2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2016–17 record	4–1 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Leitao (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Rick Carter
Assistant coach	Billy Garrett
Assistant coach	Patrick Sellers
Home arena	Allstate Arena McGrath–Phillips Arena

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#18 Butler	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#10 Creighton	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#2 Villanova	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#7 Xavier	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
DePaul	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Marquette	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Providence	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
St. John's	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Allstate Arena and are members of the Big East Conference. The Blue Demons, led by second year head coach Dave Leitao.

Previous Season

The Blue Demons finished the season 9–22, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tommy Hamilton IV	2	C	6'11"	255	Junior	Chicago, IL	Left the team due to personal reasons
Rashaun Stimage	3	F	6'8"	217	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Myke Henry	4	F	6'6"	228	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
David Molinari	10	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Peoria, IL	Graduated
Develle Phillips	12	F	6'9"	210	Senior	Bowie, MD	Transferred to Odessa College
Cory Dolins	13	G	6'0"	182	Senior	Northbrook, IL	Graduated
Frederick Scott	14	F	6'7"	235	Freshman	Munster, IN	Transferred to Rider
Aaron Simpson	15	G	5'11"	152	Senior	North Chicago, IL	Graduated
Oumar Barry	25	F	6'10"	226	Freshman	Camp Springs, MD	Transferred to Iowa Western CC

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Austin Grandstaff	2	G	6'4"	188	Sophomore	Rockwall, TX	Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Grandstaff will have to sit out the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tre'Darius McCallum	10	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Myrtle Beach, SC	Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College.
Max Strus	31	G	6'6"	215	Junior	Hickory Hills, IL	Transferred from Lewis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Strus will have to sit out the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Chris Harrison-Docks	51	G	6'0"	175	RS Senior	Okemos, MI	Transferred from Western Kentucky. Harrison-Docks will be eligible to play immediately since Harrison-Docks graduated from Western Kentucky.

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Al Eichelberger #52 PF	Saginaw, MI	Saginaw High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 9, 2015
Al Eichelberger #52 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Cyrus #51 SG	La Porte, IN	La Lumiere School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 10, 2015
Brandon Cyrus #51 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Devin Gage PG	Chicago, IL	Curie High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 19, 2015
Devin Gage PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Levi Cook C	Arnett, WV	Elev8 Basketball Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Apr 5, 2016
Levi Cook C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2016 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016. "2016 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Roberts #31 PG	Indianapolis, IN	Pike High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 13, 2016
Justin Roberts #31 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2017 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016. "2017 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2018

2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Diener SG	Cedarburg, WI	Cedarburg High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 4, 2016
John Diener SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2018 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016. "2018 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Curington, R. J.R. J. Curington	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oak Hill Academy	Dyer, IN
1.5 !G	1	Wood, DarrickDarrick Wood	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bridgton Academy Hutchinson CC	Alexandria, VA
1.5 !G	2	Grandstaff, AustinAustin Grandstaff (I)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Rockwall Ohio State	Rockwall, TX
1.5 !G	3	Cyrus, BrandonBrandon Cyrus	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1.0 !Fr	La Lumiere School	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G	4	Gage, DevinDevin Gage	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Curie	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	5	Garrett, Jr., BillyBilly Garrett, Jr.	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Morgan Park	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	10	McCallum, Tre'DariusTre'Darius McCallum	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. James Indian Hills CC	Myrtle Beach, SC
1.5 !G	11	Cain, EliEli Cain	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Benedict's Prep	Willingboro, NJ
1.5 !G	12	Gazi, ErtenErten Gazi	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	2.0 !So	Istanbul Bostanci Doga College	Northern Cyprus
3.5 !F	23	Eichelberger, AlAl Eichelberger	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Saginaw	Saginaw, MI
3.5 !F	30	Ryckbosch, PeterPeter Ryckbosch	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	St. Ignatius	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	31	Strus, MaxMax Strus (I)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Amos Alonzo Stagg Lewis University	Hickory Hills, IL
3.5 !F	32	Leitao III, DavidDavid Leitao III (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rock Bridge Peru State College	Virginia Beach, VA
3.5 !F	33	Hanel, JoeJoe Hanel (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Holy Family Catholic	Savage, MN
5.0 !C	44	Cook, LeviLevi Cook	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	1.0 !Fr	8 Sports Institute	Clarksburg, WV
1.5 !G	51	Harrison-Docks, ChrisChris Harrison-Docks	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Okemos Western Kentucky	Okemos, MI

