query: when was the last time depaul made the ncaa tournament

pos: DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball a member through 2005. The Blue Demons advanced to the second round of the 2004 NCAA tournament before being eliminated by eventual national champion Connecticut. DePaul left for the Big East Conference for the 2005–06 season, and joined the reconfigured Big East in 2013. The most recent men's basketball coach was Oliver Purnell, with Dave Leitao returning for the 2015-16 season in his second tenure as the Demons' coach. The coach prior to Purnell was Jerry Wainwright, who joined DePaul in 2005. Wainwright's first season with his young team was erratic, beating No. 16 Wake Forest 84–81 before falling to

pos: North Florida Ospreys their first ever bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The program's all-time record through the 2014–15 season is 268–403. The Ospreys women's basketball team is currently led by head coach Darrick Gibbs, who is in his first season in 2015–16. Mary Tappmeyer was the head coach from the program's inception in 1992 until 2015 when her contract was not renewed. North Florida made the NCAA Division II Tournament twice, in 2003 and 2004, and were the 2009–10 Atlantic Sun Conference runner-up. However, they began to struggle in the following years, posting two last-place finishes in the Atlantic

pos: 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game In the 1st round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, Emeka Okafor had a double double with 15 points and 14 rebounds and he was able to limit the nations third-leading scorer Taylor Coppenrath to 12 points as Connecticut beat Vermont 70-53. In the 2nd round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, Connecticut was able to beat DePaul 72-55 despite their coach Jim Calhoun having an upset stomach. In the Sweet 16, Ben Gordon scored 20 points to lead Connecticut to a 73-53 victory over Vanderbilt. In the Elite Eight, Emeka Okafor only scored two points due to a tweaked shoulder but

neg: 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament pass at the last second, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The tournament also featured a "Cinderella team" in the Final Four, as Providence College, led by a then-unknown Rick Pitino, made their first Final Four appearance since 1973. This was also the last tournament in which teams were allowed to have home court advantage: Syracuse (2E), DePaul (3MW), Arizona (10W) and UAB (11SE) all opened the tournament playing on their home courts. The 1987 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was also the first tournament to use the three-point shot. For the second time, the Louisiana Superdome hosted the Final

neg: Joey Meyer (basketball) Meyer coached DePaul from 1942 to 1984, winning 724 games and leading the Blue Demons to winning records in 37 of his 42 seasons., including seven NCAA men's basketball tournament appearances in his last nine seasons. When Ray Meyer retired in 1984, Joey Meyer was promoted to head coach. Joey Meyer led DePaul to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in his first eight seasons, including back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances in his second and third seasons. In the 1986 tournament, #12-seeded DePaul—led by freshman guard Rod Strickland (14.1 ppg season average) and junior Dallas Comegys (13.8 ppg) -- upset #5-seeded Virginia and

neg: DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball up a fight in a close loss to 8 seed Providence. DePaul, however, has not had a winning record in any season since 2006-07. Since the 1989-90 season, DePaul has won one NCAA tournament game in the 29 seasons that have transpired. DePaul has not qualified for the NCAA Tournament since the 2003-04 season, and has been to only two NCAA Tournaments since 1991-92. The Blue Demons have not been to postseason play at all since 2006-07. DePaul has finished last in the Big East eight of the past ten seasons concluding with a tie for last in the 2017-18

neg: 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament on the campus of DePaul University. And the state of Utah became a host for the first time, when the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse on the campus of Brigham Young University hosted games in the West regional quarterfinals. The 1960 tournament would be the only time for Alumni Hall to host games, and the last for the Cow Palace; it would be thirty years before the tournament would return to the Bay Area, and, if the schedule holds, the city of San Francisco will host games again in 2022. <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Denotes overtime period 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

neg: 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament held a small, two-point lead at half-time, which evaporated when DePaul opened the second half with a 14–0 run. BYU chipped at the lead, and cut the lead to three points late in the game. With one second left in the game, the lead was three, and Haley Steed launched a three-point attempt that many, including BYU coach Jeff Judkins, thought it was going in. It did not, and DePaul secured the round, and hit a final foul shot to win the game, 59–55. The last time Tennessee-Martin beat Tennessee, Pat Summitt, then Pat Head, was playing for the Tennessee-Martin

neg: 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Xavier. That season marked the Blue Demons' final season at Allstate Arena The Blue Demons were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Big East poll. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Tournament 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year

neg: 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team Big East Tournament. Prior to the season, DePaul was picked to finish last in a poll of Big East coaches. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Tournament 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 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

neg: Craig Blazer Craig Blazer Crag Blazer is the former head coach for men's soccer at DePaul. Under Blazer's guidance, the school made its first NCAA tournament appearance and set a new record for wins in a single season (2007). Blazer's team won the Red Division of the Big East Conference and appeared in the Big East Tournament semifinals. At the time, the team set yet another record: being ranked as high as 17 nationally. He has been the coach at DePaul since 2001. Before that he was the national team coordinator for the US Soccer Federation from 1993 to 2001. Blazer was

