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DEPAUL BASKETBALL BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HISTORY & INFORMATION Manhattan Madness:The DePaul Blue Demons make their 13th appearance at Madison Square Garden for the BIG EAST Tournament. DePaul is 2-12 all-time in BIG EAST postseason play with a second-round appearance in 2009 and a quarterfinal appearance in 2014. The eighth-seeded Blue Demons dropped a 75-67 decision to ninth-seeded Villanova on March 7, 2007 in their first BIG EAST Tournament game. In 2009 as the 16th seed, DePaul topped ninth- seeded Cincinnati, 67-57, before falling in the second round to No. 8 seed Providence by a score of 83-74. In 2011, the first round saw ninth-seeded Connecticut defeat the 16th-seeded Blue De- mons, 97-71, as the Huskies won five games in five days to claim the tournament title. Six years ago as the No. 10 seed, DePaul knocked off seventh-seeded Georgetown, 60-56, before losing against second-seeded Creighton by a score of 84-62 in the quarterfinals. CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RECORD Conference Tournament History: The BIG EAST Championship is the third conference tournament W L Pct. for the men’s basketball program at DePaul University. Previously, the Blue Demons competed in Great Midwest 1 4 .200 postseason events in the Great Midwest Conference (1992-95) and Conference USA (1996-05). Conference USA 7 9 .438 DePaul holds a 10-25 all-time record in conference tourney action with two appearances in con- BIG EAST 2 12 .143 ference tournament championship games in 2000 and 2004. The Blue Demons dropped a 56-49 Totals 10 25 .286 decision to Saint Louis in the 2000 Conference USA title game before a 55-50 defeat against Cincin- nati in the 2004 Conference USA finals. In addition to those to championship game appearances, the Blue Demons also reached the semifinals in the 1992 and 1993 Great Midwest Tournaments. The Blue Demons went 1-4 in four Great Midwest Conference tournaments before playing 16 tournament games in Conference USA from 1995-05. The Blue Demons were the top seed in the 2004 Conference USA tournament before falling to Cincinnati. Since 2014 when the BIG EAST moved to a 10-school lineup, DePaul is 1-6 in the event with a win over Georgetown in the 2014 first round followed by six straight losses. Notables: Since the BIG EAST reformatted to 10 teams, DePaul has faced Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette and Xavier in the confer- ence tournament... DePaul played Creighton in 2014 and 2015... the Blue Demons and Hoyas met in 2014 and 2016... DePaul played Xavier in 2017 and 2020 and Marquette in 2018... Marquette is DePaul’s most common opponent of all-time with 127 games, but the Blue Demon and Golden Eagles have played just three games in conference tournaments... DePaul’s most common all-time confer- ence tournament opponent is Cincinnati... the Blue Demons are 1-4 all-time against the Bearcats DAVE LEITAO AT THE in conference tournament action... DePaul is also 2-2 all-time against UAB, 1-2 against Marquette BIG EAST TOURNAMENT and Memphis and 0-3 against USF in league tournaments... the upset over ninth-seeded Cincin- Year Rec. Finish nati as the No. 16 seed in the 2009 BIG EAST Tournament marked the first time in conference 1987* 0-1 1st Round tournament play of such an occurrence... Will Walker’s 31 points and Dar Tucker’s 30 in the 1988* 1-1 2nd Round second round of the 2009 second-round game against Providence was the first time that two play- 1989* 0-1 Quarterfinals ers from the same team had scored at least 30 points in a BIG EAST Tournament game... in three 1990* 3-0 Champions tournament games, the Blue Demons have combined to shoot at least .833 from the free throw 1991* 0-1 Quarterfinals line... DePaul shot .867 (13-15) against Connecticut in 2012, .842 (16-19) against Villanova in 2007 1992* 0-1 Quarterfinals and .833 (10-12) in 2013 against Rutgers. 1993* 0-1 Quarterfinals 1994* 1-1 Semifinals 1997* 0-1 1st Round BIG EAST Tournament Experience: The Blue Demons enter the 2020 tournament with six total 1998* 3-0 Champions games of BIG EAST Tournament experience on the active roster... Jaylen Butz and Paul Reed have 1999* 3-0 Champions played in two tournament games... Butz and Reed account for 65 of the 84 total minutes of BIG 2000* 3-1 Runner-Up EAST Tournament experience for DePaul... a year ago, Butz set a program record in a BIG EAST 2001* 0-1 1st Round Tournament game with 14 rebounds agianst St. John’s... the Blue Demons also tied a team tourna- 2002* 3-0 Champions ment record with 74 points against the Red Storm... