2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They are 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 .
Previous season
The Blue Demons finished the 2023–24 season 3–29, 0–20 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament .
On January 22, 2024, the school fired head coach Tony Stubblefield after starting the season 3–15.[ 1] Special assistant to the head coach Matt Brady was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[ 2] On March 14, the school named former Butler and Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann the team's new head coach.[ 3]
Offseason
Departures
DePaul Departures
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
Incoming transfers
DePaul Transfers
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
Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
2025 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2025)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kruz McClure SG
Westerville, OH
Westerville South
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Aug 5, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
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:
Roster
2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Troy D'Amico
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Notre Dame College Prep Southern Illinois
Chicago, IL
G
1
Isaiah Rivera
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
GS
Geneseo HS UIC
Geneseo, IL
G
2
Layden Blocker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
G
3
Nate Kasher (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Glenbrook HS
Glenview, IL
G
4
Conor Enright
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Jr
Mundelein HS Drake
Mundelein, IL
F
5
Sekou Konneh
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
St. Thomas HS
Milwaukee, WI
F
10
Chris Riddle
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Kenwood Academy
Chicago, IL
G
11
CJ Gunn
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Lawrence North HS Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
G
12
Jacob Meyer
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Holy Cross HS Coastal Carolina
Covington, KY
F
20
JJ Traynor
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
GS
Bardstown HS Louisville
Bardstown, KY
G
23
David Thomas
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Eagle's Landing HS Mercer
McDonough, GA
F
35
N.J. Benson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Mt. Vernon Township HS Missouri State
Mount Vernon, IL
C
42
David Skogman
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
GS
Waukesha HS Davidson
Waukesha, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
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 –
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 –
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)
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBSSN
UConn
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 4, 2025 11:00 a.m., FS1
at Villanova
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., Peacock
at Seton Hall
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1
Xavier
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Marquette
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Georgetown
Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1
Creighton
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 25, 2025 11:00 a.m./3:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Butler
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock
at UConn
XL Center Hartford, CT
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Villanova
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 11, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock
at Marquette
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., FS1
at Xavier
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1
Butler
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock
Creighton
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
March 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1
at Providence
Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
March 8, 2025 TBD, FOX/FS1
Georgetown
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA
vs.
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 4]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP — — — — RV — — — Coaches — — — — — — — —
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics