1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

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.

1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1980–81 record27–2
Head coach
Assistant coachJoey Meyer (7th season)
CaptainMark Aguirre
Home arenaRosemont Horizon
1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 DePaul    272  .931
No. 7 Notre Dame    236  .793
Southern Mississippi    207  .741
Cleveland State    189  .667
Stetson    189  .667
Tennessee State    179  .654
Marquette    2011  .645
Penn State    1710  .630
South Carolina    1710  .630
Dayton    1811  .621
Pan American    1811  .621
Illinois State    1611  .593
UNLV    1612  .571
North Texas State    1512  .556
Southeastern Louisiana    1413  .519
UNC Wilmington    1313  .500
New Orleans    1314  .481
East Carolina    1214  .462
Valparaiso    1215  .444
Campbell    1116  .407
Charleston Southern    819  .296
Northern Iowa    819  .296
Portland State    720  .259
Nicholls State    622  .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 21 Dennis McGuire 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrHoly Cross River Grove, Illinois
G 23 Clyde Bradshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrEast Orange East Orange, NJ
F 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrWestinghouse Chicago, IL
F 32 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoCarver 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

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 22
No. 2 vs. No. 3 Louisville W 86–80  1–0
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
December 1
No. 2 Gonzaga W 74–56  2–0
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
December 6
No. 1 Santa Clara W 88–71  3–0
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
December 8
No. 1 Northern Illinois W 93–56  4–0
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
December 13
No. 1 at Texas W 83–65  5–0
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
December 16
No. 1 at North Texas W 92–86  6–0
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
December 19
No. 1 vs. Loyola (IL) W 71–67  7–0
 
 
December 20
No. 1 vs. Northwestern W 62–54  8–0
 
 
December 27
No. 1 UCLA W 93–77  9–0
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
December 29
No. 1 vs. Georgetown W 72–67  10–0
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, California
December 30
No. 1 at San Diego State W 85–69  11–0
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, California
January 3
No. 1 Furman W 78–65  12–0
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 6
No. 1 at Maine W 85–77  13–0
Alfond Arena 
Orono, Maine
January 10
No. 1 Old Dominion L 62–63  13–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 13
No. 4 St. Louis W 93–67  14–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 18
No. 4 Wagner W 90–75  15–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 24
No. 3 at La Salle W 69–62  16–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 28
No. 3 at Illinois State W 54–50  17–1
Horton Fieldhouse 
Normal, Illinois
February 1
No. 3 Syracuse W 91–69  18–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
February 4
No. 3 Detroit W 69–58  19–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
February 7
No. 3 UAB W 77–66  20–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
February 9
No. 3 Creighton W 83–57  21–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
February 14
No. 3 at Evansville W 61–53  22–1
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
February 21
No. 3 Marquette W 78–71  23–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
February 23
No. 3 at Butler W 89–64  24–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 28
No. 4 Loyola (IL) W 105–95  25–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
March 4
No. 2 at Dayton W 84–64  26–1
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
March 8
No. 2 Notre Dame W 74–64  27–1
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
March 14
No. 1 vs. Saint Joseph's
Second Round
L 48–49  27–2
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
11Mark AguirreDallas Mavericks
238Clyde BradshawAtlanta Hawks

References

  1. "1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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