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2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record12–20 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllstate Arena
McGrath–Phillips Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova † 16 – 2   .889 33 – 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Providence 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
St. John's 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Xavier 9 – 9   .500 23 – 14   .622
DePaul 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516
Marquette 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Creighton 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424
† 2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fifth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Creighton.

On March 14, head coach Oliver Purnell resigned.[1] He finished at DuPaul with a five year record of 54–105.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Creighton.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
DeJuan Marrero 1 F 6'5" 219 Freshman Gary, IN Transferred to Chipola College
Edwind McGhee 4 G 6'3" 205 Senior Champaign, IL Graduated
Cleveland Melvin 12 F 6'8" 208 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Brandon Young 20 G 6'4" 192 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Charles McKinney 32 G 6'3" 183 Junior Evanston, IL Dismissed from the team[2]
Sandi Marcius 55 F 6'10" 255 Senior Nedelišće, Croatia Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Darrick Wood 1 G 6'5" 175 Junior Washington, D.C. Junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College.
Rashaun Stimage 3 G 6'7" 220 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transfer from Daytona State College.
Aaron Simpson 15 G 5'11" 175 Junior North Chicago, IL Junior college transfer from Lincoln College.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date

N/A N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 7
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 R. J. Curington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Dyer, IN
G 1 Darrick Wood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bridgton Academy
Hutchinson CC 		Alexandria, VA
C 2 Tommy Hamilton IV 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 281 lb (127 kg) So IMG Academy Chicago, IL
F 3 Rashaun Stimage 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Farragut
Daytona State College 		Chicago, IL
F 4 Myke Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Orr
Illinois 		Chicago, IL
G 5 Billy Garrett Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Morgan Park Chicago, IL
F 11 Forrest Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Eastland
South Plains College 		Ranger, TX
G 13 Cory Dolins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Niles West Northbrook, IL
G 15 Aaron Simpson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Jr North Chicago
Lincoln College 		North Chicago, IL
F 21 Jamee Crockett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Crete-Monee Chicago, IL
G 25 Durrell McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Green Valley Las Vegas, NV
F 30 Peter Ryckbosch Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Ignatius Chicago, IL
F 42 Greg Sequele 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Ribet Academy
Citrus College 		Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 2014

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/6/2014*
8:00 pm 		Lewis W 72–68  –
 McGrath–Phillips Arena (N/A[3])
Chicago, IL
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
9:00 pm, FS2 		UIC W 72–71  1–0
 McGrath–Phillips Arena (3,501[4])
Chicago, IL
11/18/2014*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Drake W 80–62  2–0
 Allstate Arena (5,340[5])
Rosemont, IL
11/26/2014*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Lehigh L 74–86  2–1
 Allstate Arena (5,785[6])
Rosemont, IL
11/30/2014*
1:30 pm, FS1 		Stanford W 87–72  3–1
 Allstate Arena (5,990[7])
Rosemont, IL
12/02/2014*
8:00 pm, FS1 		Northern Illinois W 78–67  4–1
 Allstate Arena (5,457[8])
Rosemont, IL
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Chicago State W 84–60  5–1
 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (754[9])
Chicago, IL
12/07/2014*
1:00 pm, FS1 		Milwaukee W 83–61  6–1
 Allstate Arena (6,149)
Rosemont, IL
12/11/2014*
6:00 pm, CSN 		at George Washington L 68–81  6–2
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,712)
Washington, D.C.
12/14/2014*
3:00 pm, FS1 		Illinois State L 72–78  6–3
 Allstate Arena (6,323)
Rosemont, IL
12/18/2014*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 59–90  6–4
 Gill Coliseum (3,906)
Corvallis, OR
12/22/2014*
3:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Colorado
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals 		L 68–82  6–5
 Stan Sheriff Center (8,297)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Ohio
Diamond Head Classic 2nd round Consolation 		L 78–99  6–6
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,875)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2014*
12:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Diamond Head Classic 7th place game 		L 69–72  6–7
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,125)
Honolulu, HI
Big East Conference Play
12/31/2014
4:00 pm, FS1 		Marquette W 61–58  7–7 (1–0)
 Allstate Arena (8,079)
Rosemont, IL
01/03/2015
1:00 pm, FS1 		Xavier W 71–68  8–7 (2–0)
 Allstate Arena (6,827)
Rosemont, IL
01/07/2015
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Creighton W 70–60  9–7 (3–0)
 CenturyLink Center (16,126)
Omaha, NE
01/10/2015
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 8 Villanova L 64–81  9–8 (3–1)
 The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, VA
01/13/2015
8:15 pm, FS2/FS1[note 1] 		Georgetown L 72–78  9–9 (3–2)
 Allstate Arena (6,263)
Rosemont, IL
01/18/2015
1:30 pm, FS1 		St. John's W 71–67  10–9 (4–2)
 Allstate Arena (6,243)
Rosemont, IL
01/22/2015
6:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 24 Seton Hall W 64–60  11–9 (5–2)
 Prudential Center (7,743)
Newark, NJ
01/24/2015
11:00 am, FS1 		at Xavier L 76–89  11–10 (5–3)
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
01/27/2015
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Providence Dunkin Donuts Center (–)
Providence, RI
01/29/2015
1:00 pm, FS1 		at Providence L 72–83  11–11 (5–4)
 Dunkin Donuts Center (3,568)
Providence, RI
01/31/2015
1:00 pm, FS1 		No. 7 Villanova L 55–68  11–12 (5–5)
 Allstate Arena (7,532)
Rosemont, IL
02/03/2015
8:15 pm, FS1 		Seton Hall W 75–62  12–12 (6–5)
 Allstate Arena (5,431)
Rosemont, IL
02/07/2015
2:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 22 Butler L 73–83  12–13 (6–6)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
02/11/2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at St. John's L 78–86  12–14 (6–7)
 Carnesecca Arena (5,040)
Queens, NY
02/18/2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Providence L 57–84  12–15 (6–8)
 Allstate Arena (5,923)
Rosemont, IL
02/21/2015
7:10 pm, CBSSN 		at Georgetown L 63–68  12–16 (6–9)
 Verizon Center (7,984)
Washington, D.C.
02/24/2015
8:15 pm, FS1 		Creighton L 62–75  12–17 (6–10)
 Allstate Arena (6,157)
Rosemont, IL
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, FS2 		No. 23 Butler L 53–67  12–18 (6–11)
 Allstate Arena (8,805)
Rosemont, IL
03/07/2015
1:00 pm, FS1 		at Marquette L 48–58  12–19 (6–12)
 BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,923)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
03/11/2015
8:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. Creighton
First Round 		L 63–78  12–20
 Madison Square Garden (12,588)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Notes

  1. ^ The broadcast began on Fox Sports 2 and moved to Fox Sports 1 while the game was in progress.
  2. ^ The game was postponed until January 29, 2015, because of the January 2015 nor'easter in New England.

References

  1. ^ "DePaul's Oliver Purnell resigns after five losing seasons". USA Today.
  2. ^ "Violation of team rules results in guard's dismissal from DePaul program". NBC College Basketball Talk. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "MBB vs. Lewis box score" (PDF). depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "MBB vs. UIC box score" (PDF). depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "MBB vs. Drake box score" (PDF). depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "MBB vs. Lehigh box score" (PDF). depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "MBB vs. Stanford box score" (PDF). depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "MBB vs. Northern Illinois box score" (PDF). depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "MBB vs. Chicago State box score" (PDF). depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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