1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Record	18–13
Head coach	Joey Meyer (2nd season);
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1985–86 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 16–12, 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, 74–67,^[3] and finished the season 18–13.

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)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Bronx, NY
G	13	Terence Greene	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Flint, MI
F	23	Stanley Brundy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Crenshaw	Los Angeles, CA
C	32	Lemone Lampley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)		Chicago Vocational	Chicago, IL
F	35	Dallas Comegys	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	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 30, 1985*		at Northern Illinois	W 63–61	1–0	Chick Evans Fieldhouse (5,757) DeKalb, Illinois
Dec 4, 1985*		St. Francis (NY)	W 93–48	2–0	Rosemont Horizon (8,543) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 7, 1985*		Illinois State	W 71–64	3–0	Rosemont Horizon (14,377) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 10, 1985*	No. 19	Western Michigan	W 70–59	4–0	Rosemont Horizon (8,123) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 12, 1985*	No. 18	at Houston	W 84–78	5–0	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,930) Houston, Texas
Dec 19, 1985*	No. 18	at Northwestern	W 70–67	6–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, Illinois
Dec 21, 1985*	No. 18	No. 5 Georgetown	L 70–85	6–1	Rosemont Horizon (17,259) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 23, 1985*	No. 20	at Purdue	L 56–71	6–2	Mackey Arena (14,003) West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 27, 1985*	No. 20	vs. Navy Cotton States Classic	L 64–67	6–3	The Omni (14,010) Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 28, 1985*	No. 20	vs. Texas Cotton States Classic	W 63–62	7–3	The Omni (15,130) Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 4, 1986*		Dayton	W 66–52	8–3	Rosemont Horizon (12,731) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 9, 1986*		Pepperdine	W 70–57	9–3	Rosemont Horizon (9,876) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 11, 1986*		No. 16 Notre Dame	L 54–70	9–4	Rosemont Horizon (17,093) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 15, 1986*		Cleveland State	L 75–90	9–5	Rosemont Horizon (7,384) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 18, 1986*		No. 12 UAB	W 70–61	10–5	Rosemont Horizon (12,591) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 21, 1986*		Loyola–Chicago	W 90–55	11–5	Rosemont Horizon (11,593) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 29, 1986*		Northern Iowa	W 96–53	12–5	Rosemont Horizon (6,739) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 1, 1986*		at Dayton	L 64–77	12–6	University of Dayton Arena (12,893) Dayton, Ohio
Feb 4, 1986*		Evansville	W 73–41	13–6	Rosemont Horizon (6,903) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 8, 1986*		at Marquette	L 65–70	13–7	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 11, 1986*		at Old Dominion	L 53–66	13–8	Norfolk Scope (8,542) Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 15, 1986*		No. 19 Louisville	L 53–72	13–9	Rosemont Horizon (15,754) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 17, 1986*		at Creighton	L 61–74	13–10	Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,828) Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 19, 1986*		at Indiana State	W 48–44	14–10	Hulman Center (6,769) Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 22, 1986*		No. 6 St. John's	W 81–72	15–10	Rosemont Horizon (13,921) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 25, 1986*		at No. 12 Notre Dame	L 59–70	15–11	Joyce Center (11,345) Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 1, 1986*		at UCLA	L 63–65	15–12	Pauley Pavilion (7,235) Los Angeles, California
Mar 8, 1986*		Marquette	W 95–87	16–12	Rosemont Horizon (15,331) Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(12 E)	vs. (5 E) Virginia Second round	W 72–68	17–12	Greensboro Coliseum (7,640) Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 15, 1986*	(12 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 15 Oklahoma Second round	W 74–69	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum (12,096) Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 21, 1986*	(12 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 67–74	18–13	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Source:^[4] ^[5]

Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
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.
^ "1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^ "1985–86 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. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ncaa-uva-1] "De Paul Surprises Virginia". The Washington Post. March 14, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[ncaa-ou-2] "DePaul Stuns Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 16, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[ncaa-duke-3] "ROBINSON SINKS CLEVELAND STATE, 71-70; DUKE ROLLS DEPAUL ELIMINATED BY 74-67". The New York Times. March 22, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[4] "1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

[5] "1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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