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1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

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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

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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

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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

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  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.