2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record16–16 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Anderson (3rd season)
  • Shane Heirman (3rd season)
  • Marc Hsu (1st season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Creighton 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774
No. 11 Villanova 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774
No. 16 Seton Hall 13 – 5   .722 21 – 9   .700
Providence 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
No. 24 Butler 10 – 8   .556 22 – 9   .710
Marquette 8 – 10   .444 18 – 12   .600
Xavier 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Georgetown 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
St. John's 5 – 13   .278 17 – 15   .531
DePaul 3 – 15   .167 16 – 16   .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year (eighth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago as members of the Big East Conference. The Demons finished the 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 ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2018–19 season 19–17, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost in the first round to St. John's. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Central Michigan, Longwood, and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship series against South Florida. There, in a best-of-three series, they lost to South Florida two games to one.[3][4][5]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Eli Cain 11 G 6'6" 200 Senior Willingboro, NJ Graduated
Carte'Are Gordon 15 F 6'9" 230 RS Freshman Saint Louis, MO Transferred to Northwest Florida State
George Maslennikov 22 F 6'10" 234 Freshman Odesa, Ukraine Transferred
Femi Olujobi 25 F 6'8" 233 RS Senior Long Island, NY Graduated
Max Strus 31 G 6'6" 205 RS Senior Hickory Hills, IL Graduated
John Diener 33 G 6'5" 203 Freshman Cedarburg, WI Transferred to UC San Diego

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Charlie Moore 11 G 5'11 180 RS Junior Chicago, IL Kansas

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Romeo Weems
PF 		New Haven, MI New Haven HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 22, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
Markese Jacobs
PG 		Chicago, IL Uplift Community HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 7, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
Nick Ongenda
C 		Mississauga, ON Southwest Christian (AR) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 82
Oscar Lopez
SG 		Garden Grove, CA Veritas Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 3, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2019 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "2019 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 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) Fr Uplift Community Chicago, IL
F 1 Romeo Weems 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr New Haven Detroit, MI
F 2 Jaylen Butz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr North Side Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 Devin Gage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Curie Chicago, IL
F 4 Paul Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wekiva Orlando, FL
G 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr La Lumiere School (Illinois) Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Lyrik Shreiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Hillcrest Academy (TCU/CSUN) Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Morgan Park (Kansas/California) Chicago, IL
G 12 Jason Malonga (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Benet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
F 13 Darious Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Mills University Studies (Arkansas) Little Rock, AR
C 14 Nick Ongenda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Southwest Christian Academy (AR) Mississauga, Ontario
G 15 Oscar Lopez Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) Cypress, CA
G 20 Brendan Favre (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So IMG Academy (FL) Vevey, Switzerland
G 21 Flynn Cameron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS So Hillcrest Christian College Auckland, New Zealand
F 23 Mick Sullivan (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) So Marmion Academy Aurora, IL
G 30 Sullivan Menard (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Colony Wasilla, AK
G 35 Pantelis Xidias (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr La Lumiere Michigan City, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-10-30

