Blue Demons Open At Home Saturday Against Central Michigan
11/27/2002 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
hosts
Central Michigan (2-0)
Saturday, November 30, 2002
Allstate Arena (17,500)
Rosemont, Ill. - 1:00 p.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 1-0 after beating Northern Illinois 63-48 last Saturday in DeKalb. Central Michigan is 2-0 after beating George Mason 61-59 on Friday and then stopping Illinois State 74-69 on Tuesday.
Polls
Neither team is mentioned in either the Associated Press or USA Today Top 25 polls.
Series
This is the first meeting ever between DePaul and Central Michigan.
Coaches
DePaul's Dave Leitao is in his second game with the Blue Demons (1-0). He is 23-35 in two-plus seasons as a head coach and has never faced Central Michigan. Jay Smith is in his seventh season as a head coach including the last six at Central Michigan. He is 75-93 overall and 52-87 with the Chippewas.
Television
There is no live television of today's game.
Radio
WSCR (670 AM) will handle the radio broadcast of today's game with Ron Gleason (play-by-play) and former Blue Demon great Dave Corzine (color commentary) mikeside.