2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2015–16 record	8–16 (2–10 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Leitao (1st year)
Assistant coach	Rick Carter
Assistant coach	Billy Garrett
Assistant coach	Patrick Sellers
Home arena	Allstate Arena McGrath–Phillips Arena

2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Villanova	12	–	1	.923	22	–	3	.880
#8 Xavier	10	–	3	.769	22	–	3	.880
Creighton	8	–	5	.615	17	–	9	.654
Seton Hall	7	–	5	.583	17	–	7	.708
#23 Providence	7	–	6	.538	19	–	7	.731
Georgetown	7	–	6	.538	14	–	12	.538
Butler	6	–	7	.462	17	–	8	.680
Marquette	5	–	8	.385	16	–	10	.615
DePaul	2	–	10	.167	8	–	16	.333
St. John's	0	–	13	.000	7	–	19	.269

† 2016 Big East Tournament winner As of February 15, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons play their home games at the Allstate Arena, and are members of the Big East Conference. Dave Leitao returned to Chicago to lead the Blue Demons for the second time, following a three-year tenure from 2002–2005.^[1]

Previous Season

The Blue Demons finished the 2014–15 season with record of 12–20 (6–12 Big East), tied for 7th in the conference. They were eliminated in the opening round of the 2015 Big East Tournament. Following the season, head coach Oliver Purnell resigned^[2] and was replaced by Leitao.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Forrest Robinson	11	F	6'10"	223	Senior	Ranger, TX	Graduated
Jamee Crockett	21	F	6'4"	202	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Durrell McDonald	25	G	6'2	173	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Mercyhurst University
Greg Sequele	42	F	6'9	215	Senior	Sainte-Rose, GP	Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Oumar Barry PF	Arlington, VA	Bishop O'Connell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 17, 2014
Oumar Barry PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Elijah Cain PG	Newark, NJ	St. Benedict's Preparatory	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 11, 2015
Elijah Cain PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Develle Phillips PF	Upper Marlboro, MD	Clinton Christian School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 4, 2014
Develle Phillips PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2015 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015. "2015 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Curington, R. J.R. J. Curington	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oak Hill Academy	Dyer, IN
1.5 !G	1	Wood, DarrickDarrick Wood	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bridgton Academy Hutchinson CC	Alexandria, VA
5.0 !C	2	Hamilton IV, TommyTommy Hamilton IV	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	IMG Academy	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	3	Stimage, RashaunRashaun Stimage	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Farragut Daytona State College	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	4	Henry, MykeMyke Henry	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Orr Illinois	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	5	Garrett, Jr., BillyBilly Garrett, Jr.	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Morgan Park	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	10	Molinari, DavidDavid Molinari	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Peoria Notre Dame Illinois Wesleyan	Peoria, IL
1.5 !G	11	Cain, EliEli Cain	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Willingboro, NJ
3.5 !F	12	Phillips, DevelleDevelle Phillips	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Clinton Christian	Bowie, MD
1.5 !G	13	Dolins, CoryCory Dolins	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Niles West	Northbrook, IL
3.5 !F	14	Scott, FrederickFrederick Scott	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Simeon	Munster, IN
1.5 !G	15	Simpson, AaronAaron Simpson	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North Chicago Lincoln College	North Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	23	Gazi, ErtenErten Gazi	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Istanbul Bostanci Doga College	Northern Cyprus
3.5 !F	25	Barry, OumarOumar Barry	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop O'Connell	Camp Springs, MD
3.5 !F	30	Ryckbosch, PeterPeter Ryckbosch	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	St. Ignatius	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	32	Leitao III, DavidDavid Leitao III	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rock Bridge Peru State College	Virginia Beach, VA
3.5 !F	33	Hanel, JoeJoe Hanel (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Holy Family Catholic	Savage, MN

