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2017-2018 BASKETBALL PREVIEW
With Wintrust complete, it’s time for the team to earn it on the floor
INSIDE
Strus on the loose Page 3
Grandstaff ’s journey Page 3
What to know about Wintrust Page 4-5
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MEN’S Full Court Coverage
Dave Leitao
Sixth season at DePaul 1 NCAA Tournament Appearence
ROSTER PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS
Max Strus: Jr, 6’6”, G Transfer from Lewis University 20.2 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 3.5 APG
Marin Maric: GS, 6’11”, C Transfer from Northern Illinois 14.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG, .53 BPG
Eli Cain: Jr, 6’6”, G GP/GS: 32/32 15.6 PPG, 2.6 APG, 4.5 RPG
Tre’Darius McCallum: Sr, 6’7”, F GP/GS: 32/32 9.7 PPG, 1.5 SPG, 6.8 RPG
Devin Gage: So, 6’2”, G GP/GS: 31/0 3.7 PPG, .7 SPG, .85 APG GARRET NEAL | DEPAULIA DESIGN BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON AND ALLIE ZACEK |
DePaul Men’s ‘17-18 Schedule
Brandon Cyrus SO-G, #4
Jaylen Butz FR-F, #2
Justin Roberts FR-G, #0
Villanova Wildcats
31-3 (15-3)
Seton Hall Pirates
21-11 (10-8)
Xavier Musketeers Providence Friars Joe Hanel SR-F, #33
Austin Grandstaff SO-G, #1
Peter Ryckbosch GS-F, #30
Creighton Bluejays
St. John’s Red Storm Marquette Golden Eagles Butler Bulldogs Paul Reed FR-F, #15
Tobias Dwumaah SR-F, #22
21-13 (9-9)
20-12 (10-8)
25-9 (10-8)
14-19 (7-11)
19-12 (10-8)
23-8 (12-6)
Jason Malonga FR-G
Georgetown Hoyas DePaul Blue Demons
14-18 (5-13)
9-23 (2-16)
Conference records in parentheses. Teams listed in order of preseason coaches’ poll.
Pantelis Xidias FR-G
James Anderson FR-G
Jalen ColemanLands*, JR-G, #5
*= transfer, not elligable to play this season
11/11/17 vs Notre Dame 3 p.m. 11/13/17 vs Delaware St. 7 p.m. 11/17/17 @ U of Illinois 7:30 p.m. 11/23/17 vs Michigan St.* 10:30 p.m. 11/24/17 vs TBA* TBA 11/26/17 vs TBA* TBA 12/02/17 vs Youngstown St 1 p.m. 12/06/17 vs. Central Connecticut 8 p.m. 12/09/17 @ UIC 3 p.m. 12/11/17 @ Alabama A&M 8 p.m. 12/16/17 vs Northwestern 1 p.m. 12/21/17 vs Miami (Ohio) 8 p.m. 12/27/17 vs Villanova 6:30 p.m. 12/30/17 @ Xavier 1 p.m. 01/02/18 vs Georgetown 8 p.m. 01/06/18 @ St. Johns 1 p.m. 01/12/18 vs Providence 7:30 p.m. 01/15/18 @ Marquette 8 p.m. 01/20/18 vs Butler 1 p.m. 01/24/18 @ Georgetown 7:30 p.m. 01/28/18 vs Seton Hall 3 p.m. 02/03/18 @ Butler 11 a.m. 02/07/18 vs Creighton 8 p.m. 02/10/18 @ Providence 3 p.m. 02/14/18 vs St. John’s 8 p.m. 02/18/18 @ Seton Hall 12 p.m. 02/21/18 @ Villanova 7:30 p.m. 02/24/18 vs Marquette 11 p.m. 02/27/18 @ Creighton 8 p.m. 03/03/18 vs. Xavier 11 a.m BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 3/07/15—3/10/15 * All games to be played in
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Transfer Strus gets his chance to break loose By Paul Steeno Staff Writer
Hanging prominently on the north side of the O’Malley Lewis Place Center on East Jackson Boulevard in Chicago is a billboard promoting the 20172018 DePaul Blue Demon men’s basketball team. With a red and black-hued Chicago skyline and ominous red sky lingering in the background, the billboard features a Blue Demon basketball player dunking on an imaginary basket in the left foreground. Large white block letters spelling out the words “Sweet Home Court Chicago” hang out in the right foreground. The facial features of the player are dark and unfocused, but you can still just make out the identity of the high-flying dunker if you concentrate hard enough. It’s Blue Demon guard Max Strus, a Division II transfer who has played just one game in a Blue Demon uniform and is still coming to terms with the idea of being one of the poster children for this newlook Blue Demon team. “It’s pretty cool,” Strus said when asked what it’s like to see himself on a Chicago billboard. “It’s unreal just seeing all these billboards of all of us, and everything that has been put into the stadium (Wintrust Arena). It was just really nice of our school to do that for us, and we’re really looking forward to the season.” KONRAD MARKOWSKI | THE DEPAULIA Coming out of high school, the thought of seeing himself on a Chicago billboard was incompre- Max Strus scored just over 20 points per game his final year at Lewis University. hensible and seemingly unattainable. So was traveling to Madison Square Garden in New York to represent “Along with Eli [Cain], Max is going to be a