1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record26–2
Head coach
Assistant coachJoey Meyer (8th season)
Home arenaRosemont Horizon
Seasons
1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 DePaul –   – 26 – 2   .929
Marquette –   – 23 – 9   .719
Dayton –   – 21 – 9   .700
New Orleans –   – 18 – 8   .692
UNLV –   – 20 – 10   .667
Cleveland State –   – 17 – 10   .630
Southeastern Louisiana –   – 16 – 11   .593
Southern Mississippi –   – 15 – 11   .577
Penn State –   – 15 – 12   .556
Tennessee State –   – 13 – 12   .520
Eastern Illinois –   – 14 – 13   .519
Green Bay –   – 14 – 13   .519
Illinois-Chicago –   – 14 – 13   .519
Western Illinois –   – 14 – 13   .519
Charleston Southern –   – 13 – 13   .500
South Carolina –   – 14 – 15   .483
UNC Wilmington –   – 13 – 14   .481
Northern Iowa –   – 12 – 15   .444
Stetson –   – 12 – 15   .444
Campbell –   – 11 – 16   .407
Notre Dame –   – 10 – 17   .370
U.S. International –   – 9 – 18   .333
Valparaiso –   – 9 – 18   .333
Texas-San Antonio –   – 8 – 19   .296
Nicholls State –   – 6 – 20   .231
Texas-Rio Grande Valley –   – 5 – 20   .200
Utica –   – 4 – 22   .154
Georgia State –   – 4 – 23   .148
As of [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 40th season, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

Roster

1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 23 Tyrone Corbin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr A. C. Flora Columbia, SC
F 32 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Carver Chicago, IL
G 44 Skip Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr   Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1
 No. 7 at UI Chicago W 78–53  1–0
 UIC Physical Education Building (5,222)
Chicago, Illinois
December 5
 No. 7 Purdue W 73–67  2–0
 Allstate Arena (17,494)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 9
 No. 7 at Gonzaga W 69–56  3–0
 Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,722)
Spokane, Washington
December 12
 No. 7 at Santa Clara W 80–58  4–0
 Leavey Center (5,000)
Santa Clara, California
December 15
 No. 7 Western Michigan W 88–46  5–0
 Allstate Arena (13,597)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 19
 No. 7 at No. 17 UCLA L 75–87  5–1
 Pauley Pavilion (12,293)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22
 No. 13 Maine W 90–67  6–1
 Allstate Arena (10,141)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 26
 No. 13 Louisville W 75–68  7–1
 Allstate Arena (17,494)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 28
 No. 13 Illinois State W 74–58  8–1
 Allstate Arena (15,127)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 30
 No. 8 vs. Northern Illinois W 55–46  9–1
  (9,000)
 
January 2
 No. 8 Penn State W 86–60  10–1
 Allstate Arena (12,321)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 4
 No. 8 Saint Mary's (CA) W 96–72  11–1
 Allstate Arena (10,121)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 9
 No. 5 Dayton W 71–69  12–1
 Allstate Arena (12,320)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 11
 No. 5 at Creighton W 76–67  13–1
 Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,054)
Omaha, Nebraska
January 13
 No. 4 South Carolina W 92–59  14–1
 Allstate Arena (11,210)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 16
 No. 4 at Old Dominion W 70–60  15–1
 Norfolk Scope (10,253)
Norfolk, Virginia
January 23
 No. 4 UAB W 79–68  16–1
 Allstate Arena (14,187)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 27
 No. 4 at Saint Louis W 99–80  17–1
 St. Louis Arena (6,813)
St. Louis, Missouri
January 30
 No. 4 at Syracuse W 92–87  18–1
 Carrier Dome (26,143)
Syracuse, NY
February 3
 No. 4 Saint Joseph's W 46–44  19–1
 Allstate Arena (12,283)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 6
 No. 4 at Marquette W 67–66  20–1
 MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
February 10
 No. 3 Evansville W 59–58  21–1
 Allstate Arena (13,137)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 12
 No. 3 Loyola (IL) W 98–90  22–1
 Allstate Arena (17,194)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 15
 No. 3 Ohio W 83–61  23–1
 Allstate Arena (13,180)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 17
 No. 3 at Detroit W 74–70  24–1
 Calihan Hall (8,132)
Detroit, Michigan
February 24
 No. 3 at Furman W 75–74  25–1
 Memorial Auditorium (5,287)
Greenville, SC
February 28
 No. 3 at Notre Dame W 81–69  26–1
 Joyce Center (11,345)
South Bend, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
March 14
 (1 MW) No. 2 vs. (8 MW) Boston College
Second Round 		L 75–82[2]  26–2
 Reunion Arena (12,719)
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[3] [4]

References

  1. ^ "1981-82 Independent Season Summary".
  2. ^ "EAGLES UPSET DE PAUL". New York Times. March 15, 1982. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.