2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record12–21 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllstate Arena
McGrath–Phillips Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Villanova 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 16 Creighton 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Providence 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Xavier 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
St. John's 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Marquette 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgetown 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 17 17   .500
Butler 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
DePaul 3 15   .167 12 21   .364
2014 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Source:[1]

The 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fourth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with two home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Creighton.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 R.J. Curington Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Dyer, Indiana
1 DeJuan Marrero Forward 6–5 219 Freshman Gary, Indiana
2 Tommy Hamilton Jr. Center 6–10 284 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
3 Myke Henry Forward 6–6 210 Junior Chicago, Illinois
4 Edwind McGhee Guard 6–3 205 Senior Champaign, Illinois
5 Billy Garrett Jr. Guard 6–5 194 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
11 Forrest Robinson Forward 6–10 229 Junior Eastland, Texas
12 Cleveland Melvin Forward 6–8 208 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
13 Cory Dolins Guard 6–0 182 Sophomore Skokie, Illinois
20 Brandon Young Guard 6–4 192 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
21 Jamee Crockett Forward 6–4 207 Junior Chicago, Illinois
25 Durrell McDonald Guard 6–1 169 Sophomore Las Vegas, Nevada
30 Peter Ryckbosch Forward 6–9 237 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
32 Charles McKinney Guard 6–3 183 Junior Evanston, Illinois
42 Greg Sequele Forward 6–9 215 Junior Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe
55 Sandi Marcius Forward 6–10 255 Senior Nedelišće, Croatia

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2013*
8:00 pm
Lewis W 84–79 
McGrath–Phillips Arena (2,824)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
11/09/2013*
7:00 pm, FS2
Grambling State W 96–58  1–0
McGrath–Phillips Arena (3,254)
Chicago, IL
11/13/2013*
8:00 pm, FS2
Southern Miss
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 68–75  1–1
Allstate Arena (5,840)
Rosemont, IL
11/16/2013*
1:00 pm, FSN
Wright State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 81–72  2–1
Allstate Arena (6,162)
Rosemont, IL
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at Milwaukee W 80–71  3–1
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,186)
Milwaukee, WI
11/25/2013*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 12 Wichita State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals
L 72–90  3–2
Sprint Center (7,682)
Kansas City, MO
11/26/2013*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Texas
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd place game
L 59–77  3–3
Sprint Center (8,324)
Kansas City, MO
12/01/2013*
4:00 pm, FS1
Oregon State W 93–81  4–3
Allstate Arena (6,765)
Rosemont, IL
12/06/2013*
6:00 pm, FS1
Arizona State L 56–78  4–4
Allstate Arena (6,888)
Rosemont, IL
12/12/2013*
8:00 pm, FS1
Florida Atlantic W 81–70  5–4
Allstate Arena (5,564)
Rosemont, IL
12/15/2013*
3:30 pm, FS1
Chicago State W 77–70 OT 6–4
Allstate Arena (6,627)
Rosemont, IL
12/18/2013*
8:00 pm, FS2
Houston Baptist W 78–58  7–4
Allstate Arena (5,101)
Rosemont, IL
12/22/2013*
7:05 pm, CSNCHI
at Illinois State L 64–69  7–5
Redbird Arena (5,345)
Normal, IL
12/27/2013*
8:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 57–56  8–5
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,819)
Evanston, IL
12/31/2013
4:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown L 54–61  8–6 (0–1)
Verizon Center (7,823)
Washington, D.C.
01/04/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Marquette L 56–66  8–7 (0–2)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,194)
Milwaukee, WI
01/07/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
Creighton L 62–81  8–8 (0–3)
Allstate Arena (7,104)
Rosemont, IL
01/09/2014
6:00 pm, FS1
at Butler W 99–94 2OT 9–8 (1–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,163)
Indianapolis, IN
01/14/2014
6:00 pm, FS1
St. John's W 77–75  10–8 (2–3)
Allstate Arena (6,102)
Rosemont, IL
01/18/2014
3:00 pm, FSN
at No. 6 Villanova L 62–88  10–9 (2–4)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/20/2014
3:00 pm, FSN
Xavier L 74–84  10–10 (2–5)
Allstate Arena (6,531)
Rosemont, IL
01/25/2014
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Seton Hall L 69–86  10–11 (2–6)
Prudential Center (8,307)
Newark, NJ
02/01/2014
12:00 pm, FSN
Providence L 72–77  10–12 (2–7)
Allstate Arena (7,139)
Rosemont, IL
02/03/2014
8:12 pm, FS1
Georgetown L 59–71  10–13 (2–8)
Allstate Arena (6,339)
Rosemont, IL
02/07/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
at No. 12 Creighton L 66–78  10–14 (2–9)
CenturyLink Center (18,323)
Omaha, NE
02/12/2014
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 Villanova L 62–87  10–15 (2–10)
Allstate Arena (7,387)
Rosemont, IL
02/15/2014
1:00 pm, FSN
at Providence L 61–84  10–16 (2–11)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,069)
Providence, RI
02/19/2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier L 64–83  10–17 (2–12)
Cintas Center (9,752)
Cincinnati, OH
02/22/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Marquette L 94–96 OT 10–18 (2–13)
Allstate Arena (9,342)
Rosemont, IL
02/25/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
Seton Hall W 65–60  11–18 (3–13)
Allstate Arena (5,827)
Rosemont, IL
03/02/2014
11:00 am, FS1
at St. John's L 64–72  11–19 (3–14)
Madison Square Garden (10,670)
New York City, NY
03/06/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
Butler L 46–79  11–20 (3–15)
Allstate Arena (6,206)
Rosemont, IL
Big East tournament
03/12/2014
8:30 pm, FS1
vs. Georgetown
First round
W 60–56  12–20
Madison Square Garden (13,177)
New York City, NY
03/13/2014
6:00 pm, FS1
vs. No. 14 Creighton
Quarterfinals
L 62–84  12–21
Madison Square Garden (13,807)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.