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is making his 2016 0-1 1st Round fifth appearance at the BIG EAST Tournament as a head coach... he has been a part of four tourna- 2017 0-1 1st Round ment titles while serving as an assistant coach (1986-94) and associate head coach (1996-02) at 2018 0-1 1st Round Connecticut... Leitao and Connecticut won the event in 1990, 1998, 1999 and 2002 while those 2019 0-1 1st Round teams combined for a 17-10 record during his time on the bench for the Huskies. Totals 17-14 *Assistant/Associate Head Coach at Connecticut The BIG EAST Tournament history and information supplement is an accessory to game notes for each of DePaul’s BIG EAST Tournament games in the media room at Madison Square Garden and online at www.depaulbluedemons.com. DEPAUL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS // SULLIVAN ATHLETIC CENTER 2323 N. SHEFFIELD AVE. // CHICAGO, IL 60614 // P: (773) 325-7546 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: GREG GREENWELL // E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: WWW.DEPAULBLUEDEMONS.COM // TWITTER: @GREG_GREENWELL BIG EAST TOURNAMENT ROSTER DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous) 0 Markese Jacobs G 5-11 185 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Uplift Community) 1 Romeo Weems F 6-7 210 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (New Haven) 2 Jaylen Butz F 6-9 224 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side) 4 Paul Reed F 6-9 220 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Wekiva) 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands G 6-4 185 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (La Lumiere/Illinois) 10 Lyrik Shreiner G 6-3 195 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Hillcrest Prep/Cal State Northridge) 11 Charlie Moore G 5-11 180 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park/Kansas) 12 Jason Malonga G 6-4 195 Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Benet Academy) 13 Darious Hall F 6-7 215 So. Little Rock, Ark. (Mills University Studies/Arkansas) 14 Nick Ongenda C 6-11 210 Fr. Mississauga, Ont. (Southwest Christian Academy (Ark.)) 15 Oscar Lopez Jr. G 6-4 200 Fr. Cypress, Calif. (Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)) 20 Brendan Favre G 6-5 170 So. Vevey, Switzerland (IMG Academy (Fla.)) 21 Flynn Cameron G 6-3 198 So. Auckland, New Zealand (Hillcrest Christian College (Australia)) 23 Mick Sullivan F 6-8 241 So. Aurora, Ill. (Marmion Academy) 30 Sullivan Menard G 6-3 180 Fr. Wasilla, Alaska (Colony) 32 D.J. Williams G 6-7 215 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon/George Washington) 35 Pantelis Xidias G 5-10 165 Jr. Michigan City, Ind. (La Lumiere) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous) 2 Jaylen Butz F 6-9 224 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side) 21 Flynn Cameron G 6-3 198 So. Auckland, New Zealand (Hillcrest Christian College (Australia)) 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands G 6-4 185 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (La Lumiere/Illinois) 20 Brendan Favre G 6-5 170 So. Vevey, Switzerland (IMG Academy (Fla.)) 13 Darious Hall F 6-7 215 So. Little Rock, Ark. (Mills University Studies/Arkansas) 0 Markese Jacobs G 5-11 185 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Uplift Community) 15 Oscar Lopez Jr. G 6-4 200 Fr. Cypress, Calif. (Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)) 12 Jason Malonga G 6-4 195 Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Benet Academy) 30 Sullivan Menard G 6-3 180 Fr. Wasilla, Alaska (Colony) 11 Charlie Moore G 5-11 180 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park/Kansas) 14 Nick Ongenda C 6-11 210 Fr. Mississauga, Ont. (Southwest Christian Academy (Ark.)) 4 Paul Reed F 6-9 220 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Wekiva) 10 Lyrik Shreiner G 6-3 195 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Hillcrest Prep/Cal State Northridge) 23 Mick Sullivan F 6-8 241 So. Aurora, Ill. (Marmion Academy) 1 Romeo Weems F 6-7 210 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (New Haven) 32 D.J. Williams G 6-7 215 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon/George Washington) 35 Pantelis Xidias G 5-10 165 Jr. Michigan City, Ind. (La Lumiere) BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach: Dave Leitao Assistant Coaches: Tim Anderson, Shane Heirman, Marc Hsu Director of Basketball Operations: Billy Garrett Director of Community, Corporate and Professional Relations: Kevin Edwards Special Assistant to Head Coach/Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Matt Fleming Video Coordinator: Lucas Shapiro Graduate Assistants: Mitchell Bailey, Andrew Choi THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY THE JEEP BRAND BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CAREER STATISTICS JAYLEN BUTZ (2 games) Date Opponent G-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Reb Avg. PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg March 7, 2018 Marquette 1-0 5 -- 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 -- 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 -- March 13, 2019 St. John’s 1-0 26 -- 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 14 -- 3-0 5 3 0 1 2 -- Totals 2-0 31 1550 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 15 7.5 4-0 5 4 0 1 2 0.5 FLYNN CAMERON (1 game) Date Opponent G-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Reb Avg.