2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

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.

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| recruit = Al Eichelberger

| position = #52 PF

| hometown = Saginaw, MI

| highschool = Saginaw High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 7

| weight = 225

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| scout stars = 3

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| recruit = Brandon Cyrus

| position = #51 SG

| hometown = La Porte, IN

| highschool = La Lumiere School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 190

| 40 =

| commitdate = 11/10/2015

| scout stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn stars = 3

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Devin Gage

| position = PG

| hometown = Chicago, IL

| highschool = Curie High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 190

| 40 =

| commitdate = 06/19/2015

| scout stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Levi Cook

| position = C

| hometown = Arnett, WV

| highschool = Elev8 Basketball Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 9

| weight = 260

| 40 =

| commitdate = 04/05/2016

| scout stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn stars = 0

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| recruit = Justin Roberts

| position = #31 PG

| hometown = Indianapolis, IN

| highschool = Pike High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 170

| 40 =

| commitdate = 06/13/2016

| scout stars = 4

| 247 stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn stars = 4

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| recruit = John Diener

| position = SG

| hometown = Cedarburg, WI

| highschool = Cedarburg High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 170

| 40 =

| commitdate = 05/04/2016

| scout stars = 0

| 247 stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn stars = 0

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Prior to the season, DePaul was picked to finish last in a poll of Big East coaches.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bigeast.com/news/2016/10/10/MBB_1010164924.aspx|title=Villanova Picked Unanimously Again To Win In Preseason Coaches' Poll|website=Big East Conference|language=en|access-date=2017-02-08}}

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Hutchinson CC}}

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Ohio State|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}

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Indian Hills CC}}

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Lewis University|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}

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Peru State College|note=W}}

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Western Kentucky}}

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• Dave Leitao ({{college|Northeastern}})

|asst_coach=

• Rick Carter ({{college|Michigan State}})
• Billy Garrett ({{college|Indianapolis}})
• Patrick Sellers ({{college|Central Connecticut State}})

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|DePaul Blue Demons}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 4, 2016

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Rockhurst

| site_stadium = McGrath–Phillips Arena

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| attend = 1,615

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 26

| highrebounder= Cook

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 4

| score = 79–53

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|DePaul Blue Demons}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 13, 2016

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Robert Morris

| site_stadium = McGrath–Phillips Arena

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| attend = 2,330

| tv = FS1

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 21

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = McCallum

| assists = 6

| score = 78–72

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 17, 2016

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| gamename = Gavitt Tipoff Games

| attend = 4,057

| tv = FS1

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 24

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = McCallum

| assists = 4

| score = 59–66

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 20, 2016

| time = 12:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Milwaukee

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| attend = 4,518

| tv = FS1

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 20

| highrebounder= Garrett Jr.

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 6

| score = 77–59

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 23, 2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Missouri State

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FSN/WCIU

| attend = 4,387

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 23

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 3

| score = 68–66

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 30, 2016

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FSN/WCIU

| attend = 2,091

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 19

| highrebounder= Cyrus

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

| score = 77–75

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 3, 2016

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv = BTN

| attend = 6,751

| highscorer = Wood

| points = 15

| highrebounder= Wood

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 3

| score = 64–80

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 6, 2016

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Lamar

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FSN/WCIU

| attend = 4,516

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 21

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

| score = 80–61

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 10, 2016

| time = 11:00 am

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = American Airlines Arena

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = Hoophall Miami Invitational

| tv = ESPNU

| attend = 2,152

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 17

| highrebounder= Cain

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 2

| score = 65–74

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 14, 2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UIC

| site_stadium = McGrath–Phillips Arena

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| tv = FS1

| attend = 2,099

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 27

| highrebounder= Hanel

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 3

| score = 75–80

| record = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 17, 2016

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Chicago State

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| gamename = Las Vegas Classic

| tv = FS1

| attend = 4,592

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 31

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 5

| score = 109–61

| record = 6–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 2016

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Southeast Missouri State

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| gamename = Las Vegas Classic

| tv = FS1

| attend = 4,377

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 19

| highrebounder= Hanel

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 8

| score = 81–78

| record = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = Orleans Arena

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = Las Vegas Classic semifinals

| tv = FS1

| attend =

| highscorer = McCallum

| points = 18

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = 4 tied

| assists = 1

| score = 58–72

| record = 7–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 23, 2016

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Missouri State

| site_stadium = Orleans Arena

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game

| tv = FS1

| attend =

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 16

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 3

| score = 58–69

| record = 7–6

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|DePaul Blue Demons}}| 2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 28, 2016

| time = 5:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = The Pavilion

| site_cityst = Villanova, PA

| tv = FS1

| attend = 6,500

| highscorer = McCallum

| points = 19

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

| score = 65–68

| record = 7–7

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 1, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| opponent = St. John's