the ball gently off the backboard and effortlessly corDePaul basketball at Big East Media Day like he did very integral part of what we do,” DePaul head bas- ralled it mid-air for an emphatic alley-oop. But for on Oct. 18. But now the kid from Hickory Hills, Ill. is ketball coach David Leitao said at the DePaul Tip-Off all the hype he has generated amongst the Chicago poised to become one of the key pieces on a DePaul Luncheon at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday. “I think he basketball community, that excitement hasn’t spread basketball team probing for relevance after 10 straight has the makings of somebody who can put his fin- to the national audience just yet. seasons with a losing record and without a postseason gerprints on this program short term and long term The Big East coaches picked DePaul to finish tournament appearance. because of the kind of person he is, his work ethic, last in the conference for the second season in a row. Coaches, teammates, DePaul affiliated media his talent level and his desire to be good. I think we Neither Strus nor any of his teammates were predictand fans have drooled over what Strus’ presence on are going to be mentioning his name a whole lot all ed to win any of the Big East individual awards such this roster could mean for the Blue Demons this sea- season long.” as Player or Freshman of the Year. The annual preson. The 6-foot-6-inch guard is a sniper from 3-point In DePaul’s open practice at Wintrust Arena season predictions from renowned college basketball land, but his game isn’t as one-dimensional as the ste- on Oct. 14, Strus turned a simple-drill; start drib- analyst Ken Pomeroy projected the Blue Demons to reotypical catch and shoot shooter. He can also spot bling at half court, make a move around a cone at the finish the season with 10 wins. up over defenders, splash mid-range jumpers, and is 3-point line then finish at the rim into his own perStrus isn’t worried about any of these portensneaky athletic and adept at cutting to the basket. sonal dunk contest. On one occasion, he even lobbed tous predictions from the so-called experts. He’s used
to flying under the radar. Despite a standout career at Stagg High School in Palos Hills, Ill. where he averaged 19 points and nine rebounds per game and earned an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Third Team designation his senior year, Strus earned just one Division I scholarship offer from Chicago State. Not enamored with the idea of committing there, he instead chose Lewis University which is a Division II school in Romeoville, Ill. In his first season at Lewis, Strus immediately made the starting lineup, averaging 13.3 points per game his freshman year. In his sophomore season, Strus averaged 20.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game earning Division II All-American Honors and a spot on the watch list for the Bevo Francis Award presented annually to the top player in small school college basketball. Also during his sophomore season, he broke the single-season scoring record at Lewis by pouring in 666 points. Now Strus, a highly decorated Division II athlete, must show that he can replicate this success at the Division I level. “I’ve always had that chip on my shoulder since coming out of high school,” Strus said when asked if there’s extra incentive for him to play well at the Division I level since he comes from a Division II program. “No Division I schools ever recruited me [except Chicago State as previously mentioned]. So, going Division II really put that extra chip on my shoulder, and I carry that with me wherever I go.” Internally, the Blue Demons are confident in themselves. Spurred on by the palpable energy the new Wintrust Arena environment has created, Strus and his teammates believe they will turn heads in a good way with the quality of their play this season. “I don’t think anybody really expects anything from us, but they should, and I think we are going to surprise some people,” Strus said. “Our expectation is just to win overall, but I think our end goal is to make the NCAA tournament this year.” Now entering year three of the current rebuild under Leitao, a restless Blue Demon fanbase expects substantive improvement after years of watching their team dwell in the cellar of the Big East Conference. Can Leitao, Strus, and the rest of his teammates deliver? Stay tuned this season to find out.
