1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 38th season, and played their home games at the Alumni Hall in Chicago.

1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record26–2
Head coach
Assistant coachJoey Meyer (6th season)
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 DePaul   26 2   .929
No. 19 Iona*   28 4   .875
Old Dominion   25 5   .833
No. 9 Notre Dame   23 8   .742
Tennessee State   19 7   .731
UNLV   23 9   .719
Saint Peter's   22 9   .710
Cleveland State   18 8   .692
James Madison   18 8   .692
Illinois State   20 9   .690
Marquette   18 9   .667
UNC Wilmington   19 10   .655
Penn State   18 10   .643
Southern Mississippi   17 10   .630
South Carolina   16 11   .593
Campbell   15 12   .556
East Carolina   15 12   .556
Stetson   15 12   .556
Long Island   14 12   .538
Detroit   14 13   .519
Navy   14 13   .519
Wagner   14 13   .519
Siena   14 14   .500
Dayton   13 14   .481
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 14   .481
North Texas State   13 14   .481
Richmond   13 14   .481
Baltimore   12 15   .444
William & Mary   12 15   .444
Fordham**   12 16   .429
St. Francis (Pa.)   12 16   .429
St. Francis (N.Y.)   11 15   .423
Fairfield   11 16   .407
Army   9 17   .346
Milwaukee   9 17   .346
Towson State   9 17   .346
Valparaiso   8 18   .308
Catholic   8 19   .296
Robert Morris   7 19   .269
George Mason   5 21   .192
Portland State   5 21   .192
Manhattan   4 22   .154
Baptist   2 23   .080
* –Iona's 1980 NCAA Tournament games were vacated due to NCAA sanctions; disputed record 29–5.
**Disputed record 11–17.
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 11 James Mitchem 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Pius X Albuquerque, NM
F 21 Dennis McGuire 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Holy Cross River Grove, Illinois
G 23 Clyde Bradshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr East Orange East Orange, NJ
F 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Westinghouse Chicago, IL
F 32 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Carver Chicago, IL
G 44 Skip Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Westinghouse Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 5
 ESPN
No. 10 Wisconsin W 90–77  1–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
December 10
No. 11 Texas W 66–60  2–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
December 12
No. 11 at Northern Illinois W 57–55  3–0
Chick Evans Field House (6,076)
DeKalb, Illinois
December 15
No. 11 at No. 7 UCLA W 99–94  4–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,072)
Los Angeles, California
December 19
No. 6 at Eastern Michigan W 57–55  5–0
Bowen Field House (4,600)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
December 21
No. 6 at Northwestern W 81–75  6–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,913)
Evanston, Illinois
December 22
No. 6 vs. Loyola (IL) W 92–83  7–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,263)
Evanston, Illinois
December 29
No. 4 Bradley W 68–61  8–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
January 2
No. 3 at No. 12 Missouri W 92–79  9–0
Hearnes Center (9,500)
Columbia, Missouri
January 5
No. 3 at Loyola (IL) W 80–75  10–0
Alumni Gym (3,291)
Chicago, Illinois
January 7
No. 2 Ball State W 96–79  11–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
January 12
No. 2 at Marquette W 92–85  12–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 15
No. 1 Lamar W 61–59  13–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
January 18
No. 1 Maine W 93–79  14–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
January 20
No. 1 No. 14 LSU W 78–73  15–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
January 22
No. 1 at Alabama-Birmingham W 57–54  16–0
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,309)
Birmingham, Alabama
January 26
No. 1 Evansville W 105–94  17–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
January 28
No. 1 at Creighton W 84–73  18–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (10,000)
Omaha, Nebraska
February 2
No. 1 North Texas W 102–71  19–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
February 9
No. 1 Dayton W 65–63  20–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
February 13
No. 1 at Valparaiso W 95–71  21–0
Hilltop Gym (4,300)
Valparaiso, Indiana
February 16
No. 1 Butler W 103–79  22–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
February 18
No. 1 La Salle W 92–75  23–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
February 21
No. 1 at Wagner W 105–89  24–0
Madison Square Garden (18,000)
New York
February 23
No. 1 Loyola (IL) W 94–87  25–0
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
February 27
No. 1 at No. 14 Notre Dame L 74–76 2OT 25–1
Joyce Center (11,345)
South Bend, Indiana
March 1
No. 1 Illinois State W 97–81  26–1
Alumni Hall (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
March 9
(1 W) No. 1 vs. (8 W) UCLA
Second Round
L 71–77  26–2
ASU Activity Center (11,000)
Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF).