Men's Basketball Opens Home Season Saturday Against Northwestern
11/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul (0-1) hosts Northwestern (0-1)
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Allstate Arena (18,500)
Rosemont, Ill. 1:00 p.m. (CST)
The Records
DePaul is 0-1 after losing at Creighton, 74-62, on Friday, November 9 in Omaha, Neb. Northwestern is 0-1 after losing to #20 Stanford, 71-60, on Thursday in Evanston, Ill.
The Series
DePaul leads the all-time series 18-9. Northwestern won last season's meeting, 49-39, at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Blue Demons took the last meeting in Rosemont, 59-49, on November 26, 2005 - Jerry Wainwright's first victory at DePaul. The teams have split the last four meetings with each team winning at home. Current streak: Northwestern - 1.
The Last Meeting
Craig Moore scored 10 points while Kevin Coble and Tim Doyle had nine apiece as the Wildcats beat DePaul, 49-39, on November 14, 2006 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Wilson Chandler led the Blue Demons with a game-high 11 points.
The Coaches
Jerry Wainwright is in his third season as the head coach at DePaul. He is 218-174 overall and 32-30 with the Blue Demons. Wainwright is 1-1 against the Wildcats. Bill Carmody is in his 12th season as a head coach and his eighth at Northwestern. He is 187-139 overall and 95-114 with the Wildcats. Carmody is 2-3 against the Blue Demons.
Television
There is no live television of Saturday’s game.
Radio
Saturday’s game will be broadcast on www.depaulbluedemons.com with Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (color commentary) mike side.
Up Next
DePaul: hosts North Carolina A&T, Nov. 24
NU: hosts Benedictine, Nov. 20