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2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–5 (1–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Anderson (4th season)
  • Shane Heirman (4th season)
  • Marc Hsu (2nd season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Villanova 11 – 4   .733 18 – 7   .720
No. 19 Creighton 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
UConn 11 – 6   .647 15 – 8   .652
St. John's 10 – 9   .526 16 – 11   .593
Seton Hall 10 – 9   .526 14 – 13   .519
Providence 9 – 10   .474 13 – 13   .500
Xavier 6 – 7   .462 13 – 8   .619
Georgetown † 7 – 9   .438 13 – 13   .500
Marquette 8 – 11   .421 13 – 14   .481
Butler 8 – 12   .400 10 – 15   .400
DePaul 2 – 13   .133 5 – 14   .263
† 2021 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by sixth-year (ninth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and play their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They defeated Xavier in the first round of the Big East Tournament[1] before the remaining tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures

DePaul Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Flynn Cameron 21 G 6'3" 198 Junior Auckland, New Zealand Transferred to UC Riverside
Jalen Coleman-Lands 5 G 6'4" 185 Senior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Iowa State
Devin Gage 3 G 6'2" 205 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to Fresno State
Paul Reed 4 F 6'9" 220 Junior Orlando, FL Declared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 58th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers[3]
Lyrik Shreiner 10 G 6'3" 195 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
D.J. Williams 32 F 6'7" 215 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Javon Freeman-Liberty 4 G 6'4 180 Junior Chicago, IL Valparaiso
Courvoisier McCauley 23 G 6'5 180 Junior Indianapolis, IN Lincoln Memorial
Pauly Paulicap 33 F 6'8 225 Senior Elmont, NY Manhattan
Ray Salnave 10 G 6'3 205 Senior Elmont, NY Monmouth

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kobe Elvis
PG 		Brampton, ON Bill Crothers Secondary School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Max Williams
G 		Chicago, IL IMG Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 15, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2020 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  • "2020 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

Roster

2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Markese Jacobs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Uplift Community Chicago, IL
F 1 Romeo Weems 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So New Haven Detroit, MI
F 2 Jaylen Butz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr North Side Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 Kobe Elvis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bill Crothers Secondary School Brampton, ON
G 4 Javon Freeman-Liberty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Whitney Young (Valparaiso) Chicago, IL
G 10 Ray Salnave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Benjamin Cardozo (Monmouth) Elmont, NY
G 11 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Morgan Park (Kansas/California) Chicago, IL
G 12 Jason Malonga (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Benet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
F 13 Darious Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Mills University Studies (Arkansas) Little Rock, AR
C 14 Nick Ongenda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Southwest Christian Academy (AR) Mississauga, Ontario
G 15 Oscar Lopez Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) Cypress, CA
G 20 Brendan Favre (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr IMG Academy (FL) Vevey, Switzerland
G 23 Courvoisier McCauley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Emmerich Manual (Lincoln Memorial) Indianapolis, IN
G 30 Williams Max (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr IMG Academy (FL) Chicago, IL
F 33 Pauly Paulicap 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Elmont Memorial (Manhattan) Elmont, NY
G 35 Pantelis Xidias (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr La Lumiere Michigan City, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2020-11-26

Schedule and results

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the start of the season was pushed back from the scheduled start of November 10.[4] On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that November 25 would be the new start date.[5]

