1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons Basketball DePaul Blue Demons Script Logo.png Independent 1 1 27–2 Ray Meyer 39th Joey Meyer 7th Jim Molinari 2nd Mark Aguirre Rosemont Horizon NCAA Division I regular season champions NCAA Tournament Second Round The 1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 39th season, and played their home games at the brand new Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont. For the second year in a row the Blue Demons were a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Once again DePaul lost in the second round, this time to St Joseph's 49–48. Roster 1980 DePaul Blue Demons y y Dennis McGuire 21 F 6 8 195 Sr River Grove, Illinois Holy Cross Clyde Bradshaw 23 G 6 0 170 Sr y East Orange, NJ East Orange Mark Aguirre 24 F 6 7 225 Jr y Chicago, IL Westinghouse Terry Cummings 32 F 6 9 220 So y Chicago, IL Carver Skip Dillard 44 G 6 3 200 Jr     Ray Meyer Joey Meyer Jim Molinari https://s3.amazonaws.com/depaulbluedemons.com/documents/2018/7/31/roster_num_33_.pdf Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=DePaul Blue Demons| Regular season November 22 2 yes 3 Louisville 86–80 1–0 Springfield Civic Center 8,937 Springfield, Massachusetts December 1 2 Gonzaga 74–56 2–0 Rosemont Horizon 11,370 Rosemont, Illinois December 6 1 1980 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 88–71 3–0 Rosemont Horizon 15,556 Rosemont, Illinois December 8 1 1980 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 93–56 4–0 Rosemont Horizon 14,711 Rosemont, Illinois December 13 1 yes 1980 men Texas Longhorns Texas 83–65 5–0 Frank Erwin Center 16,006 Austin, Texas December 16 1 yes 1980 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas 92–86 6–0 Super Pit 9,100 Denton, Texas December 19 1 yes 1980 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) 71–67 7–0 McGaw Memorial Hall 4,992 Evanston, Illinois December 20 1 yes 1980 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 62–54 8–0 McGaw Memorial Hall 6,543 Evanston, Illinois December 27 1 3 UCLA 93–77Aguirre and DePaul Savor Sweet Revenge After Routing UCLA https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/12/28/aguirre-and-depaul-savor-sweet-revenge-after-routing-ucla/088cf8b0-568e-4541-801d-2880d2ad1a92/ The New York Times December 28, 1980 February 13, 2022 9–0 Rosemont Horizon 16,702 Rosemont, Illinois December 29 1 yes Georgetown 72–67 10–0 San Diego Sports Arena 8,825 San Diego, California December 30 1 yes 1980 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 85–69 11–0 San Diego Sports Arena 11,044 San Diego, California January 3 1 1980 men Furman Paladins Furman 78–65 12–0 Rosemont Horizon 14,557 Rosemont, Illinois January 6 1 yes 1980 men Maine Black Bears Maine 85–77 13–0 Alfond Arena 4,803 Orono, Maine January 10 1 1980 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 62–63 13–1 Rosemont Horizon 14,858 Rosemont, Illinois January 13 4 1980 men Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis 93–67 14–1 Rosemont Horizon 13,398 Rosemont, Illinois January 18 4 1980 men Wagner Seahawks Wagner 90–75 15–1 Rosemont Horizon 16,168 Rosemont, Illinois January 24 3 yes 1980 men La Salle Explorers La Salle 69–62 16–1 The Palestra 8,558 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 28 3 yes Illinois State 54–50 17–1 Horton Fieldhouse 8,529 Normal, Illinois February 1 3 Syracuse 91–69 18–1 Rosemont Horizon 16,020 Rosemont, Illinois February 4 3 1980 men Detroit Titans Detroit 69–58 19–1 Rosemont Horizon 15,103 Rosemont, Illinois February 7 3 UAB 77–66 20–1 Rosemont Horizon 16,232 Rosemont, Illinois February 9 3 Creighton 83–57 21–1 Rosemont Horizon 16,473 Rosemont, Illinois February 14 3 yes 1980 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville 61–53 22–1 Roberts Municipal Stadium 11,818 Evansville, Indiana February 21 3 Marquette 78–71 23–1 Rosemont Horizon 17,013 Rosemont, Illinois February 23 3 yes 1980 men Butler Bulldogs Butler 89–64 24–1 Hinkle Fieldhouse 13,465 Indianapolis, Indiana February 28 4 Loyola (IL) 105–95 25–1 Rosemont Horizon 17,106 Rosemont, Illinois March 4 2 yes 1980 men Dayton Flyers Dayton 84–64 26–1 University of Dayton Arena 13,455 Dayton, Ohio March 8 2 6 Notre Dame 74–64BRADSHAW LEADS DEPAUL VICTORY https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/09/sports/bradshaw-leads-depaul-victory.html The New York Times March 9, 1981 December 5, 2021 27–1 Rosemont Horizon 17,579 Rosemont, Illinois |- !colspan=12 style=DePaul Blue Demons| NCAA Tournament March 14 1 ME 1 yes 9 ME Saint Joseph's Second Round 48–49Another Sad Ending for Aguirre https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/16/sports/another-sad-ending-for-aguirre.html The New York Times March 16, 1981 December 5, 2021 27–2 University of Dayton Arena 13,455 Dayton, Ohio AP Poll Eastern Time ME Mideast Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/depaul/1981-schedule.html 1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1981_176_DePaul%20University.pdf 1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Team players drafted into the NBA DePaul Blue Demons Round Pick Player NBA Club 1 1 Mark Aguirre Dallas Mavericks 2 38 Clyde Bradshaw Atlanta Hawks References DePaul Category:1980 in sports in Illinois Category:DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball seasons Category:1981 in sports in Illinois DePaul