neg: DePaul University Four in the 1978–1979 season. DePaul also made it to the Final Four in 1943. The school's only national championship came in 1945 after winning the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). DePaul has been to the NCAA tournament 22 times (two Final Four appearances) and NIT tournament 16 times. The team played at the Allstate Arena from 1980 until 2017. Beginning in the 2017-2018 season, the team has played at Wintrust Arena. In 2017 the DePaul Men's Track and Field team won the university's first male sports Big East championships, in the sport of Indoor and Outdoor track and field. DePaul's

neg: 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team Regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Big East Tournament 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fourth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with two home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to

neg: Joey Meyer (basketball) the NCAA tournament, but they were on a downward trajectory. In 1992, the Blue Demons were co-champions of the newly formed Great Midwest Conference but made their last NCAA tournament appearance under Meyer. In 1996, they finished 11-18, their first losing season since 1971, and the next year, a young DePaul team finished 3-23. Meyer was dismissed on April 28, 1997 and succeeded by Pat Kennedy just over six weeks later. Meyer began his professional basketball head coaching career with the Chicago Skyliners of the American Basketball Association, leading them to a 29-11 record and the Western Conference championship in

neg: 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team ranked last in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 27 points. !colspan=9| Exhibition !colspan=9| Regular Season !colspan=9| 2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by second year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with three home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place.

neg: 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by second year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with three home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Connecticut. On October 19, 2011, at Big East Media Day, DePaul was

neg: 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team year record of 54–105. The Blue Demons finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to Creighton. !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Non-Conference Regular Season !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Big East Conference Play !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Big East Tournament 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fifth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home

neg: DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball The Blue Demons made their 20th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2015. After the 2015 tournament, their combined record is 16–22. Source DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball The DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University in Chicago. The school 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. The women’s basketball team began competing in the IAIAW in

neg: National Invitation Tournament each season, the rest being non-championship winning teams. Between 1939 and 1970, when teams could compete in either tournament, only DePaul (1945), Utah (1947), San Francisco (1949) and Holy Cross (1954) claim or celebrate national championships for their teams based solely on an NIT championship, although Long Island recognizes its selection as the 1939 national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation, made in 1943. In 1943 the NCAA tournament moved to share Madison Square Garden with the NIT in an effort to increase the credibility of the NCAA Tournament. In 1945, "The New York Times" indicated that many teams could

neg: 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing to Texas A&M in the second round. This was the Blue Demons' first season at the new Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center. The arena is also the new home to the DePaul men's team. !colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Conference regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Big East Women's Tournament !colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during

neg: 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team Tournament !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirtieth year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the McGrath-Phillips Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to St. John's. They received

neg: Cheyenne, Oklahoma 20th in career assists (150), and 823 career points (20th on the school's all-time scoring list). She tied a school record for rebounds by an individual in an NCAA Tournament game with 12 against DePaul in the opening round game in 1991. On January 24, 1990, Fisher scored 23 points in a 99-94 win over the Oklahoma Sooners. She was on the 1991 OSU team that made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, the first OSU team to make it that far, and averaged 10.9 points a game that season. 2010 - 2013 Cheyenne Bears The Bears

neg: 2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by third year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with two home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Rutgers. This was DePaul's final season as a member of the original

neg: DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball season. Following that season, a group of "concerned students and alumni" purchased a full page advertisement in the Chicago Sun-Times calling for change within the school's Athletic Department. https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/depaul-students-alumni-buy-ad-calling-for-the-firing-of-athletic-director/ The Blue Demons have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 22 times. Their combined record is 21–25. Their appearances in the tournament from 1986–1989 have been vacated by the NCAA thus their official record is 15–21. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Vacated by the NCAA The Blue Demons have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 16 times. Their combined record is 17–17. They were NIT Champions in 1945. DePaul has had two of their coaches

neg: 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team with the 2014 tournament title. !colspan=9 style="background:#E60D2E; color:#006EC7;"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#E60D2E; color:#006EC7;"| Regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#E60D2E;"| Big East Tournament !colspan=9 style="background:#E60D2E;"| NCAA Tournament 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by twenty eighth year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Allstate Arena and the McGrath-Phillips Arena. They are members of the new Big East Conference. In their first season in the Big East, the Blue Demons went 27-5, 15-3 in conference play,

neg: Big East Conference to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and since Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Seton Hall, and Xavier only field club teams, the Big East had to look elsewhere. Both Denver and Johns Hopkins were rumored as targets for potential invitation and Denver was ultimately invited to join the Big East as a lacrosse-only member. Denver joined the Big East as one of the hottest teams in the country; at the time of the relaunch of the Big East in July 2013, the Pioneers had made six NCAA Tournament appearances in the previous eight seasons and had appeared in two

neg: 2013–14 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team first loss in the tournament's first round since 2009. Ousting Georgetown from the tournament, DePaul moved on to face No. 14 Creighton in the quarterfinals the next day. With a 17–14 record and having lost five of their last seven games, the Hoyas did not receive an invitation to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, and instead accepted a bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament, the third and final Georgetown NIT appearance of the John Thompson III era and the first since 2009. Seeded fourth in one of the NIT's regions, their first opponent was fifth-seeded

