The 2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by first-year head coach Chris Holtmann. They play their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as members of the Big East Conference.
2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 8–4 (0–2 Big East) |
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Home arena | Wintrust Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Marquette | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 UConn | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
editThe Blue Demons finished the 2023–24 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]
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Zion Cruz | 0 | G | 6'4" | 183 | Sophomore | Jersey City, NJ | Transferred to Rider |
Chico Carter Jr. | 2 | G | 6'3" | 192 | GS Senior | Columbia, SC | Graduated |
Jalen Terry | 3 | G | 6'0" | 158 | Senior | Flint, MI | Graduate transferred to Eastern Michigan |
K. T. Raimey | 4 | G/F | 6'3" | 166 | Senior | Olathe, KS | Graduate transferred to UT Rio Grande Valley |
Churchill Abass | 5 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Freshman | Edo State, Nigeria | Transferred to Wake Forest |
Jaden Henley | 10 | G/F | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Ontario, CA | Transferred to UNLV |
Keyondre Young | 11 | G | 6'8" | 180 | Junior | Del City, OK | Transferred to Oklahoma Christian |
Mac Etienne | 12 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Sophomore | New York, NY | Transferred to La Salle |
Da'Sean Nelson | 21 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Toledo, OH | Graduate transferred to Eastern Michigan |
Elijah Fisher | 22 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Oshawa, ON | Transferred to Pacific |
Caleb Murphy | 23 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Youngstown, OH | Graduate transferred to UMass Lowell |
Jeremiah Oden | 25 | F | 6'8" | 201 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred to Charlotte |
Dramane Camara | 35 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Paris, France | Transferred to Norfolk State |
Mo Sall | 55 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Sophomore | Downers Grove, IL | Walk-on; transferred to Northern Illinois |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Troy D'Amico | 0 | G | 6'7" | 212 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Southern Illinois |
Isaiah Rivera | 1 | G | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Geneseo, IL | UIC |
Layden Blocker | 2 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Little Rock, AR | Arkansas |
Conor Enright | 4 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Mundelein, IL | Drake |
CJ Gunn | 11 | G | 6'6" | 194 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN | Indiana |
Jacob Meyer | 12 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Sophomore | Covington, KY | Coastal Carolina |
JJ Traynor | 20 | F | 6'8" | 190 | GS Senior | Bardstown, KY | Louisville |
David Thomas | 23 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Sophomore | McDonough, GA | Mercer |
N.J. Benson | 35 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Mount Vernon, IL | Missouri State |
David Skogman | 42 | C | 6'10" | 235 | GS Senior | Waukesha, WI | Davidson |
Recruiting classes
edit2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Chris Riddle #33 SF |
Chicago, IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 25, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Sekou Konneh PF |
Milwaukee, WI | St. Thomas More | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 9, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
editCollege recruiting information (2025) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Isaiah Medina C |
St. Petersburg, FL | Gibbs | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 5, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Kruz McClure SG |
Westerville, OH | Westerville South | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 5, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m. |
Illinois Wesleyan | W 76–60 | – |
19 – Tied | 9 – Skogman | 4 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (2,698) Chicago, IL | ||||
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November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Southern Indiana | W 80–78 OT | 1–0 |
25 – Rivera | 10 – Skogman | 4 – Enright | Wintrust Arena (3,051) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Prairie View A&M | W 92–59 | 2–0 |
17 – Rivera | 9 – Benson | 7 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (2,725) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 11, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2 |
Mercer | W 95–64 | 3–0 |
15 – Benson | 10 – Traynor | 8 – Enright | Wintrust Arena (2,913) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2 |
Duquesne | W 84–58 | 4–0 |
18 – Rivera | 9 – Skogman | 8 – Enright | Wintrust Arena (3,303) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 19, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2 |
Eastern Illinois DePaul Classic |
W 78–69 | 5–0 |
16 – Meyer | 6 – Skogman | 11 – Enright | Wintrust Arena (2,829) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FS2 |
Northern Illinois DePaul Classic |
W 98–52 | 6–0 |
21 – Blocker | 11 – Skogman | 4 – Enright | Wintrust Arena (3,593) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 29, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FS1 |
Valparaiso DePaul Classic |
W 89–70 | 7–0 |
19 – Rivera | 7 – Meyer | 8 – Enright | Wintrust Arena (3,366) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Texas Tech Big East–Big 12 Battle |
L 62–76 | 7–1 |
14 – Meyer | 8 – Skogman | 9 – Enright | United Supermarkets Arena (11,465) Lubbock, TX | ||||
December 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
Providence | L 63–70 OT | 7–2 (0–1) |
22 – Skogman | 6 – Skogman | 7 – Enright | Wintrust Arena (3,548) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
Wichita State | W 91–72 | 8–2 |
23 – Meyer | 7 – Rivera | 9 – Enright | Wintrust Arena (3,861) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., Peacock |
at St. John's | L 61–89 | 8–3 (0–2) |
17 – Blocker | 4 – Tied | 3 – Enright | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | L 64–84 | 8–4 |
18 – Meyer | 10 – Skogman | 6 – Enright | Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,752) Evanston, IL | ||||
December 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1 |
Loyola (MD) | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
January 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN |
UConn | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 11:00 a.m., FS1 |
at Villanova | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., Peacock |
at Seton Hall | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1 |
Xavier | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Marquette | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
January 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Georgetown | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Creighton | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 11:00 a.m./3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at UConn | XL Center Hartford, CT | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., FS1 |
Seton Hall | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Villanova | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock |
at Marquette | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., FS1 |
at Xavier | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
St. John's | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Butler | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock |
Creighton | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
March 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Providence | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 TBD, FOX/FS1 |
Georgetown | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Source[4]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "DePaul fires Tony Stubblefield: Blue Demons coach dismissed in midst of third consecutive losing season". CBSSports.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "DePaul fires coach Stubblefield after 3-15 start". ESPN.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "DePaul hires Chris Holtmann: Blue Demons tap ex-Ohio State coach to turn around floundering program". CBSSports.com. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.