2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first year head coach Tony Stubblefield and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference.

2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record15–16 (6–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paris Parham (1st season)
  • Bino Ranson (1st season)
  • Steve Thomas (1st season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Providence 14 3   .824 27 6   .818
No. 6 Villanova 16 4   .800 30 8   .789
No. 21 UConn 13 6   .684 23 10   .697
Creighton 12 7   .632 23 12   .657
Seton Hall 11 8   .579 21 11   .656
Marquette 11 8   .579 19 13   .594
Xavier 8 11   .421 23 13   .639
St. John's 8 11   .421 17 15   .531
Butler 6 14   .300 14 19   .424
DePaul 6 14   .300 15 16   .484
Georgetown 0 19   .000 6 25   .194
2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Demons finished the 2020–21 season 5–14, 2–13 in Big East play to finish in last place. They defeated Providence in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to UConn in the quarterfinals.

After finishing in last place in the Big East for a fifth consecutive year, the school fired head coach Dave Leitao on March 15, 2021.[1] On April 1, the school named long-time Oregon assistant Stubblefield the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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DePaul Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Markese Jacobs 0 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred
Romeo Weems 1 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Detroit, MI Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Jaylen Butz 2 F 6'9" 224 Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky
Kobe Elvis 3 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Brampton, ON Transferred to Dayton
Keon Edwards 5 F 6'7" 185 Freshman Pasadena, TX Transferred to Nebraska
Ray Salnave 10 G 6'3" 205 Senior Elmont, NY Graduate transferred to UMBC
Charlie Moore 11 G 5'11" 180 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to Miami (FL)
Jason Malonga 12 G 6'4" 195 Senior Bolingbrook, IL Walk-on; graduated
Darious Hall 13 F 6'7" 205 RS Junior Little Rock, AR Transferred to Central Arkansas
Oscar Lopez Jr. 15 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Cypress, CA Transferred to Central Michigan
Pauly Paulicap 33 F 6'8" 225 Senior Elmont, NY Graduate transferred to West Virginia
Pantelis Xidias 35 G 5'10" 165 Senior Michigan City, IN Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jalen Terry 3 G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Flint, MI Oregon
Philmon Gebrewhit 5 G 6'7" 190 RS Junior Boston, MA South Plains College
Yor Anei 10 F 6'10" 220 Senior Overland Park, KS SMU
Tyon Grant-Foster 13 G 6'7" 205 Senior Kansas City, KS Kansas
Brandon Johnson 35 F 6'8" 220 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Minnesota
Shaheed Medlock 55 G 6'5" 196 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Georgia Tech

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ahamad Bynum
#17 SG
Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 17, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
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:

  • "2021 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  • "2021 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

