1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	26–2
Head coach	Ray Meyer (40th season);
Assistant coach	Joey Meyer (8th season)
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon

1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2		–		–	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

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

Ray Meyer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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

[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.

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DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Venues	University Auditorium (1923–1956) Alumni Hall (1956–1980) Allstate Arena (1980–2017) Wintrust Arena (2017–present) McGrath-Phillips Arena (practice/alternate 2000–2017)
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics