DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball

The DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The team competes in the Big East Conference.

DePaul Blue Demons
2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
University	DePaul University
Head coach	Dave Leitao (5th straight, 8th overall season)
Conference	Big East
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Arena	Wintrust Arena (Capacity: 10,387)
Nickname	Blue Demons
Colors	Royal Blue and Scarlet[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1943, 1979
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1943, 1978, 1979
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1986*, 1987*
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1943, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986*, 1987*, 1988*, 1989*, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2004 *vacated by NCAA
Conference Regular Season Champions
1992, 2004

The Blue Demons play home games at Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center on Chicago's Near South Side.[2]

History

DePaul was an independent from 1923 to 1991. It joined the Great Midwest Conference in 1991 which later merged with the Metro Conference in 1995 to become Conference USA, in which DePaul was a member through 2005. DePaul left for the Big East Conference in 2005 and was a member until 2012 when it joined the reconfigured Big East in 2013.[3]

Early history (1923–1942)

Robert L. Stevenson was the first head coach in DePaul basketball history. In his one season as coach during the 1923–24 season, he coached the Blue Demons to a record of 8–6. Harry Adams was head coach for the 1924–25 season and finished with a record of 6–13. Eddie Anderson was head coach from 1925–1929 and complied an overall record of 37–26.

In 1929, Jim Kelly became head coach at DePaul where he compiled a record of 99–22 in his 7 seasons as coach before leaving in 1936. Tom Haggerty coached DePaul from 1936 to 1940 and complied an overall record of 63–32. Bill Wendt coached DePaul for 2 seasons from 1940 to 1941 and had a record of 23–20.

Ray Meyer era (1942–1984)

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Ray Meyer coached at DePaul for 42 years from 1942 to 1984 and finished with an overall 724–354 record.[4] He coached his team's to 21 post-season appearances (13 NCAA, eight NIT). Meyer led his teams to two Final Four appearances in the 1943 NCAA Basketball Tournament and 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.[lower-alpha 1] Meyer's 1943 Final Four appearance was his first season coaching DePaul. His teams were a No. 1 seed in its NCAA regional three years in a row in 1980, 1981 and 1982. Meyer led DePaul past Bowling Green to capture the 1945 National Invitation Tournament, the school's only post-season title. In total, Meyer recorded 37 winning seasons and twelve 20-win seasons, including seven straight from 1978 to 1984.[5]

Meyer coached George Mikan who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959, made the 25th and 35th NBA Anniversary Teams of 1970 and 1980, and was elected one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players ever in 1996.[6] Meyer also coached the 1980 Naismith College Player of the Year, Mark Aguirre.

During Ray Meyer's tenure, the Blue Demons originally played in University Auditorium before moving to Alumni Hall in 1956. For the start of the 1980 season, DePaul men's basketball moved to the Rosemont Horizon later renamed Allstate Arena.

Joey Meyer era (1984–1997)

Joey Meyer was head coach of DePaul from 1984 to 1997 compiling an overall record of 231–158. He started as an assistant coach at DePaul for eleven seasons under his father, Ray Meyer.[7] When Ray Meyer retired in 1984, Joey Meyer was promoted to head coach.[8]

Joey Meyer led DePaul to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in his first eight seasons, including back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances in his second and third seasons. In the 1986 tournament, #12-seeded DePaul—led by freshman guard Rod Strickland (14.1 ppg season average) and junior Dallas Comegys (13.8 ppg) -- upset #5-seeded Virginia and #4-seeded Oklahoma in the East regional before losing to top-seeded Duke 74-67.[9] In 1987, the Blue Demons—again led by Comegys (17.5 ppg) and Strickland (16.3 ppg) -- finished the regular season 26-2 and received a #3 seed in the Midwest regional of the 1987 tournament. They defeated #14-seeded Louisiana Tech and #6-seeded St. John's before losing to #10-seeded LSU. Meyer was honored as the Chevrolet Coach of the Year in 1987.[10] Besides seven NCAA tournament appearances, Meyer led the Blue Demons to three appearances in the National Invitation Tournament.[8]

