Former Blue Demons and Chicago Sky star Allie Quigley was inducted into the DePaul Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend, joining a class of six inductees as she was honored for her prolific Chicagoland career at the high school, collegiate and professional levels.
Recruited as an All-American out of Joliet Catholic Academy, Quigley led DePaul to four consecutive NCAA tournament berths from 2004 to 2008, including the program’s first-ever Sweet 16 in her sophomore year. She left the program as one of only four players to score 2,000 or more career points and remains its third all-time scorer.
Quigley was inducted into the DePaul Hall of Fame alongside Lindsay Chouinard Platt (softball), Drake Diener (men’s basketball), Missy Fraser (women’s track and field), Tim Nedow (men’s track and field) and Karen Loiacono (service award). In attendance for the induction ceremony was longtime DePaul women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno, who has been sidelined from coaching this season for health reasons.
DePaul was only one part of Quigley’s story. After several seasons of struggling to find a footing in the WNBA, Quigley landed a roster spot on her hometown team and never looked back. The guard went on to win Sixth Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015, racking up three All-Star selections on her way to winning a first-ever WNBA title with the Sky in 2021. Across her 13-year career, Quigley made a name for herself as one of the sharpest shooters in the history of women’s basketball, winning four All-Star 3-point shooting contests.
Although she has not played since the 2022 season, Quigley still has yet to announce her retirement from the WNBA. But whenever the guard makes that decision, her jersey is expected to be one of the first retired by the Sky — and hung alongside her DePaul No. 14 in the rafters at Wintrust Arena.
Torrey Craig sidelined for two more weeks
The trade deadline is nearing — and Torrey Craig still isn’t any closer to returning to the court for the Bulls.
The forward was sidelined for an additional two weeks on Monday with an ankle sprain, compounding a long-term absence due to a separate ankle injury. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks, but his timeline to return to the court is uncertain.
Craig has played only nine games this season after serving as a crucial member of the secondary rotation in the 2023-24 season, at times slotting into the starting lineup due to injury absences. He has averaged 6.9 points and 2.8 rebounds this season.
Illinois women’s basketball picks up second ranked win
Although their own ranking is still just out of reach, Illinois played the spoiler to knock Iowa out of the Top 25 last week.
The Hawkeyes were ranked No. 23 entering Champaign last Thursday, but could not hold off a balanced attack from the Fighting Illini. Kendall Bostic led the offense with 17 points and 14 rebounds in her 10th double-double of the season in a 62-57 win.
The Illini have mostly maintained a spot as a bubble team this season — briefly entering the Top 25 in Week 3 — as they struggle to compete in a dominant Big 10 headlined by No. 1 UCLA, No. 4 USC, No. 8 Maryland and No. 9 Ohio State.
First Big East win remains elusive for DePaul men’s basketball
The DePaul men’s basketball team has shown progress under new coach Chris Holtmann — but four games into conference play, the Blue Demons are still chasing their first Big East win in three years.
Entering Tuesday’s game against No. 7 Marquette, DePaul has not beaten a Big East opponent in the regular season since Jan. 13, 2022. This year was supposed to change that — and it seemed the Blue Demons were on the right track as Holtmann led the team to a resurgent 8-0 start to the season.
But the Big East has proven challenging once again as the Blue Demons entered the regular season. And while initial losses to conference powerhouses like St. John’s and No. 11 UConn were understandable, last week’s losses to Seton Hall and Xavier built up concern about whether the Blue Demons can snap this losing streak by the end of the season.
The road won’t get any easier anytime soon — the next month for the Blue Demons includes rematches with Marquette in Milwaukee and with UConn in Storrs.
Number of the week: 6
Zach LaVine isn’t slowing down his scoring.
The Bulls star recorded his sixth straight game with at least 30 points on Sunday in a loss to the Sacramento Kings. LaVine averaged 35.3 points per game while shooting 58% from the floor and 46.3% from 3-point range during that six-game span.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is the only other player in the NBA with a 30-point scoring streak alongside LaVine after recording seven consecutive games with 30 or more points.
Week ahead: Bulls
- Wednesday: vs Hawks, 7 p.m. (CHSN)
- Friday: vs. Hornets, 8:30 p.m. (CHSN)
- Sunday: at Trail Blazers, 8 p.m. (CHSN)
Week ahead: Unrivaled
- Friday: Mist (Jewell Loyd) vs. Lunar Owls, 6 p.m. (TNT); Rose (Angel Reese) vs. Vinyl, 7 p.m. (TNT)
- Saturday: Rose (Angel Reese) vs. Lunar Owls, 2 p.m. (TruTV)
- Monday: Mist (Jewell Loyd) vs. Laces, 8:30 p.m. (TNT)
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Quotable
“They’re still my sons.” — DeMar DeRozan on former teammates Coby White and Patrick Williams after his return with the Sacramento Kings on Sunday
