2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by sixth-year (ninth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and play their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference.

2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
2020–21 record3–5 (1–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Anderson (4th season)
  • Shane Heirman (4th season)
  • Marc Hsu (2nd season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Villanova6–1 .857  11–2  .846
No. 15 Creighton10–4 .714  14–5  .737
Xavier4–2 .667  11–2  .846
Seton Hall8–5 .615  11–8  .579
UConn5–4 .556  8–4  .667
St. John's7–6 .538  13–7  .650
Providence5–8 .385  9–10  .474
Marquette5–8 .385  9–10  .474
Butler5–8 .385  6–10  .375
Georgetown3–5 .375  5–8  .385
DePaul1–8 .111  3–8  .273
† 2021 Big East Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They defeated Xavier in the first round of the Big East Tournament[1] before the remaining tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures
DePaul Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Flynn Cameron21G6'3"198JuniorAuckland, New ZealandTransferred to UC Riverside
Jalen Coleman-Lands5G6'4"185SeniorIndianapolis, INTransferred to Iowa State
Devin Gage3G6'2"205JuniorChicago, ILTransferred to Fresno State
Paul Reed4F6'9"220JuniorOrlando, FLDeclared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 58th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers[3]
Lyrik Shreiner10G6'3"195SeniorPhoenix, AZGraduated
D.J. Williams32F6'7"215SeniorChicago, ILGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Javon Freeman-Liberty4G6'4180JuniorChicago, ILValparaiso
Courvoisier McCauley23G6'5180JuniorIndianapolis, INLincoln Memorial
Pauly Paulicap33F6'8225SeniorElmont, NYManhattan
Ray Salnave10G6'3205SeniorElmont, NYMonmouth

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kobe Elvis
PG		 Brampton, ON Bill Crothers Secondary School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Max Williams
G		 Chicago, IL IMG Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 15, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2020 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  • "2020 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

    Roster
    2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Markese Jacobs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoUplift Community Chicago, IL
    F 1 Romeo Weems 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoNew Haven Detroit, MI
    F 2 Jaylen Butz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)224 lb (102 kg) SrNorth Side Fort Wayne, IN
    G 3 Kobe Elvis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBill Crothers Secondary School Brampton, ON
    G 4 Javon Freeman-Liberty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrWhitney Young (Valparaiso) Chicago, IL
    G 10 Ray Salnave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrBenjamin Cardozo (Monmouth) Elmont, NY
    G 11 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrMorgan Park (Kansas/California) Chicago, IL
    G 12 Jason Malonga (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBenet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
    F 13 Darious Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrMills University Studies (Arkansas) Little Rock, AR
    C 14 Nick Ongenda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSouthwest Christian Academy (AR) Mississauga, Ontario
    G 15 Oscar Lopez Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoHillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) Cypress, CA
    G 20 Brendan Favre (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrIMG Academy (FL) Vevey, Switzerland
    G 23 Courvoisier McCauley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)211 lb (96 kg) RS JrEmmerich Manual (Lincoln Memorial) Indianapolis, IN
    G 30 Williams Max (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrIMG Academy (FL) Chicago, IL
    F 33 Pauly Paulicap 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrElmont Memorial (Manhattan) Elmont, NY
    G 35 Pantelis Xidias (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrLa Lumiere Michigan City, IN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2020-11-26

    Schedule and results

    Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the start of the season was pushed back from the scheduled start of November 10.[4] On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that November 25 would be the new start date.[5]

