# 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.
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 and were beaten by Kansas State, 66–58, and finished the season 22–8.

## 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. ||||||
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## Team players drafted into the NBA

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