DePaul’s Chris Holtmann is throwing down the gauntlet with a brutal 2026-27 non-conference slate, featuring 12 high-stakes games including a showdown with No. 8 Purdue in Fort Myers, a Thanksgiving clash with gritty Pitt, and a home date against NCAA First Four team SMU—all designed to test and elevate his squad before Big East play. This aggressive schedule, packed with four Power Four opponents and a return to the elite Fort Myers Tip-Off, signals Holtmann’s commitment to building a championship-caliber program through early adversity.

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CJ Gunn’s college career ended with a bang—and his post-season journey? Even wilder. After averaging over 13 points a game for DePaul, he jetted to Indianapolis and claimed the ETRADE 3-Point Championship, outshining top college talent. Then, in April, he earned a USA Basketball 3x3 tryout in Colorado—just another chapter in a rising star’s meteoric rise.

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