# 2022–23 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2022–23 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Tony Stubblefield and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference. The Demons finished the season 10–23, 3–17 in Big East play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.
On January 10, 2023, DePaul defeated Villanova for the first time since 2008, snapping a 22-game losing streak to the Wildcats over 15 years.

## Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 6–14 in Big East play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to St. John's.

## Offseason
### Departures

DePaul Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Javon Freeman-Liberty | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft |
| Tyon Grant-Foster | 13 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Kansas City, KS | Graduated |
| Courvoisier McCauley | 23 | G | 6'5" | 211 | RS Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Graduate transfer to Indiana State |
| David Jones | 32 | F | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | Santo Domingo, DR | Transferred to St. John's |
| Brandon Johnson | 35 | F | 6'8" | 220 | GS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Shaheed Medlock | 45 | G | 6'5" | 196 | GS Senior | Minneapolis, MN | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

DePaul Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Umoja Gibson | 2 | G | 6'1" | 169 | GS Senior | Waco, TX | Oklahoma |
| K. T. Raimey | 4 | G | 6'1" | | Junior | Olathe, KS | College of Southern Idaho |
| Eral Penn | 11 | F | 6'7" | | GS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | LIU |
| Da'Sean Nelson | 21 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Sophomore | Toledo, OH | Kilgore College |
| Caleb Murphy | 23 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Youngstown, OH | South Florida |

### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zion Cruz SG | Jersey City, NJ | Donda Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| 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: "2022 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022. "2022 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:45 p.m., FS1 | | Loyola (MD) | W 72–66 | 1–0 | 24 – Johnson | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (2,973) Chicago, IL |
| November 11, 2022* 9:00 p.m., FS2 | | Western Illinois Bahamas Championship campus site game | W 86–74 | 2–0 | 23 – Gibson | 7 – Nelson | 8 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (2,977) Chicago, IL |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 69–53 | 3–0 | 20 – Johnson | 14 – Penn | 8 – Gibson | Williams Arena (8,426) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 18, 2022* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Santa Clara Bahamas Championship semifinals | L 61–69 | 3–1 | 18 – Gibson | 11 – Penn | 4 – Gibson | Baha Mar Convention Center (687) Nassau, BAH |
| November 20, 2022* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Oklahoma State Bahamas Championship consolation | L 78–82 | 3–2 | 25 – Penn | 11 – Penn | 6 – Gibson | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, BAH |
| November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | Texas A&M | L 66–82 | 3–3 | 21 – Penn | 10 – Penn | 10 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (2,703) Chicago, IL |
| November 30, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FS2 | | Samford | W 103–98 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | 28 – Johnson | 7 – Penn | 9 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (2,342) Chicago, IL |
| December 3, 2022* 3:00 p.m., NBCSCHI | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 78–72 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | 27 – Johnson | 5 – Terry | 6 – Johnson | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL |
| December 7, 2022 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's | L 67–86 | 5–4 (0–1) | 14 – Cruz | 9 – Nelson | 4 – Johnson | Carnesecca Arena (4,285) Queens, NY |
| December 10, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | UTEP | W 91–70 | 6–4 | 23 – Johnson | 8 – Penn | 4 – Terry | Wintrust Arena (3,005) Chicago, IL |
| December 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 55–66 | 6–5 | 19 – Johnson | 7 – Nelson | 4 – Nelson | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,873) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | L 45–83 | 6–6 | 11 – Tied | 9 – Nelson | 3 – Gibson | Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,081) Evanston, IL |
| December 25, 2022 3:30 p.m., FOX | | at Creighton | L 65–80 | 6–7 (0–2) | 14 – Tied | 12 – Penn | 3 – Gibson | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,534) Omaha, NE |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | Georgetown | W 83–76 | 7–7 (1–2) | 31 – Gibson | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (4,097) Chicago, IL |
| January 1, 2023 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | Providence | L 59–74 | 7–8 (1–3) | 17 – Nelson | 7 – Nelson | 3 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (3,316) Chicago, IL |
| January 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Butler | L 70–78 | 7–9 (1–4) | 16 – Gibson | 7 – Penn | 8 – Gibson | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,015) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Villanova | W 75–65 | 8–9 (2–4) | 24 – Nelson | 8 – Nelson | 5 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (4,273) Chicago, IL |
| January 14, 2023 11:00 a.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 67–71 | 8–10 (2–5) | 15 – Nelson | 11 – Penn | 5 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (4,502) Chicago, IL |
| January 18, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 8 Xavier | W 73–72 | 9–10 (3–5) | 22 – Gibson | 10 – Penn | 5 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (4,252) Chicago, IL |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 22 Providence | L 64–75 | 9–11 (3–6) | 16 – Gibson | 7 – Anei | 5 – Gibson | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400) Providence, RI |
| January 24, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 76–81 | 9–12 (3–7) | 24 – Gibson | 13 – Penn | 4 – Gibson | Capital One Arena (3,724) Washington, DC |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 16 Marquette | L 69–89 | 9–13 (3–8) | 25 – Gibson | 9 – Nelson | 5 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (10,387) Chicago, IL |
| January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 24 UConn | L 76–90 | 9–14 (3–9) | 19 – Johnson | 4 – Tied | 8 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (3,956) Chicago, IL |
| February 5, 2023 11:00 a.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 64–69 | 9–15 (3–10) | 21 – Gibson | 10 – Penn | 4 – Murphy | Prudential Center (9,770) Newark, NJ |
| February 8, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Villanova | L 65–81 | 9–16 (3–11) | 18 – Tied | 9 – Penn | 3 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| February 14, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | St. John's | L 83–92 $^{2OT}$ | 9–17 (3–12) | 26 – Johnson | 8 – Nelson | 5 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (3,018) Chicago, IL |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 16 Xavier | L 68–82 | 9–18 (3–13) | 17 – Gibson | 8 – Ongenda | 4 – Johnson | Cintas Center (10,403) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 22, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | Butler | L 58–59 | 9–19 (3–14) | 25 – Gibson | 8 – Tied | 4 – Murphy | Wintrust Arena (4,356) Chicago, IL |
| February 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 10 Marquette | L 84–90 | 9–20 (3–15) | 20 – Gibson | 12 – Ongenda | 8 – Gibson | Fiserv Forum (17,873) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 14 UConn | L 59–88 | 9–21 (3–16) | 17 – Ongenda | 6 – Ongenda | 2 – Gibson | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (15,564) Storrs, CT |
| March 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Creighton | L 70–84 | 9–22 (3–17) | 18 – Johnson | 6 – Penn | 4 – Gibson | Wintrust Arena (4,514) Chicago, IL |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FS1 | (10) | vs. (7) Seton Hall First round | W 66–65 | 10–22 | 19 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | 4 – Gibson | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| March 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | (10) | vs. (2) No. 15 Xavier Quarterfinals | L 84–89 | 10–23 | 22 – Gibson | 4 – Tied | 6 – Gibson | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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