Layden Blocker Earns Preseason All-Conference Accolades

NEW YORK – After finishing top-10 in the BIG EAST in both assists and steals last season, DePaul guard Layden Blocker was announced Thursday morning as a part of the Preseason All-BIG EAST Third Team. Blocker is DePaul’s leading returning scorer from 2025-26 where he averaged 11.1 points in addition to 3.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. The Little Rock, Ark. native is poised for his third season in Chicago, where he has been instrumental in the turnaround of the Blue Demons program under head coach Chris Holtmann. In 2025-26, the Blue Demons earned a sixth-place finish…