In both 1988 and 1989, DePaul reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, but they were on a downward trajectory. In 1992, the Blue Demons were co-champions of the newly formed Great Midwest Conference but made their last NCAA tournament appearance under Meyer. In 1996, they finished 11-18, their first losing season since 1971, and the next year, a young DePaul team finished 3-23. Meyer was dismissed on April 28, 1997.[11]

Pat Kennedy era (1997–2002)

Pat Kennedy was named head coach after Joey Meyer.[12] It was the first time a member of the Meyer family hadn't coached DePaul basketball in 55 years. Kennedy coached DePaul from 1997 to 2002 and finished with an overall record of 67–85.

Dave Leitao era – First tenure (2002–2005)

Dave Leitao was named head coach at DePaul for the 2002–03 season. His teams made post-season play in all three of his seasons as head coach. In his second season, his team advanced to the second round of the 2004 NCAA tournament before being eliminated by eventual national champion Connecticut. His teams also played in the 2003 and 2005 NIT Tournaments. In his first stint as head coach at Depaul, he finished with an 58–34 overall record. Leitao left to become the head coach at the University of Virginia in 2005.[13]

Jerry Wainwright era (2005–2010)

Jerry Wainwright was named DePaul head coach in 2005. In his first season he finished with a 12-15 record. In his second season in 2006-07, the Blue Demons beat #5 Kansas, pulling off one of the greatest upsets in school history. They also beat 2006 NCAA tournament teams California, Northwestern State, Marquette, Connecticut and Villanova with Wainwright leading the Blue Demons to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals before losing to Air Force. Four games into the 2007-08 season, Wainwright logged his 200th career win as a head coach, but the team finished with a 10–19 record. The 2008–2009 season saw DePaul finish 9–24 overall and 0-18 in regular season Big East play. Wainwright began the 2009–10 season as head coach, but was fired on January 11, 2010 after a 7–8 start to the season.[14] He still had two years remaining on his contract at the time of his firing. Wainwright finished with a 59–80 overall record in his five years at DePaul. Assistant coach Tracy Webster was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2009–10 season and finished with a 1–15 record.

Oliver Purnell era (2010–2015)

On April 6, 2010, Oliver Purnell, formerly of Clemson University signed a seven-year deal with DePaul.[15] In his first season in 2010–11, Purnell finished with a record of 7–24. The rest of his tenure saw his teams with finish with similar records of 12–19 during the 2011–2012 season, 11–21 during the 2012–2013 season, 12–21 during the 2013–2014 season and 12–20 in 2014–15. At the conclusion of the 2014–2015 season, Purnell announced his resignation.[16] He finished with an overall record of 54–105 at DePaul.

Dave Leitao era – Second tenure (2015–present)

Dave Leitao returned for his second stint as DePaul head basketball coach for the 2015–2016 season.[13] The team finished with a record of 9–22 in his first season back with the Blue Demons. The 2016–2017 season saw the Blue Demons finish with a 9–23 record in Leitao's second season. This season would be DePaul's last season playing at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois after 37 years at the venue. For the 2017–2018 season, the Blue Demons moved back to Chicago to play their home games at 10,387-seat Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center.[17] The first season at Wintrust Arena saw the Blue Demons return to double-digit wins finishing with a record of 11-20 in Leitao's third season.

Following the 2017–2018 season, DePaul's eleventh straight losing season under coaches hired by current Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto, a group of "concerned students and alumni" purchased a full page advertisement in the Chicago Sun-Times calling for change within the school's Athletic Department.[18] Additional reasons the students and alumni wanted change was that since the 1989–90 season, DePaul had won only one NCAA tournament game in the 29 seasons that transpired. DePaul had also only been to two NCAA Tournaments since the 1991–92 season, hadn't qualified for the NCAA Tournament since the 2003–04 season and the Blue Demons had not made postseason play since 2006–07. Additionally, DePaul finished last in the Big East eight out of the past ten seasons including a tie for last place during the 2017–18 season.

