2015–16_DePaul_Blue_Demons_men's_basketball_team

2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–22 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach	Dave Leitao (1st, 4th overall season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Carter; Billy Garrett; Patrick Sellers;
Home arena	Allstate Arena; McGrath–Phillips Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Allstate Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. Dave Leitao returned to Chicago to lead the Blue Demons for the second time, following a three-year tenure from 2002–2005.^[1] They 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.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2015* 1:00 pm		Caldwell	W 82–52		13 – Hamilton IV	8 – Simpson	6 – Garrett Jr.	McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,230) Chicago, IL
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 14, 2015* 8:00 pm, FSN		Western Michigan	W 69–63	1–0	18 – Garrett Jr.	7 – Hamilton IV/Stimage	4 – Garrett Jr.	McGrath–Phillips Arena (4,001) Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2015* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at Penn State Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 62–68	1–1	17 – Henry	9 – Hamilton IV/Henry	2 – Cain/Garrett Jr.	Bryce Jordan Center (5,023) University Park, PA
Nov 20, 2015* 5:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. South Carolina Paradise Jam First Round	L 61–76	1–2	14 – Wood	6 – Cain/Hamilton IV	4 – Garrett Jr./Simpson	Sports and Fitness Center (1,601) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 21, 2015* 5:30 pm		vs. Florida State Paradise Jam Consolation	L 67–83	1–3	20 – Simpson	6 – Cain	3 – Gazi	Sports and Fitness Center (2,205) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov 23, 2015* 12:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam 7th Place game	W 82–78	2–3	22 – Garrett Jr.	5 – Hamilton IV/Wood	7 – Garrett Jr.	Sports and Fitness Center (1,433) Saint Thomas, USVI
Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm, CSN+		at UIC	W 82–55	3–3	17 – Henry	10 – Hamilton IV	6 – Garrett Jr.	UIC Pavilion (4,417) Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 2015* 1:00 pm, FS1		Chicago State	W 96–72	4–3	20 – Cain	7 – Hailton IV	4 – Gazi/Simpson	Allstate Arena (5,215) Rosemont, IL
Dec 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	W 74–71	5–3	19 – Garrett Jr.	9 – Hamilton IV	4 – Wood	Knapp Center (3,262) Des Moines, IA
Dec 12, 2015* 9:00 pm, FS1		Arkansas–Little Rock	L 44–66	5–4	16 – Henry	6 – Hamilton IV/Ryckbosch	2 – Garrett Jr.	McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,740) Chicago, IL
Dec 15, 2015* 9:00 pm, FS1		at Stanford	L 60–79	5–5	19 – Garrett Jr.	5 – Hamilton IV	5 – Garrett Jr.	Maples Pavilion (4,912) Stanford, CA
Dec 19, 2015* 1:00 pm, FS1		Northwestern	L 70–78 ^OT	5–6	24 – Henry	8 – Henry	5 – Gazi	Allstate Arena (6,351) Rosemont, IL
Dec 22, 2015* 8:00 pm, FS1		No. 20 George Washington	W 82–61	6–6	20 – Garrett Jr.	8 – Henry	7 – Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (5,289) Rosemont, IL
Big East Conference regular season
Dec 30, 2015 8:15 pm, FS1		Georgetown	L 58–70	6–7 (0–1)	21 – Garrett Jr.	7 – Hamilton IV	5 – Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (5,873) Rosemont, IL
Jan 2, 2016 10:00 am, FS1		at Seton Hall Big East New Year's Marathon	L 74–78	6–8 (0–2)	20 – Garrett Jr.	9 – Henry	8 – Garrett Jr.	Prudential Center (8,201) Newark, NJ
Jan 5, 2016 7:00 pm, FSN		No. 18 Butler	L 72–77	6–9 (0–3)	22 – Henry	10 – Henry	5 – Wood	Allstate Arena (5,427) Rosemont, IL
Jan 9, 2016 11:00 am, FS1		at Georgetown	L 63–74	6–10 (0–4)	16 – Garrett Jr.	5 – 3 tied	4 – Garrett Jr.	Verizon Center (8,435) Washington, D.C.
Jan 12, 2016 5:30 pm, FS1		at No. 7 Xavier	L 64–84	6–11 (0–5)	16 – Henry	8 – Henry	4 – Garrett Jr.	Cintas Center (10,400) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 17, 2016 12:30 pm, FS1		Creighton	L 80–91	6–12 (0–6)	21 – Cain/Henry	4 – Hamilton IV	4 – Garrett Jr.	Allstate Arena (5,534) Rosemont, IL
