1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Blue Demons Script Logo.png Independent 18–13 Joey Meyer 2nd Jim Molinari 7th Jim Platt 2nd Rosemont Horizon NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 2nd season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont. After finishing the regular season at 16–12, DePaul received a bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament as the No. 12 seed in the East region. DePaul beat Virginia in the opening roundDe Paul Surprises Virginia https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1986/03/14/de-paul-surprises-virginia/396e8dc4-fb1a-4df1-aeea-a1a74a0162c1/ The Washington Post March 14, 1986 March 27, 2022 and Oklahoma in the round of 32DePaul Stuns Oklahoma https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/16/sports/east-regional-depaul-stuns-oklahoma-lsu-winner-at-buzzer-duke-next-for-demons.html The New York Times March 16, 1986 March 27, 2022 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the East Regional semifinals, the Blue Demons were defeated by No. 1 Duke, 74–67,ROBINSON SINKS CLEVELAND STATE, 71-70; DUKE ROLLS DEPAUL ELIMINATED BY 74-67 https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/22/sports/east-regional-robinson-sinks-cleveland-state-71-70-duke-rolls-depaul-eliminated.html The New York Times March 22, 1986 March 27, 2022 and finished the season 18–13. Roster 1985 DePaul Blue Demons y y Rod Strickland 10 G 6 3 175 Fr y Bronx, NY Oak Hill Academy Terence Greene 13 G 6 4 190 Fr Flint, MI Flint Central Andy Laux 14 G 6 5 195 So Elmhurst, IL Immaculate Conception Tony Jackson 20 G 6 5 200 Sr San Francisco, CA Bishop O'Dowd Stanley Brundy 23 F 6 6 205 Fr y Los Angeles, CA Crenshaw Lemone Lampley 32 C 6 11 210 Sr y Chicago, IL Chicago Vocational Marvin Woods 33 G 6 4 190 So Aliquippa, PA Aliquippa Kevin Holmes 34 F 6 8 225 Sr Los Angeles, CA Cleveland Dallas Comegys 35 F 6 9 205 Jr y Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic Marty Embry 51 C 6 9 250 Sr y Flint, MI Flint Central Kevin Golden 55 F 6 9 205 So Jackson, MI Lumen Christi Joey Meyer Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan) Jim Platt (Concordia (IL)) https://depaulbluedemons.com/documents/download/2018/7/27/440__m_baskbl_1985_14_roster__roster_num.pdf Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=DePaul Blue Demons| Regular season Nov 30, 1985 yes yes 1985 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Chick Evans Fieldhouse DeKalb, Illinois 63–61 5,757 1–0 Dec 4, 1985 yes St. Francis (NY) Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 93–48 8,543 2–0 Dec 7, 1985 yes Illinois State Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 71–64 14,377 3–0 Dec 10, 1985 yes 19 1985 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 70–59 8,123 4–0 Dec 12, 1985 yes yes 18 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 84–78 4,930 5–0 Dec 19, 1985 yes yes 18 1985 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 70–67 8,117 6–0 Dec 21, 1985 yes 18 Georgetown 5 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 70–85 17,259 6–1 Dec 23, 1985 yes yes 20 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 56–71 14,003 6–2 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes 20 Navy The Omni Atlanta, Georgia Cotton States Classic 64–67 14,010 6–3 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes 20 1985 men Texas Longhorns Texas The Omni Atlanta, Georgia Cotton States Classic 63–62 15,130 7–3 Jan 4, 1986 yes 1985 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 66–52 12,731 8–3 Jan 9, 1986 yes Pepperdine Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 70–57 9,876 9–3 Jan 11, 1986 yes Notre Dame 16 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 54–70 17,093 9–4 Jan 15, 1986 yes Cleveland State Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 75–90 7,384 9–5 Jan 18, 1986 yes UAB 12 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 70–61 12,591 10–5 Jan 21, 1986 yes 1985 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 90–55 11,593 11–5 Jan 29, 1986 yes 1985 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 96–53 6,739 12–5 Feb 1, 1986 yes yes 1985 men Dayton Flyers Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio 64–77 12,893 12–6 Feb 4, 1986 yes 1985 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 73–41 6,903 13–6 Feb 8, 1986 yes yes 1985 men Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin 65–70 11,052 13–7 Feb 11, 1986 yes yes Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia 53–66 8,542 13–8 Feb 15, 1986 yes Louisville 19 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 53–72 15,754 13–9 Feb 17, 1986 yes yes 1985 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 61–74 5,828 13–10 Feb 19, 1986 yes yes 1985 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 48–44 6,769 14–10 Feb 22, 1986 yes St. John's 6 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 81–72 13,921 15–10 Feb 25, 1986 yes yes Notre Dame 12 Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 59–70 11,345 15–11 Mar 1, 1986 yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 63–65 7,235 15–12 Mar 8, 1986 yes 1985 men Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 95–87 15,331 16–12 |- !colspan=12 style=DePaul Blue Demons| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1986 yes yes 12 E Virginia 5 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First round 72–68 7,640 17–12 Mar 15, 1986 yes yes 12 E Oklahoma 15 4 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Second round 74–69 12,096 18–12 Mar 21, 1986 yes yes 12 E Duke 1 1 E Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 67–74 19,454 18–13 AP Poll E East Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/depaul/1986-schedule.html 1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com March 27, 2020 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1986_176_DePaul%20University.pdf 1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 0-345-51392-4 Team players drafted into the NBA 1986 NBA draft DePaul Blue Demons Round Pick Player NBA Club 2 38 Lemone Lampley Seattle SuperSonics References Category:DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball seasons DePaul Category:1985 in sports in Illinois Category:1986 in sports in Illinois DePaul