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The 2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year (eighth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago as members of the Big East Conference. The Demons finished the season 16–16, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They defeated Xavier in the first round of the Big East tournament[1] before the remaining tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

ConferenceBig East Conference
Record16–16 (3–15 Big East)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Anderson (3rd season)
  • Shane Heirman (3rd season)
  • Marc Hsu (1st season)
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2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record16–16 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Anderson (3rd season)
  • Shane Heirman (3rd season)
  • Marc Hsu (1st season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
Seasons
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2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Creighton13–5 .72224–7  .774
No. 10 Villanova13–5 .72224–7  .774
No. 15 Seton Hall13–5 .72221–9  .700
Providence12–6 .66719–12  .613
No. 23 Butler10–8 .55622–9  .710
Marquette8–10 .44418–12  .600
Xavier8–10 .44419–13  .594
Georgetown5–13 .27815–17  .469
St. John's5–13 .27817–15  .531
DePaul3–15 .16716–16  .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2018–19 season 19–17, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost in the first round to St. John's. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Central Michigan, Longwood, and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship series against South Florida. There, in a best-of-three series, they lost to South Florida two games to one.[3][4][5]

Offseason

Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Eli Cain11G6'6"200SeniorWillingboro, NJGraduated
Carte'Are Gordon15F6'9"230RS FreshmanSaint Louis, MOTransferred to Northwest Florida State
George Maslennikov22F6'10"234FreshmanOdesa, UkraineTransferred
Femi Olujobi25F6'8"233RS SeniorLong Island, NYGraduated
Max Strus31G6'6"205RS SeniorHickory Hills, ILGraduated
John Diener33G6'5"203FreshmanCedarburg, WITransferred to UC San Diego
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Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Charlie Moore11G5'11180RS JuniorChicago, ILKansas
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2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Romeo Weems
PF		 New Haven, MI New Haven HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 22, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   (88)
Markese Jacobs
PG		 Chicago, IL Uplift Community HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 7, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   (88)
Nick Ongenda
C		 Mississauga, ON Southwest Christian (AR) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 1, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   (82)
Oscar Lopez
SG		 Garden Grove, CA Veritas Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 3, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2019 DePaul Signees". Rivals. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "2019 DePaul Signees". ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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Roster

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2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Markese Jacobs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrUplift Community Chicago, IL
F 1 Romeo Weems 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrNew Haven Detroit, MI
F 2 Jaylen Butz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)224 lb (102 kg) JrNorth Side Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 Devin Gage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrCurie Chicago, IL
F 4 Paul Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWekiva Orlando, FL
G 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrLa Lumiere School (Illinois) Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Lyrik Shreiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrHillcrest Academy (TCU/CSUN) Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrMorgan Park (Kansas/California) Chicago, IL
G 12 Jason Malonga (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrBenet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
F 13 Darious Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoMills University Studies (Arkansas) Little Rock, AR
C 14 Nick Ongenda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSouthwest Christian Academy (AR) Mississauga, Ontario
G 15 Oscar Lopez Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrHillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) Cypress, CA
G 20 Brendan Favre (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoIMG Academy (FL) Vevey, Switzerland
G 21 Flynn Cameron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) RS SoHillcrest Christian College Auckland, New Zealand
F 23 Mick Sullivan (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)241 lb (109 kg) SoMarmion Academy Aurora, IL
G 30 Sullivan Menard (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrColony Wasilla, AK
G 35 Pantelis Xidias (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrLa Lumiere Michigan City, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-10-30