Roster

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2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Jalen Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Beecher
Oregon
Flint, MI
G 4 Javon Freeman-Liberty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Whitney Young
Valparaiso
Chicago, IL
G 5 Philmon Gebrewhit 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Holderness School
South Plains College
Boston, MA
F 10 Yor Anei 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Lee's Summit West
SMU
Overland Park, KS
G 12 Ahamad Bynum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Simeon Chicago, IL
G 13 Tyon Grant-Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Schlagle
Kansas
Kansas City, KS
C 14 Nick Ongenda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Southwest Christian Academy (AR) Mississauga, Ontario
G 20 Brendan Favre (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr IMG Academy (FL) Vevey, Switzerland
G 23 Courvoisier McCauley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Emmerich Manual
Lincoln Memorial
Indianapolis, IN
G 30 Max Williams (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So IMG Academy (FL) Chicago, IL
F 32 David Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Teays Valley Christian (WV) Santo Domingo, DR
F 35 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Thea Bowman
Minnesota
Chicago, IL
G 45 Shaheed Medlock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) GS Ware County
Georgia Tech
Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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DePaul experience positive COVID-19 tests prior to its scheduled game against Northwestern on December 18, 2021, resulting in the cancellation of the game.[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:30 p.m.
Montevallo W 67–63 
 15  Grant-Foster   12  Freeman-Liberty   4  Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena (2,340)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
8:00 p.m., FS1
Coppin State W 97–72  1–0
 25  Freeman-Liberty   17  Jones   8  Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena (2,662)
Chicago, IL
November 13, 2021*
5:00 p.m., FS2
Central Michigan W 99–66  2–0
 22  Freeman-Liberty   9  Jones   7  Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena (2,466)
Chicago, IL
November 18, 2021*
7:30 p.m., FS1
Rutgers
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 73–70  3–0
 22  Jones   13  Johnson   3  Johnson  Wintrust Arena (2,844)
Chicago, IL
November 20, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FS2
Western Illinois
Blue Demon Classic
W 84–80  4–0
 33  Freeman-Liberty   11  Freeman-Liberty   4  Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena (2,642)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2021*
4:00 p.m., FS2
Northern Kentucky
Blue Demon Classic
W 77–68  5–0
 20  Freeman-Liberty   12  Freeman-Liberty   4  Terry  Wintrust Arena (2,465)
Chicago, IL
November 28, 2021*
1:00 p.m., FS1
Eastern Michigan
Blue Demon Classic
W 101–63  6–0
 22  Freeman-Liberty   7  Johnson   5  Jones  Wintrust Arena (2,194)
Chicago, IL
December 4, 2021*
3:00 p.m., FS1
Loyola–Chicago L 64–68  6–1
 19  Jones   9  Jones   3  Gebrewhit  Wintrust Arena (6,774)
Chicago, IL
December 7, 2021*
7:30 p.m., FS1
Duquesne W 87–67  7–1
 25  Freeman-Liberty   11  Anei   5  Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena (2,442)
Chicago, IL
December 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Louisville W 62–55  8–1
 33  Jones   14  Jones   2  3 Tied  KFC Yum! Center (13,127)
Louisville, KY
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UIC W 72–66  9–1
 27  Freeman-Liberty   9  Jones   3  Freeman-Liberty  Credit Union 1 Arena (2,789)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Big East regular season
December 29, 2021
4:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler L 59–63  9–2
(0–1)
 16  B. Johnson   12  B. Johnson   5  Freeman-Liberty  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,655)
Indianapolis, IN
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., FOX
No. 21 Providence L 53–70  9–3
(0–2)
 22  Freeman-Liberty   8  Jones   2  Gebrewhit  Wintrust Arena (2,956)
Chicago, IL
January 5, 2022
5:30 p.m., FS1
at St. John's L 84–89  9–4
(0–3)
 24  Freeman-Liberty   8  Terry   6  Terry  Carnesecca Arena (3,429)
Queens, NY
January 8, 2022
1:00 p.m., FOX
No. 19 Villanova L 64–79  9–5
(0–4)
 34  Freeman-Liberty   10  Johnson   4  Terry  Wintrust Arena (3,839)
Chicago, IL
January 11, 2022
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Marquette L 76–87  9–6
(0–5)
 24  Freeman-Liberty   11  Anei   4  Gebrewhit  Fiserv Forum (12,106)
Milwaukee, WI
January 13, 2022
4:00 p.m., FS1
No. 20 Seton Hall
Rescheduled from December 23
W 96–92  10–6
(1–5)
 28  Terry   8  Anei   2  3 Tied  Wintrust Arena (2,255)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 20 Xavier L 67–68  10–7
(1–6)
 26  Jones   10  Anei   8  Terry  Wintrust Arena (2,947)
Chicago, IL
January 22, 2022
4:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Creighton L 47–60  10–8
(1–7)
 12  Terry   6  Terry   3  Terry  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,854)
Omaha, NE
January 25, 2022
4:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 14 Villanova L 43–67  10–9
(1–8)
 16  J. Johnson   6  Anei   3  Terry  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 29, 2022
5:30 p.m., FS1
No. 20 UConn L 50–57  10–10
(1–9)
 18  J. Johnson   8  Tied   2  Anei  Wintrust Arena (4,376)
Chicago, IL
February 5, 2022
6:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 21 Xavier W 69–65  11–10
(2–9)
 21  McCauley   8  Tied   3  McCauley  Cintas Center (10,353)
Cincinnati, OH
February 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
Georgetown W 82–74  12–10
(3–9)
 22  Jones   14  Jones   10  Jones  Wintrust Arena (2,767)
Chicago, IL
February 12, 2022
5:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 11 Providence L 73–76 OT 12–11
(3–10)
 19  Jones   10  Jones   5  Terry  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,810)
Provdience, RI
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
Butler L 71–73  12–12
(3–11)
 17  Jones   9  Johnson   4  Tied  Wintrust Arena (2,687)
Chicago, IL
February 17, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
Creighton
Rescheduled from December 20
L 59–71  12–13
(3–12)
 18  Freeman-Liberty   13  Freeman-Liberty   2  Tied  Wintrust Arena (2,561)
Chicago, IL
February 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall L 64–66  12–14
(3–13)
 22  Freeman-Liberty   11  McCauley   4  Freeman-Liberty  Prudential Center (9,695)
Newark, NJ
February 24, 2022
7:05 p.m., CBSSN
at Georgetown W 68–65  13–14
(4–13)
 25  Freeman-Liberty   10  Johnson   6  Terry  Capital One Arena (4,028)
Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2022
4:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's W 99–94  14–14
(5–13)
 39  Freeman-Liberty   10  Jones   5  Jones  Wintrust Arena (3,735)
Chicago, IL
March 2, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Marquette W 91–80  15–14
(6–13)
 26  Freeman-Liberty   9  Freeman-Liberty   5  Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena (6,024)
Chicago, IL
March 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 18 UConn L 68–75  15–15
(6–14)
 22  Freeman-Liberty   8  Jones   4  Terry  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
March 9, 2022
6:00 p.m., FS1
(10) vs. (7) St. John's
First round
L 73–92  15–16
 17  Freeman-Liberty   8  Ongenda   5  Freeman-Liberty  Madison Square Garden (17,163)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

Awards and honors

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Big East Conference honors

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All-Big East Second Team

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Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ "DePaul fires Leitao after 5 straight seasons in last". ESPN.com. March 15, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "AP source: DePaul hires Oregon's Tony Stubblefield as coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "DePaul-Northwestern men's basketball game canceled due to COVID-19 results with the Blue Demons". WGN-TV. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Saturday Northwestern-DePaul Basketball Game Canceled Due To COVID-19 Cases On Blue Demons Men's Team". December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Champagnie, Gillespie Repeat on All-Big East First Team". Big East Conference. March 6, 2022. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.