FUTURE HOME OF DEPAUL BASKETBALL McCORMICK PLACE EVENT CENTER aOn May 16, 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm aThe design concept features a sweeping curved Emanuel announced plans for a new 10,000-seat roof above four transparent sides that will house multipurpose event center near McCormick Place DePaul men’s and women’s basketball along with in Chicago’s South Loop. The facility will be the a variety of civic, entertainment and convention home for DePaul basketball starting in the 2017-18 events for Chicago and MPEA. The design endeav- season. ors to become a grand “urban room,” in the great Chicago tradition of buildings like the Auditorium aA nine-member panel consisting of representa- Theatre and the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom. tives from the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), the city of Chicago and DePaul aA groundbreaking ceremony University selected the internationally renowned was held on Nov. 16, 2015 for the architectural firm Pelli Clarke Pelli to design the facility as the project was started McCormick Place Event Center that will include in the fall along with the 40-story, DePaul men’s and women’s basketball as primary 1,200-room Marriott Marquis tenants. hotel across the street. DePaul is expected to host 25-30 events an- nually in the facility including graduation ceremo- nies, which will allow each school of the university to have its ceremony under the same roof. aThe 10,000-seat event center is scheduled to open in the 2017-18 basketball season and will be located near McCormick Place on Cermak Road between Indiana and South Prairie Avenues. Not only will the facility serve as a home for men’s and women’s basketball that is close to the university’s two primary campuses, it will create jobs, attract tourism and bring economic development to the planned McCormick Place entertainment district. the remaining half of DePaul’s 25,000 students is 10 ‘L’ stops from the future home of the Blue aThe location is situated just three ‘L’ stops from Demons. Additionally, the South Loop location is DePaul’s loop campus that caters to half of the a seven-mile trip down Chicago’s Lakeshore Drive DePaul student body. The Lincoln Park campus and that is flanked by the city’s world-famous skyline and Lake Michigan. DePaul’s 80,000 alumni in the Chicagoland area will have easy access to the events center by major highways. 2015-16 DEPAUL BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION OPPONENTS McCormick Place Event Center ......................................1-3 Opponent Information ...............................................94-95 Table of Contents ...............................................................4 All-Time Series vs. 2015-16 Opponents ......................95-98 Quick Facts ........................................................................5 Roster ................................................................................6 BIG EAST CONFERENCE Schedule ............................................................................7 2015-16 Member Institutions .......................................100 Media Information & Policies .........................................8-9 Conference History .................................................100-101 Media Outlets ..................................................................10 All-Time BIG EAST Standings .........................................102 McGrath-Phillips Arena Information ...............................11 All-Time BIG EAST Honors .............................................103 Allstate Arena Information .........................................12-13 DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament .............................103 Athletics Staff Directory ...................................................14 2014-15 BIG EAST Standings .........................................103 Coaching Staff Directory ..................................................15 2015 BIG EAST Tournament ...........................................104 DePaul University ............................................................16 2014-15 BIG EAST Season Honors .................................104 2014-15 Statistical Rankings ..........................................105 PLAYER PROFILES 2015-16 BIG EAST Composite Schedule .................106-107 Oumar Barry ....................................................................18 DePaul’s Conference History ..................................108-110 Eli Cain .............................................................................19 DePaul vs. the Conferences ....................................111-112 R.J. Curington .............................................................20-22 Cory Dolins .................................................................23-26 HISTORY & RECORDS Billy Garrett Jr. ............................................................27-31 Ray Meyer .....................................................................114 Erten Gazi ........................................................................32 George Mikan ................................................................115 Tommy Hamilton IV ....................................................33-36 Mark Aguirre .................................................................116 Joe Hanel ....................................................................37-38 NCAA & NIT History ................................................117-118 Myke Henry ................................................................39-43 1943 NCAA Final Four ....................................................119 David Leitao III .................................................................44 1945 NIT Champions .....................................................120 David Molinari ............................................................45-46 1979 NCAA Final Four ....................................................121 Develle Phillips ................................................................47 DePaul & the NBA ...................................................122-123 Peter Ryckbosch .........................................................48-50 Important Dates .....................................................124-125 Frederick Scott .................................................................51 A-to-Z ......................................................................126-131 Aaron Simpson ...........................................................52-54 All-Americans ................................................................132 Rashaun Stimage ........................................................55-57 All-Time Honors ......................................................133-134 Darrick Wood ..............................................................58-60 Coaching History ...........................................................135 All-Time Roster .......................................................136-140 STAFF All-Time Jersey Numbers ........................................140-144 Dave Leitao .................................................................62-65 Regular-Season Tournament History ......................145-146 Rick Carter .......................................................................66 Year-by-Year Summaries .........................................147-148 Billy Garrett .....................................................................67 All-Time Series Records ..........................................149-154 Patrick Sellers ..................................................................68 Year-by-Year Results................................................154-178 Brian Tibaldi.....................................................................69 All-Time 100-Point Games ......................................179-180 Baba Diallo ......................................................................69 All-Time Overtime Games .............................................180 Matt Fleming ...................................................................69 Home Court History .......................................................181 Support Staff...............................................................70-51 Team Season Records ....................................................182 Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. .................................72 Team Game Records ......................................................183 Jean Lenti Ponsetto ....................................................73-74 Individual Records ..................................................184-193 Scoring .............................................................184-185 2014-15 REVIEW Field Goals .......................................................185-187 Results .............................................................................76 Three-Point Field Goals....................................187-189 Overall Statistics ..............................................................77 Free Throws .....................................................189-190 BIG EAST Statistics ...........................................................78 Rebounding .....................................................190-191 Team Game-by-Game .................................................79-80 Assists ..............................................................191-192 Individual Game-by-Game ...............................................81 Blocked Shots ..................................................192-193 Offensive Leaders ............................................................82 Steals