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DePaul Annouces Changes in Basketball Staff

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DePaul basketball coach Oliver Purnell announced yesetrday that Andy Farrell has been promoted to the director of basketball operations and Matt Fleming will take over as the team’s video coordinator. “Andy has done a great job as our video coordinator and his promotion is a director reflection of his work ethic. I am pleased that Andy will continue to serve on the Blue … [Read more...] about DePaul Annouces Changes in Basketball Staff

DePaul has top 25, and very Chicagocentric Recruiting Class

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DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell added to his incoming recruiting class with the signing of Charles McKinney. McKinney is a native of Chicago's north suburbs, who played three seasons at Maine East High School before competing last year at Quality Education Academy in North Carolina. McKinney, a 6-4 guard with a 6-8 wingspan, joins DePaul’s top 25-ranked recruiting class … [Read more...] about DePaul has top 25, and very Chicagocentric Recruiting Class

All-Big East Teams Selected, ND’s Hansbrough Only Unanimous Pick

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The strongest college basketball conference in America named it's best today. Six players were named to the All-BIG EAST First Team. The BIG EAST Player of the Year will come from that group. The conference will announce Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Tuesday, March 8. ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM Kemba Walker, … [Read more...] about All-Big East Teams Selected, ND’s Hansbrough Only Unanimous Pick

DePaul Loses Cleveland Melvin for the Season

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DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell announced today that freshman Cleveland Melvin will miss the remainder of the 2010-11 season with a left thumb sprain. Melvin injured the thumb in DePaul’s game at St. John’s on Feb. 23 and missed Saturday’s game against USF. Melvin, a BIG EAST Rookie of the Year candidate, leads the Blue Demons and all BIG EAST freshmen with 14.3 points per … [Read more...] about DePaul Loses Cleveland Melvin for the Season

DePaul Wins a Big East Road Game! Huzzah and Hallelujah!

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The reign of terror is over! 25 game conference losing streak no more! The DePaul Blue Demons have actually won a Big East game. And a road game for the first time in 31 tries. What a joyous night this is for Chicago college basketball. The world was a very different place in 2008, the last time the Demons won on the road- Jerry Wainwright was coach, cell phone calls not … [Read more...] about DePaul Wins a Big East Road Game! Huzzah and Hallelujah!

Plan to Form a New Great Midwest College Basketball Conference

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The Big East conference has too many college basketball teams. In an ideal situation, each team in a conference plays each other twice, home and away. They can’t: too many teams! If they did this, each school would have to play 30 conference games! Ok, then let’s try this: split the Big East into two divisions of eight and play the other seven schools in your division … [Read more...] about Plan to Form a New Great Midwest College Basketball Conference

DePaul’s Freshmen Trio a Bright Spot in Purnell’s 1st Season

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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

DePaul’s 1st Big East Win…Will not be over Cincinnati

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Given the numerous factors in the Blue Demons' favor: 1.) How tough DePaul looked at #15 Louisville on Saturday, losing by just two baskets 2.) How bad Cincinnati looked at Pittsburgh the very same day 3.) All the internal college basketball drama the Bearcats have going on with star forward Yancy Gates, who was suspended in that Pitt game. 4.) The law of averages … [Read more...] about DePaul’s 1st Big East Win…Will not be over Cincinnati

DePaul’s Cleveland Melvin Emerging as one of Big East’s Top Freshman

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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