2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Tony Stubblefield for the first 18 games of the season. They play their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 0–20 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament.

2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	3–29 (0–20 Big East)
Head coach	Tony Stubblefield (3rd season; first 18 games, fired Jan. 22) Matt Brady (interim, rest of season)
Assistant coaches	Paris Parham (3rd season) Steve Thomas (3rd season) Tony Harvey (1st season)
Home arena	Wintrust Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UConn †	18	–	2		.900			37	–	3		.925
No. 13 Creighton	14	–	6		.700			25	–	10		.714
No. 12 Marquette	14	–	6		.700			27	–	10		.730
Seton Hall	13	–	7		.650			25	–	12		.676
St. John's	11	–	9		.550			20	–	13		.606
Villanova	10	–	10		.500			18	–	16		.529
Providence	10	–	10		.500			21	–	14		.600
Butler	9	–	11		.450			18	–	15		.545
Xavier	9	–	11		.450			16	–	18		.471
Georgetown	2	–	18		.100			9	–	23		.281
DePaul	0	–	20		.000			3	–	29		.094
† 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

On January 22, 2024, the school fired head coach Tony Stubblefield after starting the season 3–15.^[1] Special assistant to the head coach Matt Brady was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[2] On March 14, the school named former Butler and Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann the team's new head coach.^[3]

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2022–23 season 10–23, 3–17 in Big East play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.

On January 10, 2023, DePaul defeated Villanova for the first time since 2008, snapping a 22-game losing streak to the Wildcats.^[4][5]

Offseason

Departures

DePaul Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Javan Johnson	1	F	6'6	198	RS Senior	Decatur, AL	Graduated
Umoja Gibson	2	G	6'1"	173	GS Senior	Waco, TX	Graduated
Philmon Gebrewhit	5	G	6'7"	185	RS Senior	Boston, MA	Graduate transferred to Northern Illinois
Yor Anei	10	F	6'10"	228	Senior	Overland Park, KS	Graduated
Eral Penn	11	F	6'6"	201	GS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Ahamad Bynum	12	G	6'2"	178	RS Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Trinity Valley CC
Nick Ongenda	14	C	6'11"	230	Senior	Mississauga, ON	Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Utah Jazz
Brendan Farve	20	G	6'5"	192	Senior	Vevey, Switzerland	Walk-on; graduated
Max Williams	30	G	6'2"	192	Junior	Chicago, IL	Walk-on; transferred to Illinois

Incoming transfers

DePaul Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chico Carter Jr.	2	G	6'3"	192	GS Senior	Columbia, SC	South Carolina
Jaden Henley	10	G/F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Ontario, CA	Minnesota
Keyondre Young	11	G	6'8"		Junior	Del City, OK	Triton College
Mac Etienne	12	F	6'10"	230	RS Sophomore	New York, NY	UCLA
Elijah Fisher	22	G	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Oshawa, ON	Texas Tech
Jeremiah Oden	25	F	6'8"	201	Senior	Chicago, IL	Wyoming

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dramane Camara SG	South Africa	NBA Academy Africa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 15, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Churchill Abass C	South Africa	NBA Academy Africa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	May 7, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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: "2023 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05. "2023 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

