DePaul University Athletics
Wednesday, March 10
New York, N.Y.
8:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Providence
Blue Demons Meet Friars in BIG EAST First Round
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DePaul and Providence set for 9 p.m. ET start at Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK – DePaul opens its BIG EAST Tournament on Wednesday night with a first round game against the Providence Friars. The Blue Demons are the No. 11 seed while Providence enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed. Wednesday's winner advances to the quarterfinals to face third-seeded Connecticut on Thursday night.
Wednesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 9 p.m. ET with Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at foxsports.com/live. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (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.
Providence enters the tournament after going at 13-12 overall and 9-10 in the BIG EAST during the regular season. The Friars knocked off No. 10/9 Villanova, 54-52, in their regular season finale on Saturday. The Blue Demons are 4-13 overall and finished 2-13 in the BIG EAST. DePaul is playing for the first time since a 77-71 loss against Marquette on March 2.
Manhattan Madness: The DePaul Blue Demons make their 14th appearance at Madison Square Garden for the BIG EAST Tournament. DePaul is 3-12 all-time in BIG EAST postseason play with a second-round appearance in 2009 and a quarterfinal appearance in 2014. A season ago, the Blue Demons were poised to play in the quarterfinals after a first-round win over Xavier before the tournament was canceled.
The eighth-seeded Blue Demons dropped a 75-67 decision to ninth-seeded Villanova on March 7, 2007 in their first BIG EAST Tournament game. In 2009 as the 16th seed, DePaul topped ninth-seeded Cincinnati, 67-57, before falling in the second round to No. 8 seed Providence by a score of 83-74. In 2011, the first round saw ninth-seeded Connecticut defeat the 16th-seeded Blue Demons, 97-71, as the Huskies won five games in five days to claim the tournament title. Seven years ago as the No. 10 seed, DePaul knocked off seventh-seeded Georgetown, 60-56, before losing against second-seeded Creighton by a score of 84-62 in the quarterfinals.
Conference Tournament History: The BIG EAST Tournament is the third conference tournament for the men's basketball program at DePaul University. Previously, the Blue Demons competed in postseason events in the Great Midwest Conference (1992-95) and Conference USA (1996-05).
DePaul holds an 11-25 all-time record in conference tourney action with two appearances in conference tournament championship games in 2000 and 2004. The Blue Demons dropped a 56-49 decision to Saint Louis in the 2000 Conference USA title game before a 55-50 defeat against Cincinnati in the 2004 Conference USA finals. In addition to those to championship game appearances, the Blue Demons also reached the semifinals in the 1992 and 1993 Great Midwest Tournaments.
The Blue Demons went 1-4 in four Great Midwest Conference tournaments before playing 16 tournament games in Conference USA from 1995-05. The Blue Demons were the top seed in the 2004 Conference USA tournament before falling to Cincinnati.
Since 2014 when the BIG EAST moved to a 10-school lineup, DePaul is 2-6 in the event with wins over Georgetown in the 2014 first round followed by six straight losses before the 2020 victory against Xavier.
Notables: Since the BIG EAST reformatted to 10 teams in 2013-14, DePaul has faced Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette and Xavier in the conference tournament... DePaul played Creighton in 2014 and 2015... the Blue Demons and Hoyas met in 2014 and 2016... DePaul played Xavier in 2017 and 2020 and Marquette in 2018... Marquette is DePaul's most common opponent of all-time with 129 games, but the Blue Demon and Golden Eagles have played just three games in conference tournaments... DePaul's most common all-time conference tournament opponent is Cincinnati... the Blue Demons are 1-4 all-time against the Bearcats in conference tournament action... DePaul is also 2-2 all-time against UAB, 1-2 against Marquette and Memphis and 0-3 against USF in league tournaments... the upset over ninth-seeded Cincinnati as the No. 16 seed in the 2009 BIG EAST Tournament marked the first time in conference tournament play of such an occurrence... Will Walker's 31 points and Dar Tucker's 30 in the second round of the 2009 second-round game against Providence was the first time that two players from the same team had scored at least 30 points in a BIG EAST Tournament game... in three tournament games, the Blue Demons have combined to shoot at least .833 from the free throw line... DePaul shot .867 (13-15) against Connecticut in 2012, .842 (16-19) against Villanova in 2007 and .833 (10-12) in 2013 against Rutgers and in 2020 against Xavier (15-18).
