BY SHANE DAVIES NEW YORK — The Big East Tournament tipped off on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden with two first-round games that offered varying levels of intensity. Since rebranding to a 10-team conference back in 2013, the conference has struggled to maintain the traditional…
The son of DePaul coach Dave Leitao was arrested Tuesday in Oklahoma for allegedly selling Xanax, according to a Tulsa World report. Reese Leitao, a senior and three-star football recruit at Jenks High School, is being accused of possession and delivery of a controlled dangerous substance…
Creighton shot the lights out Saturday to defeat DePaul 93-58. The Bluejays shot an impressive 60% from the field in the first half and carried their hot hand over into the second half shooting 61% from the field for the game. “We executed our game plan…
While DePaul coach Dave Leitao wants to see what coaches usually hope for from Devin Gage from now until the end of the season — better shooting, aggressive play — he’s also expecting even more of the freshman point guard. Leitao wants him to play like…
Allowing 12 first-half 3-pointers was only the start of the problem. DePaul really fell apart in Saturday’s 83-58 loss at Marquette when the Blue Demons allowed their defensive struggles to dictate how they ran offense. “Obviously we didn’t do a really good job of closing…
Wyoming used a 22-5 run in the second half Thursday to pull away from DePaul for a 72-58 win at the Las Vegas Classic. DePaul (7-5) led for most of the first half before Wyoming tied it up 29-29 at the break. The Blue Demons scored…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — It was the second meeting in school history between the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks and the DePaul Blue Demons on Tuesday at Allstate Arena. The game was a bit closer than the fans in attendance had anticipated, but when you shoot 13-of-30 from long range…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Most superheros put on their mask when it’s time to save the day. Billy Garrett Jr. had to take his off to be the hero for DePaul on Wednesday. Garrett, DePaul’s senior point guard, scored 19 points in the final 12 minutes including a…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — DePaul looked like a different team Sunday, and not simply because of what the scoreboard said. In Sunday’s 77-59 win against Milwaukee, DePaul (2-1) was the aggressor, and that started with senior guard Billy Garrett Jr. Garret, a preseason All-Big East second team…
