Purnell went 54-105 and did not reach the NCAA tournament. ... Oliver Purnell has resigned as the men's basketball coach at DePaul after five seasons, the school announced Saturday afternoon.

Oliver Purnell said last week he had “every intention” of returning as DePaul men’s basketball coach next season. But Saturday, Purnell resigned after posting a 54-105 overall record and ...

DePaul has parted ways with coach Oliver Purnell after five seasons. Purnell, 61, had his best season with the Blue Demons in 2014-15, going 12-20 and 6-12 in the Big East, but it was not enough ...

Eyeglasses dangled from a string around Oliver Purnell’s neck. If the weight of his future as DePaul men’s basketball coach rests there, too, Purnell wasn’t about to show it.Purnell said his ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A good challenge doesn't faze Oliver Purnell. In fact, he embraces it. In his first head coaching gig, Purnell turned tiny Radford into a 22-win team in just three seasons. He then ...

Clemson senior Cliff Hammonds didn't grow up rooting for Clemson, so don't expect him to spend too much time worrying about what the Tigers have or haven't done in the NCAA tournament ...

Oliver Purnell, we hardly knew ye. At best, going to DePaul is a lateral move. More likely, Purnell will have a much harder time trying to restore a team outside of the Big East mainstream than he ...

New DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell has already heard plenty of naysayers doubt his efforts to turnaround the DePaul basketball program. It is that doubt that fuels Purnell to restore DePaul to ...

Oliver Purnell, the former DePaul University men’s basketball coach, on Tuesday sold his 12-room, 7,300-square-foot brick and stone mansion in Lincoln Park for $2.575 million. Purnell, 62 ...

CLEMSON -- Oliver Purnell recently took the microphone in front of a packed gymnasium to talk about making sound life decisions. The Daniel High School student body could not have found a better ...