DePaul Blue Demons Basketball Season Preview 2022-2023 | The College Basketball Experience (Ep. 195)

Podcast Recap

The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the upcoming basketball season for the DePaul Blue Demons. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) breaks down the Butler roster and highlights what they did in recruiting and the transfer portal this offseason. Will the Blue Demons take a big step in year #2 under Tony Stubblefield?

OUTGOING

• 6’4 G Javon Freeman-Liberty (Graduated – 22 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast)
• 6’6 F David Jones (Transferred to St. Johns – 15 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast)
• 6’8 F Brandon Johnson (Graduated – 11 pts, 7 reb)
• 6’5 G Courvoisier McCauley (Graduated – 6 pts, 2 reb)

INCOMING

• 6’1 G Umoja Gibson (Transfer from Oklahoma – 13 pts, 39% 3pt)
• 6’4 G Caleb Murphy (Transfer from South Florida – 11 pts, 3 ast, 3 reb)
• 6’8 F Eral Penn (Transfer from LIU – 17 pts, 7 reb)
• 6’8 F Da’Sean Nelson (JUCO Transfer from Kilgore)
• 6’3 G KT Raimey (JUCO Transfer from College of Southern Idaho)
• 6’4 G Zion Cruz (HS Ranked #73 from Trenton, NJ)

STARTING 5

1 – 6’4 JR. Caleb Murphy (Transfer from South Florida – 12 pts, 3 ast, 3 reb)

2 – 6’2 GR. Umoja Gibson (Transfer from Oklahoma – 13 pts, 39% 3pt)

3 – 6’6 GR. Javan Johnson (7 pts, 38% 3pt)

4 – 6’8 GR. Eral Penn (Transfer from LIU – 17 pts, 7 reb)

5 – 6’11 SR. Nick Ongenda (9 pts, 4 reb)

Preseason Tournament:

Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship (November 18^th & 20^th in Bahamas)

Open with Santa Clara. Play the winner of UCF/OK State.

Rest of the Non-Conference Schedule:

November 7th – Loyola MD

November 11th – Western Illinois

November 14th – at Minnesota (Gavitt Tip-Off Games)

November 25th – vs Texas A&M

November 30th – Samford

December 3rd – at Loyola Chicago

December 10th – UTEP

December 14th – at Duquesne

December 17th – at Northwestern