DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball

DePaul Blue Demons
DePaul Blue Demons
	2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
University	DePaul University
Head coach	Doug Bruno (36th season)
Conference	Big East
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Arena	Wintrust Arena; McGrath–Phillips Arena ; (Capacity: 10,387; 3,000)
Nickname	Blue Demons
Colors	Royal blue and scarlet;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2006, 2011, 2014, 2016
NCAA tournament second round
	1990, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
NCAA tournament appearances
	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	Big East Conference; 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
Conference regular season champions
	North Star Conference; 1987, 1988, 1989 Great Midwest Conference; 1992 Conference USA; 1996, 2005 Big East Conference; 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020

The DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The team competes in the Big East Conference.

The Blue Demons play home games at Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center on Chicago's Near South Side^[2] and at McGrath–Phillips Arena on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus. While DePaul is among the ranks for regular appearances in the NCAA tournament with 25, they have the most appearances in the tournament without reaching the Final Four.

History[edit]

The DePaul women’s basketball team began competing in the IAIAW in 1974–1975 under coach Debbie Miller and had their first winning season two seasons later, obtaining an 11–10 record under current coach Doug Bruno.^[3]

DePaul is one of the seven core schools that left the original Big East Conference in 2013 to form the current Big East Conference. Before joining the original Big East in 2005, the Blue Demons previously competed in Conference USA, the Great Midwest Conference, and the North Star Conference.^[3]

Year by year results[edit]

Source^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Debbie Miller (Independent) (1974–1976)
1974–75	Debbie Miller	3–8	–		IAIAW
1975–76	Debbie Miller	7–12	–		IAIAW
Debbie Miller:		10–20	–
Doug Bruno (Independent) (1977–1979)
1976–77	Doug Bruno	11–10	–
1977–78	Doug Bruno	16–6	–		IAIAW
Doug Bruno:		27–16	–
John Lawler (Independent) (1978–1980)
1978–79	John Lawler	23–4	–		IAIAW
1979–80	John Lawler	11–13	–		AIAW Midwest
:		34–17	–
Ron Feiereisel (Independent, North Star) (1980–1984)
1980–81	Ron Feiereisel	18–14	–		AIAW Midwest
1981–82	Ron Feiereisel	18–12	–		NWIT Sixth Place
1982–83	Ron Feiereisel	13–15	–
North Star Conference
1983–84	Ron Feiereisel	12–16	5–5	3rd
Ron Feiereisel:		61–57	5–5
Jim Izard (North Star) (1984–1988)
1984–85	Jim Izard	19–9	7–7	5th
1985–86	Jim Izard	21–7	8–6	4th
1986–87	Jim Izard	23–8	5–1	1st	NWIT Seventh Place
1987–88	Jim Izard	27–4	9–1	1st	NWIT Champions	22
Jim Izard:		90–28	29–15
Doug Bruno (North Star, Great Midwest, Conference USA, Big East (original), Big East (current)) (1988–present)
1988–89	Doug Bruno	23–10	12–2	T-1st	NWIT Sixth Place
1989–90	Doug Bruno	22–10	10–2	2nd	NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1990–91	Doug Bruno	19–12	11–3	3rd	NCAA First Round
Great Midwest Conference
1991–92	Doug Bruno	21–10	8–2	1st (GM)	NCAA Second Round (Bye)
1992–93	Doug Bruno	20–9	8–2	2nd	NCAA First Round
1993–94	Doug Bruno	10–20	5–7	4th
1994–95	Doug Bruno	20–9	9–3	2nd	NCAA First Round
Conference USA
1995–96	Doug Bruno	21–10	13–1	1st (CUSA Blue)	NCAA Second Round	23
1996–97	Doug Bruno	20–9	10–4	T-4th (American)	NCAA First Round
1997–98	Doug Bruno	11–18	5–11	T-7th (CUSA)
1998–99	Doug Bruno	12–15	7–9	4th (American)
1999–2000	Doug Bruno	18–12	10–6	2nd (American)	WNIT Sixteen
2000–01	Doug Bruno	18–14	8–8	T-3rd (American)	WNIT Sixteen
2001–02	Doug Bruno	15–14	8–6	4th
2002–03	Doug Bruno	22–10	10–4	3rd	NCAA First Round
2003–04	Doug Bruno	13–7	10–4	4th	NCAA Second Round	25
2004–05	Doug Bruno	26–5	13–1	1st	NCAA Second Round	20	17
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2005–06	Doug Bruno	27–7	11–5	T-3rd (Big East)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	15	13
2006–07	Doug Bruno	19–13	8–8	10th	NCAA First Round
2007–08	Doug Bruno	20–12	8–8	T-8th	NCAA First Round
2008–09	Doug Bruno	23–10	10–6	T-4th	NCAA First Round
2009–10	Doug Bruno	21–12	9–7	T-6th	NCAA First Round
2010–11	Doug Bruno	29–7	13–3	T-2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	10	9
2011–12	Doug Bruno	23–11	9–7	8th	NCAA Second Round	24
2012–13	Doug Bruno	21–12	9–7	T-6th	NCAA First Round
Big East Conference
2013–14	Doug Bruno	27–6	15–3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	23	22
2014–15	Doug Bruno	27–8	15–3	T-1st	NCAA Second round
2015–16	Doug Bruno	27–9	16–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	20	21
2016–17	Doug Bruno	27–8	16–2	T-1st	NCAA Second round	19	18
2017–18	Doug Bruno	27–8	15–3	T-1st	NCAA Second round		23
2018–19	Doug Bruno	26–8	14–4	2nd	NCAA First round	24	25
2019–20	Doug Bruno	28–5	15–3	1st		15	14
2020–21	Doug Bruno	14–10	11–5	4th	WNIT First round
2021–22	Doug Bruno	22–11	14–6	4th	NCAA First four
2022–23	Doug Bruno	16–17	8–12	8th
Doug Bruno:		774–382	375–169
Total:		880–440
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results[edit]

