1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
1987–88 record	22–8
Head coach	Joey Meyer (4th season);
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon

The 1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 4th season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

DePaul went 21–7 in the regular season and received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. DePaul beat Wichita State in the opening round and were beaten by Kansas State, 66–58,[1] and finished the season 22–8.

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)	Jr	Oak Hill Academy	Bronx, NY
G	13	Terence Greene	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Flint, MI
G	20	Kevin Edwards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Lakeland CC	Cleveland, OH
F	23	Stanley Brundy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Crenshaw	Los Angeles, CA

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 28, 1987*	No. 20	Pepperdine	L 76–84	0–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 1, 1987*		Niagara	W 88–87	1–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 5, 1987*		Illinois State	W 76–55	2–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 9, 1987*		Western Michigan	W 94–64	3–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 12, 1987*		No. 19 Notre Dame	W 73–69	4–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 16, 1987*		at Weber State	W 88–65	5–1	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Dec 18, 1987*		at Washington	W 89–73	6–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Dec 21, 1987*		at Northwestern	L 64–78	6–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Dec 23, 1987*		UTSA	W 93–82	7–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 2, 1988*		at Hartford	W 68–61	8–2	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 9, 1988*		No. 14 Georgetown	L 64–74	8–3	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 14, 1988*		Dayton	L 72–79	8–4	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 16, 1988*		at Notre Dame	W 77–71	9–4	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
Jan 21, 1988*		Loyola–Chicago	W 93–77	10–4	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 23, 1988*		at Old Dominion	W 95–88	11–4	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 27, 1988*		Marquette	W 81–66	12–4	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 31, 1988*		at NC State	L 66–71	12–5	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 3, 1988*		at Indiana State	W 64–56	13–5	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 6, 1988*		at Georgia Tech	L 70–71	13–6	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 10, 1988*		No. 15 Bradley	W 86–80	14–6	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 13, 1988*		Evansville	L 63–65	14–7	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 16, 1988*		Iona	W 92–56	15–7	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 20, 1988*		at St. John's	W 65–51	16–7	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 24, 1988*		Jackson State	W 81–69	17–7	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 27, 1988*		at Miami (FL)	W 101–82	18–7	Knight Center Miami, Florida
Mar 1, 1988*		at Dayton	W 92–77	19–7	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 5, 1988*		Louisville	W 77–58	20–7	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 12, 1988*		at Marquette	W 77–65	21–7	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(5 MW)	vs. (12 MW) Wichita State First round	W 83–62	22–7	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
Mar 19, 1988*	(5 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 20 Kansas State Second round	L 58–66	22–8	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source:[2]

Rankings

[3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	19	Rod Strickland	New York Knicks
1	20	Kevin Edwards	Miami Heat

References

"Purdue Overpowers Memphis State". The New York Times. March 20, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
"1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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[ncaa-kstate-1] "Purdue Overpowers Memphis State". The New York Times. March 20, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[2] "1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[ESPN-3] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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