On November 19, the school announced that it was pausing all men's basketball activities due to positive COVID-19 test results and canceled the first three games of the season.[6][7] On January 2, 2021, the game against St. John's was postponed due to COVID-19 issues at St. John's.[8] On January 4, the January 5 game against Villanova was postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Villanova.[9]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
8:00 pm, FS2 		Western Illinois Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to December 23rd.[7] Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
November 28, 2020*
12:00 pm, FS2 		Chicago State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 1, 2020*
8:00 pm, FS2 		Alcorn State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 3, 2020*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Northern Illinois Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 6, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iowa State
Big East/Big 12 Battle 		Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 11, 2020
3:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Seton Hall Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 17th.[10] Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 14, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 9th.[11] Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
December 17, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Providence Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to December 27th.[12] Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
December 18, 2020
1:00 pm, FS1 		Xavier Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 3, 2021.[13] Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 21, 2020
4:30 pm, FS1 		at Butler Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 6th.[14] Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 23, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1 		UConn Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to January 11, 2021.[15] Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 23, 2020*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Western Illinois W 91–72  1–0
  22 – Moore   8 – Freeman-Liberty   6 – Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 27, 2020
3:30 pm, FS1 		at Providence L 90–95 2OT 1–1
(0–1) 		 21 – Weems   8 – Hall   8 – Moore  Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
December 30, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UConn L 61–82  1–2
(0–2) 		 14 – Hall   8 – Tied   4 – Moore  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
January 2, 2021
11:00 am, FS1 		at St. John's Postponed due to COVID-19 issues [16] Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
January 5, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1 		No. 3 Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 issues [17] Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 9, 2021
1:00 pm, FS1 		Seton Hall L 68–76  1–3
(0–3) 		 22 – Freeman-Liberty   8 – Weems   5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 11, 2021
5:00 pm, FS1 		No. 25 UConn L 53–60  1–4
(0–4) 		 10 – Hall   7 – Tied   4 – Elvis  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 13, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Georgetown Postponed due to COVID-19 issues [18] McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2021*
3:00 pm, FS1 		Valparaiso W 77–58  2–4
  20 – Weems   10 – Hall   5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2021
7:00 PM, CBSSN 		Butler L 53–67  2–5
(0–5) 		 12 – Elvis   8 – Paulicap   2 – 5 Tied  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 23, 2021
5:00 PM, FS1 		at Marquette W 68–61  3–5
(1–5) 		 21 – Moore   7 – Hall   3 – Tied  Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2021
8:00 PM, FS1 		St. John's L 68–81  3–6
(1–6) 		 21 – Moore   16 – Paulicap   4 – Moore  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 30, 2021
7:00 PM, CBSSN 		No. 17 Creighton L 62–69  3–7
(1–7) 		 21 – Salnave   8 – Freeman-Liberty   5 – Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 3, 2021
4:00 PM, FS1 		Xavier Postponed due to COVID-19 issues [19] Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 6, 2020
11:00 AM, FS1 		at Butler       Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
February 9, 2020
 at Villanova       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 11, 2021
 at Xavier       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2021
 FS1 		Providence       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 17, 2020
 at Seton Hall       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 24, 2021
 CBSSN 		at Creighton       CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
February 27, 2021
 FOX/FS1 		Georgetown       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
March 2, 2021
 FS1 		Marquette       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[20]

References

  1. ^ "DePaul vs. Xavier - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. ^ West, Jenna. "Big East Cancels Tournament Over Coronavirus". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. ^ Tribune Staff, Chicago. "DePaul's Paul Reed Drafted by Philadelphia 76ers". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "NCAA committees pushing for Nov. 25 as the start date for the 2020-21 college basketball season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. ^ "NCAA: Men's, women's hoops can start Nov. 25". ESPN.com. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  6. ^ staff, Sun-Times (2020-11-19). "DePaul cancels first three games of basketball season after positive coronavirus tests". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "DePaul cancels 3 games after COVID positives". ESPN.com. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  8. ^ Rose, Norman (2021-01-02). "St. John's vs DePaul postponed due to COVID". Rumble In The Garden. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  9. ^ "DePaul-Villanova Game Postponed Due to COVID-19 Protocols". DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  10. ^ "2020-21 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  11. ^ "2020-21 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  12. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". DePaul Blue Demons. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  13. ^ "2020-21 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  14. ^ "2020-21 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  15. ^ "DePaul's Game Against Connecticut Postponed, Western Illinois Rescheduled to Wednesday". DePaul Blue Demons. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  16. ^ "DePaul-St. John's Game Postponed Due to COVID-19 Protocols". DePaul Blue Demons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  17. ^ "DePaul-Villanova Game Postponed Due to COVID-19 Protocols". DePaul Blue Demons. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  18. ^ "DePaul-Georgetown Game Postponed Due to COVID-19 Protocols". DePaul Blue Demons. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  19. ^ "BIG EAST Announces Basketball Schedule Update Including DePaul-Xavier Game Postponed on Wednesday". DePaul Blue Demons. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  20. ^ "2020-21 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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