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Who Should Be The Next DePaul Men's Basketball Coach?

Who Should Be The Next DePaul Men's Basketball Coach?
My first choice for the replacement of Oliver Purnell to coach men’s basketball at my alma mater DePaul University is my former classmate Tom Kleinschmidt. Tom was a hell of a basketball player at DePaul in the early and mid 1990’s. I played pick up ball with him a few times, he was a smart... Read more »
By Charles W. Johnson,
March 17, 2015 at 10:20 pm • 

With Oliver Purnell Gone DePaul University Must Find Its Identity

With Oliver Purnell Gone DePaul University Must Find Its Identity
This afternoon Oliver Purnell stepped down as DePaul University Men’s Basketball coach after another disappointing season. In his five seasons, Purnell went 54-105 overall and 15-65 in Big East Conference play. Often the team looked over matched during these years but this year looked different. The team started out with its best start in 20... Read more »
By Charles W. Johnson,
March 14, 2015 at 5:30 pm • 

My Childhood Heros: Sacramento Kings Interim Coach Tyrone Corbin

My Childhood Heros: Sacramento Kings Interim Coach Tyrone Corbin
My first basketball hero (after the tragic death of Simeon All American Ben “Benji” Wilson), was former DePaul University star Tyrone Corbin. I can’t honestly say what first attracted me to Tyrone’s game outside of that he was a simply solid basketball player that just got better every year. He wasn’t on the level of... Read more »
By Charles W. Johnson,
December 15, 2014 at 10:01 pm • 
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Is This DePaul Mens Basketball Team For Real?

Is This DePaul Mens Basketball Team For Real?
For the first time since the 1993-1994 year the DePaul Blue Demons Men basketball team is 6-1 to start a season. I was senior in high school and would attend DePaul the following summer but I knew members of that team and they were a talented bunch lead by Tom Kleinschmidt. But many of us... Read more »
By Charles W. Johnson,
December 10, 2014 at 6:43 pm • 

Ode To My Beloved DePaul Blue Demons

Ode To My Beloved DePaul Blue Demons
For many people their first love is a romantic, beautiful one mine begins with a demon that was blue and resided underneath the el tracks on the northside. My mother got her master from DePaul University a year and half before I was born and thus I bleed blue. I was raised in the glory... Read more »
By Charles W. Johnson,
June 25, 2014 at 10:01 pm • 

DePaul University Doesn't Need a New Arena

DePaul University Doesn't Need a New Arena
As a DePaul alum (class of ’99), and former men’s basketball ticket holder, let me give you the low down on my beloved alma maters basketball program. Nothing, because the team got beat last week by lowly Gardner Webb and they play in a barn next to an airport 18 miles out of town. For... Read more »
By Charles W. Johnson,
November 19, 2012 at 5:07 pm • 
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The Blues In DePaul Blue Demon Basketball

With the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament coming up, college basketball will be at the sports forefront for the next month. Except here in Illinois, specifically Chicago. Sure Northwestern has a remote chance of making their first ever NCAA postseason appearance and that would be special but there is no clear cut, legit college basketball team... Read more »
By Charles W. Johnson,
March 8, 2012 at 5:24 am •