Grandstaff hoping third time is the charm ByAndrew Hattersley Asst. Sports Editor
Over 600 basketball players transferred during 2016, according to an NCAA report, very few of those transfer a second time especially prior to stepping on the court of their new team. It hasn’t been an easy couple of years for sophomore Austin Grandstaff, who sat out the 2016-2017 after transferring from Ohio State and then again from Oklahoma before landing at DePaul. After transferring to DePaul on June 29,2016, the coaching staff emphasized allowing Grandstaff to feel at home and subsequently develop as a player. “What I think we wanted to do with Austin is allow him to find a home, and by that everybody’s home base makes them more comfortable so I think he is in a very comfortable place,” DePaul head coach Dave Leitao said, “Now the process of growing, growing as a player obviously, but growing as a person and as a student is something that he is in the process of doing.” Over a year into his time with the Blue Demons, the sophomore guard feels more comfortable with coach Leitao and this staff than he has at his previous two stops. “I’m starting to get a lot more comfortable with coach Leitao I have trouble with that often, I’ve transferred two times so I struggle with that,” Grandstaff said, “But I feel closer to coach Leitao than any of my other coaches by far so that makes it easier to play for him.” The Rockwall, Texas native has made some adjustments of his own at DePaul preaching patience and staying focused as things he’s learned from his stops with Oklahoma and Ohio State. “Patience I feel and trusting the process, I feel like at those two places I was rushing things and I wasn’t patient and didn’t
really let things fall into place,” Grandstaff said, “Then also staying more focused and that’s what I’ve tried to carry over at DePaul.” After having a year to adjust to the system and get settled, the Blue Demon’s head coach has been pleased with his day to day habits and ability to take these negative moments and help bring his teammates along this season. “We have a lot of guys that can speak through their experiences and help us from a leadership standpoint,” Leitao said, “Austin primarily through stops at Oklahoma and Ohio State that weren’t positive all the time can speak to those negative circumstances to kind of help bring others along so when there’s a level of frustration things that you don’t understand he can help guys get through that.” On the court, the sophomore guard has found a role as a knock down shooter off the bench to help a Blue Demons squad that shot just 32 percent from behind the arc a year ago. Junior guard Eli Cain believes Grandstaff is one of the best shooters in the country and might surprise some people this season. “One of the best shooters I’ve ever played with, open gym when there is not really a lot of defense you want to have Austin on your team because you’re going to win, so give Austin the ball and let him do his thing,” Cain said. Although he is a good three pointer shooter, Grandstaff is mindful of not simply settling for threes, but attacking the basket as well, something coach Leitao and the staff have encouraged him to do. “He likes when I make plays off the dribble too, he always tells me not to settle for threes because of my playmaking ability and my basketball IQ, but he’s definitely comfortable with me shooting threes,” Grandstaff said. Settled into a new arena and new team, Grandstaff and PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS the Blue Demons both hope to begin a new chapter with a turnaround of the basketball program. Grandstaff attended Ohio St. and Oklahoma before transferring to DePaul.
