1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	28–3
Head coach	Joey Meyer (3rd season);
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

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] to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Midwest Regional semifinals, the Blue Demons were upset by LSU, 63–58,^[2] and finished the season 28–3 and ranked No. 5 in both major polls.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Rod Strickland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Bronx, NY
G	13	Terence Greene	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Flint, MI
G	20	Kevin Edwards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lakeland CC	Cleveland, OH
F	23	Stanley Brundy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Crenshaw	Los Angeles, CA
F	35	Dallas Comegys	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Roman Catholic	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Joey Meyer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986*		Northern Illinois	W 78–51	1–0	Rosemont Horizon (9,978) 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 (7,628) Normal, Illinois
Dec 10, 1986*		at Western Michigan	W 93–61	4–0	University Arena (5,384) Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 13, 1986*		at Louisville	W 75–68	5–0	Freedom Hall (19,198) 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 (3,104) Malibu, California
Jan 3, 1987*	No. 15	at Dayton	W 80–64	10–0	University of Dayton Arena (12,452) 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 (8,232) 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 (9,640) Evansville, Indiana
Jan 25, 1987*	No. 6	at No. 15 Georgetown	L 71–74	16–1	Capital Centre (6,722) 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 (8,117) 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 (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 14, 1987*	No. 5	at UAB	W 83–71	22–1	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,352) 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 (10,228) 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 (11,418) 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

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Dallas Comegys	Atlanta Hawks

References

^ "DePaul Tops Redmen in Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 1987. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "LSU Defense Ends Dream for DePaul". The Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1987. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ncaa-stjohns-1] "DePaul Tops Redmen in Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 1987. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[ncaa-lsu-2] "LSU Defense Ends Dream for DePaul". The Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1987. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[3] "1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[4] "1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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