Paul Sullivan: Can Tony Stubblefield succeed where so many coaches failed in returning DePaul to men’s basketball glory?
Tony Stubblefield is ready to attempt the unthinkable in his first year as DePaul’s men’s basketball coach. If he succeeds, the Blue Demons will end an era of basketball irrelevancy, prove they can compete in the Big East and join Illinois and Loyola in the conversation among local college hoops fans. It’s a tall order for the 51-year-old Stubblefield, a longtime assistant under Dana Altman at ...
Tony Stubblefield is ready to attempt the unthinkable in his first year as DePaul’s men’s basketball coach.
If he succeeds, the Blue Demons will end an era of basketball irrelevancy, prove they can compete in the Big East and join Illinois and Loyola in the conversation among local college hoops fans.
It’s a tall order for the 51-year-old Stubblefield, a longtime assistant under Dana Altman at Oregon who accepted the challenge at the Lincoln Park school that has left some good men scratching their heads in befuddlement.
