The last time DePaul’s men’s basketball team had a winning record, George W. Bush was entering the final leg of his presidency, Barack Obama’s designs on the presidency were laughable, and Donald Trump had primetime reality TV show. A lot of things have changed since then, but the success of Blue Demon basketball is not one of them.
If not for Jerry Wainwright’s 20-14 run to the NIT quarter finals in 2006-07, DePaul’s winning-season drought would date back to the 2004-05 season when Dave Leitao led the Blue Demons to a third straight postseason appearance and second straight 20-win season (he took the Blue Demons to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2003-04).