DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball

DePaul Blue Demons
2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
University	DePaul University
Conference	Big East
Location	Chicago, IL
Head coach	Doug Bruno (30th year)
Arena	Sullivan Athletic Center (Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Blue Demons
Colors	Royal Blue and Scarlet
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
2006, 2011, 2014, 2016
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
1990*, 1992*, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
Conference USA 2005 'Big East Conference 2014, 2015
Conference regular season champions
North Star Conference 1987, 1988, 1989 Great Midwest Conference 1992 Conference USA 1996, 2005 Big East Conference 2014, 2015, 2016

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 1974-1975 under coach Debbie Miller and had their first winning season two seasons later, obtaining an 11-10 record under current coach Doug Bruno.

NCAA tournament results

The Blue Demons made their 20th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2015. After the 2015 tournament, their combined record is 13–20.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1990	#8	Round of 48 Round of 32	Western Kentucky Washington	W 73–63 L 77–68
1991	#12	Round of 48	Oklahoma State	L 81–80
1992	#11	Round of 48 Round of 32	Arizona State Penn State	W 67–65 L 77–54
1993	#11	Round of 48	Louisiana Tech	L 59–70
1995	#13	Round of 64	George Washington	L 79–87
1996	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32	Southern Methodist Iowa	W 96–82 L 71–72
1997	#12	Round of 64	Duke	L 56–70
2003	#9	Round of 64	Utah	L 64–73
2004	#9	Round of 64 Round of 32	George Washington Tennessee	W 83–46 L 59–79
2005	#5	Round of 64 Round of 32	Virginia Tech Liberty	W 79–78 L 79–88
2006	#4	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	Liberty Tulsa LSU	W 68–43 W 71–67 L 56–66
2007	#10	Round of 64	Georgia Tech	L 54–55
2008	#10	Round of 64	Marist	L 57–76
2009	#7	Round of 64	San Diego State	L 43–68
2010	#11	Round of 64	Vanderbilt	L 76–83 (OT)
2011	#3	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	Navy Penn State Duke	W 56–43 W 75–53 L 63–70
2012	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32	Brigham Young Tennessee	W 59–55 L 48–63
2013	#10	Round of 64	Oklahoma State	L 56–73
2014	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	Oklahoma Duke Texax A&M	W 104–100 W 74–65 L 84–65
2015	#9	Round of 64 Round of 32	Minnesota Notre Dame	W 79–72 L 79–67

2015–16 Roster

2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High school/previous college Home town G 24 Tanita Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Whitney Young Chicago, Ill. F 4 Meri Bennett-Swanson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, Ill. G 10 Amarah Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Homewood-Flossmoor Bolingbrook, Ill. F 34 Jacqui Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Maine South Park Ridge, Ill. F 35 Mart'e Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. Detroit, Mich. F 44 Brandi Harvey-Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Leap Academy Camden, N.J. G 14 Jessica January 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Richfield Richfield, Minn. G 13 Chanise Jenkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, Ill. F 15 Elri Liebenberg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Bergsig Academy Rustenburg, South Africa G 23 Centrese McGee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Thorton Fractional North Calumet City, Ill. G 1 Ashton Millender 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Marian Catholic Glenwood, Ill. G/F 30 Megan Podkowa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Trinity Glenview, Ill. G 10 Lauren Prochaska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Trinity Chicago, Ill. G 22 Brooke Schulte 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mater Dei Germantown, Ill. G 45 Meghan Waldron 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Wheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, Ill.	Head coach Doug Bruno Assistant coach(es) Jill M. Pizzotti Candis Blankson Bart Brooks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 31, 2015

Year by year results

Source

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Debbie Miller (Independent) (1974–1976)
1974-75	Debbie Miller	3–8	–		IAIAW
1975-76	Debbie Miller	7–12	–		IAIAW
Debbie Miller:		10–20	–
Doug Bruno (Independent) (1977–1979)
1976-77	Doug Bruno	11–10	–
1977-78	Doug Bruno	16–6	–		IAIAW
Doug Bruno:		27–16	–
John Lawler (Independent) (1978–1980)
1978-79	John Lawler	23–4	–		IAIAW
1979-80	John Lawler	11–13	–		AIAW Midwest
:		34–17	–
Ron Feiereisel (Independent, North Star) (1980–1984)
1980-81	Ron Feiereisel	18–14	–		AIAW Midwest
1981-82	Ron Feiereisel	18–12	–		NWIT Sixth Place
1982-83	Ron Feiereisel	13–15	–
North Star Conference
1983-84	Ron Feiereisel	12–16	5–5	3rd
Ron Feiereisel:		61–57	5–5
Jim Izard (North Star) (1984–1988)
1984-85	Jim Izard	19–9	7–7	5th
1985-86	Jim Izard	21–7	8–6	4th
1986-87	Jim Izard	23–8	5–1	1st	NWIT Seventh Place
1987-88	Jim Izard	27–4	9–1	1st	NWIT Champions	22
Jim Izard:		90–28	29–15
Doug Bruno (North Star, Great Midwest, Conference USA, Big East (original), Big East (current)) (1988–present)
1988-89	Doug Bruno	23–10	12–2	T-1st	NWIT Sixth Place
1989-90	Doug Bruno	22–10	10–2	2nd	NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1990-91	Doug Bruno	19–12	11–3	3rd	NCAA First Round
Great Midwest Conference
1991-92	Doug Bruno	21–10	8–2	1st (GM)	NCAA Second Round (Bye)
1992-93	Doug Bruno	20–9	8–2	2nd	NCAA First Round
1993-94	Doug Bruno	10–20	5–7	4th
1994-95	Doug Bruno	20–9	9–3	2nd	NCAA First Round
Conference USA
1995-96	Doug Bruno	21–10	13–1	1st (CUSA Blue)	NCAA Second Round	23
1996-97	Doug Bruno	20–9	10–4	T-4th (American)	NCAA First Round
1997-98	Doug Bruno	11–18	5–11	T-7th (CUSA)
1998-99	Doug Bruno	12–15	7–9	4th (American)
1999-2000	Doug Bruno	18–12	10–6	2nd (American)	WNIT Sixteen
2000-01	Doug Bruno	18–14	8–8	T-3rd (American)	WNIT Sixteen
2001-02	Doug Bruno	15–14	8–6	4th
2002-03	Doug Bruno	22–10	10–4	3rd	NCAA First Round
2003-04	Doug Bruno	13–7	10–4	4th	NCAA Second Round	25
2004-05	Doug Bruno	26–5	13–1	1st	NCAA Second Round	20	17
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2005-06	Doug Bruno	27–7	11–5	T-3rd (Big East)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	15	13
2006-07	Doug Bruno	19–13	8–8	10th	NCAA First Round
2007-08	Doug Bruno	20–12	8–8	T-8th	NCAA First Round
2008-09	Doug Bruno	23–10	10–6	T-4th	NCAA First Round
2009-10	Doug Bruno	21–12	9–7	T-6th	NCAA First Round
2010-11	Doug Bruno	29–7	13–3	T-2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	10	9
2011-12	Doug Bruno	23–11	9–7	8th	NCAA Second Round	24
2012-13	Doug Bruno	21–12	9–7	T-6th	NCAA First Round
Big East Conference
2013-14	Doug Bruno	27–6	15–3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	23	22
2014-15	Doug Bruno	27–8	15–3	T-1st	NCAA 2nd round
Doug Bruno:		548–292	264–132
Total:		780–430
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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