Friday, November 8
Wintrust Arena
7:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Fairleigh Dickinson
Blue Demons Back at Wintrust Arena Friday Night
11/7/2019 5:58:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul hosts third game in four days to open 2019-20 campaign
CHICAGO – DePaul continues the start of the 2019-20 season with a Friday night game against Fairleigh Dickinson. The game is the second half of a DePaul basketball doubleheader as the women's team plays their season opener against Miami (Ohio) in the Preseason WNIT.
Friday's game will be televised on FS2 with Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online on the FOX Sport app and foxsports.com/live. DePaul's radio tandem of 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.
Fairleigh Dickinson is 1-0 this season following a 101-52 win over FDU-Florham on Tuesday. The Knights went 21-14 a season ago and reached the first round of the NCAA Tournament following a win in the First Four. DePaul stands at 2-0 following wins over Alcorn State (72-54) on Tuesday and Chicago (84-55) on Wednesday. The Blue Demons are coming off last season that finished with a 19-17 overall record and 7-11 mark in the BIG EAST.
Busy Blue Demons: DePaul faces a busy start to the 2019-20 season with three games in the first four days and four games in the first seven days of the 2019-20 campaign. Overall, the Blue Demons will play eight games between Nov. 5-29 and the eight contests are the most in program history for the month of November. The Blue Demons played seven games in November 2012 and six each in November 2013 and 2006.
Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,469-1,024 (.589) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 808 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.
Reed Named Second Team Preseason All-BIG EAST: Junior Paul Reed was picked by the league's head coaches as the league unveiled its preseason selections at media day. Reed was the 2019 Most Improved Player in the league after nearly averaging a double-double in conference play last season. He averaged 13.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in 18 BIG EAST games a year ago and returns as the league's top rebounder after averaging 8.5 boards per game overall in 2018-19.
The Opponent – Fairleigh Dickinson Knights: Fairleigh Dickinson is 1-0 in the first week of the season... the Knights defeated FDU-Florham, 101-52, on Tuesday... Fairleigh Dickinson posted it first 20-win season a year ago with a 21-14 record... the Knights won the Northeast Conference Tournament after finsihing in a tie for the regular season championship with a 12-6 record... the team was picked to finish fourth in the preseaosn NEC poll... Jahlil Jenkins is a preseason All-NEC honoree... he averaged 13.6 points and 4.5 assists per game last season... head coach Greg Herenda is in his seventh season at Fairleigh Dickinson.
The Series: Friday is the second meeting between the programs... DePaul won the first meeting, 105-64, on Dec. 18, 1982... the game was played at the Rosemont Horizon.
Against the Northeast Conference: DePaul is 15-4 all-time against the current lineup of Northeast Conference programs... the last contest against an opponent from the NEC was an 85-57 win over Central Connecticut on Dec. 6, 2017 at Wintrust Arena... DePaul is 9-4 all-time against Long Island and 2-0 against Wagner... the Blue Demons hold single victories against Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Robert Morris and St. Francis Brooklyn.
Friday's game will be televised on FS2 with Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online on the FOX Sport app and foxsports.com/live. DePaul's radio tandem of 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.
Fairleigh Dickinson is 1-0 this season following a 101-52 win over FDU-Florham on Tuesday. The Knights went 21-14 a season ago and reached the first round of the NCAA Tournament following a win in the First Four. DePaul stands at 2-0 following wins over Alcorn State (72-54) on Tuesday and Chicago (84-55) on Wednesday. The Blue Demons are coming off last season that finished with a 19-17 overall record and 7-11 mark in the BIG EAST.
Busy Blue Demons: DePaul faces a busy start to the 2019-20 season with three games in the first four days and four games in the first seven days of the 2019-20 campaign. Overall, the Blue Demons will play eight games between Nov. 5-29 and the eight contests are the most in program history for the month of November. The Blue Demons played seven games in November 2012 and six each in November 2013 and 2006.
Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,469-1,024 (.589) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 808 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.
Reed Named Second Team Preseason All-BIG EAST: Junior Paul Reed was picked by the league's head coaches as the league unveiled its preseason selections at media day. Reed was the 2019 Most Improved Player in the league after nearly averaging a double-double in conference play last season. He averaged 13.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in 18 BIG EAST games a year ago and returns as the league's top rebounder after averaging 8.5 boards per game overall in 2018-19.
The Opponent – Fairleigh Dickinson Knights: Fairleigh Dickinson is 1-0 in the first week of the season... the Knights defeated FDU-Florham, 101-52, on Tuesday... Fairleigh Dickinson posted it first 20-win season a year ago with a 21-14 record... the Knights won the Northeast Conference Tournament after finsihing in a tie for the regular season championship with a 12-6 record... the team was picked to finish fourth in the preseaosn NEC poll... Jahlil Jenkins is a preseason All-NEC honoree... he averaged 13.6 points and 4.5 assists per game last season... head coach Greg Herenda is in his seventh season at Fairleigh Dickinson.
The Series: Friday is the second meeting between the programs... DePaul won the first meeting, 105-64, on Dec. 18, 1982... the game was played at the Rosemont Horizon.
Against the Northeast Conference: DePaul is 15-4 all-time against the current lineup of Northeast Conference programs... the last contest against an opponent from the NEC was an 85-57 win over Central Connecticut on Dec. 6, 2017 at Wintrust Arena... DePaul is 9-4 all-time against Long Island and 2-0 against Wagner... the Blue Demons hold single victories against Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Robert Morris and St. Francis Brooklyn.
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