The Blue Demons made their 20th appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2015. After the 2022 tournament, their combined record is 17–25.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	#8	Round of 48 Round of 32	Western Kentucky Washington	W 73–63 L 77–68
1991	#12	Round of 48	Oklahoma State	L 80–81
1992	#11	Round of 48 Round of 32	Arizona State Penn State	W 67–65 L 54–77
1993	#11	Round of 48	Louisiana Tech	L 59–70
1995	#13	Round of 64	George Washington	L 79–87
1996	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32	Southern Methodist Iowa	W 96–82 L 71–72
1997	#12	Round of 64	Duke	L 56–70
2003	#9	Round of 64	Utah	L 64–73
2004	#9	Round of 64 Round of 32	George Washington Tennessee	W 83–46 L 59–79
2005	#5	Round of 64 Round of 32	Virginia Tech Liberty	W 79–78 L 79–88
2006	#4	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	Liberty Tulsa LSU	W 68–43 W 71–67 L 56–66
2007	#10	Round of 64	Georgia Tech	L 54–55
2008	#10	Round of 64	Marist	L 57–76
2009	#7	Round of 64	San Diego State	L 43–68
2010	#11	Round of 64	Vanderbilt	L 76–83 (OT)
2011	#3	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	Navy Penn State Duke	W 56–43 W 75–53 L 63–70
2012	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32	Brigham Young Tennessee	W 59–55 L 48–63
2013	#10	Round of 64	Oklahoma State	L 56–73
2014	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	Oklahoma Duke Texas A&M	W 104–100 W 74–65 L 65–84
2015	#9	Round of 64 Round of 32	Minnesota Notre Dame	W 79–72 L 67–79
2016	#6	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	James Madison Louisville Oregon State	W 97–67 W 73–72 L 71–83
2017	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32	Northern Iowa Mississippi State	W 88–67 L 71–92
2018	#5	Round of 64 Round of 32	Oklahoma Texas A&M	W 90–79 L 80–81
2019	#6	Round of 64	Missouri State	L 78–89
2022	#11	First Four	Dayton	L 57–88