The 2018–2019 season saw a turnaround for DePaul as the Blue Demons finished with a 19-17 overall record. In Leitao's fourth season, he led the Blue Demons to the 2019 College Basketball Invitational post-season tournament.[19] The team finished as runner-up to the University of South Florida Bulls. In the Best of Three Championship series, DePaul beat South Florida in game 2, but dropped games one and three to the Bulls to give DePaul a second-place finish in the tournament.

Championships

Final Fours

DePaul has played in two Final Fours in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Blue Demons are 0-2 all-time in the Final Four.

Year Coach Record 1942–43 Ray Meyer 19–5 1978–79 Ray Meyer 26–6 Total Final Fours: 2 NIT Championships DePaul has won one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship. Year Coach Record Result 1944–45 Ray Meyer 21–3 DePaul 71 Bowling Green Falcons 54 Total NIT championships: 1 Conference championships DePaul has won a total of two conference championships since leaving independent status following the 1990–91 season. Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record 1991–92 Great Midwest Conference Joey Meyer 20–9 8–2 2003–04 Conference USA Dave Leitao 22–10 12–4 Total conference championships: 2 Year-by-year results Statistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Robert L. Stevenson (Independent) (1923–1924) 1923–24 DePaul 8–6 Robert L. Stevenson: 8–6 (.571) Harry Adams (Independent) (1924–1925) 1924–25 DePaul 6–13 Harry Adams: 6–13 (.316) Eddie Anderson (Independent) (1925–1929) 1925–26 DePaul 11–5 1926–27 DePaul 7–7 1927–28 DePaul 14–10 1928–29 DePaul 5–4 Eddie Anderson: 37–26 (.587) Jim Kelly (Independent) (1929–1936) 1929–30 DePaul 15–5 1930–31 DePaul 13–3 1931–32 DePaul 9–6 1932–33 DePaul 12–3 1933–34 DePaul 17–0 1934–35 DePaul 15–1 1935–36 DePaul 18–4 Jim Kelly: 99–22 (.818) Tom Haggerty (Independent) (1936–1940) 1936–37 DePaul 15–6 1937–38 DePaul 12–10 1938–39 DePaul 14–10 1939–40 DePaul 22–6 NIT Semifinals Tom Haggerty: 63–32 (.663) Bill Wendt (Independent) (1940–1941) 1940–41 DePaul 13–8 1941–42 DePaul 10–12 Bill Wendt: 23–20 (.535) Ray Meyer (Independent) (1942–1984) 1942–43 DePaul 19–5 NCAA Final Four 1943–44 DePaul 22–4 NIT Runner Up 1944–45 DePaul 21–3 NIT Champions 1945–46 DePaul 19–5 1946–47 DePaul 16–9 1947–48 Depaul 22–8 NIT Semifinals 1948–49 DePaul 16–9 1949–50 DePaul 12–13 1950–51 Depaul 13–12 1951–52 DePaul 19–8 1952–53 DePaul 19–9 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1953–54 DePaul 11–10 1954–55 DePaul 16–6 1955–56 DePaul 16–8 NCAA First Round 1956–57 DePaul 8–14 1957–58 DePaul 8–12 1958–59 DePaul 13–11 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1959–60 DePaul 17–7 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1960–61 DePaul 17–8 NIT Quarterfinals 1961–62 DePaul 13–10 1962–63 DePaul 15–8 NIT Quarterfinals 1963–64 DePaul 21–4 NIT Quarterfinals 1964–65 DePaul 17–10 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1965–66 DePaul 18–8 NIT First Round 1966–67 DePaul 17–8 1967–68 DePaul 13–12 1968–69 DePaul 14–11 1969–70 DePaul 12–13 1970–71 DePaul 8–17 1971–72 DePaul 12–11 1972–73 DePaul 14–11 1973–74 Depaul 16–9 1974–75 DePaul 15–10 1975–76 DePaul 20–9 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1976–77 Depaul 15–12 1977–78 DePaul 27–3 NCAA Elite Eight 1978–79 DePaul 26–6 NCAA Final Four 1979–80 Depaul 26–2 NCAA Second