1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record27–2
Head coach
Assistant coachJoey Meyer (7th season)
CaptainMark Aguirre
Home arenaRosemont Horizon
Seasons
1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 DePaul   27 2   .931
No. 7 Notre Dame   23 6   .793
Southern Mississippi   20 7   .741
James Madison   21 9   .700
Fordham   19 9   .679
Cleveland State   18 9   .667
Stetson   18 9   .667
Saint Peter's   17 9   .654
Tennessee State   17 9   .654
Marquette   20 11   .645
Old Dominion   18 10   .643
Penn State   17 10   .630
St. Francis (Pa.)   17 10   .630
Siena   17 10   .630
South Carolina   17 10   .630
Dayton   18 11   .621
Long Island   18 11   .621
Texas–Pan American   18 11   .621
Illinois State   16 11   .593
Wagner   16 11   .593
UNLV   16 12   .571
William & Mary   16 12   .571
North Texas State   15 12   .556
Southeastern Louisiana   14 13   .519
Iona   15 14   .517
Richmond   15 14   .517
Fairfield   13 13   .500
UNC Wilmington   13 13   .500
New Orleans   13 14   .481
Towson State   13 14   .481
East Carolina   12 14   .462
Fairleigh Dickinson   12 14   .462
Valparaiso   12 15   .444
Campbell   11 16   .407
George Mason   10 16   .385
St. Francis (N.Y.)   10 16   .385
Navy   9 16   .360
Robert Morris   9 18   .333
Baptist   8 19   .296
Northern Iowa   8 19   .296
Army   7 19   .269
Portland State   7 20   .259
Manhattan   6 20   .231
Nicholls State   6 22   .214
Baltimore   5 21   .192
Catholic   4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 39th season, and played their home games at the brand new Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

Roster

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1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 21 Dennis McGuire 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Holy Cross River Grove, Illinois
G 23 Clyde Bradshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr East Orange East Orange, NJ
F 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Westinghouse Chicago, IL
F 32 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Carver Chicago, IL
G 44 Skip Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 22
No. 2 vs. No. 3 Louisville W 86–80  1–0
Springfield Civic Center (8,937)
Springfield, Massachusetts
December 1
No. 2 Gonzaga W 74–56  2–0
Rosemont Horizon (11,370)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 6
No. 1 Santa Clara W 88–71  3–0
Rosemont Horizon (15,556)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 8
No. 1 Northern Illinois W 93–56  4–0
Rosemont Horizon (14,711)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 13
No. 1 at Texas W 83–65  5–0
Frank Erwin Center (16,006)
Austin, Texas
December 16
No. 1 at North Texas W 92–86  6–0
Super Pit (9,100)
Denton, Texas
December 19
No. 1 vs. Loyola (IL) W 71–67  7–0
McGaw Memorial Hall (4,992)
Evanston, Illinois
December 20
No. 1 vs. Northwestern W 62–54  8–0
McGaw Memorial Hall (6,543)
Evanston, Illinois
December 27
No. 1 No. 3 UCLA W 93–77[1]  9–0
Rosemont Horizon (16,702)
Rosemont, Illinois
December 29
No. 1 vs. Georgetown W 72–67  10–0
San Diego Sports Arena (8,825)
San Diego, California
December 30
No. 1 at San Diego State W 85–69  11–0
San Diego Sports Arena (11,044)
San Diego, California
January 3
No. 1 Furman W 78–65  12–0
Rosemont Horizon (14,557)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 6
No. 1 at Maine W 85–77  13–0
Alfond Arena (4,803)
Orono, Maine
January 10
No. 1 Old Dominion L 62–63  13–1
Rosemont Horizon (14,858)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 13
No. 4 St. Louis W 93–67  14–1
Rosemont Horizon (13,398)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 18
No. 4 Wagner W 90–75  15–1
Rosemont Horizon (16,168)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 24
No. 3 at La Salle W 69–62  16–1
The Palestra (8,558)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 28
No. 3 at Illinois State W 54–50  17–1
Horton Fieldhouse (8,529)
Normal, Illinois
February 1
No. 3 Syracuse W 91–69  18–1
Rosemont Horizon (16,020)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 4
No. 3 Detroit W 69–58  19–1
Rosemont Horizon (15,103)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 7
No. 3 UAB W 77–66  20–1
Rosemont Horizon (16,232)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 9
No. 3 Creighton W 83–57  21–1
Rosemont Horizon (16,473)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 14
No. 3 at Evansville W 61–53  22–1
Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,818)
Evansville, Indiana
February 21
No. 3 Marquette W 78–71  23–1
Rosemont Horizon (17,013)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 23
No. 3 at Butler W 89–64  24–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (13,465)
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 28
No. 4 Loyola (IL) W 105–95  25–1
Rosemont Horizon (17,106)
Rosemont, Illinois
March 4
No. 2 at Dayton W 84–64  26–1
University of Dayton Arena (13,455)
Dayton, Ohio
March 8
No. 2 No. 6 Notre Dame W 74–64[2]  27–1
Rosemont Horizon (17,579)
Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
March 14
(1 ME) No. 1 vs. (9 ME) Saint Joseph's
Second Round
L 48–49[3]  27–2
University of Dayton Arena (13,455)
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4] [5]

Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Mark Aguirre Dallas Mavericks
2 38 Clyde Bradshaw Atlanta Hawks

References

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  1. ^ "Aguirre and DePaul Savor Sweet Revenge After Routing UCLA". The New York Times. December 28, 1980. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "BRADSHAW LEADS DEPAUL VICTORY". The New York Times. March 9, 1981. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Another Sad Ending for Aguirre". The New York Times. March 16, 1981. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.