2010-11 DePaul Basketball
QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location..............................................................Chicago, Ill. Founded....................................................................... 1898 Enrollment................................. 25,145 (17,128 undergrad) Colors............................................... Royal Blue and Scarlet Nickname........................................................Blue Demons Conference............................................................ BIG EAST President.......................Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. Athletics Director...................................Jean Lenti Ponsetto Home Arena.................................................. Allstate Arena Capacity.............................................................. 18,500 Athletics Department Phone....................... (773) 325-7526
HISTORY
First season of basketball...................1923-24 (87 seasons) All-time record.......................................... 1,365-837 (.620) Home..................................................... 770-256 (.751) Chicago Stadium (1942-92)................. 79-51 (.608) DePaul Auditorium (1942-56)............. 81-0 (1.000) Lane Tech High School (1946-48)........ 10-0 (1.000) De La Salle High School (1947-48)........ 2-0 (1.000) Alumni Hall (1956-00)....................... 288-71 (.802) Allstate Arena (1980-p)................... 302-122 (.712) United Center (1994-02)....................... 6-12 (.333) McGrath Arena (2006-p)....................... 2-0 (1.000) NCAA Tournament appearances, last..................... 22, 2004 NIT appearances, last............................................. 16, 2007 Last postseason opponent......Air Force (NIT Quarterfinals) Result.......................................L, 52-51 (Mar. 21, 2007)
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
Director (mbb contact)................................ Greg Greenwell Office.................................................... (773) 325-7546 Cell........................................................ (773) 343-3722 E-mail....................................... ggreenwe@depaul.edu Assistant Directors..................Alicia Powers, Bob Sakamoto Graduate Assistants................... Tom Lusk, Andrew Wenum Office fax..................................................... (773) 325-7531 Press Row phone......................................... (847) 296-6999 Mailing Address............................. Sullivan Athletics Center 2323 North Sheffield Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 Overnight Address....................................................... same Website................................www.depaulbluedemons.com
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach.................................................... Oliver Purnell Alma Mater, Year...........................Old Dominion, 1975 Record at DePaul..................................0-0, first season Career Record............................... 394-279, 22 seasons Associate Head Coach.......................................Ron Bradley Assistant Coaches....................... Brian Ellerbe, Billy Garrett Director of Basketball Operations.................Josh Postorino Director of Community, Corporate and Professional Relations.................................................Kevin Edwards Video Coordinator.............................................Andy Farrell Director of Strength and Conditioning...........Mac Calloway Grad. Asst. of Basketball Operations............Brandon Bailey
2010-11 TEAM INFORMATION
Starters Returning (min. 50% games started in ‘09-10)......4 09-10 Ppg Rpg Other Jeremiah Kelly (Jr., G) 5.6 2.5 2.7 apg/27 GS Devin Hill (Jr., F) 4.8 2.9 17.6 mpg/17 GS Mike Stovall (Sr., G/F) 7.0 2.9 23.9 mpg/20 GS Eric Wallace (Jr., G/F) 6.3 4.9 21.0 mpg/19 GS Additional Players Returning.............................................. 7 09-10 Ppg Rpg Other Joe Belcaster (So., G) 0.0 0.0 2 games Michael Bizoukas (Jr., G) 3.7 2.1 50 assts/7 GS Jimmy Drew (Sr., G) 0.3 0.0 9 games Krys Faber (Jr., C) 2.4 3.0 12.0 mpg/11 GS Tony Freeland (So., F) 3.4 2.5 12.1 mpg/7 GS Mario Stula (Sr., F) 2.3 1.1 27 games Newcomers........................................................................ 4 Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Cleveland Melvin F 6-8 210 Fr. Moses Morgan F 6-5 208 Fr. Brandon Young G 6-3 175 Fr. Key Losses........................................................................... 2 09-10 Ppg Rpg Other Mac Koshwal 16.1 10.1 11 dbl-dbls Will Walker 16.2 3.0 71 3FG, 48 stls. 2009-10 Season-in-Review Record...........................................................................8-23 Home........................................................................6-9 Road........................................................................0-11 Neutral......................................................................2-3 BIG EAST Record............................................................1-17 Home........................................................................1-8 Road..........................................................................0-9 BIG EAST Finish..............................................................16th
CREDITS
The 2010-11 DePaul men’s basketball fact book is a production of the DePaul athletics communications department. The DePaul athletics communications department is located in Suite 220 of the Sullivan Athletics Center. The mailing address is 2323 N. Sheffield Ave. Chicago, IL, 60614. The men’s basketball fact book was written, designed and edited by Greg Greenwell, director of athletics communications, with assistance from Alicia Powers, Bob Sakamoto, Tom Lusk and Mickey Martin. Photos by Steve Woltmann, Peter Wagner, NBA Photos and DePaul archives. Additional photos courtesy of the BIG EAST Conference. Printing by InnerWorkings, Chicago, Ill.
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Athletics Department at DePaul University is consistent with the purposes, goals and ideals of the University and Student Affairs. Primary to our purpose is to maximize the great potential of our students by exposing them to the wide variety of intercollegiate programs so vital to their total education. Complementing their more formal classroom education, the Athletics Department strives to teach and develop lifelong values inherent in the Vincentian character: integrity, leadership, competition, loyalty, cooperation, fair-play, self-confidence, sacrifice and physical fitness among others. At the same time, athletic participation brings together men and women students from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural and geographic backgrounds possessing various, unique skills working together towards common success, and a commitment to excellence. Furthermore, athletics provides the campus community, our urban neighbors in Chicago, and alumni the opportunity for participation in the form of recreation and as spectators for intercollegiate competition. The Athletics Department also has a unique opportunity and responsibility, as the most visible messenger of the DePaul story, to represent the highest qualities and standards of our education to an observant community, state and nation. A clear, positive exposure of DePaul University, through athletics, can enhance the University’s mission and image, and directly effect the quality of faculty, enrollment and development. Not unimportant to our Mission is the emotion, school spirit and morale, so crucial to the soul of the University, that can be uplifted through participation in athletics.
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