BIG EAST Tournament Experience: The Blue Demons enter the 2020 tournament with five total games of BIG EAST Tournament experience on the active roster... all five games were played last season... DePaul was set to play Villanova in the quarterfinals a year ago before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic... the Blue Demons knocked off Xavier, 71-67, in the first round in what would be the next to last completed game of the college basketball season... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is making his sixth appearance at the BIG EAST Tournament as a head coach... he has been a part of four tournament titles while serving as an assistant coach (1986-94) and associate head coach (1996-02) at Connecticut... Leitao and Connecticut won the event in 1990, 1998, 1999 and 2002 while those teams combined for a 17-10 record during his time on the bench for the Huskies.
It Could Happen: A win would be DePaul's second straight in the BIG EAST Tournament... the Blue Demons defeated Xavier, 71-67, in the shortened tournament a year ago... Courvoisier McCauley needs six points to reach 1,000 in his collegiate career... Charlie Moore needs two points to reach 700 in his two-year career at DePaul (playing in 47th game Wednesday night)... Pauly Paulicap is playing in his 90th career game and making his 85th career start.
The Opponent – Providence Friars: Providence is 13-12 overall this season and 9-10 in BIG EAST play... the Friars defeated No. 10/9 Villanova, 54-52, in the regular-season finale on Saturday... David Duke leads the team with 17.2 points per game and 51 three-pointers... Nate Watson adds 16.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game... A.J. Reeves chips in 9.8 points per game with 46 three-point field goals... head coach Ed Cooley is in his 10th season leading the Friars.
The Series: Wednesday is the 47th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Friars hold a 34-12 advantage in the series including four straight wins... Providence won both meetings during the regular season... the Friars held off DePaul, 95-90, in double overtime on Dec. 27 and 57-47 on Feb. 13 at Wintrust Arena... two seasons ago, Providence posted a 66-65 win in the final second at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 4 before a 93-55 decision at Dunkin' Donuts Center on March 7... DePaul's last win against Providence was a 67-55 victory on Feb. 2, 2019 at Wintrust Arena.
Wednesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 9 p.m. ET with Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at foxsports.com/live. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (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.
Providence enters the tournament after going at 13-12 overall and 9-10 in the BIG EAST during the regular season. The Friars knocked off No. 10/9 Villanova, 54-52, in their regular season finale on Saturday. The Blue Demons are 4-13 overall and finished 2-13 in the BIG EAST. DePaul is playing for the first time since a 77-71 loss against Marquette on March 2.
Manhattan Madness: The DePaul Blue Demons make their 14th appearance at Madison Square Garden for the BIG EAST Tournament. DePaul is 3-12 all-time in BIG EAST postseason play with a second-round appearance in 2009 and a quarterfinal appearance in 2014. A season ago, the Blue Demons were poised to play in the quarterfinals after a first-round win over Xavier before the tournament was canceled.
The eighth-seeded Blue Demons dropped a 75-67 decision to ninth-seeded Villanova on March 7, 2007 in their first BIG EAST Tournament game. In 2009 as the 16th seed, DePaul topped ninth-seeded Cincinnati, 67-57, before falling in the second round to No. 8 seed Providence by a score of 83-74. In 2011, the first round saw ninth-seeded Connecticut defeat the 16th-seeded Blue Demons, 97-71, as the Huskies won five games in five days to claim the tournament title. Seven years ago as the No. 10 seed, DePaul knocked off seventh-seeded Georgetown, 60-56, before losing against second-seeded Creighton by a score of 84-62 in the quarterfinals.
Conference Tournament History: The BIG EAST Tournament is the third conference tournament for the men's basketball program at DePaul University. Previously, the Blue Demons competed in postseason events in the Great Midwest Conference (1992-95) and Conference USA (1996-05).
