1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 4th season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record22–8
Head coach
Home arenaRosemont Horizon
Seasons
1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Akron 217 .750
DePaul 228 .733
Notre Dame 209 .690
Wright State 1611 .593
Miami (FL) 1714 .548
Maryland-Baltimore County 1315 .464
Dayton 1318 .419
Brooklyn 1117 .393
Central Connecticut State 1018 .357
Marquette 1018 .357
Nicholls State 1018 .357
U.S. International 1018 .357
UMKC 918 .333
Central Florida 919 .321
Florida International 919 .321
Chicago State 820 .286
Northern Illinois 820 .286
Oral Roberts 821 .276
Southeastern Louisiana 721 .250
Rankings from AP Poll

DePaul went 21–7 in the regular season and received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. DePaul beat Wichita State in the opening round[1] and were beaten by Kansas State, 66–58,[2] and finished the season 22–8.

Roster edit

1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G10Rod Strickland6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrOak Hill AcademyBronx, NY
G13Terence Greene6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
JrFlint, MI
G20Kevin Edwards6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrLakeland CCCleveland, OH
F23Stanley Brundy6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrCrenshawLos Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1987*
No. 20 PepperdineL 76–84 0–1
Rosemont Horizon (11,227)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 1, 1987*
NiagaraW 88–87 1–1
Rosemont Horizon (9,459)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 5, 1987*
Illinois StateW 76–55 2–1
Rosemont Horizon (12,428)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 9, 1987*
Western MichiganW 94–64 3–1
Rosemont Horizon (9,599)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 12, 1987*
No. 19 Notre DameW 73–69 4–1
Rosemont Horizon (16,118)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 16, 1987*
at Weber StateW 88–65 5–1
Dee Events Center (6,184)
Ogden, Utah
Dec 18, 1987*
at WashingtonW 89–73 6–1
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,566)
Seattle, Washington
Dec 21, 1987*
at NorthwesternL 64–78 6–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,303)
Evanston, Illinois
Dec 23, 1987*
UTSAW 93–82 7–2
Rosemont Horizon (10,140)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 2, 1988*
at HartfordW 68–61 8–2
Hartford Civic Center (6,465)
Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 9, 1988*
No. 14 GeorgetownL 64–74 8–3
Rosemont Horizon (15,503)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 14, 1988*
DaytonL 72–79 8–4
Rosemont Horizon (10,935)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 16, 1988*
at Notre DameW 77–71 9–4
Joyce Center (11,418)
South Bend, Indiana
Jan 21, 1988*
Loyola–ChicagoW 93–77 10–4
Rosemont Horizon (11,236)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 23, 1988*
at Old DominionW 95–88 11–4
Norfolk Scope (10,227)
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 27, 1988*
MarquetteW 81–66 12–4
Rosemont Horizon (11,915)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 31, 1988*
at NC StateL 66–71 12–5
Reynolds Coliseum (10,200)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 3, 1988*
at Indiana StateW 64–56 13–5
Hulman Center (5,100)
Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 6, 1988*
at Georgia TechL 70–71 13–6
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,112)
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 10, 1988*
No. 15 BradleyW 86–80 14–6
Rosemont Horizon (15,610)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 13, 1988*
EvansvilleL 63–65 14–7
Rosemont Horizon (13,140)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 16, 1988*
IonaW 92–56 15–7
Rosemont Horizon (9,676)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 20, 1988*
at St. John'sW 65–51 16–7
Madison Square Garden (14,508)
New York, New York
Feb 24, 1988*
Jackson StateW 81–69 17–7
Rosemont Horizon (11,596)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 27, 1988*
at Miami (FL)W 101–82 18–7
Knight Center Complex (3,052)
Miami, Florida
Mar 1, 1988*
at DaytonW 92–77 19–7
University of Dayton Arena (11,740)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 5, 1988*
LouisvilleW 77–58 20–7
Rosemont Horizon (17,365)
Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 12, 1988*
at MarquetteW 77–65 21–7
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
(5 MW) vs. (12 MW) Wichita State
First round
W 83–62 22–7
Joyce Center (10,760)
South Bend, Indiana
Mar 19, 1988*
(5 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 20 Kansas State
Second round
L 58–66 22–8
Joyce Center (10,760)
South Bend, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Source:[3][4]

Rankings edit

[5]

Team players drafted into the NBA edit

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
119Rod StricklandNew York Knicks
120Kevin EdwardsMiami Heat

References edit

  1. ^ "DePaul Rolls Past Wichita St". The Chicago Tribune. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Purdue Overpowers Memphis State". The New York Times. March 20, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.