In the narrow three point loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats Tuesday night, the DePaul Blue Demons saw their three freshmen combine for 49 of their 68 points. It was the first game this college basketball season in which all three rookies played very well at the same time. And it's certainly a bright spot in an otherwise dark season, as once Oliver Purnell gets his own guys in … [Read more...] about DePaul’s Freshmen Trio a Bright Spot in Purnell’s 1st Season
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DePaul’s Cleveland Melvin Emerging as one of Big East’s Top Freshman
For the third time in four weeks, DePaul freshman forward Cleveland Melvin was named Rookie of the Week by the BIG EAST Conference. Melvin is the first Blue Demons to pick up the honor three times in a season. Melvin averaged an impressive 23.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in games against Seton Hall and Connecticut last week. He opened the week with 21 points, nine rebounds and … [Read more...] about DePaul’s Cleveland Melvin Emerging as one of Big East’s Top Freshman
DePaul Adds 5 More to The Mix, Recruits with Chicago Roots
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