1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 4th season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	22–8
Head coach	Joey Meyer (4th season)
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Akron		–			–			21	–	7		.750
DePaul		–			–			22	–	8		.733
Notre Dame		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Wright State		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Miami (FL)		–			–			17	–	14		.548
UMBC		–			–			13	–	15		.464
Dayton		–			–			13	–	18		.419
Brooklyn		–			–			11	–	17		.393
Central Connecticut State		–			–			10	–	18		.357
Marquette		–			–			10	–	18		.357
Nicholls State		–			–			10	–	18		.357
U.S. International		–			–			10	–	18		.357
UMKC		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Central Florida		–			–			9	–	19		.321
Florida International		–			–			9	–	19		.321
Chicago State		–			–			8	–	20		.286
Northern Illinois		–			–			8	–	20		.286
Oral Roberts		–			–			8	–	21		.276
Southeastern Louisiana		–			–			7	–	21		.250
Rankings from AP Poll

DePaul went 21–7 in the regular season and received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. DePaul beat Wichita State in the opening round^[1] and were beaten by Kansas State, 66–58,^[2] and finished the season 22–8.

Roster

1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 10 Rod Strickland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Bronx, NY G 13 Terence Greene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Flint, MI G 20 Kevin Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lakeland CC Cleveland, OH F 23 Stanley Brundy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Crenshaw Los Angeles, CA	Head coach Joey Meyer Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1987*	No. 20	Pepperdine	L 76–84	0–1	Rosemont Horizon (11,227) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 1, 1987*		Niagara	W 88–87	1–1	Rosemont Horizon (9,459) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 5, 1987*		Illinois State	W 76–55	2–1	Rosemont Horizon (12,428) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 9, 1987*		Western Michigan	W 94–64	3–1	Rosemont Horizon (9,599) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 12, 1987*		No. 19 Notre Dame	W 73–69	4–1	Rosemont Horizon (16,118) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 16, 1987*		at Weber State	W 88–65	5–1	Dee Events Center (6,184) Ogden, Utah
Dec 18, 1987*		at Washington	W 89–73	6–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,566) Seattle, Washington
Dec 21, 1987*		at Northwestern	L 64–78	6–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,303) Evanston, Illinois
Dec 23, 1987*		UTSA	W 93–82	7–2	Rosemont Horizon (10,140) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 2, 1988*		at Hartford	W 68–61	8–2	Hartford Civic Center (6,465) Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 9, 1988*		No. 14 Georgetown	L 64–74	8–3	Rosemont Horizon (15,503) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 14, 1988*		Dayton	L 72–79	8–4	Rosemont Horizon (10,935) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 16, 1988*		at Notre Dame	W 77–71	9–4	Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, Indiana
Jan 21, 1988*		Loyola–Chicago	W 93–77	10–4	Rosemont Horizon (11,236) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 23, 1988*		at Old Dominion	W 95–88	11–4	Norfolk Scope (10,227) Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 27, 1988*		Marquette	W 81–66	12–4	Rosemont Horizon (11,915) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 31, 1988*		at NC State	L 66–71	12–5	Reynolds Coliseum (10,200) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 3, 1988*		at Indiana State	W 64–56	13–5	Hulman Center (5,100) Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 6, 1988*		at Georgia Tech	L 70–71	13–6	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,112) Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 10, 1988*		No. 15 Bradley	W 86–80	14–6	Rosemont Horizon (15,610) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 13, 1988*		Evansville	L 63–65	14–7	Rosemont Horizon (13,140) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 16, 1988*		Iona	W 92–56	15–7	Rosemont Horizon (9,676) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 20, 1988*		at St. John's	W 65–51	16–7	Madison Square Garden (14,508) New York, New York
Feb 24, 1988*		Jackson State	W 81–69	17–7	Rosemont Horizon (11,596) Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 27, 1988*		at Miami (FL)	W 101–82	18–7	Knight Center Complex (3,052) Miami, Florida
Mar 1, 1988*		at Dayton	W 92–77	19–7	University of Dayton Arena (11,740) Dayton, Ohio
Mar 5, 1988*		Louisville	W 77–58	20–7	Rosemont Horizon (17,365) Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 12, 1988*		at Marquette	W 77–65	21–7	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(5 MW)	vs. (12 MW) Wichita State First round	W 83–62	22–7	Joyce Center (10,760) South Bend, Indiana
Mar 19, 1988*	(5 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 20 Kansas State Second round	L 58–66	22–8	Joyce Center (10,760) South Bend, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source:^{[3] [4]}

Rankings

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1988 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	19	Rod Strickland	New York Knicks
1	20	Kevin Edwards	Miami Heat

References

1. "DePaul Rolls Past Wichita St". The Chicago Tribune. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
2. "Purdue Overpowers Memphis State". The New York Times. March 20, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
3. "1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
4. "1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (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.