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Demons’ guide to
21st Street Express: The food is pretty traditional for stadium food with Demon Dogs, Chicago Dogs, and Bratwurst available. Demon Dog- $8 Chicago Dog- $8 Sausage- $6.50 Bratwurst- $6.50 Hot Dog- $5.00
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Cermack Grill: In the mood for a burger, Cermak Grill offers two different burger options along with tenders and pizza. South Loop Burger- $8.50 Chedda Burger- $8.50 Chicken Tender Basket- $8.50 Pizza Slice- $6
Motor Row BBQ: Alongside Cermak Grill, fans also have the option of a beef brisket, pulled pork or smoked sausage. Beef Brisket Sandwich- $11 Pulled Pork Sandwich- $11 Smoked Sausage- $11 ALL COPY BY ANDREW HATERSLEY | DEPAULIA
Wintrust Arena
SIGN BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | DEPAULIA
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Students react from the Demon Deck: Arena Atmosphere: Matt Maher: “The team looks a lot better, they are getting into it and I think they’re feeding off the student section, just the atmosphere is a lot better for everyone.” Maher: “It is a lot better than Allstate Arena, lot more fans here in the student section is pretty nice.” Senior Joe Laurendi: “It’s amazing here honestly for the first time in a while, actually I feel like almost proud to be a student here there was a sense of pride going around today,” Laurendi said, “This is the most excited I’ve seen the DePaul campus for a basketball game.” Commuting: Commuting to the game is now simpler than it has been in the past. Students have the option to purchase parking for $23 or take the Red or Green line to the arena. Laurendi: “It was pretty easy, I would say 30 minutes just on the red line then hop over to the green line so maybe like 30 minutes, not too bad.” The Demon Deck: Laurendi: “If there is one thing I think if it was down closer to the court and a little more together it would be a much better student section. It’s a little too much distance apart, you can’t see all the students all together like you see in other college arenas.” Concourse: Sean Leahy: “It’s kind of jammed right here it’s hard to get around with all these people in line, maybe downstairs is different. It would be nice if it was a bit wider.”
Drinks /Beer: 32 oz Fountain Soda- $6.50 21 oz. Fountain Soda- $4.25 Bottled Beverage $4.50 Bottled Water $4.00 16 oz Blue Moon- $8.00 20 oz Coors Light or Miller Lite- $8.00
Misc. Food: Supreme Nachos (Chili, Cheese and Jalapenos)- $7 Nachos (Cheese and Jalapeno Slices)- $5.50 French Fries- $4.50 Freshly Popped Popcorn- $6.50 Pretzel- $6.00 Chili or Cheese Dog- $1.50 Eli’s Cheesecake Dippers- $6.50
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How to replace all the lost talent Garret Neal Asst. Sports Editor
Not enough can be said about the level of success the women’s basketball program has seen under the guidance of head coach Doug Bruno. Last year marked the 22nd consecutive NCAA tournament appearance by the Blue Demons and they added a Big East regular season title, ending the year ranked number 17 after being unranked in the preseason. This year after losing Big East player of the year Brooke Shulte, Big East co-defensive player of the year Jacqui Grant and WNBA draftee Jessica January, the Demons are ranked 25 overall in the preseason polls. Bruno sees the ranking as a sign of the respect the program has earned after the season of success, but knows each year it must be reinforced. “Our goal is to be ranked throughout the season as we tackle one of the most difficult nonconference schedules in the PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS country and live up to our ranking on a game-by-game basis,” said Bruno in an DePaul will look to fill the wholes left by Jessica January (top left), Jacqui Grant (bottom left), and Brooke Shulte (right) interview with DePaul Athletics. “That Coleman started in 34 of 35 games The team may miss Grant’s 6-foot-3- freshman. I believe that we all know we is the kind of challenge we embrace at last year and Campbell started 19. Tonita inch size that helped her grab 8.5 rebounds play an important role on this basketball DePaul.” Allen lead the bench unit with 9.2 points per game and block 57 shots on her way to team and if we all want to achieve the same It initially seems that DePaul would per game and added 18 blocks on her way a Big East co-defensive player of the year goal then leadership is a common goal we have two returning starters after losing to Big East sixth woman of the year. title. It will be hard to make up for the rim need to have.” the three seniors, Bruno says it doesn’t feel Rebekah Dahlman, a graduate transfer protection Grant brought, but Bruno says Dahlman would add that everyone like it. Ashton Millender started the first from Vanderbilt, could be featured in that these are the adjustments you must make brings their own part to the leadership of nine games of last season before being lost role this season. She said she is very as a coach. the team. She said what she brings is her for the remaining 26 with a stress injury. excited to be part of the DePaul program “When you coach college basketball experience. She saw two different coaches Mart’e Greys was expected to have a big and now in her fifth year, she is ready to do you have to just mentally ready yourself at Vanderbilt and now with Bruno she has role before injuring her Achilles tendon whatever the team asks of her. Right now, for every year is a retool, and you’re never seen the game through different lenses. before the season. They will join Amarah the team is asking her to play at their fast going to exactly replicate what you lost,” She said that one of her main goals going Coleman, Kelly Campbell and Tonita Allen pace. She said she’s always wanted to play said Bruno. “So, we’re going to have to into her final season is to pass on what she in the projected starting lineup. fast, but it may take some getting used to. make ourselves a strong defensive team in has learned. “There’s some really solid component “It’s definitely been hitting me the last different ways.” “I’ve been playing college basketball parts here,” Bruno said. “Tanita Allen and couple of weeks,” Dahlman said. “I know Outside of putting up numbers on for five years and just to give back (…) Amarah Coleman both were All-Big East Purdue, we were just running and running the court, losing them might affect the and teach the freshman all the mistakes players for a reason. Having Mart’e Greys and running. And obviously Saint Xavier, leadership. Allen says it’s not one player, I’ve made,” Dahlman said. “I’ve had three and Ashton Millender back, those are two I know I only played 20 minutes, but I was but everyone, that makes up the leadership different head coaches now (...)They’re talented people that would have started for dead tired.” of the team. all very different in their styles, but I’ve us a year ago, but we didn’t have a year ago. That did not stop her from putting in a “I don’t think we have one leader on learned so much from them and I can’t So that means we really kind of have four game high 22 points off the bench against the team,” Allen said. “I think all of us thank them enough for where I am today.” people back even though on paper it looks the Saint Xavier Cougars. are leaders from the seniors down to the like we only have two people back.”
