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
2021–22 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
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Providence143 .824276  .818
No. 6 Villanova164 .800308  .789
No. 21 Connecticut136 .6842310  .697
Creighton127 .6322312  .657
Marquette118 .5791913  .594
Seton Hall118 .5792111  .656
St. John's811 .4211715  .531
Xavier811 .4212313  .639
Butler614 .3001419  .424
DePaul614 .3001516  .484
Georgetown019 .000625  .194
2022 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures

DePaul Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Markese Jacobs0G5'11"185SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred
Romeo Weems1F6'7"215SophomoreDetroit, MIDeclare for 2021 NBA draft
Jaylen Butz2F6'9"224SeniorFort Wayne, INGraduate transfererd to Western Kentucky
Kobe Elvis3G6'2"170FreshmanBrampton, ONTransferred to Dayton
Keon Edwards5F6'7"185FreshmanPasadena, TXTransferred to Nebraska
Ray Salnave10G6'3"205SeniorElmont, NYGraduate transferred to UMBC
Charlie Moore11G5'11"180RS SeniorChicago, ILGraduate transferred to Miami (FL)
Jason Malonga12G6'4"195SeniorBolingbrook, ILWalk-on; graduated
Darious Hall13F6'7"205RS JuniorLittle Rock, ARTransferred to Central Arkansas
Oscar Lopez Jr.15G6'4"200SophomoreCypress, CATransferred to Central Michigan
Pauly Paulicap33F6'8"225SeniorElmont, NYGraduate transferred to West Virginia
Pantelis Xidias35G5'10"165SeniorMichigan City, INWalk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jalen Terry3G6'0"165SophomoreFlint, MIOregon
Philmon Gebrewhit5G6'7"190RS JuniorBoston, MASouth Plains College
Yor Anei10F6'10"220SeniorOverland Park, KSSMU
Tyon Grant-Foster13G6'7"205SeniorKansas City, KSKansas
Brandon Johnson35F6'8"220Graduate StudentChicago, ILMinnesota
Shaheed Medlock55G6'5"196Graduate StudentChicago, ILGeorgia Tech

2021 Recruiting class

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 2021-10-13.
  • "2021 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

    Roster

    2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 3 Jalen Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoBeecher
    Oregon
    Flint, MI
    G 4 Javon Freeman-Liberty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWhitney Young
    Valparaiso
    Chicago, IL
    G 5 Philmon Gebrewhit 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrHolderness School
    South Plains College
    Boston, MA
    F 10 Yor Anei 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrLee's Summit West
    SMU
    Overland Park, KS
    G 12 Ahamad Bynum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSimeon Chicago, IL
    G 13 Tyon Grant-Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSchlagle
    Kansas
    Kansas City, KS
    C 14 Nick Ongenda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSouthwest Christian Academy (AR) Mississauga, Ontario
    G 20 Brendan Favre (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrIMG Academy (FL) Vevey, Switzerland
    G 23 Courvoisier McCauley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)211 lb (96 kg) RS SrEmmerich Manual
    Lincoln Memorial
    Indianapolis, IN
    G 30 Max Williams (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoIMG Academy (FL) Chicago, IL
    F 32 David Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoTeays Valley Christian (WV) Santo Domingo, DR
    F 35 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSThea Bowman
    Minnesota
    Chicago, IL
    G 45 Shaheed Medlock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)196 lb (89 kg) GSWare 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

    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

    All-Big East Second Team

    Source[6]

    References

    1. "DePaul fires Leitao after 5 straight seasons in last". ESPN.com. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
    2. "AP source: DePaul hires Oregon's Tony Stubblefield as coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
    3. "DePaul-Northwestern men's basketball game canceled due to COVID-19 results with the Blue Demons". WGN-TV. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
    4. "Saturday Northwestern-DePaul Basketball Game Canceled Due To COVID-19 Cases On Blue Demons Men's Team". 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
    5. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved 13 October 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.
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