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DePaul's Eli Cain hopes to build on strong freshman season

Looking ahead to the 2016-17 campaign, the New Jersey native has his eyes set on plenty of accolades.

Although DePaul finished 2015-16 season at 9-22 and lost eight of the final nine games, the Blue Demons discovered a pleasant surprise: the maturation of Eli Cain. After a campaign of averaging 10.3 points and three rebounds per game, Cain sees an opportunity to develop into one of the Big East's best players and leaders.

Even though the freshman flourished towards the tail end of the season, his growth couldn't occur without the assistance of head coach Dave Leitao.