DEPAUL BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME INFORMATION 1,485 ALL-TIME VICTORIES // 54 NBA DRAFT PICKS // 23 20-WIN SEASONS // 22 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES // 19 ALL-AMERICANS GAME SEVEN // HOME GAME FIVE Date: Tuesday, Jan. 19 // Time: 6 p.m. Arena: Wintrust Arena // Location: Chicago, Ill. Television ................................................CBS Sports Network Play-by-Play: Jason Horowitz // Analyst: Chris Walker Radio ............................................................. WSCR (670 AM) DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS Play-by-Play: Zach Zaidman // Analyst: Dave Corzine BUTLER BULLDOGS Overall: 2-4 // BIG EAST: 0-4 Online Video ..........www.cbssports.com/cbs-sports-network Overall: 4-7 // BIG EAST: 3-5 AP Poll: -- // Coaches Poll: -- // NET: 148 // KenPom: 89 Online Audio .. DePaul All-Access (depaulbluedemons.com/live) AP Poll: -- // Coaches Poll: -- // NET: 145 // KenPom: 92 Last Game ..........................W, 77-58 vs. Valparaiso (Jan. 16) Live Stats .................................www.depaulbluedemons.com Last Game ......W, 70-66 (OT) vs. No. 8/6 Creighton (Jan. 16) Next Game ...........................................Jan. 23 at Marquette Next Game ...........................................Jan. 22 vs. Seton Hall 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS LAST GAME STARTERS NEED TO KNOW November Romeo WEEMS u DePaul hosts Butler on Tuesday in the first 28 Chicago State (FS2) .............................. canceled 1 F // 6-7 // 215 // So. of two scheduled regular-season meetings. 2020 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team... 20p/6r vs. Valparaiso... 21 pts Both team are coming off Saturday wins with December (5 3FG) at Providence. the Blue Demons defeating Valparaiso and the 1 Alcorn State (FS2) ................................ canceled Bulldogs knocking off No. 8/6 Creighton. 3 Northern lllinois (FS1) .......................postponed PPG RPG APG MPG FG% BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle (Chicago, Ill.) 12.2 5.8 1.2 32.5 .511 6 at Iowa State (ESPNU)..........................canceled u Tuesday is the 21st all-time meeting 23 Western Illinois (ppd Nov. 25) (FS1) ..........W, 91-72 Javon FREEMAN-LIBERTY between the two programs. Butler leads the G // 6-4 // 180 // Jr. 27 at Providence* (ppd Dec. 17) (FS1) ...L, 95-90 (2OT) 4 series, 13-7, with a split of two meetings last 22p/4r/4a vs. Seton Hall... 30 at Connecticut* (CBSSN) ...................... L, 82-61 13p/5a/4r at Providence... season. DePaul defeated then No. 5/5 Butler, 19p/8r/6a/3s vs. Western Illinois. 79-66, at Wintrust Arena before Butler posted January a 60-42 victory at Hinkle Fieldhouse. 2 at St. John’s* (FS1) ............................postponed PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 5 #3/3 Villanova* (FS1) ........................postponed 13.0 4.8 3.3 32.3 .431 u With the addition of the Valparaiso game 9 Seton Hall* (FS1) .................................. L, 76-68 Charlie MOORE 11 #25/-- Connecticut* (ppd Dec. 23) (FS1) .... L, 60-53 on Saturday, DePaul is in the midst of playing 11 G // 5-11 // 180 // Sr. five of six games at Wintrust Arena. Valparaiso 13 at Georgetown* (FS1) .......................postponed 29th all-time at DePaul in 16 Valparaiso (FS1) ................................... W, 77-58 assists... 14p/5a/3r vs. Valparaiso... (Jan. 16) and Butler (Jan. 19) visit before a bus 19 Butler* (CBSSN) ....................................... 6 p.m. 19p/8r/5a at Providence. trip to Marquette (Jan. 23) that is followed by 23 at Marquette* (FS1)................................. 5 p.m. PPG RPG APG MPG FG% consecutive home games against St. John’s 27 St. John’s* (FS1) ....................................... 8 p.m. (Jan. 27), Creighton (Jan. 30) and Xavier (Feb. 13.2 3.3 4.8 33.6 .383 30 Creighton* (CBSSN) ................................. 7 p.m. 3). Darious HALL February 13 F // 6-7 // 205 // Jr. u 3 Xavier* (ppd Dec. 18) .........................................tba 7p/10r/4s vs. Valparaiso... DePaul is playing its fourth season at 6 at Butler* (ppd Dec. 21) .....................................tba 10p/3r vs. UConn in first start of sea- Wintrust Arena in Chicago’s South Loop. The 9 at Villanova* (ppd Dec. 14) ................................tba son... 14p/8r at UConn. award-winning facility features 10,387 seats in- 11 at Xavier* (FS1) .............................................tba PPG RPG APG MPG FG% cluding 22 suites and 479 premium club seats. 13 Providence* (FOX/FS1) .................................tba The state-of-the-art facility hosted NBA All-Star 7.8 6.4 1.4 23.0 .484 17 at Seton Hall* (ppd Dec. 11) ...............................tba Weekend festivities in February 2020 and is 24 at Creighton* (CBSSN) ..................................tba Pauly PAULICAP the home of the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. 27 Georgetown* (FOX/FS1) ...............................tba 33 F // 6-8 // 225 // Sr. 11p/9r vs. Valparaiso... 