The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year (sixth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at the new Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Marquette.
Previous season The Blue Demons finished the 2016–17 season 9–23, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Xavier. That season marked the Blue Demons' final season at Allstate Arena
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure R. J. Curington 0 G 6'5" 199 Senior Dyer, IN Graduated Darrick Wood 1 G 6'5" 178 Senior Alexandria, VA Graduated Billy Garrett Jr. 5 G 6'6" 210 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Erten Gazi 12 G 6'4" 212 Sophomore Northern Cyprus Transferred to Fordham Al Eichelberger 23 F 6'7" 251 Freshman Saginaw, MI Transferred to Cleveland State David Leitao III 32 F 6'5' 220 Senior Virginia Beach, VA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Levi Cook 44 C 6'10" 300 Freshman Clarksburg, WV Transferred to Marshall Chris Harrison-Docks 51 G 5'10" 189 RS Senior Okemos, MI Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jalen Coleman-Lands 5 G 6'3" 190 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transfer from Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coleman-Lands will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Marin Maric 34 C 6'11" 250 RS Senior Split, Croatia Transferred from Northern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Maric graduated from Northern Illinois.
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Preseason The Blue Demons were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Big East poll.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament
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