Round 1980–81 DePaul 27–2 NCAA Second Round 1981–82 DePaul 26–2 NCAA Second Round 1982–83 DePaul 21–12 NIT Runner Up 1983–84 Depaul 27–3 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Ray Meyer: 724–354 (.672) Joey Meyer (Independent/Great Midwest Conference/Conference USA) (1984–1997) 1984–85 DePaul 19–10 NCAA First Round 1985–86 DePaul 18–13 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1986–87 DePaul 28–3 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1987–88 DePaul 22–8 NCAA Second Round 1988–89 DePaul 21–12 NCAA Second Round 1989–90 DePaul 20–15 NIT Quarterfinals 1990–91 DePaul 20–9 NCAA First Round 1991–92 DePaul 20–9 8–2 1st NCAA First Round 1992–93 DePaul 16–15 3–7 5th 1993–94 DePaul 16–12 4–8 5th NIT First Round 1994–95 DePaul 17–11 6–6 5th NIT First Round 1995–96 DePaul 11–18 2–12 4th (Blue) 1996–97 DePaul 3–23 1–13 4th (Blue) Joey Meyer: 231–158 (.594) 24–48 (.333) Pat Kennedy (Conference USA) (1997–2002) 1997–98 DePaul 7–23 3–13 6th (American) 1998–99 DePaul 18–13 10–6 4th (American) NIT Second Round 1999–00 DePaul 21–12 9–7 3rd (American) NCAA First Round 2000–01 DePaul 12–18 4–12 6th (American) 2001–02 DePaul 9–19 2–14 7th (American) Pat Kennedy: 67–85 (.441) 28–52 (.350) Dave Leitao (Conference USA) (2002–2005) 2002–03 DePaul 16–13 8–8 T–6th NIT First Round 2003–04 DePaul 22–10 12–4 1st NCAA Second Round 2004–05 DePaul 20–11 10–6 T–4th NIT Second Round Jerry Wainwright (Original Big East Conference) (2005–2010) 2005–06 DePaul 12–15 5–11 T-13th 2006–07 DePaul 20–14 9–7 8th NIT Quarterfinals 2007–08 DePaul 11–19 6–12 13th 2008–09 DePaul 9–24 0–18 16th/Last 2009–10 DePaul 8–23 1–17 16th/Last Jerry Wainwright: 60–95 (.387) 21–65 (.244) Oliver Purnell (Original Big East Conference/Big East Conference) (2010–2015) 2010–11 DePaul 7–24 1–17 16th/Last 2011–12 DePaul 12–19 3–15 16th/Last 2012–13 DePaul 11–21 2–16 15th/Last 2013–14 DePaul 12–21 3–15 10th/Last 2014–15 DePaul 12–20 6–12 7th Oliver Purnell: 54–105 (.340) 15–75 (.167) Dave Leitao (Big East Conference) (2015–present) 2015–16 DePaul 9–22 3–15 9th   2016–17 DePaul 9–23 2–16 10th/Last   2017–18 DePaul 11-20 4-14 T-9th/Last   2018–19 DePaul 19-17 7-11 T-8th/Last CBI Runner Up Dave Leitao: 106–116 (.477) 46–74 (.383) Total: 1,478–1,032 (.589)       National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion [20] Postseason NCAA tournament results The Blue Demons have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 22 times. Their combined record is 21–25. Their appearances in the tournament from 1986–1989 have been vacated by the NCAA thus their official record is 15–21. Year Seed Round Opponent Result 1943 Elite Eight Final Four Dartmouth Georgetown W 46–35 L 49–53 1953 First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game Miami(OH) Indiana Pennsylvania W 74–72 L 82–80 L 90-70 1956 First Round Wayne State L 63–72 1959 First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game Portland Kansas State TCU W 57–56 L 70–102 L 65–71 1960 First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game Air Force Cincinnati Texas W 69–63 L 59–99 W 67–61 1965 First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game Eastern Kentucky Vanderbilt Dayton W 99–52 L 78–83 ^OT L 69–75 1976 First Round Sweet Sixteen Virginia VMI W 69–60 L 66–71 ^OT 1978 First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Creighton Louisville Notre Dame W 80–76 W 90–89 ^OT L 