neg: 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-second year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the Wintrust Arena. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with Marquette. They won the Big East Women's Tournament by defeating Marquette in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they

neg: 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-first year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the McGrath–Phillips Arena. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where

neg: 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by twenty ninth year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the McGrath-Phillips Arena and Allstate Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference. They finish the season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the regular season title with Seton Hall. They also won the Big East Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated Minnesota

neg: Gene Cross school record with 22 victories and win a share of the MCC regular-season title while earning an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. In Cross's final season at UIC, the Flames finished 20–14 winning the Horizon League conference tournament championship. That win propelled UIC into the NCAA Tournament via automatic bid. Cross then spent 3 seasons from 2002 to 2005 seasons as an assistant coach for the DePaul Blue Demons. DePaul played in the NIT to finish the 2003 and 2005 seasons. The 2003–04, the Blue Demons tied for the C-USA Championship and played in the NCAA tournament. In 2005,

neg: 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to St. John's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated James Madison in the first round, Louisville in the second round before losing to Oregon State in the sweet sixteen. !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Conference regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Big East Women's Tournament !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2016–17 DePaul Blue

neg: 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fourth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with two home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to Creighton. !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#00438c; color:#F10041;"|

neg: 1993–94 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team meetings, but they did not schedule one another for a non-tournament regular-season game again until 2015. DePauls January 22, 1994, victory over Georgetown was the last time the Blue Demons defeated the Hoyas for 20 years. The following season, Georgetown would begin a 14-game winning streak against DePaul which the Blue Demons would not finally break until they upset the Hoyas in the first round of the 2014 Big East Tournament in March 2014. Source Source Sources !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Big East Tournament !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| NCAA Tournament 1993–94 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team The

neg: 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament but the Fightin' Blue Hens of Delaware scored 73, to win their first ever NCAA tournament game. Kansas hasn't been to the NCAA Tournament since 1999. They narrowly made the field, but were going through a rough patch, losing all but two of their final eight games, and losing their leading scorer, Carolyn Davis, to a season-ending knee injury. Despite facing a higher seeded team in Nebraska, they managed to outscore their opponents and beat the Huskers 57–49. The game between Tennessee and DePaul was a rematch of an earlier season game played at the Maggie Dixon Classic, won by

neg: Liberty Lady Flames basketball Tournament title and NCAA appearance with an undefeated regular season and wins in the conference tournament to go 28–0 before a loss to Tennessee 102–58 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (they tied the record for wins in 2008, going 28–4, including a Big South title). They have won just two NCAA Tournament games (2005), advancing to the Sweet Sixteen as a #13 seed after beating Penn State 78–70 and DePaul 88–79 before losing to #1 LSU 90–48 in the Regional Semifinals. They have also made an appearance in the WNIT (2016), losing to Villanova 67–51 in the

neg: 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round. !colspan=9 style="background:#E60D2E; color:#006EC7;"| Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#006EC7; color:#E60D2E;"| Regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#E60D2E;"| Big East Tournament !colspan=9 style="background:#E60D2E;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by twenty ninth year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the McGrath-Phillips Arena and Allstate Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference. They finish the season 27–8, 15–3 in Big

neg: DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball and has enjoyed success with such great players as George Mikan in the 1940s. Ray Meyer coached at DePaul for over 40 years, from 1942 to 1984. After going to the Final Four of the 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, Meyer's team was the No. 1 seed in its regional three years in a row in 1980, 1981 and 1982. Success continued with multiple NCAA appearances under his son, Joey Meyer, throughout the 1980s. DePaul joined the Great Midwest Conference in 1991 which later merged with the Metro Conference in 1995 to become Conference USA, in which DePaul was

neg: 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Allstate Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. Dave Leitao returned to Chicago to lead the Blue Demons for the second time, following a three-year tenure from 2002–2005. They finished the 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. The Blue Demons finished the 2014–15 season with

neg: 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team Tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing to Texas A&M in the second round. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Women's Tournament 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2018–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-third year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the Wintrust Arena. They are members of the Big East Conference. The

neg: 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team style=| Big East regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Tournament 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year (seventh overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and play their home games at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago as members of the Big East Conference. The Blue Demons finished the 2017–18 season 11–20, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament

neg: 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team record of 12–20 (6–12 Big East), tied for 7th in the conference. They were eliminated in the opening round of the 2015 Big East Tournament. Following the season, head coach Oliver Purnell resigned and was replaced by Leitao. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-Conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Tournament 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Allstate Arena, and were members of the Big

neg: 2000 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament Stewart was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Washington qualifies for WCWS. Arizona qualifies for WCWS. Oklahoma qualifies for WCWS. UCLA qualifies for WCWS. Alabama qualifies for WCWS. California qualifies for WCWS. Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS. DePaul qualifies for WCWS. The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. 2000 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 2000 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the nineteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2000, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six

neg: 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament UCLA infielder Julie Adams was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player. UCLA qualifies for WCWS Arizona qualifies for WCWS Washington qualifies for WCWS Fresno State qualifies for WCWS Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS. Arizona State qualifies for WCWS. California qualifies for WCWS. DePaul qualifies for WCWS. The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament The 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the eighteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1999, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament

