# 1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 3rd season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.
After opening the season unranked in both major polls, the Blue Demons won their first 16 games and rose as high as No. 4 in the AP poll. DePaul received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. DePaul beat Louisiana Tech in the opening round and St. John's in the round of 32 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Midwest Regional semifinals, the Blue Demons were upset by LSU, 63–58, and finished the season 28–3 and ranked No. 5 in both major polls.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1986* | | Northern Illinois | W 78–51 | 1–0 | Rosemont Horizon (9,978) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 2, 1986* | | UNC Wilmington | W 63–44 | 2–0 | Rosemont Horizon (7,868) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 6, 1986* | | at Illinois State | W 61–53 | 3–0 | Horton Field House (7,628) Normal, Illinois |
| Dec 10, 1986* | | at Western Michigan | W 93–61 | 4–0 | University Arena (5,384) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Dec 13, 1986* | | at Louisville | W 75–68 | 5–0 | Freedom Hall (19,198) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 17, 1986* | No. 19 | Creighton | W 74–64 | 6–0 | Rosemont Horizon (9,225) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 20, 1986* | No. 19 | Old Dominion | W 72–61 | 7–0 | Rosemont Horizon (9,254) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 22, 1986* | No. 17 | Northwestern | W 72–54 | 8–0 | Rosemont Horizon (10,023) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 30, 1986* | No. 15 | at Pepperdine | W 92–75 | 9–0 | Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104) Malibu, California |
| Jan 3, 1987* | No. 15 | at Dayton | W 80–64 | 10–0 | University of Dayton Arena (12,452) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 5, 1987* | No. 7 | Furman | W 81–64 | 11–0 | Rosemont Horizon (8,959) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 10, 1987* | No. 7 | Notre Dame | W 58–54 | 12–0 | Rosemont Horizon (17,623) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 15, 1987* | No. 7 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 84–65 | 13–0 | UIC Pavilion (8,232) Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 17, 1987* | No. 7 | South Florida | W 81–55 | 14–0 | Rosemont Horizon (10,310) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 19, 1987* | No. 6 | Indiana State | W 61–49 | 15–0 | Rosemont Horizon (8,827) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 21, 1987* | No. 6 | at Evansville | W 78–68 | 16–0 | Roberts Stadium (9,640) Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 25, 1987* | No. 6 | at No. 15 Georgetown | L 71–74 | 16–1 | Capital Centre (6,722) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 27, 1987* | No. 8 | Weber State | W 70–51 | 17–1 | Rosemont Horizon (9,060) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 31, 1987* | No. 8 | at La Salle | W 58–54 | 18–1 | The Palestra (8,117) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 1987* | No. 5 | NC State | W 84–62 | 19–1 | Rosemont Horizon (13,370) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 7, 1987* | No. 5 | Dayton | W 88–65 | 20–1 | Rosemont Horizon (14,280) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 10, 1987* | No. 5 | at Marquette | W 88–76 | 21–1 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 14, 1987* | No. 5 | at UAB | W 83–71 | 22–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (8,352) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 16, 1987* | No. 4 | Monmouth | W 88–53 | 23–1 | Rosemont Horizon (9,047) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 18, 1987* | No. 4 | vs. Iona | W 96–82 | 24–1 | Madison Square Garden (10,228) New York, New York |
| Feb 22, 1987* | No. 4 | Georgia Tech | W 84–67 | 25–1 | Rosemont Horizon (15,656) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 25, 1987* | No. 4 | at Notre Dame | L 62–73 | 25–2 | Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Mar 7, 1987* | No. 5 | Marquette | W 68–59 | 26–2 | Rosemont Horizon (16,369) Rosemont, Illinois |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1987* | (5) No. 3 MW | vs. Louisiana Tech First round | W 76–62 | 27–2 | Rosemont Horizon (16,866) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Mar 15, 1987* | (5) No. 3 MW | vs. (6 MW) St. John's Second round | W 83–75 $^{OT}$ | 28–2 | Rosemont Horizon (16,875) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Mar 20, 1987* | (5) No. 3 MW | vs. (10 MW) LSU Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 58–63 | 28–3 | Riverfront Coliseum (16,902) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 21 | Dallas Comegys | Atlanta Hawks |