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DePaul Brings in Miami Transfer Donnavan Kirk

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DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell announced that Donnavan Kirk has transferred to DePaul. Kirk is a redshirt freshman that was granted his release from Miami (Fla.) (The U! The U! It's all about the U!) on Dec. 29 and started classes at DePaul on Monday. “Donnavan Kirk is an outstanding run and jump athlete,” said Purnell. “He should fit into our system really well. The fact … [Read more...] about DePaul Brings in Miami Transfer Donnavan Kirk

Oliver Purnell’s DePaul Stint Begins with Begins by Blowing Out Chicago State

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The first game of the Oliver Purnell era at DePaul will be described in the college basketball history books as perhaps: sloppy, uneven, foul-heavy, fast-paced, high-scoring and extremely high-energy. DePaul beat Chicago State beat 114-81 in their opener, an excellent redemption after an embarrassing loss in their lone exhibition versus Lewis. "It's only the first game … [Read more...] about Oliver Purnell’s DePaul Stint Begins with Begins by Blowing Out Chicago State

Mike Stovall should be DePaul’s Main Scoring Weapon this Season

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Mark it down: DePaul is 1-0 on the season. Oliver Purnell began the post-Clemson era of his career with a 114-81 blow out of Chicago State Sunday night at McGrath Arena. This college basketball version of a track meet was about as fun to watch as pretty much any game I'll see this year. Even though the pace of the game resembled the MTV Rock 'n' Jock basketball contest … [Read more...] about Mike Stovall should be DePaul’s Main Scoring Weapon this Season

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

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.

Oliver Purnell names his Executive Cabinet at DePaul

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CHICAGO – After being named head coach on April 6, Oliver Purnell announced today the members of the coaching staff that will join him in Lincoln Park. Associate head coach Ron Bradley, assistant coaches Billy Garrett and Kevin Nickelberry, and director of basketball operations Josh Postorino will assist Purnell in leading the men’s basketball program. … [Read more...] about Oliver Purnell names his Executive Cabinet at DePaul

DePaul goes Monster.com in Head Coaching Search

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By Paul M. Banks We know that 99.99999999999999999999999999% of the jobs posted on Monster.com or Career Builder.com are either a.) filled 6 months ago b.) thinly veiled pyramid schemes attempting to entice you c.) never existed in the first place d.) a black hole in which all submitted resumes will just vanish after never even seeing human eyes e.) all of the above. … [Read more...] about DePaul goes Monster.com in Head Coaching Search