neg: 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2018–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-third year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the Wintrust Arena. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Blue Demons finished the 2017–18 season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with Marquette. They won the Big East Women's Tournament by defeating Marquette in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's

neg: 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirtieth year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the McGrath-Phillips Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to St. John's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's

neg: James Southerland 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, against DePaul. During the 2013 Big East Tournament, Southerland set records for most three pointers made in a game without a miss (6 vs Pittsburgh) and total number of threes made (17) in a single tournament, while being named to the All-Tournament team. Was selected as a member of the East Regional All-Tournament team during the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Source: After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Southerland joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the Orlando Summer League and the Golden State Warriors for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 5, 2013, he

neg: Craig Blazer soccer team for boys age 6 to 19. Blazer is married to Claudia and is the father of two sons, Oscar and Juj, and daughters, Stella and Sophia. Craig Blazer Crag Blazer is the former head coach for men's soccer at DePaul. Under Blazer's guidance, the school made its first NCAA tournament appearance and set a new record for wins in a single season (2007). Blazer's team won the Red Division of the Big East Conference and appeared in the Big East Tournament semifinals. At the time, the team set yet another record: being ranked as high as 17 nationally.

neg: Alumni Hall (DePaul University) in 1960. The arena closed in 2000 and was torn down in 2001. The team moved to the DePaul Athletic Center, and the land was used for the new DePaul Student Center. The site was home to the Chicago Hustle of the WBL from 1978 to 1981 and used for first round NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament games in 1990 and 1992. Alumni Hall (DePaul University) Alumni Hall was a 5,308-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago. The facility, which was dedicated on December 16, 1956, was owned and operated by DePaul University. It replaced the University Auditorium, the school's prior on-campus gym.

neg: 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by twenty eighth year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Allstate Arena and the McGrath-Phillips Arena. They are members of the new Big East Conference. In their first season in the Big East, the Blue Demons went 27-5, 15-3 in conference play, to earn the 1 seed in the Big East Tournament. The Blue Demons would host all games of the Tournament and walk away

neg: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament as of 2018. However, there was much less of a division between "major" and "mid-major" conferences in 1962, and the MVC was often seen in that day as a major basketball conference. The last time the Final Four was composed, as of 2018, of at least 75% of mid-major teams (3/4), i.e. excluding all present-day major conferences or their predecessors, was 1979, where Indiana State, then as now of the Missouri Valley Conference (which had lost several of its most prominent programs, among them Cincinnati, earlier in the decade); Penn, then as now in the Ivy League; and DePaul, then

neg: DePaul University compete in the Big East Conference. DePaul's men's basketball team has made 18 NCAA tournament appearances and appeared in two Final Fours. Originally named St. Vincent's College, DePaul University was founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission priests and brothers, known as the Vincentians. Followers of 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul, they founded the university to serve Roman Catholic children of immigrants. Student enrollment grew from 70 in 1898 to 200 in 1903 in what is now the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. In that year, James Quigley, Archbishop of Chicago, announced plans to create a

neg: Brian Visser way to a Big East Conference Red Division Title and a berth in the NCAA National Tournament. That year, Visser received Big East Goalie of the Year, 1st team All-Big East Conference, and NSCAA Adidas All-Scholar All-American First Team. After his senior year (2008), Visser received 2nd Team All-Big East Conference honors. Visser was a three-time All-Big East All-Academic team selection (2006, 2007, 2008) as well as a three-time DePaul Men's Soccer Most Valuable Player (2006, 2007, 2008). After participating in MLS Preseason with the New England Revolution after his Senior season at DePaul, Visser ended up signing with the

neg: 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament men's sports; the first Division I Women's Tournament would be played the following year. Indiana, coached by Bob Knight, won the national title with a 63–50 victory over North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith. Isiah Thomas of Indiana was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The date of Saturday, March 14, 1981, was noteworthy in that it resulted in three major second round tournament upsets which were decided by last-second baskets. St. Joseph's trailed No. 1 seed DePaul by seven at about the midway point of the second half, in an early afternoon Mideast Region game from Dayton, Ohio. However,

neg: 2013–14 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown finished the regular season in seventh place in the Big East, with an 8-10 conference record and a 17–13 record overall. It was Georgetown's first losing conference record since the 2008-2009 season, and the seventh-place finish meant that the Hoyas would not get a bye in the first round of the conference championship tournament. Seeded seventh in the 2014 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden and hoping a run to the tournament championship game would earn them an NCAA Tournament bid, the Hoyas met the conference's last-place team, 10th-seeded DePaul, in the tournament's first round. The Blue Demons

neg: Jahlil Okafor for having failed. In November 2008, during seventh grade he matched his father's height of . Later the family moved to Chicago's North Side so that Okafor could attend Whitney Young High School. As a eighth-grader, Okafor was recruited by DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball in violation of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recruiting rules when DePaul Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto made public comments about an offer. Initially, interim coach Tracy Webster, made an oral offer on January 30 outside the DePaul locker room at Allstate Arena. The offer was noted online by ESPNChicago.com and picked up by the

