Jerry Wainwright | Lamar Butler | Dave Corzine
Gary DeCesare | Tom Kleinschmidt | Craig Shaman
 Barron Thelmon | Scott Wainwright | Ramon Williams

Craig Shaman is in his second season with DePaul basketball, serving as the Video Coordinator.

Shaman brings over 15 years of coaching experience to the Blue Demons and comes to DePaul after three years as an assistant coach at Chicago State. His duties with the Cougars included on the floor coaching in games and practices, coordinating the day-to-day activities of the program, scouting and game preparation, recruiting, academic monitoring, compliance, and more. Shaman’s tenure saw the program achieve a level of success it had not seen in over 20 years-advancing as far as the championship game of the Mid-Con Conference in 2006.

Prior to joining the staff at Chicago State, Shaman experienced the world of pro basketball, working two years in the Continental Basketball Association as the Assistant Coach of the Rockford Lightning in the 2002-03 season. The Lightning won the American Conference title with a league-best record of 32-16, and actually averaged 129 points per game. From Rockford, Shaman moved on to the Gary Steelheads and a front office position during the 2003-04 season.

Shaman served as the Athletics Director and Head Basketball Coach at Kendall College in Evanston, Ill. where he initiated the NAIA athletic program at the school, forming a department with eight sports and over 75 student-athletes. The department experienced tremendous growth and success in Shaman’s tenure and the men’s basketball program won two conference championships.

The initial portion of Shaman’s career was spent as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Ill. Shaman holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Loyola-Chicago and a Bachelor’s Degree from Illinois.