2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record11–20 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWintrust Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Xavier 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
No. 2 Villanova † 14 – 4   .778 36 – 4   .900
Seton Hall 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Creighton 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Providence 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
Butler 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Marquette 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Georgetown 5 – 13   .278 15 – 15   .500
St. John's 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485
DePaul 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
† 2018 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year (sixth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at the new Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Marquette.[1]

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2016–17 season 9–23, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Xavier. That season marked the Blue Demons' final season at Allstate Arena

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
R. J. Curington 0 G 6'5" 199 Senior Dyer, IN Graduated
Darrick Wood 1 G 6'5" 178 Senior Alexandria, VA Graduated
Billy Garrett Jr. 5 G 6'6" 210 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Erten Gazi 12 G 6'4" 212 Sophomore Northern Cyprus Transferred to Fordham
Al Eichelberger 23 F 6'7" 251 Freshman Saginaw, MI Transferred to Cleveland State
David Leitao III 32 F 6'5' 220 Senior Virginia Beach, VA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Levi Cook 44 C 6'10" 300 Freshman Clarksburg, WV Transferred to Marshall
Chris Harrison-Docks 51 G 5'10" 189 RS Senior Okemos, MI Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jalen Coleman-Lands 5 G 6'3" 190 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transfer from Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coleman-Lands will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Marin Maric 34 C 6'11" 250 RS Senior Split, Croatia Transferred from Northern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Maric graduated from Northern Illinois.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Roberts
#32 PG 		Indianapolis, IN Pike High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 13, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jaylen Butz
#58 PF 		Fort Wayne, IN North Side High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 6, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Paul Reed
SF 		Apopka, FL Wekiva High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 4, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2017 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  • "2017 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John Diener
SG 		Cedarburg, WI Cedarburg High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 4, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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:

Preseason

The Blue Demons were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Big East poll.[2]

