The 2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first year head coach Tony Stubblefield and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Demons finished the 2020–21 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.
After finishing in last place in the Big East for a fifth consecutive year, the school fired head coach Dave Leitao on March 15, 2021. On April 1, the school named long-time Oregon assistant Stubblefield the team's new head coach.
Offseason Departures DePaul Departures Markese Jacobs 0 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred Romeo Weems 1 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Detroit, MI Declare for 2021 NBA draft Jaylen Butz 2 F 6'9" 224 Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky Kobe Elvis 3 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Brampton, ON Transferred to Dayton Keon Edwards 5 F 6'7" 185 Freshman Pasadena, TX Transferred to Nebraska Ray Salnave 10 G 6'3" 205 Senior Elmont, NY Graduate transferred to UMBC Charlie Moore 11 G 5'11" 180 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to Miami (FL) Jason Malonga 12 G 6'4" 195 Senior Bolingbrook, IL Walk-on; graduated Darious Hall 13 F 6'7" 205 RS Junior Little Rock, AR Transferred to Central Arkansas Oscar Lopez Jr. 15 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Cypress, CA Transferred to Central Michigan Pauly Paulicap 33 F 6'8" 225 Senior Elmont, NY Graduate transferred to West Virginia Pantelis Xidias 35 G 5'10" 165 Senior Michigan City, IN Walk-on; graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jalen Terry 3 G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Flint, MI Oregon Philmon Gebrewhit 5 G 6'7" 190 RS Junior Boston, MA South Plains College Yor Anei 10 F 6'10" 220 Senior Overland Park, KS SMU Tyon Grant-Foster 13 G 6'7" 205 Senior Kansas City, KS Kansas Brandon Johnson 35 F 6'8" 220 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Minnesota Shaheed Medlock 55 G 6'5" 196 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Georgia Tech
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results DePaul experience positive COVID-19 tests prior to its scheduled game against Northwestern on December 18, 2021, resulting in the cancellation of the game. |- !colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=|Big East regular season
!colspan=12 style=|Big East tournament
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Awards and honors Big East Conference honors All-Big East Second Team Javon Freeman-Liberty
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