# 1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 22 | No. 2 | vs. No. 3 Louisville | W 86–80 | 1–0 | Springfield Civic Center (8,937) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| December 1 | No. 2 | Gonzaga | W 74–56 | 2–0 | Rosemont Horizon (11,370) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 6 | No. 1 | Santa Clara | W 88–71 | 3–0 | Rosemont Horizon (15,556) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 8 | No. 1 | Northern Illinois | W 93–56 | 4–0 | Rosemont Horizon (14,711) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 13 | No. 1 | at Texas | W 83–65 | 5–0 | Frank Erwin Center (16,006) Austin, Texas |
| December 16 | No. 1 | at North Texas | W 92–86 | 6–0 | Super Pit (9,100) Denton, Texas |
| December 19 | No. 1 | vs. Loyola (IL) | W 71–67 | 7–0 | McGaw Memorial Hall (4,992) Evanston, Illinois |
| December 20 | No. 1 | vs. Northwestern | W 62–54 | 8–0 | McGaw Memorial Hall (6,543) Evanston, Illinois |
| December 27 | No. 1 | No. 3 UCLA | W 93–77 | 9–0 | Rosemont Horizon (16,702) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 29 | No. 1 | vs. Georgetown | W 72–67 | 10–0 | San Diego Sports Arena (8,825) San Diego, California |
| December 30 | No. 1 | at San Diego State | W 85–69 | 11–0 | San Diego Sports Arena (11,044) San Diego, California |
| January 3 | No. 1 | Furman | W 78–65 | 12–0 | Rosemont Horizon (14,557) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 6 | No. 1 | at Maine | W 85–77 | 13–0 | Alfond Arena (4,803) Orono, Maine |
| January 10 | No. 1 | Old Dominion | L 62–63 | 13–1 | Rosemont Horizon (14,858) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 13 | No. 4 | St. Louis | W 93–67 | 14–1 | Rosemont Horizon (13,398) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 18 | No. 4 | Wagner | W 90–75 | 15–1 | Rosemont Horizon (16,168) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 24 | No. 3 | at La Salle | W 69–62 | 16–1 | The Palestra (8,558) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 28 | No. 3 | at Illinois State | W 54–50 | 17–1 | Horton Fieldhouse (8,529) Normal, Illinois |
| February 1 | No. 3 | Syracuse | W 91–69 | 18–1 | Rosemont Horizon (16,020) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 4 | No. 3 | Detroit | W 69–58 | 19–1 | Rosemont Horizon (15,103) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 7 | No. 3 | UAB | W 77–66 | 20–1 | Rosemont Horizon (16,232) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 9 | No. 3 | Creighton | W 83–57 | 21–1 | Rosemont Horizon (16,473) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 14 | No. 3 | at Evansville | W 61–53 | 22–1 | Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,818) Evansville, Indiana |
| February 21 | No. 3 | Marquette | W 78–71 | 23–1 | Rosemont Horizon (17,013) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 23 | No. 3 | at Butler | W 89–64 | 24–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (13,465) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| February 28 | No. 4 | Loyola (IL) | W 105–95 | 25–1 | Rosemont Horizon (17,106) Rosemont, Illinois |
| March 4 | No. 2 | at Dayton | W 84–64 | 26–1 | University of Dayton Arena (13,455) Dayton, Ohio |
| March 8 | No. 2 | No. 6 Notre Dame | W 74–64 | 27–1 | Rosemont Horizon (17,579) Rosemont, Illinois |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 14 | (1 ME) No. 1 | vs. (9 ME) Saint Joseph's Second Round | L 48–49 | 27–2 | University of Dayton Arena (13,455) Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Aguirre | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2 | 38 | Clyde Bradshaw | Atlanta Hawks |