# 2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by third year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with two home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Rutgers.
This was DePaul's final season as a member of the original Big East Conference (now known as the American Athletic Conference or The American). The so-called Catholic 7 schools will join with Butler, Creighton and Xavier to form a new conference that will keep the Big East Conference name but will be an entirely new conference.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Worrel Clahar | Guard | 6-0 | 186 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 1 | DeJuan Marrero | Forward | 6–5 | 208 | Freshman | Gary, Indiana |
| 2 | Edwind McGhee | Guard | 6–3 | 202 | Junior | Champaign, Illinois |
| 3 | Jodan Price | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 170 | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 10 | Darrell Robertson Jr. | Center | 6–10 | 247 | Sophomore | Pinola, Mississippi |
| 12 | Cleveland Melvin | Forward | 6–8 | 208 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 13 | Cory Dolins | Guard | 6–0 | 179 | Freshman | Skokie, Illinois |
| 15 | Moses Morgan | Forward | 6–6 | 223 | Junior | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 20 | Brandon Young | Guard | 6–4 | 199 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 21 | Jamee Crockett | Forward | 6–4 | 213 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 23 | Donnavan Kirk | Forward | 6–9 | 223 | Junior | Pontiac, Michigan |
| 25 | Durrell McDonald | Guard | 6–1 | 171 | Freshman | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 30 | Peter Ryckbosch | Forward | 6–9 | 224 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 32 | Charles McKinney | Guard | 6–3 | 183 | Sophomore | Evanston, Illinois |
| 34 | Stuart Pirri | Forward | 6–8 | 188 | Senior | Metairie, Louisiana |
| 35 | Montray Clemons | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Freshman | Baltimore, Maryland |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 7:30 pm | Lewis | W 91–74 | – | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,767) Chicago, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 91–59 | 1–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,554) Chicago, IL |
| 11/15/2012* 7:30 pm | Gardner–Webb Cancún Challenge | L 59–71 | 1–1 | Allstate Arena (7,001) Rosemont, IL |
| 11/17/2012* 1:00 pm | Austin Peay Cancún Challenge | W 98–67 | 2–1 | Allstate Arena (7,398) Rosemont, IL |
| 11/20/2012* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Wichita State Cancún Challenge semifinals | L 62–75 | 2–2 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/21/2012* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Western Kentucky Cancún Challenge | L 61–70 | 2–3 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/27/2012* 8:00 pm, WCIU/ESPN3 | Fairfield | W 85–78 | 3–3 | Allstate Arena (7,017) Rosemont, IL |
| 11/30/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Auburn SEC–Big East Challenge | W 80–76 | 4–3 | Auburn Arena (5,827) Auburn, AL |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, LPTV/ESPN3 | at Chicago State | W 74–64 | 5–3 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (2,691) Chicago, IL |
| 12/09/2012* 4:00 pm | Milwaukee | W 84–50 | 6–3 | Allstate Arena (7,025) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/12/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Arizona State | W 78–61 | 7–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,401) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/16/2012* 4:00 pm | Northern Illinois | W 69–64 | 8–3 | Allstate Arena (7,155) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/22/2012* 1:00 pm, WCIU/ESPN3 | UMBC | W 69–61 | 9–3 | Allstate Arena (7,054) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/29/2012* 1:00 pm, WCIU/ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | L 61–69 | 9–4 | Allstate Arena (8,020) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/02/2013 8:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | Seton Hall | L 72–73 | 9–5 (0–1) | Allstate Arena (7,189) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | at Providence | W 83–73 | 10–5 (1–1) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,853) Providence, RI |
| 01/08/2013 6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | at Connecticut | L 78–99 | 10–6 (1–2) | Gampel Pavilion (9,156) Storrs, CT |
| 01/15/2013 7:30 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | Cincinnati | L 70–75 | 10–7 (1–3) | Allstate Arena (8,120) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/19/2013 11:00 am, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | St. John's | L 62–71 | 10–8 (1–4) | Allstate Arena (7,785) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | at Pittsburgh | L 55–93 | 10–9 (1–5) | Petersen Events Center (12,512) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/30/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at St. John's | L 74–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (1–6) | Carnesecca Arena (4,949) Queens, NY |
| 02/02/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | Notre Dame | L 71–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (1–7) | Allstate Arena (11,354) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/05/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | Villanova | L 71–94 | 10–12 (1–8) | Allstate Arena (7,602) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/09/2013 1:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | at No. 24 Marquette | L 78–89 | 10–13 (1–9) | Bradley Center (16,176) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/13/2013 6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | at No. 21 Notre Dame | L 78–82 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (1–10) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,554) Notre Dame, IN |
| 02/16/2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Rutgers | W 75–69 | 11–14 (2–10) | Allstate Arena (8,520) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/20/2013 6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | at No. 11 Georgetown | L 66–90 | 11–15 (2–11) | Verizon Center (9,987) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/23/2013 7:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | Connecticut | L 69–81 | 11–16 (2–12) | Allstate Arena (8,662) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/27/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 Louisville | L 58–79 | 11–17 (2–13) | Allstate Arena (8,654) Rosemont, IL |
| 03/03/2013 1:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | at South Florida | L 73–83 | 11–18 (2–14) | USF Sun Dome (5,383) Tampa, FL |
| 03/06/2013 5:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU/ESPN3 | at No. 17 Syracuse | L 57–78 | 11–19 (2–15) | Carrier Dome (23,380) Syracuse, NY |
| 03/09/2013 1:00 pm, Big East Network/WCIU | No. 20 Pittsburgh | L 66–81 | 11–20 (2–16) | Allstate Arena (8,454) Rosemont, IL |
| 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/12/2013 8:38 pm, ESPNU | vs. Rutgers First Round | L 57–76 | 11–21 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||