The 1985β86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1985β86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 2nd season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.
After finishing the regular season at 16β12, DePaul received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament as the No. 12 seed in the East region. DePaul beat Virginia in the opening round[1] and Oklahoma in the round of 32[2] to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the East Regional semifinals, the Blue Demons were defeated by No. 1 Duke, 74β67,[3] and finished the season 18β13.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 30, 1985* |
at Northern Illinois | W 63β61 | 1β0 |
Chick Evans Fieldhouse (5,757) DeKalb, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 4, 1985* |
St. Francis (NY) | W 93β48 | 2β0 |
Rosemont Horizon (8,543) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 7, 1985* |
Illinois State | W 71β64 | 3β0 |
Rosemont Horizon (14,377) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 10, 1985* |
No. 19 | Western Michigan | W 70β59 | 4β0 |
Rosemont Horizon (8,123) Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
Dec 12, 1985* |
No. 18 | at Houston | W 84β78 | 5β0 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,930) Houston, Texas | ||||||
Dec 19, 1985* |
No. 18 | at Northwestern | W 70β67 | 6β0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, Illinois | ||||||
Dec 21, 1985* |
No. 18 | No. 5 Georgetown | L 70β85 | 6β1 |
Rosemont Horizon (17,259) Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
Dec 23, 1985* |
No. 20 | at Purdue | L 56β71 | 6β2 |
Mackey Arena (14,003) West Lafayette, Indiana | ||||||
Dec 27, 1985* |
No. 20 | vs. Navy Cotton States Classic |
L 64β67 | 6β3 |
The Omni (14,010) Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Dec 28, 1985* |
No. 20 | vs. Texas Cotton States Classic |
W 63β62 | 7β3 |
The Omni (15,130) Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 4, 1986* |
Dayton | W 66β52 | 8β3 |
Rosemont Horizon (12,731) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 9, 1986* |
Pepperdine | W 70β57 | 9β3 |
Rosemont Horizon (9,876) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 11, 1986* |
No. 16 Notre Dame | L 54β70 | 9β4 |
Rosemont Horizon (17,093) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 15, 1986* |
Cleveland State | L 75β90 | 9β5 |
Rosemont Horizon (7,384) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 18, 1986* |
No. 12 UAB | W 70β61 | 10β5 |
Rosemont Horizon (12,591) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 21, 1986* |
LoyolaβChicago | W 90β55 | 11β5 |
Rosemont Horizon (11,593) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 29, 1986* |
Northern Iowa | W 96β53 | 12β5 |
Rosemont Horizon (6,739) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 1, 1986* |
at Dayton | L 64β77 | 12β6 |
University of Dayton Arena (12,893) Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 4, 1986* |
Evansville | W 73β41 | 13β6 |
Rosemont Horizon (6,903) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 8, 1986* |
at Marquette | L 65β70 | 13β7 |
MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Feb 11, 1986* |
at Old Dominion | L 53β66 | 13β8 |
Norfolk Scope (8,542) Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 15, 1986* |
No. 19 Louisville | L 53β72 | 13β9 |
Rosemont Horizon (15,754) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 17, 1986* |
at Creighton | L 61β74 | 13β10 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,828) Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Feb 19, 1986* |
at Indiana State | W 48β44 | 14β10 |
Hulman Center (6,769) Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 22, 1986* |
No. 6 St. John's | W 81β72 | 15β10 |
Rosemont Horizon (13,921) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 25, 1986* |
at No. 12 Notre Dame | L 59β70 | 15β11 |
Joyce Center (11,345) Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 1, 1986* |
at UCLA | L 63β65 | 15β12 |
Pauley Pavilion (7,235) Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Mar 8, 1986* |
Marquette | W 95β87 | 16β12 |
Rosemont Horizon (15,331) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1986* |
(12 E) | vs. (5 E) Virginia Second round |
W 72β68 | 17β12 |
Greensboro Coliseum (7,640) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 15, 1986* |
(12 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 15 Oklahoma Second round |
W 74β69 | 18β12 |
Greensboro Coliseum (12,096) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 21, 1986* |
(12 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 67β74 | 18β13 |
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. |
Rankings
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 38 | Lemone Lampley | Seattle SuperSonics |
References
- ^ "De Paul Surprises Virginia". The Washington Post. March 14, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "DePaul Stuns Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 16, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "ROBINSON SINKS CLEVELAND STATE, 71-70; DUKE ROLLS DEPAUL ELIMINATED BY 74-67". The New York Times. March 22, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "1985β86 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "1985β86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899β900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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