DePaul University Athletics
Men's Basketball Makes Rosemont Debut Wednesday
11/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul (2-0) hosts Detroit (1-2)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Allstate Arena (18,500)
Rosemont, Ill. 7:30 p.m. (CST)
The Records
DePaul is 2-0 after beating UIC, 67-63, on Saturday at the UIC Pavilion. Detroit is 1-2 after beating Eastern Michigan, 62-47, on Saturday in Detroit.
The Series
DePaul leads the all-time series 27-7. The Blue Demons have won 15 of the last 17 meetings including the last contest, a 70-64 victory on December 29, 2007 at Calihan Hall in Detroit. The last meeting in Rosemont was a 78-47 DePaul win on February 27, 1995. Detroit's last win in the series was a 96-80 victory on February 12, 1993 in Detroit. Current streak: DePaul - 2.
The Last Meeting
Draelon Burns scored 19 points and Dar Tucker returned to his home state and tossed in 18 as DePaul held off a late Detroit rally to post a 70-64 win on December 29, 2007 at Calihan Hall. Jon Goode led the Titans with a game-high 25 points.
The Coaches
Jerry Wainwright is in his 15th season as a collegiate head coach and his fourth at DePaul. He is 231-192 overall and 45-48 with the Blue Demons. Wainwright is 1-0 against the Titans. Ray McCallum is in his 12th season as a head coach and his first at Detroit. McCallum is 171-151 overall and 1-2 with the Titans. He is 0-4 against the Blue Demons.
Television
There is no live television of Wednesday's game.
Radio
Wednesday's game will be broadcast on WSCR (670 AM) and at www.depaulbluedemons.com with Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Laurence Holmes (color commentary) mike side.
Up Next
DePaul: hosts Indiana State, November 28
Detroit: hosts Saint Louis, November 29