Notable players and coaches[edit]

National awards[edit]

Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA Freshman of the Year)

Aneesah Morrow – 2022

WBCA Freshman of the Year

Aneesah Morrow – 2022

Carol Eckman Award

Doug Bruno – 2008

Conference awards[edit]

Big East Conference Player of the Year

Brittany Hrynko – 2015

Chanise Jenkins – 2016

Brooke Schulte – 2017

Big East Conference Freshman of the Year

Aneesah Morrow – 2022

Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year

Jacqui Grant – 2017

Chante Stonewall – 2020

Big East Conference Sixth Player of the Year

China Threatt – 2009

Taylor Pikes – 2011

Tanita Allen – 2017

Big East Conference Coach of the Year

Doug Bruno – 2014, 2016, 2017

Conference USA Player of the Year

Kim Williams – 1996

Conference USA Freshman of the Year

Khara Smith – 2003

Allie Quigley – 2005

Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year

Kris Booker – 1996

Conference USA Coach of the Year

Doug Bruno – 2005

Conference USA All-Decade Team^[a]

Khara Smith

Conference USA Coach of the Decade

Doug Bruno

Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year

Tammy Williams – 1993

Latasha Byears – 1995

Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year

Doug Bruno – 1995

North Star Conference Player of the Year

Sally Anderson – 1987

Diana Vines – 1988, 1989

North Star Conference Coach of the Year

Jim Izard – 1987

Retired numbers[edit]

DePaul has retired three jersey numbers.

No.	Player	Pos.	Career	Year Retired
DePaul Blue Demons retired numbers
40	Diana Vines	Foward	1985-89	2024

Notes[edit]

^ "Decade" is defined as the first decade of Conference USA's existence, starting with the 1995–96 season and ending with the 2004–05 season.

References[edit]

^ DePaul University Graphic Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2016.
^ "Event Center at McCormick Square to be named Wintrust Arena" (Press release). DePaul Blue Demons. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
^ ^a ^b DePaul Women's Basketball All-Time Results, retrieved 2013-Aug-11.
^ "Media Guide" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.
^ "Media Guide". DePaul University. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.
^ "2013–14 Big East Women's Basketball Standings". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

External links[edit]

Official website

[7] "Decade" is defined as the first decade of Conference USA's existence, starting with the 1995–96 season and ending with the 2004–05 season.

[1] DePaul University Graphic Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2016.

[2] "Event Center at McCormick Square to be named Wintrust Arena" (Press release). DePaul Blue Demons. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

[All-Time_Results-3] DePaul Women's Basketball All-Time Results, retrieved 2013-Aug-11.

[CUSA_Media_Guide-4] "Media Guide" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

[DePaul_Media_Guide-5] "Media Guide". DePaul University. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

[Big_East_2013–14-6] "2013–14 Big East Women's Basketball Standings". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

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v t e DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Venues	Alumni Hall (1974–2000) * McGrath-Phillips Arena (practice/alternate 2000–2017) Wintrust Arena (2017–present)
Culture & lore	Crossover at Kinnick
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e DePaul University
Academics	College of Computing and Digital Media College of Law Kellstadt Graduate School of Business The Theatre School
Athletics	Sports: DePaul Blue Demons Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Big East Conference Venues: McGrath-Phillips Arena Wintrust Arena
Campus	Merle Reskin Theatre
Student life	The DePaulia
History	Allstate Arena Alumni Hall Barat College Congregation of the Mission McCormick Theological Seminary University Auditorium Vincent de Paul
People	Alumni Dennis H. Holtschneider

v t e Big East Conference women's basketball
Teams	Butler Bulldogs Creighton Bluejays DePaul Blue Demons Georgetown Hoyas Marquette Golden Eagles Providence Friars St. John's Red Storm Seton Hall Pirates UConn Huskies Villanova Wildcats Xavier Musketeers
Championships & awards	Big East women's basketball tournament Player of the Year Freshman of the Year
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23