2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
College Basketball Crown, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	14–20 (4–16 Big East)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Jack Owens (1st season); Bryan Mullins (1st season); Paris Parham (4th season); LaVall Jordan (1st season); Brandon Bailey (1st season);
Home arena	Wintrust Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Chris Holtmann. They play their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 14–20, 4–16 in Big East play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals. They were selected to participate in the first-ever College Basketball Crown postseason tournament.

ConferenceBig East Conference

Record14–20 (4–16 Big East)

Headcoach

Chris Holtmann (1st season)

Assistant coaches

Jack Owens (1st season)
Bryan Mullins (1st season)
Paris Parham (4th season)
LaVall Jordan (1st season)
Brandon Bailey (1st season)

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2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 St. John's †	18	–	2	.900	31	–	5	.861
Creighton	15	–	5	.750	25	–	11	.694
UConn	14	–	6	.700	24	–	11	.686
Xavier	13	–	7	.650	22	–	12	.647
Marquette	13	–	7	.650	23	–	11	.676
Villanova	11	–	9	.550	21	–	15	.583
Georgetown	8	–	12	.400	18	–	16	.529
Providence	6	–	14	.300	12	–	20	.375
Butler	6	–	14	.300	15	–	20	.429
DePaul	4	–	16	.200	14	–	20	.412
Seton Hall	2	–	18	.100	7	–	25	.219

† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zion Cruz	0	G	6'4"	183	Sophomore	Jersey City, NJ	Transferred to Rider
Chico Carter Jr.	2	G	6'3"	192	GS senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Jalen Terry	3	G	6'0"	158	Senior	Flint, MI	Graduate transferred to Eastern Michigan
K. T. Raimey	4	G/F	6'3"	166	Senior	Olathe, KS	Graduate transferred to UT Rio Grande Valley
Churchill Abass	5	C	6'9"	240	Freshman	Edo State, Nigeria	Transferred to Wake Forest
Jaden Henley	10	G/F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Ontario, CA	Transferred to UNLV
Keyondre Young	11	G	6'8"	180	Junior	Del City, OK	Transferred to Oklahoma Christian
Mac Etienne	12	F	6'10"	235	Sophomore	New York, NY	Transferred to La Salle
Da'Sean Nelson	21	F	6'8"	205	Senior	Toledo, OH	Graduate transferred to Eastern Michigan
Elijah Fisher	22	G	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Oshawa, ON	Transferred to Pacific
Caleb Murphy	23	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Youngstown, OH	Graduate transferred to UMass Lowell
Jeremiah Oden	25	F	6'8"	201	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred to Charlotte
Dramane Camara	35	G	6'5"	205	Freshman	Paris, France	Transferred to Norfolk State
Mo Sall	55	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Downers Grove, IL	Walk-on; transferred to Northern Illinois

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Troy D'Amico	0	G	6'7"	212	Senior	Chicago, IL	Southern Illinois
Isaiah Rivera	1	G	6'5"	210	GS senior	Geneseo, IL	UIC
Layden Blocker	2	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas
Conor Enright	4	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Mundelein, IL	Drake
CJ Gunn	11	G	6'6"	194	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana
Jacob Meyer	12	G	6'2"	195	Sophomore	Covington, KY	Coastal Carolina
JJ Traynor	20	F	6'8"	190	GS senior	Bardstown, KY	Louisville
David Thomas	23	G	6'2"	195	Sophomore	McDonough, GA	Mercer
N.J. Benson	35	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Mount Vernon, IL	Missouri State
David Skogman	42	C	6'10"	235	GS senior	Waukesha, WI	Davidson

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Riddle #33 SF	Chicago, IL	Kenwood Academy High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 25, 2023
Chris Riddle #33 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Sekou Konneh PF	Milwaukee, WI	St. Thomas More	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 9, 2024
Sekou Konneh PF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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: "2024 DePaul Signees". Rivals. Retrieved August 28, 2024. "2024 DePaul Signees". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

