DePaul fires coach Stubblefield after 3-15 start

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 22, 2024, 02:36 PM ET

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Stubblefield in the midst of his third season at the helm, the school revealed Monday.The Blue Demons fell to 3-15 on the season after losing at Butler over the weekend. They’re winless in the Big East at 0-7.”After evaluating the present state of our men

‘s basketball program, a choice was made to make a change in the head-coaching position, “athletic director DeWayne Peevy said in a statement.”We wish to thank Coach Stubblefield for his hard work and decision over the last two-plus seasons to move our basketball program forward through a brand-new period for DePaul Athletics. Sadly, we did not meet our objectives. “Stubblefield, who had been assistant coach at Oregon for the previous 11 years

, was hired in 2021 to change Dave Leitao. After showing early promise with a 15-16 project in Year 1, DePaul has actually struggled to be competitive in the Big East. The Blue Demons finished 10-23 last season, losing their last 12 regular-season games en path to a 3-17 conference record.They’ve won just three games this season, home success over Louisville, Chicago State and South Dakota.

Only one of their seven Big East defeats has been by fewer than 14 points and 5 of the 7 losses have actually been by a minimum of 25 points.Matt Brady, who functioned as unique assistant to the head coach, will be the interim head coach for the rest of the season before the school carries out a nationwide search for a permanent replacement.