2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year (ninth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Demons finished the season 5–14, 2–13 in Big East play to finish in last place. They defeated Providence in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to UConn in the quarterfinals.

2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–14 (2–13 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Anderson (4th season)
  • Shane Heirman (4th season)
  • Marc Hsu (2nd season)
Home arenaWintrust Arena
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Villanova114 .733187  .720
No. 19 Creighton146 .700229  .710
UConn116 .647158  .652
St. John's109 .5261611  .593
Seton Hall109 .5261413  .519
Providence910 .4741313  .500
Xavier67 .462138  .619
Georgetown79 .4381313  .500
Marquette811 .4211314  .481
Butler812 .4001015  .400
DePaul213 .133514  .263
2021 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

After finishing in last place in the Big East for a fifth consecutive year, the school fired head coach Leitao on March 15, 2021. On April 1, the school named longtime Oregon assistant Tony Stubblefield the team's new head coach.

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