DePaul fired coach Tony Stubblefield in the middle of his third season at the helm, the school announced Monday.
The Blue Demons fell to 3-15 on the season after losing at Butler over the weekend. They are winless in the Big East with a record of 0-7.
“After evaluating the current state of our men's basketball program, the decision was made to make a change to the head coach position,” athletic director DeWayne Peevy said in a statement. “We want to thank Coach Stubblefield for his hard work and determination over the past two seasons to advance our basketball program through a new era for DePaul Athletics. Unfortunately, we fell short of our goals.”
Stubblefield, who had been an assistant coach at Oregon for the previous 11 years, was hired in 2021 to replace Dave Leitao. After showing early promise with a 15-16 campaign in Year 1, DePaul has struggled to be competitive in the Big East. The Blue Demons finished 10-23 last season, losing their final 12 games of the regular season en route to a 3-17 conference record.
They have won just three games this season, home wins over Louisville, Chicago State and South Dakota. Only one of their seven Big East losses has been by fewer than 14 points and five of the seven losses have been by at least 25 points.
Matt Brady, who served as special assistant to the head coach, will be the interim head coach for the remainder of the season before the school conducts a national search for a permanent replacement.