neg: Louisville Cardinals men's basketball schools. From 1944 to 1990, Louisville had an NCAA-record 46 straight winning seasons, winning 20 or more games on 31 occasions during that period. Louisville has made 42 NCAA Tournament appearances (5th all-time) and 14 NIT appearances. The Cardinals have reached the NCAA Tournament 32 of the last 40 years (12 of the last 15, 14 of the last 18 years, 20 of last 25). Since the NCAA began keeping Sweet Sixteen appearance records in 1975, Louisville's 21 Sweet Sixteens are 5th all-time behind North Carolina (26), Kentucky (25), Duke (24), and Kansas (22). The Cardinals have reached the Elite

neg: George Mikan Mikan later recalled his DePaul days. "When the other team took a shot, I'd just go up and tap it out." As a consequence, the NCAA and later the NBA, outlawed goaltending. Bob Kurland, a seven-footer from Oklahoma A&M, was one of the few opposing centers to have any success against Mikan. Mikan was named the Helms NCAA College Player of the Year in 1944 and 1945 and was an All-American three times. In 1945, he led DePaul to the NIT title, which at that time was as prestigious as the NCAA title. Mikan led the nation in scoring with

neg: 2007 Women's College World Series to the 2007 Women's College World Series. Oklahoma was the lone seed of the predetermined top eight not to advance, as they fell to DePaul in super regional action. The first pitch of the 2007 Women's College World Series was Thursday, June 16, at 12:00 PM CDT. The 2007 tournament was only the second time in its NCAA era in which 16 WCWS games were played (the other being the 2005 Women's College World Series). The best-of-three championship series featured Arizona and Tennessee. After facing elimination three times, the Arizona Wildcats advanced to the championship series by beating DePaul in

neg: Bradley University 1982. In 2008, the men's basketball team was selected to participate in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational. They reached the Championship game but lost to Tulsa 2–1 in a 3-game series. In 2006, the Bradley soccer team lost in the MVC Championship. In 2007, the Bradley soccer team returned to the MVC Championship and defeated Creighton 1–0 to claim their first MVC Tournament Championship and fourth appearance in the NCAA postseason soccer tournament. They had never won a game in the NCAA tournament. Following their first ever NCAA tournament game victory over DePaul 2–0, the Braves continued on a magical

neg: Gene Sullivan (basketball) career record. Sullivan spent the next few years as head of recreational programs for the Chicago Park District. He later worked as director of an anti-gang youth program with the Cook County State's Attorney's office and as a radio analyst for DePaul basketball radio broadcasts. He died of a staph infection at age 70 in February 2002. Loyola returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2018 for the first time since Sullivan's team made its 1985 appearance. The school honored the team in 2009. Gene Sullivan (basketball) Gene Sullivan (April 21, 1931 – February 21, 2002) was an American basketball coach

neg: Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball East Tournament at the hands of last-place DePaul, the team received a No. 4 seed in the NIT, losing in the second round to top-seeded Florida State. In 2014–15, the Hoyas rebounded from their previous season's performance. Ranked as high as No. 21 at times, they completed the regular season with a 20–7 record and a second-place finish in the Big East, and advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament before losing to Xavier. Ranked No. 22 in the country, they received a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but lost to Utah in the third round.

neg: 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year (sixth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at the new Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Marquette. The Blue Demons finished the 2016–17 season 9–23, 2–16

neg: Liberty Flames and Lady Flames conference games in a season and to join Gardner–Webb as the only two teams to post consecutive unbeaten seasons. Liberty finished ranked 15th in the FCS Coaches Poll and 14th in the Sports Network Poll. The University gained some media attention in the winter of 2005 when their women's basketball team, the Lady Flames led by Katie Feenstra, made the Sweet Sixteen of the 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, being labeled a "Cinderella" team. After defeating fourth-seeded Penn State and fifth-seeded DePaul, the Flames' winning streak was halted by top-seeded LSU. Feenstra was later drafted by the San

neg: La Salle University also made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, won eight Philadelphia Big 5 city championships, and four Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. The program is one of only two schools (with Houston) to have two players in the top 25 in all-time NCAA scoring - Lionel Simmons and Michael Brooks. It's also had three National Players of the Year - only Duke University and Ohio State have had more. La Salle's last successful run in the NCAA Tournament a surprising run in 2013 when La Salle went to the Sweet Sixteen as an underdog. The Explorers pulled off surprise upsets, beating ranked

neg: 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year (seventh overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and play their home games at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago as members of the Big East Conference. The Blue Demons finished the 2017–18 season 11–20, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Marquette. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season !colspan=9

neg: TVS Television Network that covered the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament games. He later moved into television coverage of college basketball games. Founded by Einhorn, the network originally telecast college basketball games to regional networks at a time when the sport was of no interest to the national networks. Taking advantage of intense regional collegiate rivalries, the network blossomed in the 1960s and developed into a full service sports network. Einhorn proceeded to put together a Saturday afternoon TVS "game of the week" concept that often featured some of the major midwestern independent teams such as Marquette, DePaul, and Notre Dame. These