    On November 19, the school announced that it was pausing all men's basketball activities due to positive COVID-19 test results and canceled the first three games of the season.[6][7] On January 2, 2021, the game against St. John's was postponed due to COVID-19 issues at St. John's.[8] On January 4, the January 5 game against Villanova was postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Villanova.[9]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    November 25, 2020*
    8:00 pm, FS2    		 Western Illinois Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to December 23rd.[7] Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    November 28, 2020*
    12:00 pm, FS2    		 Chicago State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    December 1, 2020*
    8:00 pm, FS2    		 Alcorn State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    December 3, 2020*
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 Northern Illinois Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    December 6, 2020*
    5:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Iowa State
    Big East/Big 12 Battle    		 Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] Hilton Coliseum 
    Ames, IA
    December 11, 2020
    3:30 pm, CBSSN    		 at Seton Hall Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 17th.[10] Prudential Center 
    Newark, NJ
    December 14, 2020
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 at Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 9th.[11] Finneran Pavilion 
    Villanova, PA
    December 17, 2020
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 at Providence Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to December 27th.[12] Alumni Hall 
    Providence, RI
    December 18, 2020
    1:00 pm, FS1    		 Xavier Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 3, 2021.[13] Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    December 21, 2020
    4:30 pm, FS1    		 at Butler Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 6th.[14] Hinkle Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN
    December 23, 2020
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 UConn Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to January 11, 2021.[15] Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    December 23, 2020*
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 Western Illinois W 91–72  1–0
    		  22 – Moore  8 – Freeman-Liberty  6 – Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    December 27, 2020
    3:30 pm, FS1    		 at Providence L 90–95 2OT 1–1
    (0–1)    		  21 – Weems  8 – Hall  8 – Moore  Alumni Hall 
    Providence, RI
    December 30, 2020
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at UConn L 61–82  1–2
    (0–2)    		  14 – Hall  8 – Tied  4 – Moore  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
    Storrs, CT
    January 2, 2021
    11:00 am, FS1    		 at St. John's Postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Rescheduled to February 20, 2021.[16] Carnesecca Arena 
    Queens, NY
    January 5, 2021
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 3 Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 issues [17] Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    January 9, 2021
    1:00 pm, FS1    		 Seton Hall L 68–76  1–3
    (0–3)    		  22 – Freeman-Liberty  8 – Weems  5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    January 11, 2021
    5:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 25 UConn L 53–60  1–4
    (0–4)    		  10 – Hall  7 – Tied  4 – Elvis  Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    January 13, 2021
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 at Georgetown Postponed due to COVID-19 issues [18] McDonough Gymnasium 
    Washington, D.C.
    January 16, 2021*
    3:00 pm, FS1    		 Valparaiso W 77–58  2–4
    		  20 – Weems  10 – Hall  5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    January 19, 2021
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Butler L 53–67  2–5
    (0–5)    		  12 – Elvis  8 – Paulicap  2 – 5 Tied  Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    January 23, 2021
    5:00 pm, FS1    		 at Marquette W 68–61  3–5
    (1–5)    		  21 – Moore  7 – Hall  3 – Tied  Fiserv Forum 
    Milwaukee, WI
    January 27, 2021
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 St. John's L 68–81  3–6
    (1–6)    		  21 – Moore  16 – Paulicap  4 – Moore  Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    January 30, 2021
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 17 Creighton L 62–69  3–7
    (1–7)    		  21 – Salnave  8 – Freeman-Liberty  5 – Freeman-Liberty  Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    February 3, 2021
    4:00 pm, FS1    		 Xavier Postponed due to COVID-19 issues [19] Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    February 6, 2020
    11:00 am, FS1    		 at Butler L 58–68  3–8
    (1–8)    		  26 – Freeman-Liberty  8 – Freeman-Liberty  4 – Salnave  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN
    February 9, 2020
    		 at No. 3 Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Finneran Pavilion 
    Villanova, PA
    February 11, 2021
    2:30 pm, FS1    		 at Xavier     Cintas Center 
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 13, 2021
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 Providence     Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    February 17, 2020
    7:30 pm, FS1    		 at Seton Hall     Prudential Center 
    Newark, NJ
    February 20, 2021
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 at St. John's     Carnesecca Arena 
    Queens, NY
    February 24, 2021
     CBSSN    		 at No. 15 Creighton     CHI Health Center Omaha 
    Omaha, NE
    February 27, 2021
     FOX/FS1    		 Georgetown     Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    March 2, 2021
     FS1    		 Marquette     Wintrust Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[20]

    References
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