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:30 pm 		Marian (WI) W 110–22  –
  19 – Reed   8 – Tied   7 – Moore  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS2 		Alcorn State W 72–54  1-0
  17 – Reed   11 – Reed   5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (3,483)
Chicago, IL
November 6, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS2 		Chicago W 84–55  2–0
  17 – Moore   6 – Moore   7 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,436)
Chicago, IL
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS2 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 70–59  3–0
  27 – Moore   11 – Reed   4 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,945)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Iowa
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		W 93–78  4–0
  25 – Reed   12 – Reed   5 – Tied  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,961)
Iowa City, IA
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV 		Cornell W 75–54  5–0
  18 – Reed   12 – Red   4 – Weems  Wintrust Arena (3,837)
Chicago, IL
November 23, 2019*
11:00 am, ACCNX 		at Boston College W 72–67  6–0
  24 – Moore   10 – Tied   8 – Moore  Conte Forum (4,560)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1 		Central Michigan W 88–75  7–0
  23 – Reed   11 – Tied   13 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,097)
Chicago, IL
November 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, FS1 		at Minnesota W 73–68  8–0
  21 – Moore   9 – Reed   12 – Moore  Williams Arena (10,260)
Minneapolis, MN
December 4, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1 		Texas Tech
Big East/Big 12 Battle 		W 65–60 OT 9–0
  18 – Tied   8 – Hall   10 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (5,493)
Chicago, IL
December 8, 2019*
4:00 pm, FS1 		Buffalo L 69-74  9–1
  17 – Coleman-Lands   18 – Reed   6 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,419)
Chicago, IL
December 14, 2019*
1:00 pm, FS1 		UIC W 86–65  10–1
  26 – Moore   12 – Reed   5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,620)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State W 73–65  11–1
  19 – Reed   10 – Reed   4 – Coleman-Lands  Wolstein Center (991)
Cleveland, OH
December 21, 2019*
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		Northwestern W 83–78  12–1
  25 – Moore   12 – Reed   10 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,357)
Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
December 30, 2019
7:30 pm, FS1 		Seton Hall L 66–74  12–2
(0–1) 		 17 – Reed   11 – Butz   4 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,364)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, FS1 		Providence L 65–66  12–3
(0–2) 		 24 – Reed   15 – Reed   5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,945)
Chicago, IL
January 11, 2020
11:00 am, FSN/WCIU-TV 		at St. John's L 67–74  12–4
(0–3) 		 17 – Butz   12 – Reed   12 – Moore  Madison Square Garden (6,636)
New York City, NY
January 14, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 14 Villanova L 75–79 OT 12–5
(0–4) 		 29 – Moore   15 – Reed   6 – Moore  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 18, 2020
12:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV 		No. 5 Butler W 79–66  13–5
(1–4) 		 23 – Reed   9 – Reed   8 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (8,967)
Chicago, IL
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Creighton L 68–83  13–6
(1–5) 		 22 – Reed   12 – Reed   7 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,535)
Chicago, IL
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, FS1 		St. John's L 66–79  13–7
(1–6) 		 20 – Moore   12 – Reed   5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (5,950)
Chicago, IL
January 29, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 10 Seton Hall L 57–64  13–8
(1–7) 		 14 – Moore   7 – Reed   4 – Moore  Prudential Center (9,302)
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV 		at Marquette L 72–76  13–9
(1–8) 		 21 – Moore   7 – Reed   8 – Moore  Fiserv Forum (17,781)
Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1 		Xavier L 59–67  13–10
(1–9) 		 18 – Reed   9 – Reed   8 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,526)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2020
11:00 am, FSN/WCIU-TV 		at Georgetown L 72–76  13–11
(1–10) 		 17 – Coleman-Lands   13 – Reed   9 – Moore  Capital One Arena (10,308)
Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 23 Creighton L 64–93  13–12
(1–11) 		 20 – Moore   5 – Weems   5 – Moore  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,865)
Omaha, NE
February 19, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 12 Villanova L 71–91  13–13
(1–12) 		 17 – Coleman-Lands   7 – Reed   4 – Lopez Jr.  Wintrust Arena (5,451)
Chicago, IL
February 22, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1 		Georgetown W 74–68  14–13
(2–12) 		 20 – Moore   10 – Reed   7 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,045)
Chicago, IL
February 25, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Xavier L 67–78  14–14
(2–13) 		 16 – Weems   16 – Reed   4 – Lopez Jr.  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
February 29, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1 		at Butler L 42–60  14–15
(2–14) 		 8 – Tied   9 – Butz   2 – Hall  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,233)
Indianapolis, IN
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1 		Marquette W 69–68  15–15
(3–14) 		 15 – Moore   11 – Weems   3 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,901)
Chicago, IL
March 7, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1 		at Providence L 55–93  15–16
(3–15) 		 14 – Moore   6 – Tied   6 – Moore  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,103)
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 11, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1 		(10) vs. (7) Xavier
First round 		W 71–67  16–16
  23 – Reed   12 – Reed   9 – Moore  Madison Square Garden (17,534)
New York City, NY
Canceled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[6][7]

Ranking

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ "DePaul vs. Xavier - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ West, Jenna. "Big East Cancels Tournament Over Coronavirus". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "DePaul vs. South Florida - Game Recap - April 1, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "South Florida vs. DePaul - Game Recap - April 3, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "South Florida vs. DePaul - Game Recap - April 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". DePaul University. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Rosenthal, Phil (November 12, 2019). "Weigel's The U will televise 5 DePaul men's basketball games". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2019.