Roster

2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Zion Cruz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Donda Academy Jersey City, NJ G 2 Chico Carter Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) GS Cardinal Newman HS South Carolina Columbia, SC G 3 Jalen Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Sr Beecher Oregon Flint, MI G/F 4 K. T. Raimey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Sr Olathe North College of Southern Idaho Olathe, KS C 5 Churchill Abass 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Edo State, Nigeria G/F 10 Jaden Henley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Colony Minnesota Ontario, CA G 11 Keyondre Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Dek City Triton College Del City, OK F 12 Mac Etienne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Suffield Academy UCLA New York, NY F 21 Da'Sean Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Robert S. Rogers Kilgore College Toledo, OH G 22 Elijah Fisher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Crestwood Prep Texas Tech Oshawa, ON G 23 Caleb Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Grayson South Florida Youngstown, OH F 25 Jeremiah Oden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy Wyoming Chicago, IL G 35 Dramane Camara 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Paris, France G 55 Mo Sall (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Downers Grove North Downers Grove, IL	Head coach Matt Brady (Siena) Assistant coach(es) Paris Parham (Minnesota State) Steve Thomas (Rowan) Tony Harvey (Cameron) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS2		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 74–82	0–1	18 – Carter Jr.	8 – Tied	4 – Nelson	Wintrust Arena (931) Chicago, IL
November 11, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FS2		Long Beach State	L 73–77	0–2	25 – Fisher	7 – Murphy	6 – Carter Jr.	Wintrust Arena (2,651) Chicago, IL
November 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS2		South Dakota Arizona Tip-Off campus site game	W 72–60	1–2	16 – Oden	7 – Abass	6 – Henley	Wintrust Arena (2,434) Chicago, IL
November 17, 2023* 11:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. South Carolina Arizona Tip-Off semifinals	L 68–73	1–3	24 – Carter Jr.	6 – Carter Jr.	2 – Tied	Desert Diamond Arena (3,214) Glendale, AZ
November 19, 2023* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. San Francisco Arizona Tip-Off consolation	L 54–70	1–4	15 – Tied	5 – Fisher	4 – Murphy	Desert Diamond Arena (2,589) Glendale, AZ
November 25, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS2		Northern Illinois	L 79–89	1–5	23 – Nelson	7 – Fisher	10 – Carter Jr.	Wintrust Arena (2,745) Chicago, IL
December 1, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1		Iowa State Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 80–99	1–6	25 – Oden	6 – Fisher	8 – Carter Jr.	Wintrust Arena (4,852) Chicago, IL
December 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 21 Texas A&M	L 64–89	1–7	21 – Carter Jr.	6 – Nelson	4 – Carter Jr.	Reed Arena (8,310) College Station, TX
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FS1		Louisville	W 75–68	2–7	22 – Oden	6 – Henley	8 – Carter Jr.	Wintrust Arena (4,255) Chicago, IL
December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FS1		No. 25 Northwestern	L 46–56	2–8	12 – Oden	7 – Tied	5 – Nelson	Wintrust Arena (4,957) Chicago, IL
December 23, 2023 3:00 p.m., FS1		Villanova	L 48–84	2–9 (0–1)	11 – Tied	6 – Nelson	4 – Carter Jr.	Wintrust Arena (4,523) Chicago, IL
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FS1		Chicago State	W 70–58	3–9	16 – Fisher	7 – Tied	5 – Oden	Wintrust Arena (3,806) Chicago, IL
January 2, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1		at No. 4 UConn	L 56–85	3–10 (0–2)	19 – Nelson	5 – Fisher	3 – Terry	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
January 6, 2024 11:00 a.m., FS1		at Georgetown	L 65–68	3–11 (0–3)	19 – Nelson	7 – Nelson	5 – Henley	Capital One Arena (5,577) Washington, D.C.
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 22 Creighton	L 58–84	3–12 (0–4)	12 – Tied	9 – Oden	4 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (3,061) Chicago, IL
January 12, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Villanova	L 69–94	3–13 (0–5)	20 – Nelson	6 – Nelson	6 – Terry	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		Providence	L 62–100	3–14 (0–6)	19 – Fisher	5 – Tied	4 – Terry	Wintrust Arena (2,889) Chicago, IL
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1		at Butler	L 60–74	3–15 (0–7)	20 – Brooks	9 – Telfort	6 – Alexander	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,553) Indianapolis, IN
January 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 14 Marquette	L 73–86	3–16 (0–8)	22 – Terry	6 – Terry	5 – Nelson	Wintrust Arena (6,050) Chicago, IL
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 17 Creighton	L 62–85	3–17 (0–9)	12 – Fisher	6 – Etienne	2 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (18,571) Omaha, NE
January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		Seton Hall	L 39–72	3–18 (0–10)	11 – Nelson	5 – Young	2 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (2,990) Chicago, IL
February 3, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		Xavier	L 68–93	3–19 (0–11)	17 – Henley	9 – Abass	3 – Raimey	Wintrust Arena (3,649) Chicago, IL
February 6, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1		at St. John's	L 57–85	3–20 (0–12)	11 – Raimey	5 – Abass	5 – Fisher	UBS Arena (6,035) Elmont, NY
February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 1 UConn	L 65–101	3–21 (0–13)	15 – Henley	5 – Tied	10 – Terry	Wintrust Arena (3,465) Chicago, IL
February 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Providence	L 70–81	3–22 (0–14)	15 – Tied	8 – Terry	3 – Etienne	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400) Providence, RI
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 7 Marquette	L 71–105	3–23 (0–15)	19 – Tied	9 – Abass	2 – Carter Jr.	Fiserv Forum (14,100) Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		Georgetown	L 76–77	3–24 (0–16)	16 – Tied	6 – Henley	5 – Carter Jr.	Wintrust Arena (4,279) Chicago, IL
February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS2		at Xavier	L 58–91	3–25 (0–17)	14 – Fisher	6 – Tied	6 – Terry	Cintas Center (10,136) Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m., FS1		Butler	L 63–82	3–26 (0–18)	15 – Henley	7 – Abass	7 – Carter Jr.	Wintrust Arena (4,286) Chicago, IL
March 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		St. John's	L 77–104	3–27 (0–19)	23 – Carter Jr.	5 – Carter Jr.	6 – Carter Jr.	Wintrust Arena (2,824) Chicago, IL
March 9, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall	L 62–86	3–28 (0–20)	16 – Carter Jr.	4 – Henley	3 – Nelson	Prudential Center (9,419) Newark, NJ
Big East tournament
March 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	(11)	vs. (6) Villanova First round	L 57–58	3–29	18 – Terry	15 – Terry	5 – Terry	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[6]

References

1. "DePaul fires Tony Stubblefield: Blue Demons coach dismissed in midst of third consecutive losing season". CBSSports.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
2. "DePaul fires coach Stubblefield after 3-15 start". ESPN.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
3. "DePaul hires Chris Holtmann: Blue Demons tap ex-Ohio State coach to turn around floundering program". CBSSports.com. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
4. Jon Rothstein [@JonRothstein] (January 11, 2023). "Villanova's 22-game winning streak against DePaul is OVER. The Blue Demons with a major victory at home under Tony Stubblefield. And Da'Sean Nelson? Buy Stock Now" (Tweet). Retweeted by DePaul Basketball. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
5. BIG EAST MBB [@BIGEASTMBB] (January 11, 2023). "𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗧! For the first time since 2008, a @DePaulHoops team takes down Villanova. The Blue Demons get a career-high 24 from Da'Sean Nelson in the #BIGEASThoops win!" (Tweet). Retweeted by DePaul Basketball. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
6. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.