1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They were led by head coach Joey Meyer , in his 3rd season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont .
After opening the season unranked in both major polls, the Blue Demons won their first 16 games and rose as high as No. 4 in the AP poll. DePaul received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. DePaul beat Louisiana Tech in the opening round and St. John's in the round of 32[ 1] LSU , 63–58,[ 2]
Roster
1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986 *
Northern Illinois W 78–51 1–0
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 2, 1986 *
UNC Wilmington W 63–44 2–0
Rosemont Horizon (7,868)Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 6, 1986 *
at Illinois State
W 61–53 3–0
Horton Field House Normal, Illinois
Dec 10, 1986 *
at Western Michigan
W 93–61 4–0
University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 13, 1986 *
at Louisville
W 75–68 5–0
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 17, 1986 * No. 19
Creighton W 74–64 6–0
Rosemont Horizon (9,225)Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 20, 1986 * No. 19
Old Dominion W 72–61 7–0
Rosemont Horizon (9,254)Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 22, 1986 * No. 17
Northwestern W 72–54 8–0
Rosemont Horizon (10,023)Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 30, 1986 * No. 15
at Pepperdine
W 92–75 9–0
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 3, 1987 * No. 15
at Dayton
W 80–64 10–0
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 5, 1987 * No. 7
Furman W 81–64 11–0
Rosemont Horizon (8,959)Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 10, 1987 * No. 7
Notre Dame W 58–54 12–0
Rosemont Horizon (17,623)Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 15, 1987 * No. 7
at Loyola–Chicago
W 84–65 13–0
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
Jan 17, 1987 * No. 7
South Florida W 81–55 14–0
Rosemont Horizon (10,310)Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 19, 1987 * No. 6
Indiana State W 61–49 15–0
Rosemont Horizon (8,827)Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 21, 1987 * No. 6
at Evansville
W 78–68 16–0
Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 25, 1987 * No. 6
at No. 15 Georgetown
L 71–74 16–1
Capital Centre Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 1987 * No. 8
Weber State W 70–51 17–1
Rosemont Horizon (9,060)Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 31, 1987 * No. 8
at La Salle
W 58–54 18–1
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1987 * No. 5
NC State W 84–62 19–1
Rosemont Horizon (13,370)Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 7, 1987 * No. 5
Dayton W 88–65 20–1
Rosemont Horizon (14,280)Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 10, 1987 * No. 5
at Marquette
W 88–76 21–1
MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 14, 1987 * No. 5
at UAB
W 83–71 22–1
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 16, 1987 * No. 4
Monmouth W 88–53 23–1
Rosemont Horizon (9,047)Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 18, 1987 * No. 4
vs. Iona
W 96–82 24–1
Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 22, 1987 * No. 4
Georgia Tech W 84–67 25–1
Rosemont Horizon (15,656)Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 25, 1987 * No. 4
at Notre Dame
L 62–73 25–2
Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 7, 1987 * No. 5
Marquette W 68–59 26–2
Rosemont Horizon (16,369)Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987 *(5) No. 3 MW
vs. Louisiana Tech First round W 76–62 27–2
Rosemont Horizon (16,866)Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 15, 1987 *(5) No. 3 MW
vs. (6 MW) St. John's Second round W 83–75 OT
28–2
Rosemont Horizon (16,875)Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 20, 1987 *(5) No. 3 MW
vs. (10 MW) LSU Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen L 58–63 28–3
Riverfront Coliseum (16,902)Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
Source:[ 3] [ 4]
Rankings
[ 5]
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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