2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big East Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Leitao (4th straight, 7th overall season)
Assistant coach	Tim Anderson
Assistant coach	Bill Courtney
Assistant coach	Shane Heirman
Home arena	Wintrust Arena

The 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by fourth-year (seventh overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and will play their home games at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2017–18 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]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Justin Roberts	0	G	6'0"	170	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Georgia State
Austin Grandstaff	1	G	6'2"	185	RS Sophomore	Rockwall, TX	Left the team due to personal reasons; graduate transferred to Texas A&M–Commerce
Brandon Cyrus	4	G	6'5"	190	Sophomore	Toronto, ON	Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Tre'Darius McCallum	10	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Myrtle Beach, SC	Graduated
Tobias Dwimaah	22	F	6'5"	220	Senior	Chicago, IL	Walk-on; graduated
Peter Ryckbosch	30	F	6'10"	230	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Joe Hanel	33	F	6'7"	218	Senior	Savage, MN	Walk-on; graduated
Marin Maric	34	C	6'11"	240	RS Senior	Split, Croatia	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Darious Hall	13	F	6'6	210	Sophomore	Little Rock, AR	Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hall will have to sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Femi Olujobi	25	F	6'8"	233	RS Senior	Long Island, NY	Transferred from North Carolina A&T. Will be eligible to play immediately since Olujobi graduated from North Carolina A&T.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
John Diener SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
George Maslennikov PF	Ukraine	Holy Spirit Preparatory School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 4, 2016
George Maslennikov PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2018 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017. "2018 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Romeo Weems G/F	New Haven, MI	New Haven High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 23, 2018
Romeo Weems G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 89
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: "2019 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017. "2019 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Jaylen Butz	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	North Side	Fort Wayne, IN
G	3	Devin Gage	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Curie	Chicago, IL
F	4	Paul Reed	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Wekiva	Orlando, FL
G	5	Jalen Coleman-Lands	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	La Lumiere School Illinois	Indianapolis, IN
G	10	James Anderson (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	La Lumiere	Melbourne, Australia
G	11	Eli Cain	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	St. Benedict's Prep	Willingboro, NJ
G	12	Jason Malonga (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Benet Academy	Bolingbrook, IL
F	13	Darious Hall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Mills University Studies Arkansas	Little Rock, AR
G	21	Flynn Cameron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	RS Fr	Hillcrest Christian College	Auckland, New Zealand
F	22	George Maslennikov	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Fr	Holy Spirit Prep	Odessa, Ukraine
F	23	Mick Sullivan (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Marmion Academy	Aurora, IL
F	25	Femi Olujobi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	RS Sr	Brentwood North Carolina A&T	Long Island, NY
G	31	Max Strus	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Amos Alonzo Stagg Lewis University	Hickory Hills, IL
G	32	Josh Ozanne (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	St. Ignatius	Cleveland, OH
G	33	John Diener	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Cedarburg	Cedarburg, WI
G	35	Pantelis Xidias (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	La Lumiere	Michigan City, IN

Head coach

Dave Leitao (Northeastern)

Assistant coach(es)

Tim Anderson (Oklahoma Panhandle State)
Bill Courtney (Bucknell)
Shane Heirman (Tulsa)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Rockhurst	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1/FS2	Bethune–Cookman	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Nov 12, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1	Morgan State	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Nov 15, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS1	Penn State Gavitt Tipoff Games	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Nov 24, 2018* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra	at Notre Dame	–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS2	Cleveland State	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 3, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1	Florida A&M	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 8, 2018* 11:00 am, BTN	at Northwestern	–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1	Chicago State	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, FS1	UIC	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 19, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS2	Incarnate Word	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, FS1	Boston College	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018 1:00 pm, FS1	Xavier	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 2, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1	at Villanova	–	–	–	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
Jan 6, 2019 12:00 pm/4:00 pm, FS1	Seton Hall	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN	at St. John's	–	–	–	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Jan 16, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1	Butler	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1	at Seton Hall	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jan 23, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1	at Marquette	–	–	–	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2019 11:00 am, FS1	at Providence	–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Villanova	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2019 1:30 pm, FS1	Providence	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1	at Xavier	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 12, 2019 7:30 pm, FSN	Marquette	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1	at Butler	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 20, 2019 8:00 pm, FSN	Creighton	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 27, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Georgetown	–	–	–	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
Mar 3, 2019 11:00 am, FS1	St. John's	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Mar 6, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1	Georgetown	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Mar 9, 2019 TBA, FOX/FS1/FSN	at Creighton	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Big East Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019 TBA, FS1	vs.	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "DePaul vs. Marquette - Game Recap - March 7, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.

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[1] "DePaul vs. Marquette - Game Recap - March 7, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.

DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Hall (1956–1980) Allstate Arena (1980–2017) Wintrust Arena (2017–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll