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8. DePaul Blue Demons
2025-26 record: 16-16 (8-12)
Likely departures
- CJ Gunn (13.1 ppg and 3.7 rpg)
- NJ Benson (11.7 ppg and 7.6 rpg)
- Brandon Maclin (10.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg)
- RJ Smith (6.6 ppg and 2.4 apg)
- Kaleb Banks (5.6 ppg and 2.5 rpg)
Likely returnees
- Layden Blocker (11.1 ppg and 3.5 apg)
- Kruz McClure (5.0 ppg and 1.5 apg)
- Theo Pierre-Justin (4.0 ppg and 2.6 rpg)
- Fabian Flores (2.9 ppg and 2.9 rpg)
- Amsal Delalic (3.8 ppg and 2.0 rpg at Pitt in 2024-25)
Roster additions
- Koree Cotton (13.9 ppg and 5.3 rpg at Texas-Rio Grande Valley)
- Noah Meeusen (5.9 ppg and 2.6 apg at Arizona State)
- Kahmere Holmes (19.5 ppg and 5.7 rpg at Wofford)
- Ade Popoola (10.8 ppg and 4.2 rpg at Tulsa)
- Magoon Gwath (8.9 ppg and 4.3 rpg at San Diego State)
- Wilson Jacques (8.8 ppg and 8.8 rpg at Fresno State)
For just the second time in program history, DePaul won eight games in Big East Basketball play (2007). And helping the momentum are several returning pieces, led by all-league candidate, Blocker. With Delalic returning from last year’s season-ending injury, there should be a fair amount of wing depth to replace Gunn and Maclin.
The center position should be a strength for the Blue Demons as well, with Gwath and Jacques capable of giving them good combined production after being productive in the Mountain West. They will need to find a new go-to scorer to get more wins but this is a roster that should fight for the middle in the Big East again.
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