The DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball program is the
NCAA Division I
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intercollegiate women's basketball program of
DePaul University
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in
Chicago
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,
Illinois
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. The team competes in the
Big East Conference
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.
The Blue Demons play home games at
Wintrust Arena at the
McCormick Place convention center on Chicago's
Near South Side and at
McGrath–Phillips Arena on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus. While DePaul is among the ranks for regular appearances in the NCAA tournament with 25, they have the
most appearances in the tournament without reaching the Final Four.
History
The DePaul women's basketball team began competing in the
AIAW
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in 1974–1975 under coach Debbie Miller and had their first winning season two seasons later, obtaining an 11–10 record under then coach Doug Bruno.
DePaul is one of the
seven core schools that left the
original Big East Conference in 2013 to form the current
Big East Conference
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. Before joining the original Big East in 2005, the Blue Demons previously competed in
Conference USA, the
Great Midwest Conference, and the
North Star Conference.
[DePaul Women's Basketball All-Time Results](_blank)
retrieved 2013-Aug-11.
After 39 seasons as head coach,
Doug Bruno announced that he was stepping down on March 28, 2025, after missing nearly the entire
2024–25 season. Beginning May 1, Bruno will become DePaul's Special Assistant to the Vice President/Director of Athletics for Women's Basketball. Associate head coach Jill Pizzotti finished the season and was officially promoted to full-time status on 3 April 2025.
"Jill M. Pizzotti Named DePaul Women's Basketball Head Coach," DePaul University Athletics, Thursday 3 April 2025.
Retrieved 3 April 2025.
Year by year results
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NCAA tournament results
The Blue Demons made their 20th appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2015. After the 2022 tournament, their combined record is 17–25.
WNIT Championships
DePaul has won one National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT) championship before the tournament folded in 1996 to become the WNIT.
Notable players and coaches
National awards
* Tamika Catchings Award ( USBWA Freshman of the Year)
: Aneesah Morrow – 2022
* WBCA Freshman of the Year
: Aneesah Morrow – 2022
* Carol Eckman Award
: Doug Bruno – 2008
Conference awards
* Big East Conference Player of the Year
: Brittany Hrynko – 2015
:Chanise Jenkins – 2016
:Brooke Schulte – 2017
* Big East Conference Freshman of the Year
: Aneesah Morrow – 2022
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Defensive Player of the Year
:Jacqui Grant – 2017
:Chante Stonewall – 2020
* Big East Conference Sixth Player of the Year
:China Threatt – 2009
:Taylor Pikes – 2011
:Tanita Allen – 2017
* Big East Conference Coach of the Year
: Doug Bruno – 2014, 2016, 2017
* Conference USA Player of the Year
:Kim Williams – 1996
* Conference USA Freshman of the Year
:Khara Smith – 2003
: Allie Quigley – 2005
* Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year
:Kris Booker – 1996
* Conference USA Coach of the Year
:Doug Bruno – 2005
* Conference USA All-Decade Team
:Khara Smith
* Conference USA Coach of the Decade
:Doug Bruno
* Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year
:Tammy Williams – 1993
: Latasha Byears – 1995
* Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year
:Doug Bruno – 1995
* North Star Conference Player of the Year
:Sally Anderson – 1987
:Diana Vines – 1988, 1989
* North Star Conference Coach of the Year
:Jim Izard – 1987
Retired numbers
DePaul has retired four jersey numbers.
Notes
References
External links
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