The 2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. They were led by first-year head coach Chris Holtmann. They play their home games at

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, as members of the

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. They finished the season 14–20, 4–16 in Big East play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals. They were selected to participate in the first-ever College Basketball Crown postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2023–24 season 3–29, 0–20 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament. On January 22, 2024, the school fired head coach

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after starting the season 3–15. Special assistant to the head coach

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was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 14, the school named former

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and

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head coach Chris Holtmann the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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