1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by new head coach Joey Meyer, in his 1st season after ten years as an assistant, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record19–10
Head coach
Home arenaRosemont Horizon
Seasons

Roster

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1983–84 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
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) Sr Carver Columbia, SC
F 35 Dallas Comegys 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Roman Catholic Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1984*
No. 3 Northern Illinois W 59–58  1–0
Rosemont Horizon (15,645)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 1, 1984*
No. 2 UCLA W 80–61  2–0
Rosemont Horizon (17,269)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 3, 1984*
No. 2 Chico State W 77–37  3–0
Rosemont Horizon (7,528)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 5, 1984*
No. 2 at Illinois State W 84–71  4–0
Horton Field House (7,775)
Normal, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*
No. 2 Notre Dame W 95–83  5–0
Rosemont Horizon (17,499)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 12, 1984*
No. 2 at Penn State W 78–61  6–0
Rec Hall (8,157)
University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 1984*
No. 2 at No. 1 Georgetown L 57–77  6–1
Capital Centre (19,135)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 19, 1984*
No. 5 at Western Michigan L 64–65  6–2
University Arena (6,754)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 22, 1984*
No. 5 Northwestern W 61–56  7–2
Rosemont Horizon (14,981)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 27, 1984*
No. 9 Creighton W 87–58  8–2
Rosemont Horizon (14,198)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 3, 1985*
No. 10 Saint Mary's W 76–53  9–2
Rosemont Horizon (11,797)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 4, 1985*
No. 10 at UAB L 59–66  9–3
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,222)
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 12, 1985*
Houston W 69–58  10–3
Rosemont Horizon (17,499)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 14, 1985*
Old Dominion W 64–58  11–3
Rosemont Horizon (11,752)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 20, 1985*
at Notre Dame W 71–66  12–3
Athletic & Convocation Center (11,335)
South Bend, Indiana
Jan 21, 1985*
Eastern Washington W 72–50  13–3
Rosemont Horizon (9,279)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 26, 1985*
No. 7 at Dayton L 64–65  13–4
University of Dayton Arena (13,485)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 29, 1985*
vs. Princeton W 56–42  14–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (6,347)
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 2, 1985*
at Louisville L 73–77  14–5
Freedom Hall (19,210)
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1985*
No. 18 Dayton L 63–67  14–6
Rosemont Horizon (16,803)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 9, 1985*
Pepperdine W 90–65[1]  15–6
Rosemont Horizon (14,355)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 12, 1985*
at Loyola–Chicago L 71–78  15–7
Rosemont Horizon (13,909)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 17, 1985*
at No. 1 St. John's L 80–93  15–8
Madison Square Garden (6,597)
New York, New York
Feb 20, 1985*
Indiana State W 77–65  16–8
Rosemont Horizon (12,254)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 23, 1985*
La Salle W 87–60  17–8
Rosemont Horizon (12,773)
Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 2, 1985*
Marquette W 69–52  18–8
Rosemont Horizon (17,499)
Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 5, 1985*
at Pan American W 65–55  19–8
UTPA Fieldhouse (5,350)
Edinburg, Texas
Mar 9, 1985*
at Marquette L 64–68  19–9
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
vs. No. 15 Syracuse
First round
L 65–70[2]  19–10
The Omni (15,273)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma Sinks Kansas St". The New York Times. February 10, 1985. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Syracuse Thwarts DePaul with Zone". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.