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FS1

| attend = 5,152

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 18

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| score = 73–79

| record = 7–8

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 7, 2017

| time = 11:00 am

| away = yes

| opponent = Seton Hall

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| tv = CBSSN

| attend = 7,797

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 22

| highrebounder= Cyrus

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = 4 tied

| assists = 1

| score = 56–87

| record = 7–9

| conference = 0–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 10, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| opponent = Providence

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FS1

| attend = 4,641

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 14

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 5

| score = 64–63

| record = 8–9

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 14, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Marquette

| site_stadium = BMO Harris Bradley Center

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| tv = FSN/WCIU

| attend = 13,832

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 12

| highrebounder= Hanel

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 3

| score = 58–83

| record = 8–10

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 16, 2017

| time = 3:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = St. John's

| site_stadium = Carnesecca Arena

| site_cityst = Queens, NY

| gamename = MLK Day Marathon

| tv = FS1

| attend = 5,602

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 16

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 5

| score = 68–78

| record = 8–11

| conference = 1–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 21, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| opponent = Butler

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FS1

| attend = 6,713

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 32

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 4

| score = 69–70

| overtime = OT

| record = 8–12

| conference = 1–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 28, 2017

| time = 1:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = CenturyLink Center

| site_cityst = Omaha, NE

| tv = FS1

| attend = 17,611

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 18

| highrebounder= Hanel

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 5

| score = 66–83

| overtime =

| record = 8–13

| conference = 1–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 31, 2017

| time = 8:15 pm

| opponent = Georgetown

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FS1

| attend = 5,455

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 25

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| score = 73–76

| overtime =

| record = 8–14

| conference = 1–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 4, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| opponent = Marquette

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FS1

| attend = 8,392

| highscorer = McCallum

| points = 21

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 7

| score = 79–92

| overtime =

| record = 8–15

| conference = 1–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8, 2017

| time = 5:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Xavier

| opprank = 24

| site_stadium = Cintas Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| tv = FS1

| attend = 10,250

| highscorer = Cyrus

| points = 18

| highrebounder= Cyrus

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 4

| score = 61–72

| record = 8–16

| conference = 1–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 11, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FS1

| attend = 6,409

| highscorer = Harrison-Docks

| points = 15

| highrebounder= Hanel

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 3

| score = 58–93

| record = 8–17

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 13, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = CBSSN

| attend = 6,963

| highscorer = Harrison-Docks

| points = 18

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| score = 62–75

| record = 8–18

| conference = 1–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 19, 2017

| time = 12:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Butler

| opprank = 24

| site_stadium = Hinkle Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| tv = FS1

| attend = 9,100

| highscorer = Cain

| points = 24

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 3

| score = 66–82

| record = 8–19

| conference = 1–13

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 22, 2017

| time = 6:05 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgetown

| site_stadium = Verizon Center

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| tv = CBSSN

| attend = 7,896

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 15

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 4

| score = 67–65

| record = 9–19

| conference = 2–13

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 25, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| opponent = Seton Hall

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FSN/WCIU

| attend = 5,144

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 26

| highrebounder= Cain

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 6

| score = 79–82

| record = 9–20

| conference = 2–14

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 28, 2017

| time = 7:30 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Providence

| site_stadium = Dunkin' Donuts Center

| site_cityst = Providence, RI

| tv = FS1

| attend = 10,101

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 12

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

| score = 64–73

| record = 9–21

| conference = 2–15

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 4, 2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| opponent = Xavier

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| tv = FSN/WCIU

| attend = 6,774

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 17

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Cain

| assists = 3

| score = 65–79

| record = 9–22

| conference = 2–16

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|DePaul Blue Demons}}| 2017 Big East men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 8, 2017

| time = 8:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 10

| opponent = Xavier

| oppseed = 7

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = First round

| tv = FS1

| attend = 14,830

| highscorer = Garrett Jr.

| points = 16

| highrebounder= McCallum

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Garrett Jr.

| assists = 4

| score = 64–75

| record = 9–23

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}

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