64–84 1979 #2 Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game #7 USC #3 Marquette #1 UCLA #1 Indiana State #9 Penn W 89–78 W 62–56 W 95–91 L 74–76 W 96–93 1980 #1 Second Round #8 UCLA L 71–77 1981 #1 Second Round #9 Saint Joseph's L 48–49 1982 #1 Second Round #8 Boston College L 75–82 1984 #1 Second Round Sweet Sixteen #8 Illinois State #4 Wake Forest W 75–61 L 71–73 ^OT 1985 #10 First Round #7 Syracuse L 65–70 1986* #12 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen #5 Virginia #4 Oklahoma #1 Duke W 72–68 W 74–69 L 67–74 1987* #3 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen #14 Louisiana Tech #6 St. John's #10 LSU W 76–62 W 83–75 ^OT L 58–63 1988* #5 First Round Second Round #12 Wichita State #4 Kansas State W 83–62 L 58–66 1989* #12 First Round Second Round #5 Memphis State #4 UNLV W 66–63 L 70–85 1991 #9 First Round #8 Georgia Tech L 70–87 1992 #5 First Round #12 New Mexico State L 73–81 2000 #9 First Round #8 Kansas L 77–81 ^OT 2004 #7 First Round Second Round #10 Dayton #2 Connecticut W 76–69 ^OT L 55–72 * Vacated by the NCAA NIT results The Blue Demons have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 16 times. Their combined record is 17–17. They were NIT Champions in 1945. Year Round Opponent Result 1940 Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game Long Island Colorado Oklahoma A&M W 45–38 L 37–52 L 22–23 1944 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Muhlenberg Oklahoma A&M St. John's W 68–45 W 41–38 L 39–47 1945 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final West Virginia Rhode Island Bowling Green W 76–52 W 97–53 W 71–54 1948 Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game NC State NYU WKU W 75–64 L 59–72 L 59–61 1961 Quarterfinals Providence L 67–73 1963 Quarterfinals Villanova L 51–63 1964 Quarterfinals NYU L 66–79 1966 First Round NYU L 65–68 1983 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Minnesota Northwestern Ole Miss Nebraska Fresno State W 76–73 W 65–63 W 75–67 W 68–58 L 60–69 1990 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Creighton Cincinnati Saint Louis W 89–72 W 61–59 L 47–54 1994 First Round Northwestern L 68–69 1995 First Round Iowa L 87–96 1999 First Round Second Round Northwestern California W 69–64 L 57–58 2003 First Round North Carolina L 72–83 2005 First Round Second Round Missouri Texas A&M W 75–70 L 72–75 2007 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Hofstra Kansas State Air Force W 83–71 W 70–65 L 51–52 CBI results The Blue Demons have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 4–2. Year Round Opponent Result 2019 First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3 Central Michigan Longwood Coastal Carolina South Florida South Florida South Florida W 100–86 W 97–89 W 92–87 L 61–63 W 100–96 ^OT L 65–77 Honors Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Person Position George Mikan Player Ray Meyer Coach Retired jerseys No. Player Position Career 24 Mark Aguirre SF 1978–81 99 George Mikan C 1942–46 National Player of the Year Person Year Awarded George Mikan 1944, 1945 Mark Aguirre 1980 National Coach of the Year DePaul has had two of their coaches awarded the National Coach of the Year, done on five occasions.