The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. They played almost all of their home games at

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in the

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suburb of

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, though they scheduled two regular-season games at the considerably smaller

McGrath–Phillips Arena The Sullivan Athletic Center is an athletic facility on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The facility houses McGrath-Phillips Arena, a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena. It is the home arena for the women's volleyball team and ...

, the regular home of the DePaul women's team, on the school's Chicago campus. The Blue Demons, members of the

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, were led by head coach

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, in the second year of his current tenure and fifth overall at DePaul. They finished the season 9–23, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Xavier. The season marked the Blue Demons' final season at Allstate Arena. DePaul moved both its men's and women's teams into the new

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on Chicago's Near South Side. The Blue Demons opened the arena with a game against Notre Dame on November 11, 2017.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

2017 recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

Preseason

Prior to the season, DePaul was picked to finish last in a poll of Big East coaches.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball The DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The team competes in the Big East Conference. DePaul's last NCAA tournament victory was in ...