Women dominate in exhibition match against Saint Xavier Garret Neal
Asst. Sports Editor
Following a thwomping of IU Northwest from DePaul’s men’s team, the women’s team followed suit with a 12877 win over the Saint Xavier Cougars on Nov. 5. After the starters for the Cougars were announced to Star Wars empire theme, DePaul’s starters came running out as red and blue circles flew around the arena floor: Kelly Campbell, Mart’e Greys, Ashton Millender and Tonita Allen made the start. After the game, head coach Doug Bruno said this will probably be the starting lineup for the first game, but nothing is guaranteed. Early in the game, a DePaul miscommunication on how to cover a screen lead to wide open layup for Saint Xavier’s Brittany Collins. She hit the ball too hard off the backboard, and it rolled out. After grabbing the rebound, DePaul pushed the ball up court to an open Campbell behind the arc on the right wing. She swished the three-pointer to give DePaul the 3-0 lead and officially opened the scoring for women’s basketball in Wintrust Arena. “Never, when you are coaching a basketball game, does it matter who gets the first basket, but it was really important Xavier didn’t,” Bruno said. “I told them I don’t care which one of you scores the first basket for DePaul, but DePaul has to score the first basket.”
The scoring would be as slow as it would get for the first three minutes, as Xavier broke DePaul’s full court press for an easy two, making it 6-6. DePaul then began forcing turnovers and turning them into easy transition points. DePaul would outscore the Cougars 22-10 for the final seven minutes, ending with a pull-up elbow jumper from Amarah Coleman as the buzzer sounded to give the Demons a 28-16 lead. “I feel like we just outran them, our pressure kicked in (…) they got tired,” said Rebekah Dahlman, who lead the Blue Demons with 21 points. The Demons’ pressure forced a whopping 38 turnovers from Xavier, including 27 steals. DePaul would never look back, outscoring Xavier by nine in PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS quarter two and taking a 61-36 lead to halftime. Tanita Allen, last year’s Big Tanita Allen will start this year after coming off the bench every game last season East sixth-woman of the year, has made After the game, despite the large will play six of its home games. He said the jump to the starting line-up. She margin of victory, Bruno noted some he will always enjoy playing in McGrath, took advantage of her minutes against things to work on. As a small team he but now he can have two homecourt the Cougars, amassing 20 points on 7-10 said they always need rebounding to be a advantages rather than one. shooting and 4-7 from three. Always a focal point and that the team chemistry, “The fact that we are playing in two stout defender, she added five steals, tied while present, is still molding with four places, we can look at it as a negative or for second most on the team. Now that players in the rotation that did not play look at it as a positive and we are choosing Jessica January, Jacqui Grant and Brooke last season. Dahlman, who played 20 to look at it as a positive,” Bruno said. “It’s Shulte are gone, Allen was asked if she minutes said she was feeling tired and old a great opportunity