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We preview the DePaul Blue Demons matchup against the University of Chicago Maroons on Wednesday night in this report.

Key Information

DePaul Blue Demons (1-0) vs. University of Chicago Maroons (0-0) – Wednesday, November 6th, 7:30 p.m. Central – Wintrust Arena – Chicago, Illinois

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Game Preview

The Blue Demons will face the Division III University of Chicago Maroons in a non-conference game on Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena.

One could say that this is a home game for the Maroons. The University of Chicago is slightly closer to Wintrust Arena (at 6.4 miles) than DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus is.

There is a certain school in Evanston that likes to refer to itself as Chicago’s Big Ten team, but did you know that the University of Chicago is the original Big Ten team from Chicago? Yes, the Maroons were a founding member of the Big Ten conference. They were members of the Big Ten from 1895 to 1946.

As a matter of fact, the Maroons won six Big Ten championships in men’s basketball. While that school in Evanston has never won a Big Ten Championship.

The first recorded five-on-five collegiate basketball game was the University of Chicago vs. Iowa which was played in Iowa City in the 1895-96 season.

So, while the Maroons are now a Division III team, they do have a rich history of success when they were in the Big Ten.

These days the University of Chicago is led by Mike McGrath who has been the head coach in Hyde Park since 1999. He has compiled an overall record of 298-209, including a 175-107 mark in University Athletic Association (UAA) play.

The Maroons return three of their top four scorers from last season – Jordan Baum (12.1 points per game), Dominic Laravie (11.8 ppg), and Cole Schmitz (11.1 ppg). All three players shoot 35 percent or better from beyond the arc.

This is the second of three games being played in four days to start the season for DePaul.

The Blue Demons will again be without head coach Dave Leitao, who is out for the first three games of the season due to a NCAA suspension penalty imposed on Leitao for violations committed by two staffers who are no longer with the DePaul program. Assistant coach Tim Anderson has taken over for Leitao for the first three games.

Anderson got his first coaching win in Tuesday’s 72-54 victory over Alcorn State. He now has to deal with playing on back-to back nights.

“It’s a quick turnaround, so we’ve got to be more detailed,” said Anderson. “University of Chicago presents a challenge. They can shoot the ball way better than (Alcorn State). They are really, really disciplined. So, they are going to test our defense as far as being structurally sound the whole thirty seconds. So, we’ve just got to do a better job of defending for the whole clock and getting out and sharing the ball.”

Gambling Info.

The Blue Demons are 0-1 against the spread thus far this season.

DePaul is favored by 33.5 points.

The Over/Under is 160.5 points.

The Last Time

During the 1943-44 season at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, the Blue Demons soundly defeated the University of Chicago Maroons by a 78-26 margin.

Chicago Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School

02 Alec Bryan F 6-6 210 Fr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. / Chaparral

03 Cole Schmitz G 6-5 215 Sr. Madison, Wis. / Verona

05 Skyler Twyman G 6-2 180 Fr. North Palm Beach, Fla. / The Benjamin School

10 Ezra Swell G 6-4 195 Jr. Rumson, N.J. / Lawrenceville School

14 Brandon Beckman G 6-2 185 So. Novato, Calif. / St. Ignatius College Prep

15 Dominic Laravie F 6-5 210 Jr. Dayton, Ohio / Kettering Alter

20 Ryan Martin G 6-3 180 So. Palatine, Ill. / Fremd

21 Bryce Hopkins F 6-5 195 Fr. Palatine, Ill. / Fremd

24 Jordan Baum G 6-3 190 Sr. Deerfield, Ill. / Deerfield

30 Zach Munson F 6-7 215 So. Carmel, Ind. / Guerin Catholic

32 Mattia Colangelo G 6-3 190 Sr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Upper Canada College

35 Brennan McDaniel F 6-6 215 Jr. Roswell, Ga. / Woodward Academy