Head coach

Dave Leitao (Northeastern)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Carter (Michigan State)
Billy Garrett (Indianapolis)
Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 28, 2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2015* 1:00 pm	Caldwell	W 82–52		13 – Hamilton IV	8 – Simpson	6 – Garrett Jr.	McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,230) Chicago, IL
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 14, 2015* 8:00 pm, FSN	Western Michigan	W 69–63	1–0	18 – Garrett Jr.	7 – Hamilton IV/Stimage	4 – Garrett Jr.	McGrath–Phillips Arena (4,001) Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2015* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	at Penn State Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 62–68	1–1	17 – Henry	9 – Hamilton IV/Henry	2 – Cain/Garrett Jr.	Bryce Jordan Center (5,023) University Park, PA
Nov 20, 2015* 5:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. South Carolina Paradise Jam First Round	L 61–76	1–2	14 – Wood	6 – Cain/Hamilton IV	4 – Garrett Jr./Simpson	Sports and Fitness Center (1,601) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 21, 2015* 5:30 pm	vs. Florida State Paradise Jam Consolation	L 67–83	1–3	20 – Simpson	6 – Cain	3 – Gazi	Sports and Fitness Center (2,205) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 23, 2015* 12:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam 7th Place game	W 82–78	2–3	22 – Garrett Jr.	5 – Hamilton IV/Wood	7 – Garrett Jr.	Sports and Fitness Center (1,433) Saint Thomas, USVI
Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm, CSN+	at UIC	W 82–55	3–3	17 – Henry	10 – Hamilton IV	6 – Garrett Jr.	UIC Pavilion (4,417) Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 2015* 1:00 pm, FS1	Chicago State	W 96–72	4–3	20 – Cain	7 – Hailton IV	4 – Gazi/Simpson	Allstate Arena (5,215) Rosemont, IL
Dec 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Drake	W 74–71	5–3	19 – Garrett Jr.	9 – Hamilton IV	4 – Wood	Knapp Center (3,262) Des Moines, IA
Dec 12, 2015* 9:00 pm, FS1	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 44–66	5–4	16 – Henry	6 – Hamilton IV/Ryckbosch	2 – Garrett Jr.	McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,740) Chicago, IL
Dec 15, 2015* 9:00 pm, FS1	at Stanford	L 60–79	5–5	19 – Garrett Jr.	5 – Hamilton IV	5 – Garrett Jr.	Maples Pavilion (4,912) Stanford, CA
Dec 19, 2015* 1:00 pm, FS1	Northwestern	L 70–78 ^OT	5–6	24 – Henry	8 – Henry	5 – Gazi	Allstate Arena (6,351) Rosemont, IL
Dec 22, 2015* 8:00 pm, FS1	#20 George Washington	W 82–61	6–6	20 – Garrett Jr.	8 – Henry	7 – Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (5,289) Rosemont, IL
Big East Conference Play
Dec 30, 2015 8:15 pm, FS1	Georgetown	L 58–70	6–7 (0–1)	21 – Garrett Jr.	7 – Hamilton IV	5 – Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (5,873) Rosemont, IL
Jan 2, 2016 10:00 am, FS1	at Seton Hall Big East New Year's Marathon	L 74–78	6–8 (0–2)	20 – Garrett Jr.	9 – Henry	8 – Garrett Jr.	Prudential Center (8,201) Newark, NJ
Jan 5, 2016 7:00 pm, FSN	#18 Butler	L 72–77	6–9 (0–3)	22 – Henry	10 – Henry	5 – Wood	Allstate Arena (5,427) Rosemont, IL
Jan 9, 2016 11:00 am, FS1	at Georgetown	L 63–74	6–10 (0–4)	16 – Garrett Jr.	5 – Curington/Hamilton IV/Henry	4 – Garrett Jr.	Verizon Center (8,435) Washington, D.C.
Jan 12, 2016 5:30 pm, FS1	at #7 Xavier	L 64–84	6–11 (0–5)	16 – Henry	8 – Henry	4 – Garrett Jr.	Cintas Center (10,400) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 17, 2016 12:30 pm, FS1	Creighton	L 80–91	6–12 (0–6)	21 – Cain/Henry	4 – Hamilton IV	4 – Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (5,534) Rosemont, IL
Jan 20, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1	at Marquette	W 57–56	7–12 (1–6)	17 – Henry	12 – Henry	5 – Garrett, Jr.	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,695) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Butler	L 53–67	7–13 (1–7)	13 – Cain/Hamilton IV	5 – Henry	3 – Garrett Jr	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,611) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 30, 2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN	#7 Xavier	L 65–86	7–14 (1–8)	18 – Garrett, Jr.	7 – Ryckbosch	2 – Cain/Garrett, Jr./Henry	Allstate Arena (6,958) Rosemont, IL
Feb 2, 2016 8:00 pm, FS1	#11 Providence	W 77–70	8–14 (2–8)	27 – Henry	11 – Henry	4 – Cain/Garrett, Jr.	Allstate Arena (5,114) Rosemont, IL
Feb 6, 2016 1:00 pm, FSN	at Creighton	L 66–88	8–15 (2–9)	22 – Henry	8 – Henry	3 – Simpson	CenturyLink Center (17,139) Omaha, NE
Feb 9, 2016 8:00 pm, FS1	#1 Villanova	L 59–86	8–16 (2–10)	15 – Cain	11 – Henry	3 – Wood	Allstate Arena (6,393) Rosemont, IL
Feb 17, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at St. John's			–	–	–	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, FSN	Marquette			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Feb 25, 2016 8:00 pm, FS1	St. John's			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Feb 27, 2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN	at Providence			–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Mar 1, 2016 6:00 pm, FS1	at Villanova			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
Mar 5, 2016 11:00 am, FSN	Seton Hall			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Big East Tournament
Mar 9–12, 2016 , 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 Blue Demons men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Hall (1956–1980) Allstate Arena (1980–present) McCormick Place Events Center (planned 2017)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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