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DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball

The DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The team competes in the Big East Conference.

The Blue Demons play home games at Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center on Chicago's Near South Side. While DePaul is among the ranks for regular appearances in the NCAA tournament with 25, they have the most appearances in the tournament without reaching the Final Four.

History

The DePaul women's basketball team began competing in the AIAW in 1974–1975 under coach Debbie Miller and had their first winning season two seasons later, obtaining an 11–10 record under then coach Doug Bruno.

DePaul 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.

After 39 seasons as head coach, Doug Bruno announced that he was stepping down on March 28, 2025, after missing nearly the entire 2024–25 season. Beginning May 1, Bruno will become DePaul's Special Assistant to the Vice President/Director of Athletics for Women's Basketball. Associate head coach Jill Pizzotti finished the season and was officially promoted to full-time status on 3 April 2025.

Year by year results

Source

|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | North Star Conference

|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Great Midwest Conference

|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Conference USA

|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Big East Conference (1979–2013)

|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Big East Conference

NCAA tournament results

The Blue Demons have appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 25 times. Their combined record is 17–25.

WNIT Championships

DePaul has won one National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT) championship before the tournament folded in 1996 to become the WNIT.

Notable players and coaches

National awards

Aneesah Morrow – 2022
Aneesah Morrow – 2022
Doug Bruno – 2008

Conference awards

Brittany Hrynko – 2015
Chanise Jenkins – 2016
Brooke Schulte – 2017
Aneesah Morrow – 2022
Jacqui Grant – 2017
Chante Stonewall – 2020
  • Big East Conference Sixth Player of the Year
China Threatt – 2009
Taylor Pikes – 2011
Tanita Allen – 2017
  • Big East Conference Coach of the Year
Doug Bruno – 2014, 2016, 2017
Kim Williams – 1996
  • Conference USA Freshman of the Year
Khara Smith – 2003
Allie Quigley – 2005
  • Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year
Kris Booker – 1996
  • Conference USA Coach of the Year
Doug Bruno – 2005
  • Conference USA All-Decade Team
Khara Smith
  • Conference USA Coach of the Decade
Doug Bruno
Tammy Williams – 1993
Latasha Byears – 1995
  • Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year
Doug Bruno – 1995
Sally Anderson – 1987
Diana Vines – 1988, 1989
  • North Star Conference Coach of the Year
Jim Izard – 1987

Retired numbers

DePaul has retired four jersey numbers.

Notes

References

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