for us to showcase thought there was an increased scoring at the end; as a graduate transfer, she is the game of women’s basketball in a great burden on her. old by college standards. location here in the South Loop. And “I feel like it’s more than just me,” Bruno could not end the post-game we will still bring vibrancy on campus in Allen said. “It’s more of a team effort. We press conference without mentioning how McGrath-Phillips Arena.” end up getting each other better.” much he loved Wintrust, where the team
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Women’s Full Court Coverage ROSTER PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEPAUL ATHLETICS
Kelly Campbell: So, 5’10”, G GP/GS: 34/19 7.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.9 APG
Ashton Millender: Jr, 5’8”, G GP/GS: 9/9 12.8 PPG, 1.7 APG, 2.6 RPG
Amarah Coleman: Sr, 5’11”, G GP/GS: 35/34 11.2 PPG, 1.3 SPG, 3.0 RPG
Tanita Allen: Jr, 5’10”, G GP/GS: 35/0 9.2 PPG, .71 SPG, 5.0 RPG
Mart’e Grays: Jr, 6’2”, F GP/GS: 0/0 Torn achillese-missed season GARRET NEAL | DEPAULIA DESIGN BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | DEPAULIA
DePaul Women’s ‘17-18 Schedule Marquette Golden Eagles
Rebekah Dahlman Chante Stonewall GS-G, #11 SO-F, #22
Lauren Prochaska GS-G, #5
DePaul Blue Demons
Villanova Wildcats
Deja Cage SO-G, #31
Claire McMahon SO-F, #33
Vinisha Sherrod FR-G, #3
26-7(16-2)
16-14 (11-7)
Creighton Bluejays
23-7 (16-2)
Georgetown Bulldogs
17-12 (9-9)
Seton Hall
12-19 (4-14)
Dee Bekelja FR-G, #23
St.John’s Red Storm
Rachel McLimore FR-G/F, #14
25-7 (13-5)
20-11(11-7)
Butler Bulldogs
6-25 (2-16)
Providence Friars
12-18 (4-14)
Jolene Daninger FR-G, #15
Doug Bruno 32nd season at DePaul 22 NCAA Tournaments
Xavier Musketeers
LAST SEASON’S TEAM AVERAGES
80.6
Points Per Game
12-18 (4-14)
Conference records in parentheses. Teams listed in order of preseason coaches’ poll.
67.7
Opp. Points Per Game
11/10/17 vs Northern Colorado 7:00 p.m. 11/13/17 vs Oklahoma 7:00 p.m. 11/17/17 vs Delaware State* 6:30 p.m. 11/18/17 vs Mississippi/St. Louis* 4:00 p.m. 11/23/17 vs Florida Gulf Coast 2:30 p.m. 11/24/17 vs Ohio State/Memphis TBA 11/25/17 vs TPD TBA 12/04/17 vs Loyola* 11:00 a.m. 12/08/17 vs Connecticut* 6:00 p.m. 12/13/17 @ Northwestern 7:00 p.m. 12/17/17 @ Notre Dame 12:00 p.m. 12/20/17 vs IUPUI 7:00 p.m. 12/28/17 vs Seton Hall 7:00 p.m. 12/30/17 vs St. John’s 7:00 p.m. 01/04/18 @ Marquette 7:00 p.m. 01/07/18 @ Providence 12:00 p.m. 01/10/18 @ Creighton 7:00 p.m. 01/12/18 vs Xavier* 5:00 p.m. 01/14/18 vs Butler* 3:30 p.m. 01/19/18 @ Villanova 6:00 p.m. 01/21/18 @ Georgetown 1:00 p.m. 01/29/18 vs Marquette 8:00 p.m. 02/02/18 vs Creighton 7:00 p.m. 02/04/18 vs Providence 2:00 p.m. 02/09/18 @ Butler 6:00 p.m. 02/11/18 @ Xavier 1:00 p.m. 02/16/18 vs Georgetown 7:00 p.m. 02/28/18 vs Villanova 2:00 p.m. 02/23/18 @ St. John’s 6:00 p.m. 02/25/18 vs Seton Hall 12:00 p.m. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: 3/03/18-3/06/18 * = At Wintrust Arena
44%
Field Goal Percentage
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Retooling toward success DePaul looks to continue winning ways with new set of stars after key players move on
INSIDE
Replacing lost players Page 6
Women win exhibition Page 6
What to know about Wintrust Page 4-5