Roster

2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Justin Roberts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Austin Grandstaff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Rockwall
Ohio State 		Rockwall, TX
F 2 Jaylen Butz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr North Side Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 Devin Gage Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Curie Chicago, IL
G 4 Brandon Cyrus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So La Lumiere School Toronto, ON
G 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr La Lumiere School
Illinois 		Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Tre'Darius McCallum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. James
Indian Hills CC 		Myrtle Beach, SC
G 11 Eli Cain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Prep Willingboro, NJ
G 12 Jason Malonga (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Benet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
G 13 James Anderson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr La Lumiere Melbourne, Australia
F 15 Paul Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Wekiva Orlando, FL
G 21 Pantelis Xidias (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr La Lumiere Michigan City, IN
F 22 Tobias Dwimaah (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr DePaul Prep Chicago, IL
F 30 Peter Ryckbosch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr St. Ignatius Chicago, IL
G 31 Max Strus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Amos Alonzo Stagg
Lewis University 		Hickory Hills, IL
F 33 Joe Hanel (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Holy Family Catholic Savage, MN
C 34 Marin Maric 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr La Lumiere School
Northern Illinois 		Split, Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2017*
3:00 pm 		IU Northwest W 121–65  –
  22 – Strus   11 – McCallum   6 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (4,751)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
3:00 pm, FS1 		No. 14 Notre Dame L 58–72  0–1
  14 – Tied   5 – McCallum   3 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (10,194)
Chicago, IL
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, FS2 		Delaware State W 81–57  1–1
  17 – McCallum   13 – Butz   8 – Gage  Wintrust Arena (4,527)
Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2017*
7:30 pm, BTN 		at Illinois
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 73–82  1–2
  19 – Roberts   7 – Butz   5 – Roberts  State Farm Center (11,254)
Champaign, IL
Nov 23, 2017*
10:30 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 4 Michigan State
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals 		L 51–73  1–3
  12 – Tied   4 – 3 tied   2 – 3 tied  Moda Center (13,439)
Portland, OR
Nov 24, 2017*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Oregon
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Consolation 2nd round 		L 79–89 OT 1–4
  22 – Maric   9 – McCallum   4 – Cain  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,853)
Portland, OR
Nov 26, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Portland
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational 7th place game 		W 82–69  2–4
  21 – Strus   13 – Maric   6 – Gage  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,771)
Portland, OR
Dec 2, 2017*
1:00 pm, FSN 		Youngstown State W 89–73  3–4
  20 – Strus   7 – Cain   4 – Strus  Wintrust Arena (4,732)
Chicago, IL
Dec 6, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Central Connecticut W 85–57  4–4
  17 – Cain   9 – Butz   5 – Roberts  Wintrust Arena (4,458)
Chicago, IL
Dec 9, 2017*
3:00 pm, NBCS CHI 		at UIC W 65–55  5–4
  24 – Strus   8 – Cain   8 – Cain  UIC Pavilion (3,229)
Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Alabama A&M W 83–59  6–4
  14 – Strus   6 – Reed   8 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (4,508)
Chicago, IL
Dec 16, 2017*
1:00 pm, FS1 		Northwestern L 60–62  6–5
  33 – Strus   11 – McCallum   5 – Cyrus  Wintrust Arena (7,001)
Chicago, IL
Dec 21, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Miami (OH) W 83–66[3]  7–5
  22 – Maric   8 – McCallum   4 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (4,890)
Chicago, IL
Big East Conference regular season
Dec 27, 2017
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 1 Villanova L 85–103  7–6
(0–1) 		 20 – Strus   10 – Maric   6 – 3 tied  Wintrust Arena (8,323)
Chicago, IL
Dec 30, 2017
1:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 6 Xavier L 72–77  7–7
(0–2) 		 33 – Strus   8 – McCallum   6 – Maric  Cintas Center (10,436)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 2, 2018
8:15 pm, FS1 		Georgetown L 81–90  7–8
(0–3) 		 19 – Strus   7 – McCallum   10 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (5,190)
Chicago, IL
Jan 6, 2018
1:00 pm, FSN 		at St. John's W 91–74  8–8
(1–3) 		 25 – Maric   11 – Maric   5 – Maric  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
Jan 12, 2018
7:30 pm, FS1 		Providence L 64–71  8–9
(1–4) 		 15 – Maric   9 – Strus   4 – 3 tied  Wintrust Arena (5,354)
Chicago, IL
Jan 15, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Marquette L 52–70  8–10
(1–5) 		 15 – Cyrus   8 – Maric   4 – Strus  BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,278)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 20, 2018
1:00 pm, FS1 		Butler L 67–79  8–11
(1–6) 		 27 – Strus   8 – McCallum   7 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (6,802)
Chicago, IL
Jan 24, 2018
7:45 pm, FS1 		at Georgetown W 74–73  9–11
(2–6) 		 27 – Cain   9 – Reed   4 – Strus  Capital One Arena (4,828)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 28, 2018
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		Seton Hall L 70–86  9–12
(2–7) 		 16 – McCallum   8 – Strus   6 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (5,650)
Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2018
11:00 am, FS1 		at Butler L 57–80  9–13
(2–8) 		 15 – Maric   7 – McCallum   4 – Roberts  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,879)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1 		Creighton L 75–76  9–14
(2–9) 		 23 – Maric   11 – Reed   6 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (5,010)
Chicago, IL
Feb 10, 2018
3:30 pm, FSN 		at Providence W 80–63  10–14
(3–9) 		 18 – Maric   10 – McCallum   5 – Cain  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,892)
Providence, RI
Feb 14, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		St. John's L 76–77  10–15
(3–10) 		 19 – Cain   9 – Maric   11 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (4,690)
Chicago, IL
Feb 18, 2018
3:00 pm, FS1 		at Seton Hall L 77–82  10–16
(3–11) 		 23 – Maric   8 – Maric   5 – Cain  Prudential Center (10,110)
Newark, NJ
Feb 21, 2018
7:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 3 Villanova L 62–93  10–17
(3–12) 		 21 – Strus   8 – Reed   8 – Cain  Wells Fargo Center (10,007)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 24, 2018
11:00 am, FSN 		Marquette W 70–62  11–17
(4–12) 		 20 – Strus   13 – Maric   3 – 3 tied  Wintrust Arena (9,053)
Chicago, IL
Feb 27, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Creighton L 57–82  11–18
(4–13) 		 14 – Strus   7 – Maric   6 – Strus  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,191)
Omaha, NE
Mar 3, 2018
11:00 am, FOX 		No. 3 Xavier L 62–65  11–19
(4–14) 		 20 – Cyrus   5 – 3 tied   4 – Cain  Wintrust Arena (7,972)
Chicago, IL
Big East tournament
Mar 7, 2018
8:30 pm, FS1 		(10) vs. (7) Marquette
First round 		L 69–72  11–20
  22 – 2 tied   10 – Maric   10 – Cain  Madison Square Garden (16,866)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "DePaul vs. Marquette - Game Recap - March 7, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Big East Conference - Villanova Sits Atop Coaches' Preseason Poll Again". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Miami RedHawks men's basketball team stats 2017-2018 [dead link‍]