College recruiting (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Medina C	St. Petersburg, FL	Gibbs	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 5, 2024
Isaiah Medina C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Kruz McClure SG	Westerville, OH	Westerville South	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 5, 2024
Kruz McClure SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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: "2025 DePaul Signees". Rivals. Retrieved August 28, 2024. "2025 DePaul Signees". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		Illinois Wesleyan	W 76–60	–	19 – Tied	9 – Skogman	4 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (2,698) Chicago, IL
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1		Southern Indiana	W 80–78 ^OT	1–0	25 – Rivera	10 – Skogman	4 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (3,051) Chicago, IL
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1		Prairie View A&M	W 92–59	2–0	17 – Rivera	9 – Benson	7 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (2,725) Chicago, IL
November 11, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2		Mercer	W 95–64	3–0	15 – Benson	10 – Traynor	8 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (2,913) Chicago, IL
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2		Duquesne	W 84–58	4–0	18 – Rivera	9 – Skogman	8 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (3,303) Chicago, IL
November 19, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2		Eastern Illinois DePaul Classic	W 78–69	5–0	16 – Meyer	6 – Skogman	11 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (2,829) Chicago, IL
November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FS2		Northern Illinois DePaul Classic	W 98–52	6–0	21 – Blocker	11 – Skogman	4 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (3,593) Chicago, IL
November 29, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FS1		Valparaiso DePaul Classic	W 89–70	7–0	19 – Rivera	7 – Meyer	8 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (3,366) Chicago, IL
December 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Texas Tech Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 62–76	7–1	14 – Meyer	8 – Skogman	9 – Enright	United Supermarkets Arena (11,465) Lubbock, TX
December 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		Providence	L 63–70 ^OT	7–2 (0–1)	22 – Skogman	6 – Skogman	7 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (3,548) Chicago, IL
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS1		Wichita State	W 91–72	8–2	23 – Meyer	7 – Rivera	9 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (3,861) Chicago, IL
December 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., Peacock		at St. John's	L 61–89	8–3 (0–2)	17 – Blocker	4 – Tied	3 – Enright	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN		at Northwestern	L 64–84	8–4	18 – Meyer	10 – Skogman	6 – Enright	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,752) Evanston, IL
December 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1		Loyola (MD)	W 84–65	9–4	22 – Benson	17 – Benson	8 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (4,386) Chicago, IL
January 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 11 UConn	L 68–81	9–5 (0–3)	18 – Enright	12 – Benson	9 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (6,496) Chicago, IL
January 4, 2025 11:00 a.m., FS1		at Villanova	L 56–100	9–6 (0–4)	13 – Meyer	6 – Benson	2 – Tied	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., Peacock		at Seton Hall	L 80–85 ^OT	9–7 (0–5)	21 – Gunn	8 – Benson	6 – Enright	Prudential Center (8,257) Newark, NJ
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1		Xavier	L 63–77	9–8 (0–6)	16 – Gunn	7 – Gunn	6 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (5,711) Chicago, IL
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 7 Marquette	L 83–85 ^OT	9–9 (0–7)	21 – Gunn	10 – D'amico	11 – Enright	Wintrust Arena (6,416) Chicago, IL
January 17, 2025 7:10 p.m., CBSSN		at Georgetown	W 73–68	10–9 (1–7)	17 – Gunn	7 – Benson	3 – Tied	Capital One Arena (5,311) Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		Creighton	L 49–73	10–10 (1–8)	15 – Blocker	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (3,729) Chicago, IL
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Butler	L 69–86	10–11 (1–9)	20 – Benson	9 – Benson	6 – Enright	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,704) Indianapolis, IN
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 25 UConn	L 61–72	10–12 (1–10)	18 – Blocker	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., FS1		Seton Hall	W 74–57	11–12 (2–10)	17 – Benson	11 – Benson	7 – Blocker	Wintrust Arena (5,003) Chicago, IL
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Villanova	L 49–59	11–13 (2–11)	16 – Thomas	6 – Benson	6 – Blocker	Wintrust Arena (3,789) Chicago, IL
February 11, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock		at No. 18 Marquette	L 58–68	11–14 (2–12)	14 – Gunn	8 – Benson	2 – Tied	Fiserv Forum (14,728) Milwaukee, WI
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., FS1		at Xavier	L 68–85	11–15 (2–13)	16 – Gunn	5 – Tied	3 – Rivera	Cintas Center (10,473) Cincinnati, OH
February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		No. 10 St. John's	L 58–82	11–16 (2–14)	16 – Rivera	10 – Gunn	4 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (4,844) Chicago, IL
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1		Butler	L 72–84	11–17 (2–15)	25 – Blocker	11 – Tied	6 – Rivera	Wintrust Arena (5,267) Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock		at Creighton	L 65–75	11–18 (2–16)	18 – Rivera	8 – Rivera	2 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,213) Omaha, NE
March 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1		at Providence	W 80–77	12–18 (3–16)	23 – Gunn	7 – Gunn	7 – Thomas	Amica Mutual Pavilion (9,169) Providence, RI
March 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1		Georgetown	W 83–77	13–18 (4–16)	21 – Rivera	9 – Rivera	6 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (5,453) Chicago, IL
Big East tournament
March 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., Peacock	(10)	vs. (7) Georgetown First round	W 71–67	14–18	16 – Blocker	6 – Tied	6 – Blocker	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	(10)	vs. (2) Creighton Quarterfinals	L 81–85 ^2OT	14–19	25 – Blocker	9 – Rivera	4 – Tied	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
College Basketball Crown
April 1, 2025* 2:00 p.m., FS1	(15)	vs. (2) Cincinnati First round	L 61–83	14–20	16 – Gunn	9 – Benson	2 – Benson	MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,495) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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