Blue Demons Host Western Carolina On Tuesday
12/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul (6-2) vs. Western Carolina (3-6)
Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Allstate Arena (17,500)
Rosemont, Ill. - 3:00 p.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 6-2 after beating Seton Hall 52-41 on Saturday at the Allstate Arena. Western Carolina is 3-6 after falling to Tennessee 79-61 on December 23 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Polls
Neither team is mentioned in either the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls.
Series
This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Coaches
DePaul's Dave Leitao is in his first season with the Blue Demons and is 6-2. Dave is 28-37 in three seasons as a head coach and has never faced Western Carolina. Steve Shurina is in his third season as a head coach, all at Western Carolina. He is 21-47 overall and has never faced the Blue Demons.
Television
There is no live television of today's game.
Radio
There is no live radio broadcast of today's game in the Chicagoland area.