Patrick Sellers - MEN'S BASKETBALL Coach - DePaul University Athletics

Patrick Sellers

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Assistant Coach

Patrick Sellers joined the men's basketball program as an assistant coach in April 2015. He comes to DePaul from fellow BIG EAST member Creighton where he spent the previous two years as an assistant coach. Prior to Creighton, Sellers made collegiate coaching stops at Central Connecticut State (1999-03), Massachusetts (2003-04), Connecticut (2004-10) and Hofstra (2011-13).

In his first season on the DePaul staff, Sellers assisted Leitao in laying the foundation for sustained future success in the program. The Blue Demons recorded a pair of wins over ranked opponents including DePaul's highest-ranked win since Dec. 2006 with a victory over No. 11 Providence in February. The 21-point win over No. 20 George Washington was the largest margin of victory in program history by an unranked DePaul team over a ranked opponent. Off the court, the team placed an impressive 11 players on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and was honored with the NABC's Team Academic Excellence Award. Individually, Eli Cain was named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.

In his two seasons in Omaha, Sellers helped the Bluejays transition into the BIG EAST Conference while the Bluejays lead the nation in three-pointers made, three-point percentage and assist/turnover ratio in his first season led by National Player of the Year – and current Chicago Bull – Doug McDermott.

Before his arrival in Omaha, Sellers spent the two seasons as an assistant coach at Hofstra. In his second season with the Pride, Sellers was named the program's interim head coach before accepting the position on the Creighton staff.

Sellers worked at Connecticut from 2004-10, where he was instrumental in recruiting players such as Jeremy Lamb, Tyler Olander, Shabazz Napier and Roscoe Smith who helped form the nucleus of the 2011 and 2014 national champions. His primary on-court responsibility was working with Connecticut's frontcourt, including future NBA players Hasheem Thabeet and Jeff Adrien.

Between his stints at Connecticut and Hofstra, Sellers spent one season in China as an assistant coach with Shanxi Zhongyu.

Prior to his time in Storrs, Sellers was an assistant coach for one season at Massachusetts (2003-04) and for four years at his alma mater, Central Connecticut State (1999-2003). While at CCSU, the Blue Devils made the NCAA Tournament in both 2000 and 2002, earning regular-season and tournament Northeast Conference titles in both years.

Sellers began his coaching career in the high school ranks at St. Thomas Aquinas in New Britain, Conn. He served as an assistant for three seasons before becoming head coach in 1997. His first team won a conference title, and both his teams would advance to the state tournament.

A native of South Carolina, Sellers played collegiately at Central Connecticut State, where he graduated in 1991 with a degree in accounting. Sellers was a team captain and named East Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1991 after leading the team in rebounding twice and finishing with 581 career rebounds.

Following college, Sellers played professionally in the British Basketball League for three seasons before returning to the U.S. to begin his coaching career.