[21] Person Year Awarded Ray Meyer 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984 Joey Meyer 1987 Professional players The following former DePaul Blue Demons have played in the NBA or original ABA:[22] Mark Aguirre Andre Brown Stanley Brundy Em Bryant Howie Carl Wilson Chandler Dallas Comegys Tyrone Corbin Dave Corzine Terry Cummings Gene Dyker Kevin Edwards Ron Feiereisel Elmer Gainer Gary Garland Billy Garrett Jr. Bato Govedarica Myke Henry Stephen Howard Steven Hunter Johnny Jorgensen Whitey Kachan Paul McPherson Ed Mikan George Mikan Errol Palmer Jack Phelan Quentin Richardson Bill Robinzine Bobby Simmons Ron Sobieszczyk Rod Strickland Gene Stump Max Strus Dick Triptow The following former DePaul Blue Demons have played professionally in leagues outside of the United States: Draelon Burns Worrell Clahar Drake Diener Marty Embry Kevin Holmes Sammy Mejía Brandon Young Arenas Wintrust Arena Allstate Arena Wintrust Arena Main article: Wintrust Arena Wintrust Arena is a 10,387-seat multi-purpose sports venue in Chicago. The arena opened in 2017 and is home of the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team.[23] Allstate Arena Main article: Allstate Arena Allstate Arena, formerly the Rosemont Horizon, opened in 1980 and was home of the DePaul men's basketball team from its opening until 2017.[24] The arena sat 17,500 people for basketball. Alumni Hall Main article: Alumni Hall (DePaul University) Alumni Hall was completed in 1956 and was the on-campus home venue of the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team through 1980 when the Rosemont Horizon opened.[25] University Auditorium Main article: University Auditorium (DePaul University) University Auditorium, nicknamed "The Barn", was the original on-campus home gymnasium for DePaul men's basketball starting in 1923 until 1956.[25] Alternate arenas McGrath-Phillips Arena, located in the Sullivan Athletic Center, was the home venue for select on-campus games for the men's basketball team from 2000 until 2017.[25] The venue also hosted DePaul men's basketball games during the 2007 National Invitation Tournament[25] and 2019 College Basketball Invitational Tournament.[26] Chicago Stadium was the home of college basketball doubleheaders involving the DePaul men's basketball team in the 1940s and 1950s.[25] Practice and Training facilities McGrath-Phillips Arena is the practice facility for the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team.[25] The facility is located in the Sullivan Athletic Center, which was completed in 2000. Head coaches Name Years Record Pct. Robert L. Stevenson 1923–1924 8–6 (.571) Harry Adams 1924–1925 6–13 (.316) Eddie Anderson 1925–1929 37–26 (.587) Jim Kelly 1929–1936 99–22 (.818) Tom Haggerty 1936–1940 63–32 (.663) Bill Wendt 1940–1941 23–20 (.535) Ray Meyer 1942–1984 724–354 (.672) Joey Meyer 1984–1997 231–158 (.594) Pat Kennedy 1997–2002 67–85 (.441) Dave Leitao 2002–2005 58–34 (.630) Jerry Wainwright 2005–2010 59–80 (.424) Tracy Webster 2010 (interim) 1–15 (.063) Oliver Purnell 2010–2015 54–105 (.340) Dave Leitao 2015–present 48–82 (.369) Footnotes At the time, the NCAA did not sponsor championships in women's sports. References DePaul University Graphic Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2016. "Event Center at McCormick Square to be named Wintrust Arena" (Press release). DePaul Blue Demons. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016. "DePaul Men's Basketball History". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 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