# 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fourth 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 newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Creighton.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | R.J. Curington | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Dyer, Indiana |
| 1 | DeJuan Marrero | Forward | 6–5 | 219 | Freshman | Gary, Indiana |
| 2 | Tommy Hamilton Jr. | Center | 6–10 | 284 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 3 | Myke Henry | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 4 | Edwind McGhee | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Senior | Champaign, Illinois |
| 5 | Billy Garrett Jr. | Guard | 6–5 | 194 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 11 | Forrest Robinson | Forward | 6–10 | 229 | Junior | Eastland, Texas |
| 12 | Cleveland Melvin | Forward | 6–8 | 208 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 13 | Cory Dolins | Guard | 6–0 | 182 | Sophomore | Skokie, Illinois |
| 20 | Brandon Young | Guard | 6–4 | 192 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 21 | Jamee Crockett | Forward | 6–4 | 207 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 25 | Durrell McDonald | Guard | 6–1 | 169 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 30 | Peter Ryckbosch | Forward | 6–9 | 237 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 32 | Charles McKinney | Guard | 6–3 | 183 | Junior | Evanston, Illinois |
| 42 | Greg Sequele | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Junior | Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe |
| 55 | Sandi Marcius | Forward | 6–10 | 255 | Senior | Nedelišće, Croatia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/29/2013* 8:00 pm | Lewis | W 84–79 | – | McGrath–Phillips Arena (2,824) Chicago, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 7:00 pm, FS2 | Grambling State | W 96–58 | 1–0 | McGrath–Phillips Arena (3,254) Chicago, IL |
| 11/13/2013* 8:00 pm, FS2 | Southern Miss CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 68–75 | 1–1 | Allstate Arena (5,840) Rosemont, IL |
| 11/16/2013* 1:00 pm, FSN | Wright State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 81–72 | 2–1 | Allstate Arena (6,162) Rosemont, IL |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm | at Milwaukee | W 80–71 | 3–1 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,186) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/25/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. No. 12 Wichita State CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals | L 72–90 | 3–2 | Sprint Center (7,682) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/26/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Texas CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd place game | L 59–77 | 3–3 | Sprint Center (8,324) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/01/2013* 4:00 pm, FS1 | Oregon State | W 93–81 | 4–3 | Allstate Arena (6,765) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/06/2013* 6:00 pm, FS1 | Arizona State | L 56–78 | 4–4 | Allstate Arena (6,888) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/12/2013* 8:00 pm, FS1 | Florida Atlantic | W 81–70 | 5–4 | Allstate Arena (5,564) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/15/2013* 3:30 pm, FS1 | Chicago State | W 77–70 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Allstate Arena (6,627) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/18/2013* 8:00 pm, FS2 | Houston Baptist | W 78–58 | 7–4 | Allstate Arena (5,101) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/22/2013* 7:05 pm, CSNCHI | at Illinois State | L 64–69 | 7–5 | Redbird Arena (5,345) Normal, IL |
| 12/27/2013* 8:00 pm, BTN | at Northwestern | W 57–56 | 8–5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,819) Evanston, IL |
| 12/31/2013 4:00 pm, FS1 | at Georgetown | L 54–61 | 8–6 (0–1) | Verizon Center (7,823) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/04/2014 1:00 pm, CBSSN | at Marquette | L 56–66 | 8–7 (0–2) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,194) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/07/2014 8:00 pm, FS1 | Creighton | L 62–81 | 8–8 (0–3) | Allstate Arena (7,104) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/09/2014 6:00 pm, FS1 | at Butler | W 99–94 $^{2OT}$ | 9–8 (1–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,163) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/14/2014 6:00 pm, FS1 | St. John's | W 77–75 | 10–8 (2–3) | Allstate Arena (6,102) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/18/2014 3:00 pm, FSN | at No. 6 Villanova | L 62–88 | 10–9 (2–4) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 01/20/2014 3:00 pm, FSN | Xavier | L 74–84 | 10–10 (2–5) | Allstate Arena (6,531) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/25/2014 5:00 pm, CBSSN | at Seton Hall | L 69–86 | 10–11 (2–6) | Prudential Center (8,307) Newark, NJ |
| 02/01/2014 12:00 pm, FSN | Providence | L 72–77 | 10–12 (2–7) | Allstate Arena (7,139) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/03/2014 8:12 pm, FS1 | Georgetown | L 59–71 | 10–13 (2–8) | Allstate Arena (6,339) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/07/2014 8:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 12 Creighton | L 66–78 | 10–14 (2–9) | CenturyLink Center (18,323) Omaha, NE |
| 02/12/2014 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 Villanova | L 62–87 | 10–15 (2–10) | Allstate Arena (7,387) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/15/2014 1:00 pm, FSN | at Providence | L 61–84 | 10–16 (2–11) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,069) Providence, RI |
| 02/19/2014 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at Xavier | L 64–83 | 10–17 (2–12) | Cintas Center (9,752) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/22/2014 1:00 pm, CBSSN | Marquette | L 94–96 $^{OT}$ | 10–18 (2–13) | Allstate Arena (9,342) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/25/2014 8:00 pm, FS1 | Seton Hall | W 65–60 | 11–18 (3–13) | Allstate Arena (5,827) Rosemont, IL |
| 03/02/2014 11:00 am, FS1 | at St. John's | L 64–72 | 11–19 (3–14) | Madison Square Garden (10,670) New York City, NY |
| 03/06/2014 8:00 pm, FS1 | Butler | L 46–79 | 11–20 (3–15) | Allstate Arena (6,206) Rosemont, IL |
| Big East tournament |||||
| 03/12/2014 8:30 pm, FS1 | vs. Georgetown First round | W 60–56 | 12–20 | Madison Square Garden (13,177) New York City, NY |
| 03/13/2014 6:00 pm, FS1 | vs. No. 14 Creighton Quarterfinals | L 62–84 | 12–21 | Madison Square Garden (13,807) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||