# 1985–86 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

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 round and Oklahoma in the round of 32 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the East Regional semifinals, the Blue Demons were defeated by No. 1 Duke, 74–67, and finished the season 18–13.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1985* | | at Northern Illinois | W 63–61 | 1–0 | Chick Evans Fieldhouse (5,757) DeKalb, Illinois |
| Dec 4, 1985* | | St. Francis (NY) | W 93–48 | 2–0 | Rosemont Horizon (8,543) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | Illinois State | W 71–64 | 3–0 | Rosemont Horizon (14,377) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 10, 1985* | No. 19 | Western Michigan | W 70–59 | 4–0 | Rosemont Horizon (8,123) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 12, 1985* | No. 18 | at Houston | W 84–78 | 5–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,930) Houston, Texas |
| Dec 19, 1985* | No. 18 | at Northwestern | W 70–67 | 6–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, Illinois |
| Dec 21, 1985* | No. 18 | No. 5 Georgetown | L 70–85 | 6–1 | Rosemont Horizon (17,259) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 23, 1985* | No. 20 | at Purdue | L 56–71 | 6–2 | Mackey Arena (14,003) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 27, 1985* | No. 20 | vs. Navy Cotton States Classic | L 64–67 | 6–3 | The Omni (14,010) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 28, 1985* | No. 20 | vs. Texas Cotton States Classic | W 63–62 | 7–3 | The Omni (15,130) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 4, 1986* | | Dayton | W 66–52 | 8–3 | Rosemont Horizon (12,731) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 9, 1986* | | Pepperdine | W 70–57 | 9–3 | Rosemont Horizon (9,876) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 11, 1986* | | No. 16 Notre Dame | L 54–70 | 9–4 | Rosemont Horizon (17,093) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 15, 1986* | | Cleveland State | L 75–90 | 9–5 | Rosemont Horizon (7,384) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 18, 1986* | | No. 12 UAB | W 70–61 | 10–5 | Rosemont Horizon (12,591) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 21, 1986* | | Loyola–Chicago | W 90–55 | 11–5 | Rosemont Horizon (11,593) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 29, 1986* | | Northern Iowa | W 96–53 | 12–5 | Rosemont Horizon (6,739) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 1, 1986* | | at Dayton | L 64–77 | 12–6 | University of Dayton Arena (12,893) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 4, 1986* | | Evansville | W 73–41 | 13–6 | Rosemont Horizon (6,903) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 8, 1986* | | at Marquette | L 65–70 | 13–7 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 11, 1986* | | at Old Dominion | L 53–66 | 13–8 | Norfolk Scope (8,542) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 15, 1986* | | No. 19 Louisville | L 53–72 | 13–9 | Rosemont Horizon (15,754) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 17, 1986* | | at Creighton | L 61–74 | 13–10 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,828) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 19, 1986* | | at Indiana State | W 48–44 | 14–10 | Hulman Center (6,769) Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Feb 22, 1986* | | No. 6 St. John's | W 81–72 | 15–10 | Rosemont Horizon (13,921) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 25, 1986* | | at No. 12 Notre Dame | L 59–70 | 15–11 | Joyce Center (11,345) Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Mar 1, 1986* | | at UCLA | L 63–65 | 15–12 | Pauley Pavilion (7,235) Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 8, 1986* | | Marquette | W 95–87 | 16–12 | Rosemont Horizon (15,331) Rosemont, Illinois |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1986* | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) Virginia Second round | W 72–68 | 17–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,640) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 15, 1986* | (12 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 15 Oklahoma Second round | W 74–69 | 18–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (12,096) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 21, 1986* | (12 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 67–74 | 18–13 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,454) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||
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## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 38 | Lemone Lampley | Seattle SuperSonics |