neg: 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They advanced to the champiopnship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2011 where they lost to DePaul in the first round. !colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Exhibition

neg: 2014–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team final polls of the season – and returning to the NCAA Tournament after a one-year absence. However, the Hoyas' frustrations in the tournament continued, as they again exited early; in the eight seasons since the Final Four season of 2006-07, Georgetown had made six NCAA Tournament appearances without ever advancing past the first weekend, and had gone 3–6 in tournament games, each time losing to a lower-seeded opponent. Despite this disappointment, 2014-15 was significant as the last winning season and the last season to include a postseason tournament appearance during John Thompson III's tenure at Georgetown. Although it was not

neg: Tom Poitras five 10 win seasons. His 2009 squad went 14–3–3, and reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in 26 years. During the season, UW-Greenbay had impressive victories against Wisconsin, DePaul, and Butler. The team finished undefeated at home with a 7–0–1 record for the first time in 26 years, and a second place overall finish in the Horizon League. In 2007, his team beat NCAA runner-up Ohio State University in a major upset. He was hired as head coach at Hartford in April 2011.In 2014 Poitras signed a 5 year contract extension with Hartford. Tom Poitras Tom Poitras is

neg: Tracy Webster Tracy Webster Tracy Webster (born April 7, 1971) is a former American basketball coach. Webster worked as an assistant coach at Kentucky, Illinois, Purdue, Ball State, DePaul, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Cal. He was the interim head coach at DePaul from January 11, 2010 until April 7, 2010, amassing a 1–14 regular season record and a 0–1 record in the Big East Tournament. Webster was a basketball letterman and team captain at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where, in 1994, he helped lead the Badgers to their first NCAA tournament appearance in over 40 years. He picked up All-Big Ten honors three

neg: 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team round before losing to UCLA in the second round. They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round. !colspan=9 style=|Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East regular season !colspan=9 style=| Big East Women's Tournament !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Women's Tournament 2017–18 NCAA Division I

neg: 2007 Women's College World Series 2007 Women's College World Series The 2007 Women's College World Series was held May 31 through June 6, 2007 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event was the University of Oklahoma. After successfully advancing through the regional and super regional rounds of the 2007 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, eight teams advanced to Oklahoma City. Arizona, Baylor, Tennessee, Texas A&M, DePaul, Washington, Arizona State, and Northwestern all won their super-regionals and made the trip

neg: Ray Meyer Ray Meyer Raymond Joseph Meyer (December 18, 1913 – March 17, 2006) was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record. Meyer coached DePaul to 21 post-season appearances (13 NCAA, eight NIT). In total, Meyer recorded 37 winning seasons and twelve 20-win seasons, including seven straight from 1978 to 1984. Two Meyer-coached teams reached the Final Four (1943 and 1979), and in 1945, Meyer led DePaul past Bowling Green to capture the National Invitation Tournament, the school's only post-season title. Meyer coached

neg: 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by fifth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Creighton. On March 14th, head coach Oliver Purnell resigned. He finished at DuPaul with a five

neg: 2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team Big East Conference (now known as the American Athletic Conference or The American). The so-called "Catholic 7" schools will join together with Butler, Creighton and Xavier to form a new conference that will keep the Big East Conference name but will be an entirely new conference. !colspan=9| Exhibition !colspan=9| Regular Season !colspan=9| 2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament 2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team The 2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by third year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games

neg: 2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team a 35–24 lead at halftime. In the second half, the Hoyas had a 16–2 scoring run – including 11 by D'Vauntes Smith Rivera, who scored 15 points after halftime – to pull 18 points ahead for the first time at 55–37 with 8:56 left in the game. Georgetown snapped its six-game losing streak and won 70–53, its first victory in nearly weeks, while DePaul lost its fourth game in a row, for the eighth time in its last nine Big East Tournament games, and for the 19th time in the last 20 games against Georgetown. For the game, DePaul shot

neg: Fresno State Bulldogs impressive is that Wiggins has guided the program to its only four NCAA tournament appearances in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. With Fresno State moving to the Mountain West Conference, the 2011–2012 season is the last chance for the Bulldogs to win a 5th straight Western Athletic Conference championship. The Men's Basketball program achieved its greatest moment winning the 1983 National Invitational Tournament Championship. Coach Boyd Grant guided the Bulldogs through the 32 team NIT field, winning the final 69-60 over DePaul. Hundreds of fans known as the Red Wave followed the team from Fresno's Selland Arena, its home court

neg: 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on November 29, 2007 with 64 teams and concluded on December 15, 2007 when Penn State defeated Stanford 3 games to 2 in Sacramento, California for the program's second NCAA title. Penn State, who was making their first final four appearance since 1999, finished the season on a 26 match win streak. Their last loss of 2007 came against Stanford in five games. Semifinalist California made the program's first NCAA Final Four appearance after upsetting defending champion Nebraska in the quarterfinals. With Stanford, California

