2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They played almost all of their home games at Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois , though they scheduled two regular-season games at the considerably smaller McGrath–Phillips Arena , the regular home of the DePaul women's team , on the school's Chicago campus. The Blue Demons, members of the Big East Conference , were led by head coach Dave Leitao , in the second year of his current tenure and fifth overall at DePaul. They finished the season 9–23, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Xavier .
The season marked the Blue Demons' final season at Allstate Arena. DePaul moved both its men's and women's teams into the new Wintrust Arena on Chicago's Near South Side .[ 1] The Blue Demons opened the arena with a game against Notre Dame on November 11, 2017.[ 2]
Previous season
The Blue Demons finished the 2015–16 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 .
Offseason
Departures
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 .
2016 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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:
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2018)
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
Star ratings : 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:
Preseason
Prior to the season, DePaul was picked to finish last in a poll of Big East coaches.[ 3]
Roster
2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
R. J. Curington
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
Sr
Oak Hill Academy
Dyer, IN
G
1
Darrick Wood
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Sr
Bridgton Academy Hutchinson CC
Alexandria, VA
G
2
Austin Grandstaff (I)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Rockwall Ohio State
Rockwall, TX
G
3
Brandon Cyrus
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
Fr
La Lumiere School
Toronto, ON
G
4
Devin Gage
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Fr
Curie
Chicago, IL
G
5
Billy Garrett Jr.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Morgan Park
Chicago, IL
F
10
Tre'Darius McCallum
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
Jr
St. James Indian Hills CC
Myrtle Beach, SC
G
11
Eli Cain
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
St. Benedict's Prep
Willingboro, NJ
G
12
Erten Gazi
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
So
Istanbul Bostanci Doga College
Northern Cyprus
F
23
Al Eichelberger
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
Fr
Saginaw
Saginaw, MI
F
30
Peter Ryckbosch
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
RS Sr
St. Ignatius
Chicago, IL
G
31
Max Strus (I)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Amos Alonzo Stagg Lewis University
Hickory Hills, IL
F
32
David Leitao III (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Rock Bridge Peru State College
Virginia Beach, VA
F
33
Joe Hanel (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Jr
Holy Family Catholic
Savage, MN
C
44
Levi Cook
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
300 lb (136 kg)
Fr
8 Sports Institute
Clarksburg, WV
G
51
Chris Harrison-Docks
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
Okemos Western Kentucky
Okemos, MI
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
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 – Tied
Allstate Arena (2,091)Rosemont, IL
Dec 3, 2016 *6:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern
L 64–80
4–2
15 – Wood
8 – Wood
3 – Garrett Jr.
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,751)Evanston, IL
Dec 6, 2016 *8:00 pm, FSN/WCIU
Lamar
W 80–61
5–2
21 – Cain
10 – McCallum
2 – Tied
Allstate Arena (4,516)Rosemont, IL
Dec 10, 2016 *11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Temple Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 65–74
5–3
17 – Cain
7 – Cain
2 – Cain
American Airlines Arena (2,152)Miami, FL
Dec 14, 2016 *7:00 pm, FS1
UIC
L 75–80
5–4
27 – Cain
12 – Hanel
3 – Garrett Jr.
McGrath–Phillips Arena (2,099)Chicago, IL
Dec 17, 2016 *1:00 pm, FS1
Chicago State Las Vegas Classic
W 109–61
6–4
31 – Cain
12 – McCallum
5 – Garrett Jr.
Allstate Arena (4,592)Rosemont, IL
Dec 19, 2016 *8:00 pm, FS1
Southeast Missouri State Las Vegas Classic
W 81–78
7–4
19 – Garrett Jr.
8 – Hanel
8 – Garrett Jr.
Allstate Arena (4,377)Rosemont, IL
Dec 22, 2016 *7:00 pm, FS1
vs. Wyoming Las Vegas Classic semifinals
L 58–72
7–5
18 – McCallum
6 – McCallum
1 – 4 tied
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2016 *7:30 pm, FS1
vs. Missouri State Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game
L 58–69
7–6
16 – Garrett Jr.