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:30 pm		 Marian (WI) W 110–22  –
  19 – Reed  8 – Tied  7 – Moore  Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS2		 Alcorn State W 72–54  1-0
  17 – Reed  11 – Reed  5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (3,483)
Chicago, IL
November 6, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS2		 Chicago W 84–55  2–0
  17 – Moore  6 – Moore  7 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,436)
Chicago, IL
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS2		 Fairleigh Dickinson W 70–59  3–0
  27 – Moore  11 – Reed  4 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (3,945)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1		 at Iowa
Gavitt Tipoff Games		 W 93–78  4–0
  25 – Reed  12 – Reed  5 – Tied  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,961)
Iowa City, IA
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV		 Cornell W 75–54  5–0
  18 – Reed  12 – Red  4 – Weems  Wintrust Arena (3,837)
Chicago, IL
November 23, 2019*
11:00 am, ACCNX		 at Boston College W 72–67  6–0
  24 – Moore  10 – Tied  8 – Moore  Conte Forum (4,560)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1		 Central Michigan W 88–75  7–0
  23 – Reed  11 – Tied  13 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,097)
Chicago, IL
November 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, FS1		 at Minnesota W 73–68  8–0
  21 – Moore  9 – Reed  12 – Moore  Williams Arena (10,260)
Minneapolis, MN
December 4, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1		 Texas Tech
Big East/Big 12 Battle		 W 65–60 OT 9–0
  18 – Tied  8 – Hall  10 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (5,493)
Chicago, IL
December 8, 2019*
4:00 pm, FS1		 Buffalo L 69–74  9–1
  17 – Coleman-Lands  18 – Reed  6 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,419)
Chicago, IL
December 14, 2019*
1:00 pm, FS1		 UIC W 86–65  10–1
  26 – Moore  12 – Reed  5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,620)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cleveland State W 73–65  11–1
  19 – Reed  10 – Reed  4 – Coleman-Lands  Wolstein Center (991)
Cleveland, OH
December 21, 2019*
7:30 pm, CBSSN		 Northwestern W 83–78  12–1
  25 – Moore  12 – Reed  10 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,357)
Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
December 30, 2019
7:30 pm, FS1		 Seton Hall L 66–74  12–2
(0–1)		  17 – Reed  11 – Butz  4 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,364)
Chicago, IL
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, FS1		 Providence L 65–66  12–3
(0–2)		  24 – Reed  15 – Reed  5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,945)
Chicago, IL
January 11, 2020
11:00 am, FSN/WCIU-TV		 at St. John's L 67–74  12–4
(0–3)		  17 – Butz  12 – Reed  12 – Moore  Madison Square Garden (6,636)
New York City, NY
January 14, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1		 at No. 14 Villanova L 75–79 OT 12–5
(0–4)		  29 – Moore  15 – Reed  6 – Moore  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 18, 2020
12:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV		 No. 5 Butler W 79–66  13–5
(1–4)		  23 – Reed  9 – Reed  8 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (8,967)
Chicago, IL
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 Creighton L 68–83  13–6
(1–5)		  22 – Reed  12 – Reed  7 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,535)
Chicago, IL
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, FS1		 St. John's L 66–79  13–7
(1–6)		  20 – Moore  12 – Reed  5 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (5,950)
Chicago, IL
January 29, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1		 at No. 10 Seton Hall L 57–64  13–8
(1–7)		  14 – Moore  7 – Reed  4 – Moore  Prudential Center (9,302)
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, FSN/WCIU-TV		 at Marquette L 72–76  13–9
(1–8)		  21 – Moore  7 – Reed  8 – Moore  Fiserv Forum (17,781)
Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1		 Xavier L 59–67  13–10
(1–9)		  18 – Reed  9 – Reed  8 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (4,526)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2020
11:00 am, FSN/WCIU-TV		 at Georgetown L 72–76  13–11
(1–10)		  17 – Coleman-Lands  13 – Reed  9 – Moore  Capital One Arena (10,308)
Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1		 at No. 23 Creighton L 64–93  13–12
(1–11)		  20 – Moore  5 – Weems  5 – Moore  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,865)
Omaha, NE
February 19, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 12 Villanova L 71–91  13–13
(1–12)		  17 – Coleman-Lands  7 – Reed  4 – Lopez Jr.  Wintrust Arena (5,451)
Chicago, IL
February 22, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1		 Georgetown W 74–68  14–13
(2–12)		  20 – Moore  10 – Reed  7 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,045)
Chicago, IL
February 25, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Xavier L 67–78  14–14
(2–13)		  16 – Weems  16 – Reed  4 – Lopez Jr.  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
February 29, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1		 at Butler L 42–60  14–15
(2–14)		  8 – Tied  9 – Butz  2 – Hall  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,233)
Indianapolis, IN
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1		 Marquette W 69–68  15–15
(3–14)		  15 – Moore  11 – Weems  3 – Moore  Wintrust Arena (6,901)
Chicago, IL
March 7, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1		 at Providence L 55–93  15–16
(3–15)		  14 – Moore  6 – Tied  6 – Moore  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,103)
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 11, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1		 (10) vs. (7) Xavier
First round		 W 71–67  16–16
  23 – Reed  12 – Reed  9 – Moore  Madison Square Garden (17,534)
New York City, NY
Canceled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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