neg: Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse history when unranked Dartmouth played #2 Princeton at Princeton's Class of 1952 Field on April 26. Dartmouth, having finished last in the Ivy League in 2002, played on the road versus the defending champs. Nevertheless, Dartmouth prevailed by stunning the Tigers 13-6. It was the first time Dartmouth had beaten Princeton in lacrosse since 1956. Dartmouth went on to win the Ivy League title and qualify for the NCAA tournament. Dartmouth made its first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2003, where it was eliminated in the first round by Syracuse, 13–11. The game was highlighted by the end-to-end game-tying

neg: 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game victory against Arkansas gave Indiana State a Final Four spot. In the national semifinal against DePaul, Bird made 16 of 19 field goal attempts and had 16 rebounds and 9 assists. In a close game, Indiana State won to reach the final without a loss on the season, at Coached by Jud Heathcote, Michigan State featured sophomore Magic Johnson, who had been instrumental in helping the team win the Big Ten Conference championship the previous season. It was their first solo conference title since 1958–59; the Spartans reached the regional finals at the 1978 NCAA Tournament, but lost by three

neg: DePaul Blue Demons his previous 12 years as head coach. The 2007–08 season saw the Demons with a 10–19 record, but there were high points in the year. DePaul had upsets over Villanova University, then ranked #15 nationally and ultimately a member of the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, and Northwestern. However, things took a turn for the worse during the 2008-2009 season. DePaul went 0-18 in regular season Big East play, setting a school-record for longest losing streak, before winning their first Big East Conference tournament game against Cincinnati. During the 2009-10 season, head coach Jerry Wainwright was fired and replaced by Oliver Purnell

neg: DePaul Blue Demons are scarlet and royal blue. A member of the Big East Conference, DePaul University sponsors teams in seven men's and eight women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The school is well known for its basketball program which gained prominence under Ray Meyer who led the team to the NCAA Division I basketball Final Four in the 1978–1979 season. The school's only national championship came in 1945 after winning the NIT tournament. The team played at the Allstate Arena between 1980 and 2017. They currently play their home games at the Wintrust Arena adjacent to the McCormick Place south of downtown Chicago. The

neg: Pat Summitt to Texas and UConn. In the NCAA tournament, the Lady Vols made it to the title game only to lose to the Huskies again 73–68. During the season, Summitt earned her 800th win, 76–57 over DePaul and was the fastest coach to reach this milestone. The 2003–04 season was similar to the previous year. The Lady Vols defeated most of their regular season opponents, including Duke and Louisiana Tech, but dropped games to UConn and Texas. The Lady Vols again went 14–0 in the regular season against SEC competition, but again fell in the conference tournament. Tennessee won five games

neg: Maggie Dixon of operations, Dixon was an assistant coach at DePaul University from 2001 to 2005 under Doug Bruno. In 2005, just 11 days before the 2005–2006 season, Dixon was hired as the women's basketball coach of the United States Military Academy. In her first year, they surprised the college basketball world by going 20–11 and winning the Patriot League conference tournament; she took them to 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament as a 15 seed, where they lost to the University of Tennessee, 102–54. It was the first NCAA tournament appearance for any Army basketball team. Her brother is Jamie

neg: Lyndsay DePaul National Championships, she won her first national title in the 100 yard butterfly and was 2nd in the 200 butterfly behind her teammate, Katinka Hosszu. Lyndsay DePaul Lyndsay DePaul (born November 30, 1988) is an American swimmer. At the 2009 World University Games, DePaul won a silver medal in the 400 m individual medley and 200 m butterfly. This last March, she finished 2nd in the 100 fly and 3rd in the 200 fly at the Women's NCAA Division 1 Championships. At the 2010 Long Course National Championships, she finished 6th place in the 100 meter butterfly and 9th place

neg: Marist Red Foxes State and 5th-seeded Middle Tennessee to make it to the Sweet 16. In March 2008, the women's basketball team was seeded 7th in the New Orleans Regional of the NCAA Basketball Tournament where they defeated the 10th seeded Depaul Blue Demons 76–57. They were then defeated by the 2nd seeded LSU Lady Tigers 68–49 on March 24, 2008, ending Marist's 22-game winning streak. The 2009 and 2010 Women's NCAA Basketball Tournaments saw Marist lose in the first rounds to Virginia and Georgetown respectively. In the 2011 NCAA tournament the women's basketball team defeated Iowa State in the first round and

neg: 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament "Southeast", replacing "Mideast." This name was used until 1998, when the regional was renamed "South." This was also the last tournament until 2010 to feature two private schools in the title game. This tournament was also the last until 2012 to feature no teams in the Sweet 16 from the Mountain or Pacific Time Zones. This tournament's East Region is the only one in NCAA Tournament history in which the higher-seeded team won every game. Lexington became the 21st host city, and Rupp Arena the 23rd host venue, for the Final Four. Lexington is the smallest metropolitan area to host

neg: 2003–04 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the program's first consecutive NCAA appearances since the 1960s. The Flyers lost to DePaul in the first round. The 2002-03 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 24–6, with a record of 13–2 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers defeated Temple to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament title. They received a bid to play in the NCAA Tournament where they fell to Tulsa in the first round. !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"| Atlantic 10 Tournament !colspan=9 style="background:#C40023; color:#75B2DD;"|