DePaul holds an 11-25 all-time record in conference tourney action with two appearances in conference tournament championship games in 2000 and 2004. The Blue Demons dropped a 56-49 decision to Saint Louis in the 2000 Conference USA title game before a 55-50 defeat against Cincinnati in the 2004 Conference USA finals. In addition to those to championship game appearances, the Blue Demons also reached the semifinals in the 1992 and 1993 Great Midwest Tournaments.
The Blue Demons went 1-4 in four Great Midwest Conference tournaments before playing 16 tournament games in Conference USA from 1995-05. The Blue Demons were the top seed in the 2004 Conference USA tournament before falling to Cincinnati.
Since 2014 when the BIG EAST moved to a 10-school lineup, DePaul is 2-6 in the event with wins over Georgetown in the 2014 first round followed by six straight losses before the 2020 victory against Xavier.
Notables: Since the BIG EAST reformatted to 10 teams in 2013-14, DePaul has faced Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette and Xavier in the conference tournament... DePaul played Creighton in 2014 and 2015... the Blue Demons and Hoyas met in 2014 and 2016... DePaul played Xavier in 2017 and 2020 and Marquette in 2018... Marquette is DePaul's most common opponent of all-time with 129 games, but the Blue Demon and Golden Eagles have played just three games in conference tournaments... DePaul's most common all-time conference tournament opponent is Cincinnati... the Blue Demons are 1-4 all-time against the Bearcats in conference tournament action... DePaul is also 2-2 all-time against UAB, 1-2 against Marquette and Memphis and 0-3 against USF in league tournaments... the upset over ninth-seeded Cincinnati as the No. 16 seed in the 2009 BIG EAST Tournament marked the first time in conference tournament play of such an occurrence... Will Walker's 31 points and Dar Tucker's 30 in the second round of the 2009 second-round game against Providence was the first time that two players from the same team had scored at least 30 points in a BIG EAST Tournament game... in three tournament games, the Blue Demons have combined to shoot at least .833 from the free throw line... DePaul shot .867 (13-15) against Connecticut in 2012, .842 (16-19) against Villanova in 2007 and .833 (10-12) in 2013 against Rutgers and in 2020 against Xavier (15-18).
BIG EAST Tournament Experience: The Blue Demons enter the 2020 tournament with five total games of BIG EAST Tournament experience on the active roster... all five games were played last season... DePaul was set to play Villanova in the quarterfinals a year ago before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic... the Blue Demons knocked off Xavier, 71-67, in the first round in what would be the next to last completed game of the college basketball season... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is making his sixth appearance at the BIG EAST Tournament as a head coach... he has been a part of four tournament titles while serving as an assistant coach (1986-94) and associate head coach (1996-02) at Connecticut... Leitao and Connecticut won the event in 1990, 1998, 1999 and 2002 while those teams combined for a 17-10 record during his time on the bench for the Huskies.
It Could Happen: A win would be DePaul's second straight in the BIG EAST Tournament... the Blue Demons defeated Xavier, 71-67, in the shortened tournament a year ago... Courvoisier McCauley needs six points to reach 1,000 in his collegiate career... Charlie Moore needs two points to reach 700 in his two-year career at DePaul (playing in 47th game Wednesday night)... Pauly Paulicap is playing in his 90th career game and making his 85th career start.
The Opponent – Providence Friars: Providence is 13-12 overall this season and 9-10 in BIG EAST play... the Friars defeated No. 10/9 Villanova, 54-52, in the regular-season finale on Saturday... David Duke leads the team with 17.2 points per game and 51 three-pointers... Nate Watson adds 16.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game... A.J. Reeves chips in 9.8 points per game with 46 three-point field goals... head coach Ed Cooley is in his 10th season leading the Friars.
The Series: Wednesday is the 47th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Friars hold a 34-12 advantage in the series including four straight wins... Providence won both meetings during the regular season... the Friars held off DePaul, 95-90, in double overtime on Dec. 27 and 57-47 on Feb. 13 at Wintrust Arena... two seasons ago, Providence posted a 66-65 win in the final second at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 4 before a 93-55 decision at Dunkin' Donuts Center on March 7... DePaul's last win against Providence was a 67-55 victory on Feb. 2, 2019 at Wintrust Arena.
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