1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	26–2
Head coach	Ray Meyer (40th season);
Assistant coach	Joey Meyer (8th season)
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The 1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 40th season, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 DePaul		–		–	26	–	2	.929
Marquette		–		–	23	–	9	.719
Dayton		–		–	21	–	9	.700
New Orleans		–		–	18	–	8	.692
UNLV		–		–	20	–	10	.667
Cleveland State		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Southern Mississippi		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Penn State		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Tennessee State		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Eastern Illinois		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Green Bay		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Illinois-Chicago		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Western Illinois		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Charleston Southern		–		–	13	–	13	.500
South Carolina		–		–	14	–	15	.483
UNC Wilmington		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Northern Iowa		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Stetson		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Campbell		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Notre Dame		–		–	10	–	17	.370
U.S. International		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Valparaiso		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Texas-San Antonio		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Nicholls State		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Texas-Rio Grande Valley		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Utica		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Georgia State		–		–	4	–	23	.148

As of ^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	23	Tyrone Corbin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	A. C. Flora	Columbia, SC
F	32	Terry Cummings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Carver	Chicago, IL
G	44	Skip Dillard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr		Chicago, IL

Head coach

Ray Meyer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1	No. 7	at UI Chicago	W 78–53	1–0	UIC Physical Education Building (5,222) Chicago, Illinois
December 5	No. 7	Purdue	W 73–67	2–0	Allstate Arena (17,494) Rosemont, Illinois
December 9	No. 7	at Gonzaga	W 69–56	3–0	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,722) Spokane, Washington
December 12	No. 7	at Santa Clara	W 80–58	4–0	Leavey Center (5,000) Santa Clara, California
December 15	No. 7	Western Michigan	W 88–46	5–0	Allstate Arena (13,597) Rosemont, Illinois
December 19	No. 7	at No. 17 UCLA	L 75–87	5–1	Pauley Pavilion (12,293) Los Angeles, CA
December 22	No. 13	Maine	W 90–67	6–1	Allstate Arena (10,141) Rosemont, Illinois
December 26	No. 13	Louisville	W 75–68	7–1	Allstate Arena (17,494) Rosemont, Illinois
December 28	No. 13	Illinois State	W 74–58	8–1	Allstate Arena (15,127) Rosemont, Illinois
December 30	No. 8	vs. Northern Illinois	W 55–46	9–1	(9,000)
January 2	No. 8	Penn State	W 86–60	10–1	Allstate Arena (12,321) Rosemont, Illinois
January 4	No. 8	Saint Mary's (CA)	W 96–72	11–1	Allstate Arena (10,121) Rosemont, Illinois
January 9	No. 5	Dayton	W 71–69	12–1	Allstate Arena (12,320) Rosemont, Illinois
January 11	No. 5	at Creighton	W 76–67	13–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,054) Omaha, Nebraska
January 13	No. 4	South Carolina	W 92–59	14–1	Allstate Arena (11,210) Rosemont, Illinois
January 16	No. 4	at Old Dominion	W 70–60	15–1	Norfolk Scope (10,253) Norfolk, Virginia
January 23	No. 4	UAB	W 79–68	16–1	Allstate Arena (14,187) Rosemont, Illinois
January 27	No. 4	at Saint Louis	W 99–80	17–1	St. Louis Arena (6,813) St. Louis, Missouri
January 30	No. 4	at Syracuse	W 92–87	18–1	Carrier Dome (26,143) Syracuse, NY
February 3	No. 4	Saint Joseph's	W 46–44	19–1	Allstate Arena (12,283) Rosemont, Illinois
February 6	No. 4	at Marquette	W 67–66	20–1	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
February 10	No. 3	Evansville	W 59–58	21–1	Allstate Arena (13,137) Rosemont, Illinois
February 12	No. 3	Loyola (IL)	W 98–90	22–1	Allstate Arena (17,194) Rosemont, Illinois
February 15	No. 3	Ohio	W 83–61	23–1	Allstate Arena (13,180) Rosemont, Illinois
February 17	No. 3	at Detroit	W 74–70	24–1	Calihan Hall (8,132) Detroit, Michigan
February 24	No. 3	at Furman	W 75–74	25–1	Memorial Auditorium (5,287) Greenville, SC
February 28	No. 3	at Notre Dame	W 81–69	26–1	Joyce Center (11,345) South Bend, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
March 14	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (8 MW) Boston College Second Round	L 75–82^[2]	26–2	Reunion Arena (12,719) Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[3] ^[4]

References

^ "1981-82 Independent Season Summary".
^ "EAGLES UPSET DE PAUL". New York Times. March 15, 1982. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
^ "1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[1] "1981-82 Independent Season Summary".

[2] "EAGLES UPSET DE PAUL". New York Times. March 15, 1982. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

[3] "1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[4] "1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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