Head coach

Dave Leitao (Northeastern)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Carter (Michigan State)
Billy Garrett (Indianapolis)
Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016* 8:00 PM	Rockhurst	W 79–53		26 – Garrett Jr.	11 – Cook	4 – Garrett Jr.	McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,615) Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2016* 6:00 PM, FS1	Robert Morris	W 78–72	1–0	21 – Cain	8 – McCallum	6 – McCallum	McGrath–Phillips Arena (2,330) Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2016* 7:30 PM, FS1	Rutgers Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 59–66	1–1	24 – Cain	9 – McCallum	4 – McCallum	Allstate Arena (4,057) Rosemont, IL
Nov 20, 2016* 12:30 PM, FS1	Milwaukee	W 77-59	2–1	20 – Garrett Jr.	6 – Garrett Jr.	6 – Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (4,518) Rosemont, IL
Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 PM, FSN/WCIU	Missouri State	W 68–66	3–1	23 – Garrett Jr.	12 – McCallum	3 – Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (4,387) Rosemont, IL
Nov 30, 2016* 7:30 PM, FSN/WCIU	Drake	W 77–75	4–1	19 – Cain	8 – Cyrus	4 – Cain/Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (2,091) Rosemont, IL
Dec 3, 2016* 6:00 PM, BTN	at Northwestern			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Dec 6, 2016* 8:00 PM, FSN/WCIU	Lamar			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Dec 10, 2016* 11:00 AM, ESPNU	vs. Temple Hoophall Miami Invitational			–	–	–	American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
Dec 14, 2016* 7:00 PM, FS1	UIC			–	–	–	McGrath–Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 17, 2016* 8:00 PM, FS1	Southeast Missouri State Las Vegas Classic			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Dec 19, 2016* 1:00 PM, FS1	Chicago State Las Vegas Classic			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 PM, FS1	vs. Wyoming Las Vegas Classic semifinals			–	–	–	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2016* 7:30 PM or 10:00 PM, FS1	vs. USC or Missouri State Las Vegas Classic			–	–	–	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Big East Conference regular season
Dec 28, 2016 5:30 PM, FS1	at Villanova			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
Jan 1, 2017 1:00 PM, FS1	St. John's			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Jan 7, 2017 11:00 AM, CBSSN	at Seton Hall			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jan 10, 2017 8:00 PM, FS1	Providence			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Jan 14, 2017 1:00 PM, FSN/WCIU	at Marquette			–	–	–	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Jan 16, 2017 3:30 PM, FS1	at St. John's MLK Day Marathon			–	–	–	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Jan 21, 2017 1:00 PM, FS1	Butler			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Jan 28, 2017 1:30 PM, FS1	at Creighton			–	–	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Jan 31, 2017 8:00 PM, FS1	Georgetown			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Feb 4, 2017 1:00 PM, FS1	Marquette			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Feb 8, 2017 5:30 PM, FS1	at Xavier			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 PM, FS1	Creighton			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Feb 13, 2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Villanova			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Feb 19, 2017 12:30 PM, FS1	at Butler			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 22, 2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at Georgetown			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 25, 2017 1:00 PM, FSN/WCIU	Seton Hall			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Jan 28, 2017 7:30 PM, FS1	at Providence			–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Mar 4, 2017 1:00 PM, FOX/FS2/FSN	Xavier			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Big East Tournament
Mar 8–11, 2017	vs.			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Hall (1956–1980) Allstate Arena (1980–present) Wintrust Arena (planned 2017)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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