neg: Belmont Bruins women's basketball Belmont Bruins women's basketball The Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. They currently play in the Ohio Valley Conference. On April 24, 2017, former DePaul assistant coach Bart Brooks was introduced as the new Bruins' head coach. Belmont began play in 1968, with Division I play beginning in 1997. They have won the regular season title three times (two in the Atlantic Sun Conference and one in the OVC with an additional division title) and the conference tournament three times. They have made the NCAA Tournament twice along with eight WNIT appearances and four NAIA

neg: NIT bids by school and conference Western when it won its NCAA title in 1966. NIT bids by school and conference This is a list of NIT bids by school (divided by their current conference affiliation). As of the 2014 tournament, 269 schools have made appearances in the tournament. The eleven schools whose names are listed in the last table are no longer in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, and can no longer be included in the tournament. The years listed are the last tournament year a school has reached a certain round of the NIT. Note also that some schools have NIT tournament appearances under

neg: 2018–19 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team 2018–19 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team The 2018–19 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represents Marquette University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Carolyn Kieger, play their home games at the Al McGuire Center and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the 2017–18 season 24–10, 16–2 in Big East play to share the regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East Women's Tournament, where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's

neg: Kenyon Martin vs. DePaul). Martin was the consensus National Player of the Year, earning numerous awards from various organizations, and the team was ranked #1 in the nation at the conclusion of the regular season. However, Martin suffered a broken leg three minutes into the Bearcats' first game of the Conference USA Tournament, keeping him out of the NCAA Tournament that year. The team finished with a record of 29-4. He remains the Bearcats' all-time leader in career blocked shots (292) and field goal percentage (.586). Cincinnati retired his #4 jersey on April 25, 2000. Later that year, Martin was selected first

neg: DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball logged his 200th career win as a head coach. The 2007–08 season saw the Demons with a 10–19 record, but there were high points in the year. DePaul had upsets over Villanova, then ranked #15 nationally and ultimately a member of the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, and Northwestern. However, things took a turn for the worse during the 2008–2009 season. DePaul went 0–18 in Big East play, setting a school-record for longest losing streak. The Demons were able to redeem themselves somewhat knocking off Big East 9th seeded team Cincinnati in the first round of the Big East tournament and putting

neg: 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament the only time El Paso would host tournament games. <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Denotes overtime period "NOTES: 1. This was the last tournament that a third place game was staged prior to the national championship. 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament The 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1981, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in Philadelphia. A total of 48 games were played, including a national third place game (the last in the NCAA

neg: Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys and Golden Suns (Tenn.) 76-75. Joe Foley, Tech head women's basketball coach from 1987–2003, was the architect of both national championship teams. Today, the Golden Suns basketball program ranks among the top five in NCAA Division II history in winning percentage and all-time wins. The Suns finished as NCAA Division II national runners-up in 1999, and they made it back to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in three years during the 2006-07 season. Tech made it back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament when the Suns qualified for the event again in 2008. Arkansas Tech captured consecutive NCAA Division II

neg: McNeese State University previously served as the team's Associate Head Coach, made an immediate impact in the program, leading the Cowgirls to a 9-10-1 record and taking the sixth place seed in their 13th Southland Conference Tournament appearance and their first appearance in the second round of the tournament since the 2008 season. The last and only time the Cowgirl Soccer team was able to capture the Southland Conference Tournament title and earn a bid to the NCAA Championship tournament was in 2006, when the team suffered a 2-0 first round loss to Southern Methodist University. McNeese State University's speech and debate team

neg: 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The following teams earned automatic qualifiers for the 2014 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion receives the automatic bid): <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Denotes overtime period In their first round match DePaul and Oklahoma scored a combined 204 points, setting a tournament record for most points in a non-overtime game. Oklahoma's 66 second-half points was also a record a team in a single half. Connecticut vs. Prairie View A&M aired nationwide on ESPN. Connecticut vs. Saint Joseph's aired nationwide on ESPNU. All other games aired with whip-a-round

neg: Kris Jenkins (basketball) Villanova Wildcats. During his freshman season, the 2013–14 season, he averaged 4.1 points per game as a reserve player. The following season, he had 6.3 points per game. As a junior, on March 1, 2016, Jenkins scored a career-high 31 points in a win over DePaul. He averaged 19.7 points per game in the Big East Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament team. In the NCAA championship game on April 4, 2016 against North Carolina, Jenkins hit the game-winning three-point shot as time expired. In his junior season, Jenkins averaged 13.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting

neg: 2011–12 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team last coming in 2010. As a 15 seed, they defeated 2 seed Duke in the second round, only the sixth time in NCAA Tournament history that a 15 seed defeated a 2 seed, though it was the second time of the 2012 tournament as 15 seed Norfolk State defeated 2 seed Missouri earlier the same day. This is the last time as of 2018 that a Patriot League team has won an NCAA tournament game. They fell to Xavier in the next round. Source !colspan=9| Regular season !colspan=9| 2012 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA Tournament 2011–12 Lehigh