big East tournamentSource[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-01-22 . DePaul fires Tony Stubblefield: Blue Demons coach dismissed in midst of third consecutive losing season . 2024-02-29 . CBSSports.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-01-22 . DePaul fires coach Stubblefield after 3-15 start . 2024-02-29 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2024-03-14 . DePaul hires Chris Holtmann: Blue Demons tap ex-Ohio State coach to turn around floundering program . 2024-03-27 . CBSSports.com . en.
  4. Jon Rothstein. JonRothstein. 1613027211908644864. January 10, 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.. English. DePaul Basketball. January 10, 2023. https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1613027211908644864?cxt=HHwWgIDUrf_sz-IsAAAA.
  5. BIG EAST MBB. BIGEASTMBB. 1613026862740946948. January 10, 2023. ! 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!. English. DePaul Basketball. January 10, 2023. https://twitter.com/BIGEASTMBB/status/1613026862740946948?cxt=HHwWiICy7dXYz-IsAAAA.
  6. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. depaulbluedemons.com. 5 September 2023. en.