#73 DePaul Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
DePaul Blue Demons

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #73
 
Conference Rank: #9 Big East
 
 
2024-25 Record: 14-20, 4-16
2024-25 Postseason: CBC
Coach: Chris Holtmann
Coach Record: 14-20 at DePaul, 265-191 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Isaiah Rivera, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.6 apg
Jacob Meyer, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.7 apg
Conor Enright, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 6.2 apg
David Skogman, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.2 apg
Troy D’Amico, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.7 apg
JJ Traynor, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.6 apg
David Thomas, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
CJ Gunn, Senior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
Layden Blocker, Junior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.1 apg
N.J. Benson, Senior, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 0.9 apg
Theo Pierre-Justin, Sophomore, Forward, 1.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Kaleb Banks, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Tulane
Brandon Maclin, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Radford
Khaman Maker, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from St. John’s
Kruz McClure, Freshman, Guard
Isaiah Medina, Freshman, Center
Ilija Miluasevic, Freshman, Guard, Played in Serbia
Jeremy Lorenz, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Wofford
RJ Smith, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Colorado
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.4 (214th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 74.5 (247, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.6 (172, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.4 (265, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.2 (52, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (156, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.5 (239, 7)
Rebound Margin: -0.6 (236, 9)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (61, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.5 (254, 10)