DePaul University has announced the termination of Tony Stubblefield as the head coach of their men's basketball program. The decision is effective immediately, following a challenging season where the DePaul Blue Demons posted a 3-15 record. Stubblefield's overall record during his tenure was 28-54, with a 9-38 mark in Big East conference play. Matt Brady has been appointed as the interim head coach. The school's decision comes amid a difficult period for the program, which has struggled to become competitive and has faced challenges in the new Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era of college sports. DePaul is reportedly seeking a proven high-major coach to revitalize the program and is prepared to offer a substantial financial package to potential candidates.
Just imagine if DePaul had opted for Jon Scheyer over Tony Stubblefield a few years ago. Scheyer interviewed.
DePaul fires Tony Stubblefield midway through his 3rd season as men’s basketball coach with a 28-54 overall record https://t.co/FTr578q1Su
Brian Wardle is perfect for DePaul. Great player at Marquette, best player at UW GB was from Chicago. Knows the state well, and can bring MM to DePaul via portal. All this said- it doesn’t work at DePaul w/o NIL. Stubbs didn’t have what everyone else on the league has https://t.co/YFhPJDjJ6L
Gonna be tough for anybody for DePaul. Been hearing it's been uphill sledding for *any* Chicago school to unlock much of any meaningful college brand activity. DePaul probably cant meet a high major payroll on donors alone, but cracking this market is a tough ask for anybody. https://t.co/DZbOODfPrb
DePaul parts ways with head coach Tony Stubblefield amid 3-15 season. https://t.co/3wg6x5sTPC https://t.co/aIKCZM1iKp
DePaul is dead last in the Big East in NIL, per source, at below $500K per year while six schools in the league are at around or in excess of $2 million per year. https://t.co/AIe9FX8FIP
One of the reasons DePaul made the move now was because it was nearly impossible to raise NIL while Tony Stubblefield was head coach and program was floundering (even worse than usual). It’s a lot easier to raise NIL for a new coach than it is for someone few really believe can…
DePaul will likely target proven high-major coaches at first with a financial package that will surprise people, per source. Will be interesting to see if they can land someone proven and make the program relevant again.
Tony Stubblefield is out as DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball head coach. Info on what's next for the team: https://t.co/zseYP8pQ6b
DePaul Blue Demons fire head men's basketball coach Tony Stubblefield https://t.co/MRa2GaCi5M https://t.co/bbVpcj4BxA
In the midst of very bad, no good season, DePaul fires Tony Stubblefield: https://t.co/qjuY6C1oAz Who's next? @TheAthleticCBB Job Evaluation and Call List: https://t.co/NeLI4CWMxm https://t.co/xrd6YLxRsr
DePaul coaching candidates: Could a mid-major star be the answer for Blue Demons? https://t.co/btoxzO2jmO
Mind boggling to me that DePaul hasn’t won in 30 years. I understand the dynamics at play. End of the day….its CHICAGO. Home to some of the best off the bounce perennially.
DePaul fired head coach Tony Stubblefield in the midst of his third season at the helm, the school announced Monday. https://t.co/PMpYp94VUU
DePaul has fired Tony Stubblefield. Stubblefield was 28-54 in two-plus seasons and just 3-15 this season. Matt Brady will be the interim head coach.
Who's next at DePaul? Can anyone win there? @_Brian_Hamilton has the job evaluation and candidates list: https://t.co/rBNze9M4VH
Tony Stubblefield fired at DePaul. He was 9-38 in Big East. https://t.co/sxTUiUz6fD
DePaul fires basketball coach Tony Stubblefield https://t.co/kGnGbYKGu6
DePaul has announced the firing of head coach Tony Stubblefield. Special assistant Matt Brady appointed interim head coach.
DePaul has dismissed Tony Stubblefield, the school announced in a press release. https://t.co/auOR8JUbSU
Former Oregon assistant Tony Stubblefield fired at DePaul https://t.co/qINRXrdP3p
I went to DePaul for a year and loved following the hoops team while I was there. It is *maddening* they are going on three decades of not figuring out how to win anything. They don't have to be Villanova but they can't be totally hopeless with their recruiting area. https://t.co/ubdo7hySjE
DePaul announces they have fired head coach Tony Stubblefield. It's a tough job, that's wayyyyyy tougher in the NIL era. At the same time, there's no reason they should be this consistently bad. Curious to see who the next coach is there.
DePaul has fired Tony Stubblefield, school announced. Stubbs was 3-15 this season, 28-54 overall and 9-38 in Big East play.
Tony Stubblefield is out as DePaul’s coach. Stubbs was hired in 2021 to help turn around a dormant program, but like many of his predecessors, couldn’t make it happen going 28-54, including 3-15 this season. We’ll hear from AD DeWayne Peevy tomorrow. @WGNNews
DePaul has fired coach Tony Stubblefield, according to a school release.
DePaul has fired coach Tony Stubblefield, the school announced. He’s in the midst of his third season. Blue Demons fell to 3-15 on the season over the weekend, winless in the Big East.
DePaul announces that Tony Stubblefield is out as men's basketball coach. Matt Grady is the interim HC.
DePaul fires Tony Stubblefield. https://t.co/0sdq84Q1Jd
DePaul announces change in leadership of men’s basketball program, effective immediately. https://t.co/xREUHg6Ozs
Source: DePaul has parted ways with Tony Stubblefield.