DePaul Hosts Central Michigan Tuesday Night

CHICAGO - The Blue Demons look for their seventh straight win to open the 2019-20 season as the Central Michigan Chippewas visit on Tuesday night. The game is the second half of a DePaul basketball doubleheader at Wintrust Arena with the women's team hosting Milwaukee. Start time for the men's game is 7 p.m.

Tuesday's game can be seen on FS1 with Mike Monaco (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can be seen online through the FOX Sports app and website. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Jeff Blanzy (analyst) can be heard on WSCR (670 AM) and online on DePaul All-Access at depaulbluedemons.com/live. In-game updates can be followed on Twitter at @DePaulHoops and live stats are available at depaulbluedemons.com.

Central Michigan is 5-1 overall this season following a 106-60 win against Trinity Christian on Saturday. DePaul stands at 6-0 following Saturday's 72-67 win at Boston College. The two teams meet for the second straight season after DePaul defeated Central Michigan, 100-86, in March in the first round of the CBI.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 72-67 win at Boston College on Saturday.

DePaul is 6-0 to start the season for the first time since the 1986-87 campaign… that team won its first 16 games of the season.
The Blue Demons have won six straight games for the first time since a seven-game streak from Nov. 27-Dec. 22, 2012.
Jaylen Butz scored at least 10 points for the third time this season (16th career).
Charlie Moore recorded his second 20-point game of the season… matched career high (third time) with eight assists… he played in his 75th collegiate game (34 at Cal/35 at Kansas/6 at DePaul).
Paul Reed posted his fifth double-double in six games this season… 13th career double-double… blocked at least three shots in three of six games... Reed moved up to 12th on the career blocked shots list... he has 84 blocked shots.
Romeo Weems recorded his first career double-double with career highs of 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Series is tied 2-2... both wins for DePaul in the series have occurred at Boston College... DePaul is 94-142 all-time against the current lineup of ACC programs.

Trendy: The Blue Demons have blocked at least seven shots in each of last three games... the team has at least five blocks in five of six games... over the three previous seasons (2017-19 - 99 games), the team has blocked at least seven shots in three total games... in that same period, DePaul blocked at least five shots in a game a total of 23 times... the Blue Demons have held four of six opponents under 60 points... DePaul has led for 205:06 of a possible 240 minutes this season... the Blue Demons trailed Fairleigh Dickinson for 18:31, Cornell for 0:27 and Boston College for 6:28... three players have not missed a shot this season with at least six attempts... Jaylen Butz went 7-for-7 against Chicago, Paul Reed went 6-of-6 against Alcorn State and Devin Gage went 6-for-6 at Iowa... prior to this season, at least six attempts without a miss occurred just 11 times in program history... Butz is the only player in program history with three games of five or more attempts without a miss.

It Could Happen: A win makes DePaul 7-0 for the first time since the start of the 1986-87 season... that team opened the schedule with 16 consecutive victories... since that season, only the 2019-20 squad has started with six straight wins to the season... a potential seven-game win streak would be the longest for the Blue Demons since a seven-game run from Nov. 27-Dec. 22, 2012... a loss makes DePaul 6-1 after seven games for the second time in the last six seasons... Devin Gage needs 12 points for 500 in his career... Paul Reed needs four blocked shots to move into the top 10 in program history... he enters the Central Michigan game in 12th place with 84 career rejections.

BIG EAST Honors: Through the first three weeks of the season, DePaul has claimed five weekly honors from the BIG EAST Conference. Romeo Weems was named Freshman of the Week twice while Charlie Moore (twice) and Paul Reed picked up Weekly Honor Roll honors.

Nov. 11: Moore averaged 19.3 points, 5.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds in the three games against Alcorn State, Chicago and Fairleigh Dickinson during the first week of the season. The Chicago native shot .606 (20-33) from the field overall including a .571 (8-14) mark from three-point range in DePaul's three victories. He also knocked down 10-of-11 attempts at the free throw line.
Nov. 18: Weems nearly posted a pair of double-doubles in games against Iowa and Cornell while averaging 9.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 blocked shots. The Detroit native shot .467 (7-15) from the field and went 2-of-4 from three-point range.
Nov. 18: Reed continued his torrid start to the season with his third and fourth double-doubles against the Hawkeyes and Big Red. The junior forward averaged 21.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocked shots, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game during the week while shooting .731 (19-26) from the field.
Nov. 25: Weems posted his first double-double with career highs of 17 points and 11 rebounds against the Eagles. He added three steals and two assists while knocking down a pair of three-pointers in just over 35 minutes of action.
Nov. 25: Moore led DePaul with 24 points, eight assists and four rebounds in the 72-67 win at Boston College to pick up his second weekly honor. He sealed the win for the Blue Demons with two three-pointers and two free throws in the final 1:16 of the game. Moore finished the game 7-for-7 at the free throw line and tied his career high with the eight assists.

Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,473-1,024 (.590) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 812 straight games... DePaul's last game without a three was over 25 years ago on Feb. 16, 1993 against UAB at Allstate Arena... the current streak started against Notre Dame on Feb. 21, 1993... over the last nine seasons (since start of 2010-11 season), DePaul is 19-6 against Chicagoland opponents (Chicago State, UIC, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern)... in the last 19 seasons (since the start of 2000-01 season), the record against locals is 33-12... the Blue Demons face UIC (Dec. 14) and Northwestern (Dec. 21) this season.

The Opponent - Central Michigan Chippewas: Central Michigan is 5-1 overall this season... the Chippewas are averaging 99.7 points per game with wins over Michigan-Dearborn, Mississippi Valley State, Sam Houston State, Siena Heights and Trinity Christian... the lone loss was a 82-57 decision at Minnesota on Nov. 21... Dallas Morgan leads five players averaging in double figures with 16.3 points per game... David DiLeo adds 16.0 points per game... both players have knocked down a team-high 18 three-pointers... head coach Keno Davis is in his seventh season at Central Michigan... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 2-0 all-time against the Chippewas.

The Series: Tuesday is the fourth meeting between the programs... DePaul holds a 3-0 advantage in the series... the two sides met in the first round of the CBI last season... DePaul won that game, 100-86, at McGrath-Phillips Arena... Tuesday's game is the first between the programs at Wintrust Arena.

Against the Mid-American Conference: DePaul is 83-36 all-time against the current configuration of Mid-American Conference programs... Northern Illinois is the most common MAC opponent with the Blue Demons holding a 27-6 advantage in the series... the Blue Demons have played Western Michigan 29 times with DePaul on top by a 21-8 advantage... DePaul also plays Buffalo this season with a Dec. 8 contest at Wintrust Arena.

Kobe Elvis Signs for Next Season: Kobe Elvis completed the necessary paperwork during the November signing period and joins the program starting in the 2020-21 season. Elvis is a 6-2 guard from Brampton, Ontario, that is ranked among the top players in Canada.

Elvis is averaging 23.2 points, 5.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game in his first five games of the season at Bill Crothers Prep. He turned in a 30-point game on Nov. 19 and scored 29 points in his last game on Nov. 20.

A season ago, Elvis was named the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) Player of the Year after averaging 28.0 points and 4.7 assists per game at Southwest Academy. He led the OSBA in scoring while shooting over .500 from the field .350 from three-point range. The OSBA features some of the top players in Canada including recent NBA draft picks Ignas Brazdeikis and Thon Maker. Both players were named OSBA MVP before Elvis earned the honor in 2019.

Elvis put together a strong summer that saw him named the Most Outstanding Player at the 17U Under Armour Rise Championship Bracket and All-UA Rise First Team. Elvis played on the UA circuit with the Northern Kings. He also played for UPLAY Canada in the Nike EYBL and averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in four games.

Up Next - Nov. 29 at Minnesota: The Blue Demons travel to Minneapolis for a Friday afternoon game.

The game will be televised on FS1 at 2 p.m... radio coverage will be on WIND (560 AM).
Minnesota enters the game with a 3-3 record... the Gophers knocked off North Dakota on Sunday by a score of 79-56... Minnesota defeated Central Michigan, 82-57, last Thursday.
The Gophers went 22-14 overall and 9-11 in the Big Ten last season... Minnesota reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
DePaul holds a 9-8 advantage in the series... last meeting was at the Old Spice Classic in November 2001... the Gophers recorded an 86-85 decision over the Blue Demons in Orlando... DePaul's last trip to Minnesota was in a 66-56 win on Dec. 2, 1961

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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Butz

Devin Gage

Charlie Moore

Paul Reed

Romeo Weems

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