7p/4r vs. u March UConn in first start of season... 10p/4r Head coach Dave Leitao is in his sixth 2 Marquette* (FS1) ..........................................tba at Providence. season of his second stint at DePaul. He led BIG EAST Tournament (New York, N.Y.) PPG RPG APG MPG FG% the program from 2002-05 before returning in 10 First Round (FS1) ...........................................tba March 2015. 7.2 4.2 0.0 18.0 .593 11 Quarterfinals (FS1)........................................tba 12 Semifinals (FS1) ............................................tba 13 Final (FOX) ....................................................tba OFF THE BENCH *BIG EAST Conference game | all times are Central | No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG MPG rankings = AP/Coaches | Non-FS1/FS2/ESPN TV: CBSSN = 0 Markese Jacobs G 5-11 185 So. Chicago, Ill. -- -- -- CBS Sports Network 3 Kobe Elvis G 6-2 170 Fr. Brampton, Ontario 5.8 1.5 20.7 5 Keon Edwards F 6-7 185 Fr. Pasadena, Texas 2.0 0.0 3.8 DePaul Athletics Communications Sullivan Athletics Center 10 Ray Salnave G 6-3 205 Sr. Elmont, N.Y. 2.5 2.3 16.4 2323 N. Sheffield Ave. 12 Jason Malonga G 6-4 195 Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 0.0 0.0 0.2 Chicago, IL 60614 14 Nick Ongenda C 6-11 210 So. Mississauga, Ontario 8.3 5.2 22.9 15 Oscar Lopez Jr. G 6-4 200 So. Cypress, Calif. 10.0 4.0 19.5 Men’s Basketball Contact: Greg Greenwell 20 Brendan Favre G 6-5 170 Jr. Vevey, Switzerland 0.0 0.0 0.8 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (773) 325-7546 23 Courvoisier McCauley G 6-5 211 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 3.0 1.3 10.4 www.depaulbluedemons.com 30 Max Williams G 6-2 190 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 0.0 0.0 0.8 twitter: @Greg_Greenwell 35 Pantelis Xidias G 5-10 165 Jr. Michigan City, Ind. -- -- -- GAME SEVEN VS. BUTLER MEDIA INFORMATION Starters: DePaul returns to BIG EAST action and hosts Butler in a Tuesday evening game at Win- trust Arena. The Blue Demons added a non-conference game on Saturday that resulted in a 77-58 Men’s Basketball Contact: Greg Greenwell Office: (773) 325-7546 win over Valparaiso. E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday’s game can be seen on CBS Sports Network starting at 6 p.m. with Jason Horow- Twitter: @Greg_Greenwell itz (play-by-play) and Chris Walker (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at cbssports.com/cbs-sports-network. DePaul’s radio tandem of Zach Zaidman Interviews: All interviews with DePaul student-ath- (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (analyst) can be heard on WSCR (670 AM) and online on DePaul letes and coaches can be arranged through the All-Access at depaulbluedemons.com/live. In-game updates can be followed on Twitter at @ athletics communications office. Normally, DePaul DePaulHoops and live stats are available at depaulbluedemons.com. players and coaches will be available before practice the day before a game. Contact Greg Butler enters the game at 4-7 overall and 3-5 in the BIG EAST after a 70-66 overtime win Greenwell for the latest practice schedule and against No. 8/6 Creighton on Saturday. The Blue Demons are 2-4 overall and 0-4 in the BIG EAST media availability. following the win over Valparaiso on Saturday. BIG EAST Teleconference: The BIG EAST will hold Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul’s 77-58 win against Valparaiso on Saturday: teleconference with all 10 of the league’s coaches. u The win was No. 1,485 for the program since the start of the 1923-24 season. Media representatives wishing to join the telecon- u ference can contact the BIG EAST office for more Over the last two-plus seasons, DePaul is 26-6 against non-conference opponents. information. u Keon Edwards made his DePaul debut with a dunk in the second half. u Darious Hall recorded his second career game (first at DePaul) with 10 or more rebounds. E-Mail Distribution: Basketball releases, game u Courvoiser McCauley tallied a DePaul career-high eight points. notes and media advisories can be obtained via u Pauly Paulicap’s double-figure game was the 40th in his career (2 at DePaul/38 at Manhattan). e-mail by requesting to be added to the distribu- u Romeo Weems notched his second 20-point game of the season and career. tion list. Include media outlet and phone number u The game was the 25th all-time meeting between programs... DePaul holds a 17-8 lead in the when requesting access to this media-only e-mail list. Contact Greg Greenwell with requests or series... the Blue Demons have won eight straight in the series. questions. Noting the Blue Demons:The men’s basketball program is 1,485-1,044 (.587) all-time... the Blue Online: For the latest on DePaul basketball go to: Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 844 straight games... DePaul’s last www.depaulbluedemons.com. For scoring updates game without a three was over 25 years ago on Feb. 16, 1993 against UAB at Allstate Arena... and in-game notes: www.twitter.com/Greg_Green- the current streak started against Notre Dame on Feb.