| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | DePaul Blue Demons |
| Logo Alt: | A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle. |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 9–23 |
| Conf Record: | 2–16 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd straight, 5th overall |
| Asst Coach1: | Rick Carter |
| Asst Coach2: | Billy Garrett |
| Asst Coach3: | Patrick Sellers |
The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played almost all of their home games at Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, though they scheduled two regular-season games at the considerably smaller McGrath–Phillips Arena, the regular home of the DePaul women's team, on the school's Chicago campus. The Blue Demons, members of the Big East Conference, were led by head coach Dave Leitao, in the second year of his current tenure and fifth overall at DePaul. They finished the season 9–23, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Xavier.
The season marked the Blue Demons' final season at Allstate Arena. DePaul moved both its men's and women's teams into the new Wintrust Arena on Chicago's Near South Side.[1] The Blue Demons opened the arena with a game against Notre Dame on November 11, 2017.[2]
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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Hamilton IV | 2 | C | 6'11" | 255 | Junior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Rashaun Stimage | 3 | F | 6'8" | 217 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Myke Henry | 4 | F | 6'6" | 228 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| David Molinari | 10 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Develle Phillips | 12 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Senior | Transferred to Odessa College | ||
| Cory Dolins | 13 | G | 6'0" | 182 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Frederick Scott | 14 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Freshman | Transferred to Rider | ||
| Aaron Simpson | 15 | G | 5'11" | 152 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Oumar Barry | 25 | F | 6'10" | 226 | Freshman | Transferred to Iowa Western CC |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Grandstaff | 2 | G | 6'4" | 188 | Sophomore | Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Grandstaff will have to sit out the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Tre'Darius McCallum | 10 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College. | ||
| Max Strus | 31 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Transferred from Lewis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Strus will have to sit out the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Chris Harrison-Docks | 51 | G | 6'0" | 175 | RS Senior | Transferred from Western Kentucky. Harrison-Docks will be eligible to play immediately since Harrison-Docks graduated from Western Kentucky. |
Prior to the season, DePaul was picked to finish last in a poll of Big East coaches.[3]
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