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The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fifth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Creighton.
2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 12–20 (6–12 Big East) |
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Home arena | Allstate Arena McGrath–Phillips Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Villanova † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 33 | – | 3 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Georgetown | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Butler | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 Big East tournament winner As of April 6, 2015 Rankings from AP poll |
On March 14, head coach Oliver Purnell resigned.[1] He finished at DuPaul with a five year record of 54–105.
The Blue Demons finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Creighton.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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DeJuan Marrero | 1 | F | 6'5" | 219 | Freshman | Gary, IN | Transferred to Chipola College |
Edwind McGhee | 4 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Champaign, IL | Graduated |
Cleveland Melvin | 12 | F | 6'8" | 208 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
Brandon Young | 20 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
Charles McKinney | 32 | G | 6'3" | 183 | Junior | Evanston, IL | Dismissed from the team[2] |
Sandi Marcius | 55 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Nedelišće, Croatia | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Darrick Wood | 1 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College. |
Rashaun Stimage | 3 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transfer from Daytona State College. |
Aaron Simpson | 15 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Junior | North Chicago, IL | Junior college transfer from Lincoln College. |
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Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 7 | ||||||
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/6/2014* 8:00 pm |
Lewis | W 72–68 | – |
McGrath–Phillips Arena (N/A[3]) Chicago, IL | |||||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 9:00 pm, FS2 |
UIC | W 72–71 | 1–0 |
McGrath–Phillips Arena (3,501[4]) Chicago, IL | |||||||
11/18/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1 |
Drake | W 80–62 | 2–0 |
Allstate Arena (5,340[5]) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
11/26/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1 |
Lehigh | L 74–86 | 2–1 |
Allstate Arena (5,785[6]) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
11/30/2014* 1:30 pm, FS1 |
Stanford | W 87–72 | 3–1 |
Allstate Arena (5,990[7]) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
12/02/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1 |
Northern Illinois | W 78–67 | 4–1 |
Allstate Arena (5,457[8]) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Chicago State | W 84–60 | 5–1 |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (754[9]) Chicago, IL | |||||||
12/07/2014* 1:00 pm, FS1 |
Milwaukee | W 83–61 | 6–1 |
Allstate Arena (6,149) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
12/11/2014* 6:00 pm, CSN |
at George Washington | L 68–81 | 6–2 |
Charles E. Smith Center (2,712) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
12/14/2014* 3:00 pm, FS1 |
Illinois State | L 72–78 | 6–3 |
Allstate Arena (6,323) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
12/18/2014* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 59–90 | 6–4 |
Gill Coliseum (3,906) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
12/22/2014* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Colorado Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals |
L 68–82 | 6–5 |
Stan Sheriff Center (8,297) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/23/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Ohio Diamond Head Classic 2nd round Consolation |
L 78–99 | 6–6 |
Stan Sheriff Center (7,875) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/25/2014* 12:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Loyola Marymount Diamond Head Classic 7th place game |
L 69–72 | 6–7 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Big East Conference Play | |||||||||||
12/31/2014 4:00 pm, FS1 |
Marquette | W 61–58 | 7–7 (1–0) |
Allstate Arena (8,079) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
01/03/2015 1:00 pm, FS1 |
Xavier | W 71–68 | 8–7 (2–0) |
Allstate Arena (6,827) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
01/07/2015 8:00 pm, FS1 |
at Creighton | W 70–60 | 9–7 (3–0) |
CenturyLink Center (16,126) Omaha, NE | |||||||
01/10/2015 3:00 pm, CBSSN |
at No. 8 Villanova | L 64–81 | 9–8 (3–1) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, VA | |||||||
01/13/2015 8:15 pm, FS2/FS1[note 1] |
Georgetown | L 72–78 | 9–9 (3–2) |
Allstate Arena (6,263) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
01/18/2015 1:30 pm, FS1 |
St. John's | W 71–67 | 10–9 (4–2) |
Allstate Arena (6,243) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
01/22/2015 6:00 pm, FS1 |
at No. 24 Seton Hall | W 64–60 | 11–9 (5–2) |
Prudential Center (7,743) Newark, NJ | |||||||
01/24/2015 11:00 am, FS1 |
at Xavier | L 76–89 | 11–10 (5–3) |
Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
01/27/2015 8:00 pm, FS1 |
at Providence | Dunkin Donuts Center (–) Providence, RI | |||||||||
01/29/2015 1:00 pm, FS1 |
at Providence | L 72–83 | 11–11 (5–4) |
Dunkin Donuts Center (3,568) Providence, RI | |||||||
01/31/2015 1:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 7 Villanova | L 55–68 | 11–12 (5–5) |
Allstate Arena (7,532) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
02/03/2015 8:15 pm, FS1 |
Seton Hall | W 75–62 | 12–12 (6–5) |
Allstate Arena (5,431) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
02/07/2015 2:30 pm, FS1 |
at No. 22 Butler | L 73–83 | 12–13 (6–6) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
02/11/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at St. John's | L 78–86 | 12–14 (6–7) |
Carnesecca Arena (5,040) Queens, NY | |||||||
02/18/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Providence | L 57–84 | 12–15 (6–8) |
Allstate Arena (5,923) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
02/21/2015 7:10 pm, CBSSN |
at Georgetown | L 63–68 | 12–16 (6–9) |
Verizon Center (7,984) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
02/24/2015 8:15 pm, FS1 |
Creighton | L 62–75 | 12–17 (6–10) |
Allstate Arena (6,157) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
02/28/2015 1:00 pm, FS2 |
No. 23 Butler | L 53–67 | 12–18 (6–11) |
Allstate Arena (8,805) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
03/07/2015 1:00 pm, FS1 |
at Marquette | L 48–58 | 12–19 (6–12) |
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,923) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/2015 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
vs. Creighton First Round |
L 63–78 | 12–20 |
Madison Square Garden (12,588) New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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