DePaul basketball at a glance
Coach: Oliver Purnell (first year at DePaul; 394-279, 23rd year overall)
2009-10 record: 8-23 (1-17 Big East, 16th)
How season ended: Lost to USF in Big East tournament first-round game.
Starters returning/lost: 3/2
Projected starters
SF Mike Stovall* 6-4 210 Sr.: Team's top returning scorer (7.0 ppg) could double that number this year
PF Devin Hill* 6-9 210 Jr.: Regarded as a high-upside guy since he signed; could this be the system for him?
C Krys Faber 6-10 260 Jr.: Big man became leaner in offseason in order to accommodate the new style of play
SG Jeremiah Kelly* 6-0 164 Jr.: Purnell counting on his experience (to aid Young) and his improved shooting
PG Brandon Young 6-3 175 Fr.: Baltimore native will have the ball in his hands a ton this season
* denotes returning starter
Reserves
PF Cleveland Melvin 6-8 210 Fr.: Athletic leaper with long wingspan will play at the top of the press
F Tony Freeland 6-6 225 So.: A banger last year; L.A. native has shown open-court skills this fall
G/F Moses Morgan 6-6 215 Fr.: Pure shooter will get plenty of time backing up Stovall
PG Michael Bizoukas 6-2 180 Jr.: Steady defender has eschewed his old bald look this season
G Jimmy Drew 6-5 220 Sr.: Walk-on shooter only played in 9 games last year, but he'll have a role this year
SF Mario Stula 6-8 217 Sr.: Deliberate lefty shooter did not play in either exhibition game
G Joe Belcaster 6-2 160 So.: Second-year walk-on played just 3 minutes last year
SF Eric Wallace 6-7 233 Jr.: Broke left tibia and fibula in preseason; hopes to return next season
DePaul's schedule
Sun. CHICAGO ST* 5 p.m. LPTV
Tues. W. CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 25 vs. Oklahoma St.# 3:30 p.m. ESPN2
Nov. 26 vs. Va. Tech/CS-Northridge# TBA ESPN/ESPNU/ESPN2
Nov. 27 vs. TBA# ESPN2/ESPNU
Dec. 2 N. ILLINOIS 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 5 p.m.
Dec. 8 at Indiana State 7 p.m.
Dec. 11 BALL STATE* 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 MILWAUKEE 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 18 LOYOLA 1 p.m.
Dec. 22 FLORIDA ATL 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 at Cincinnati 6 p.m. ESPN3.com
Jan. 1 at Georgetown Noon BEN
Jan. 4 WEST VIRGINIA 8 p.m. BEN
Jan. 12 SETON HALL 8 p.m. BEN
Jan. 15 CONNECTICUT 1 p.m. BEN
Jan. 18 at Marquette 8 p.m. ESPNU
Jan. 22 PITTSBURGH 3 p.m. BEN
Jan. 27 at USF 8 p.m. ESPNU
Feb. 3 NOTRE DAME 8 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 5 at Louisville 7 p.m. BEN
Feb. 8 CINCINNATI 6 p.m. ESPN2
Feb. 12 at West Virginia 3 p.m. BEN
Feb. 17 at Providence 8 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 19 VILLANOVA 11 a.m. BEN
Feb. 23 at St. John's 6 p.m. BEN
Feb. 26 USF 1 p.m. BEN
Mar. 2 RUTGERS 7:30 p.m. ESPN3.com
Mar. 5 SYRACUSE 3 p.m. BEN
Mar. 8-12 Big East tournament
*At McGrath Arena
#At 76 Classic; Anaheim, Calif.