DePaul University Athletics
DePaul Travels To Marquette
2/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, February 22, 2001
Bradley Center (19,150)
Milwaukee, Wis. - 8 p.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 12-13 overall and 4-8 in Conference USA after routing Tulane 84-44 on Saturday in New Orleans. Marquette is 13-10 overall and 8-4 in C-USA after beating Cincinnati 66-63 in overtime on Sunday at the Shoemaker Center.
Polls
Neither DePaul nor Marquette is mentioned in this week's Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls.
Series
Marquette leads the all-time series 52-40 including a 69-49 win on January 6 at the Allstate Arena. Last season, DePaul posted its first win at the Bradley Center (55-35) since 1992. This is the longest running series in DePaul history, dating back 43 consecutive seasons.
Coaches
DePaul’s Pat Kennedy is in his 21st season as a head coach and his fourth with the Blue Demons. He has a 384-251 career record, including a 58-61 slate with the Blue Demons. Pat is 2-9 against the Golden Eagles. Tom Crean is in his second season as a head coach and his career record is 28-24. He is 2-1 against DePaul.
Television
Tonight's game is being televised nationally by ESPN. Bob Carpenter (play-by-play) and Larry Conley (color commentary) will handle the announcing chores.
Radio
Tonight's game will be broadcast on WSCR (670 AM) in Chicago. The award-winning tandem of Dan Bernstein (play-by-play) and Gene Sullivan (color commentary) will be mikeside.
Officials
John Clougherty, Curtis Shaw, Kerry Sitton
Game Notes
Heading North
The Blue Demons finish a brief two-game road trip with their annual visit to Milwaukee to face Marquette at the Bradley Center.
Reviewing The Last Game
DePaul posted its largest margin of victory ever in a conference game by beating Tulane 84-44 on Saturday. Below is a brief summary of the game.
DePaul 84 Tulane 44
February 17, 2001 - New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La.
DePaul had six players in double figures led by Lance Williams and Steve Hunter with 16 points while Joe Tulley added 13 and Imari Sawyer, Andre Brown and Rashon Burno all chipped in with 10. Williams led the Blue Demons with eight rebounds while Sawyer dished out seven assists.
Big Win
The Blue Demons' 40-point win at Tulane was the largest margin of victory in a conference game in DePaul history. The previous high was 35 points in a 103-68 win over Dayton on March 4, 1995 at the Rosemont Horizon. That game was the Blue Demons final regular season Great Midwest Conference contest. The victory total was also the third-highest in Conference USA history.
Totally 80s
Bobby Simmons was in the starting lineup for Saturday's win at Tulane and that should come as no surprise. Simmons, a 6-7 junior, has started every game of his Blue Demon career - a span of 89 consecutive contests. He is the only DePaul player to start every game in the past three years.
Hunter 1-2 In C-USA
DePaul's Steve Hunter leads Conference USA in field goal percentage and is second in blocked shots. In Saturday's win at Tulane, the 7-0 sophomore was 7-9 from the field while scoring 16 points. For the season, Hunter is 117-195 (.600) from the field and has 60 blocked shots (2.4 bpg).
Hunter Rejects Them
Steve Hunter is now fifth on DePaul's all-time list with 116 rejections. Hunter is currently second in Conference USA in blocked shots.
Season Blocks
Steve Hunter's 60 blocked shots this season is the fourth-best single-season total in DePaul history.
Single-Season Blocked Shots
1. 108 Dallas Comegys, 1986-87 2. 79 Dallas Comegys, 1983-84 3. 61 Jeff Stern, 1990-91 4. 60 Steve Hunter, 2000-01
Imari Dishes It Out
Freshman Imari Sawyer has posted some impressive numbers in his first collegiate season. The 6-2 freshman has dished out 152 assists in 25 games (6.1 apg). He has recorded a double figure assist total in four games. Imari currently leads Conference USA in assists.
Sawyer All Around
In his last five games, Imari Sawyer is averaging 15 points and 5.8 assists while committing only 3.4 tournovers per contest.
Sawyer In Record Books
Imari Sawyer's 152 assists is the second-best mark by a Blue Demon freshman. Sawyer trails only Rod Strickland (159).
Freshman Assists
1. 159 Rod Strickland, 1985-86 2. 152 Imari Sawyer, 2000-01 3. 123 Howard Nathan, 1991-92
Burno On Steals List
Rashon Burno is currently fifth on the DePaul all-time steals chart with 156.
Burno Hand Outs
Rashon Burno is now 12th on DePaul's all-time assist list with 298.
Pat Kennedy TV Show
Once again this season, DePaul fans can follow the Blue Demons via the Orthosport Pat Kennedy Show. There will be one more taping of the show. Below are the taping dates (fans are encouraged to come to the show which begins at Noon). All of the shows will be televised by Fox Sports Chicago.
March 12 Cubby Bear Wrigleyville
Kennedy Nears 400
With the victory over Tulane on Saturday, DePaul head coach Pat Kennedy is now 16 victories away from reaching the 400-victory mark.
PK By The Numbers
Pat Kennedy's DePaul teams are 14-15 in February, 10-9 on Thursday and 18-29 on the road.
Around DePaul
The Blue Demon women's basketball team will host Charlotte in a Conference USA contest tomorrow at the DePaul Athletic Center. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.
Up Next
DePaul will play its final game of the 2000-01 season at the Allstate Arena on Saturday when UAB comes to Rosemont for a 2 p.m. game on ESPN Regional.