Jan 20, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	W 57–56	7–12 (1–6)	17 – Henry	12 – Henry	5 – Garrett, Jr.	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,695) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Butler	L 53–67	7–13 (1–7)	13 – Cain/Hamilton IV	5 – Henry	3 – Garrett Jr	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,611) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 30, 2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 7 Xavier	L 65–86	7–14 (1–8)	18 – Garrett, Jr.	7 – Ryckbosch	2 – 3 tied	Allstate Arena (6,958) Rosemont, IL
Feb 2, 2016 8:00 pm, FS1		No. 11 Providence	W 77–70	8–14 (2–8)	27 – Henry	11 – Henry	4 – Cain/Garrett, Jr.	Allstate Arena (5,114) Rosemont, IL
Feb 6, 2016 1:00 pm, FSN		at Creighton	L 66–88	8–15 (2–9)	22 – Henry	8 – Henry	3 – Simpson	CenturyLink Center (17,139) Omaha, NE
Feb 9, 2016 8:00 pm, FS1		No. 1 Villanova	L 59–86	8–16 (2–10)	15 – Cain	11 – Henry	3 – Wood	Allstate Arena (6,393) Rosemont, IL
Feb 17, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at St. John's	L 65–80	8–17 (2–11)	25 – Cain	5 – Garrett, Jr.	4 – Garrett, Jr.	Carnesecca Arena (5,010) Queens, NY
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, FSN		Marquette	L 60–73	8–18 (2–12)	20 – Hamilton IV	9 – Stimage	5 – Johnson	Allstate Arena (8,524) Rosemont, IL
Feb 25, 2016 8:00 pm, FS1		St. John's	W 83–75	9–18 (3–12)	19 – Garrett, Jr.	8 – Henry	10 – Garrett, Jr.	Allstate Arena (4,817) Rosemont, IL
Feb 27, 2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at Providence	L 66–87	9–19 (3–13)	22 – Cain	6 – Hamilton IV	2 – Wood	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,435) Providence, RI
Mar 1, 2016 6:00 pm, FS1		at No. 3 Villanova	L 62–83	9–20 (3–14)	14 – Cain	9 – Henry	4 – Cain	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Mar 5, 2016 11:00 am, FSN		Seton Hall	L 66–80	9–21 (3–15)	18 – Garrett, Jr.	7 – Stimage	4 – Simpson	Allstate Arena (5,954) Rosemont, IL
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1	(9)	vs. (8) Georgetown First round	L 53–70	9–22	14 – Cain	5 – 4 tied	3 – Wood	Madison Square Garden (12,604) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Forrest Robinson	11	F	6'10"	223	Senior	Ranger, TX	Graduated
Jamee Crockett	21	F	6'4"	202	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Durrell McDonald	25	G	6'2"	173	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Mercyhurst University
Greg Sequele	42	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Sainte-Rose, GP	Graduated

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Oumar Barry PF	Arlington, VA	Bishop O'Connell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 17, 2014
Oumar Barry PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Elijah Cain PG	Newark, NJ	St. Benedict's Preparatory	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 11, 2015
Elijah Cain PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Develle Phillips PF	Upper Marlboro, MD	Clinton Christian School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 4, 2014
Develle Phillips PF	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2015 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015. "2015 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	35	–	5	.875
No. 9 Xavier	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Seton Hall †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Providence	10	–	8	.556	24	–	11	.686
Butler	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Creighton	9	–	9	.500	20	–	15	.571
Marquette	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Georgetown	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	9	–	22	.290
St. John's	1	–	17	.056	8	–	24	.250

† 2016 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll