The 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Tony Stubblefield for the first 18 games of the season. They played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 0–20 in Big East play to finish in last place and with the worst record in program history. They lost to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament.
On January 22, 2024, the school fired head coach Tony Stubblefield after starting the season 3–15. Special assistant to the head coach Matt Brady was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 14, the school named former Butler and Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann the team's new head coach.
Previous season The Blue Demons finished the 2022–23 season 10–23, 3–17 in Big East play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.
On January 10, 2023, DePaul defeated Villanova for the first time since 2008, snapping a 22-game losing streak to the Wildcats.
Offseason Departures DePaul departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for departure Javan Johnson 1 F 6'6 198 RS senior Decatur, AL Graduated Umoja Gibson 2 G 6'1" 173 GS senior Waco, TX Graduated Philmon Gebrewhit 5 G 6'7" 185 RS senior Boston, MA Graduate transferred to Northern Illinois Yor Anei 10 F 6'10" 228 Senior Overland Park, KS Graduated Eral Penn 11 F 6'6" 201 GS senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Ahamad Bynum 12 G 6'2" 178 RS freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Trinity Valley CC Nick Ongenda 14 C 6'11" 230 Senior Mississauga, ON Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Utah Jazz Brendan Farve 20 G 6'5" 192 Senior Vevey, Switzerland Walk-on; graduated Max Williams 30 G 6'2" 192 Junior Chicago, IL Walk-on; transferred to Illinois
Incoming transfers DePaul transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Chico Carter Jr. 2 G 6'3" 192 GS senior Columbia, SC South Carolina Jaden Henley 10 G/F 6'7" 200 Sophomore Ontario, CA Minnesota Keyondre Young 11 G 6'8" Junior Del City, OK Triton College Mac Etienne 12 F 6'10" 230 RS sophomore New York, NY UCLA Elijah Fisher 22 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Oshawa, ON Texas Tech Jeremiah Oden 25 F 6'8" 201 Senior Chicago, IL Wyoming
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Point shaving scandal On January 15, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unsealed an indictment accusing three DePaul players of point shaving and match fixing. The players charged in the indictment include Jalen Terry and Da'Sean Nelson, who each last played in the 2023–24 season; a third player, Micawber Etienne, is mentioned in the indictment as being charged elsewhere.
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