1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 38th season, and played their home games at the Alumni Hall in Chicago.

1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	26–2
Head coach	Ray Meyer (38th season)
Assistant coach	Joey Meyer (6th season)
Home arena	Alumni Hall
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–			–			26	–	2		.929
No. 9 Notre Dame		–			–			23	–	8		.742
Tennessee State		–			–			19	–	7		.731
UNLV		–			–			23	–	9		.719
Cleveland State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
Illinois State		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Marquette		–			–			18	–	9		.667
UNC Wilmington		–			–			19	–	10		.655
Penn State		–			–			18	–	10		.643
Southern Mississippi		–			–			17	–	10		.630
South Carolina		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Campbell		–			–			15	–	12		.556
East Carolina		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Stetson		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Detroit		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Dayton		–			–			13	–	14		.481
North Texas State		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Milwaukee		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Valparaiso		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Portland State		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Charleston Southern		–			–			2	–	23		.080
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F/C 11 James Mitchem 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Pius X Albuquerque, NM F 21 Dennis McGuire 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Holy Cross River Grove, Illinois G 23 Clyde Bradshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr East Orange East Orange, NJ F 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Westinghouse Chicago, IL F 32 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Carver Chicago, IL G 44 Skip Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Westinghouse Chicago, IL	Head coach Ray Meyer Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 5	No. 10	Wisconsin	W 90–77	1–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
December 10	No. 11	Texas	W 66–60	2–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
December 12	No. 11	at Northern Illinois	W 57–55	3–0	Chick Evans Field House  DeKalb, Illinois
December 15	No. 11	at No. 7 UCLA	W 99–94	4–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
December 19	No. 6	at Eastern Michigan	W 57–55	5–0	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
December 21	No. 6	at Northwestern	W 81–75	6–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
December 22	No. 6	vs. Loyola (IL)	W 92–83	7–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
December 29	No. 4	Bradley	W 68–61	8–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
January 2	No. 3	at No. 12 Missouri	W 92–79	9–0	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
January 5	No. 3	at Loyola (IL)	W 80–75	10–0	Alumni Gym
January 7	No. 2	Ball State	W 96–79	11–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
January 12	No. 2	at Marquette	W 92–85	12–0	MECCA Arena  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 15	No. 1	Lamar	W 61–59	13–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
January 18	No. 1	Maine	W 93–79	14–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
January 20	No. 1	No. 14 LSU	W 78–73	15–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
January 22	No. 1	at Alabama-Birmingham	W 57–54	16–0	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
January 26	No. 1	Evansville	W 105–94	17–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
January 28	No. 1	at Creighton	W 84–73	18–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
February 2	No. 1	North Texas	W 102–71	19–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
February 9	No. 1	Dayton	W 65–63	20–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
February 13	No. 1	at Valparaiso	W 95–71	21–0	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
February 16	No. 1	Butler	W 103–79	22–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
February 18	No. 1	La Salle	W 92–75	23–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
February 21	No. 1	at Wagner	W 105–89	24–0	Madison Square Garden  New York
February 23	No. 1	Loyola (IL)	W 94–87	25–0	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
February 27	No. 1	at No. 14 Notre Dame	L 74–76 ^2OT	25–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
March 1	No. 1	Illinois State	W 97–81	26–1	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
March 9	(1 W) No. 1	vs. (8 W) UCLA Second Round	L 71–77	26–2	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[1]

References

1. "1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.