7 – McCallum
3 – Cain
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Big East Conference regular season
Dec 28, 2016 5:30 pm, FS1
at No. 1 Villanova
L 65–68
7–7 (0–1)
19 – McCallum
7 – McCallum
4 – Tied
The Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, PA
Jan 1, 2017 1:00 pm, FS1
St. John's
L 73–79
7–8 (0–2)
18 – Cain
9 – McCallum
3 – Tied
Allstate Arena (5,152)Rosemont, IL
Jan 7, 2017 11:00 am, CBSSN
at Seton Hall
L 56–87
7–9 (0–3)
22 – Garrett Jr.
9 – Cyrus
1 – 4 tied
Prudential Center (7,797)Newark, NJ
Jan 10, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1
Providence
W 64–63
8–9 (1–3)
14 – Garrett Jr.
8 – McCallum
5 – Garrett Jr.
Allstate Arena (4,641)Rosemont, IL
Jan 14, 2017 1:00 pm, FSN/WCIU
at Marquette
L 58–83
8–10 (1–4)
12 – Garrett Jr.
6 – Hanel
3 – Cain
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,832)Milwaukee, WI
Jan 16, 2017 3:30 pm, FS1
at St. John's MLK Day Marathon
L 68–78
8–11 (1–5)
16 – Garrett Jr.
10 – McCallum
5 – Tied
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)Queens, NY
Jan 21, 2017 1:00 pm, FS1
No. 13 Butler
L 69–70 OT
8–12 (1–6)
32 – Cain
11 – McCallum
4 – Cain
Allstate Arena (6,713)Rosemont, IL
Jan 28, 2017 1:30 pm, FS1
at No. 16 Creighton
L 66–83
8–13 (1–7)
18 – Garrett Jr.
9 – Hanel
5 – Cain
CenturyLink Center (17,611)Omaha, NE
Jan 31, 2017 8:15 pm, FS1
Georgetown
L 73–76
8–14 (1–8)
25 – Garrett Jr.
6 – Tied
3 – Tied
Allstate Arena (5,455)Rosemont, IL
Feb 4, 2017 1:00 pm, FS1
Marquette
L 79–92
8–15 (1–9)
21 – McCallum
7 – McCallum
7 – Cain
Allstate Arena (8,392)Rosemont, IL
Feb 8, 2017 5:30 pm, FS1
at No. 24 Xavier
L 61–72
8–16 (1–10)
18 – Cyrus
6 – Cyrus
4 – Cain
Cintas Center (10,250)Cincinnati, OH
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 pm, FS1
No. 23 Creighton
L 58–93
8–17 (1–1)
15 – Harrison-Docks
7 – Hanel
3 – Cain
Allstate Arena (6,409)Rosemont, IL
Feb 13, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 2 Villanova
L 62–75
8–18 (1–12)
18 – Harrison-Docks
8 – Tied
3 – Tied
Allstate Arena (6,963)Rosemont, IL
Feb 19, 2017 12:30 pm, FS1
at No. 24 Butler
L 66–82
8–19 (1–13)
24 – Cain
6 – Tied
3 – Cain
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)Indianapolis, IN
Feb 22, 2017 6:05 pm, CBSSN
at Georgetown
W 67–65
9–19 (2–13)
15 – Garrett Jr.
7 – McCallum
4 – Garrett Jr.
Verizon Center (7,896)Washington, D.C.
Feb 25, 2017 1:00 pm, FSN/WCIU
Seton Hall
L 79–82
9–20 (2–14)
26 – Garrett Jr.
6 – Cain
6 – Garrett Jr.
Allstate Arena (5,144)Rosemont, IL
Feb 28, 2017 7:30 pm, FS1
at Providence
L 64–73
9–21 (2–15)
12 – Tied
7 – McCallum
4 – Tied
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,101)Providence, RI
Mar 4, 2017 1:00 pm, FSN/WCIU
Xavier
L 65–79
9–22 (2–16)
17 – Garrett Jr.
7 – Tied
3 – Cain
Allstate Arena (6,774)Rosemont, IL
Big East tournament
Mar 8, 2017 8:30 pm, FS1
(10)
vs. (7) Xavier First round
L 64–75
9–23
16 – Garrett Jr.
11 – McCallum
4 – Garrett Jr.
Madison Square Garden (14,830)New York City, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics