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
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 Providence14–3 .82427–6  .818
No. 6 Villanova †16–4 .80030–8  .789
No. 21 UConn13–6 .68423–10  .697
Creighton12–7 .63223–12  .657
Seton Hall11–8 .57921–11  .656
Marquette11–8 .57919–13  .594
Xavier8–11 .42123–13  .639
St. John's8–11 .42117–15  .531
Butler6–14 .30014–19  .424
DePaul6–14 .30015–16  .484
Georgetown0–19 .0006–25  .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 transferred 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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 October 13, 2021.
  • "2021 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

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. March 15, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. "AP source: DePaul hires Oregon's Tony Stubblefield as coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. "DePaul-Northwestern men's basketball game canceled due to COVID-19 results with the Blue Demons". WGN-TV. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  4. "Saturday Northwestern-DePaul Basketball Game Canceled Due To COVID-19 Cases On Blue Demons Men's Team". December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved October 13, 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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