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DePaul Adds 5 More to The Mix, Recruits with Chicago Roots

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When he was hired in April, DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell described his college basketball recruiting philosophy as starting from the inside and working out. He followed through on the philosophy in his first full recruiting class with a group rooted in Chicago and stretching north of the border to Canada and south to the Gulf of Mexico. Braeden Anderson, Macari … [Read more...] about DePaul Adds 5 More to The Mix, Recruits with Chicago Roots

DePaul Actually Loses Their Exhibition Versus Lewis

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We are currently in the midst of college basketball exhibition season. It's the time of year that matches power conference teams against opponents from NAIA, Division II, Division III and other assorted small school affiliations. It's a paycheck for the little guy, and a glorified scrimmage for the big boy. Or so it seems. Sometimes the major program goes down. It happened … [Read more...] about DePaul Actually Loses Their Exhibition Versus Lewis

DePaul Tip-Off Luncheon Ushers in New Era

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Make no mistake, these are not the DePaul Blue Demons of Rod Strickland, Mark Acquirre and Ray Meyer. However, they are also not the Demons you've gotten used to seeing lose by 30 night in and night out for the past few years. With the hire of Oliver Purnell away from Clemson, the Demons now have a reclamation project guru in Lincoln Park. And that's exactly what they need … [Read more...] about DePaul Tip-Off Luncheon Ushers in New Era

99 in 99: #96 DePaul Blue Demons

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Our 99 teams in 99 days college basketball preview continues with perhaps the most depressing major conference program of the past couple years.  For nearly all of the past decade, nobody has cared about DePaul basketball, especially in the city of Chicago.  This off-season, the university hoped they took the first step towards restoring some tradition and most importantly, … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #96 DePaul Blue Demons

DePaul Learns BIG EAST Opponents for 2010-11.

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DePaul coach Oliver Purnell learned Thursday his first round of home and road BIG EAST opponents as the conference office unveiled each program's opponents and locations for the 2010-11 season. Purnell and the Blue Demons are scheduled to face Cincinnati, USF and West Virginia twice next season while splitting the remaining dozen conference contests between the road and … [Read more...] about DePaul Learns BIG EAST Opponents for 2010-11.

Déjà Vu as Marquette Suffers Embarrassing Loss to DePaul

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By: David Kay Stop me if you have heard this before; Marquette holds a late lead only to miss free throws and have the opposing team hit a shot in the final seconds to beat the Golden Eagles.  History repeated itself once again Wednesday night when MU was shocked by DePaul, 51-50, snapping the Blue Demons’ 24-game conference losing streak.  Hear that?  That sound was me … [Read more...] about Déjà Vu as Marquette Suffers Embarrassing Loss to DePaul

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