1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 40th season, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	26–2
Head coach	Ray Meyer (40th season)
Assistant coach	Joey Meyer (8th season)
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 DePaul		–			–			26	–	2		.929
Marquette		–			–			23	–	9		.719
Dayton		–			–			21	–	9		.700
New Orleans		–			–			18	–	8		.692
UNLV		–			–			20	–	10		.667
Cleveland State		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Southeastern Louisiana		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Southern Mississippi		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Penn State		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Tennessee State		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Eastern Illinois		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Green Bay		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Illinois-Chicago		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Western Illinois		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Charleston Southern		–			–			13	–	13		.500
South Carolina		–			–			14	–	15		.483
UNC Wilmington		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Northern Iowa		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Stetson		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Campbell		–			–			11	–	16		.407
Notre Dame		–			–			10	–	17		.370
U.S. International		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Valparaiso		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Texas-San Antonio		–			–			8	–	19		.296
Nicholls State		–			–			6	–	20		.231
Texas-Rio Grande Valley		–			–			5	–	20		.200
Utica		–			–			4	–	22		.154
Georgia State		–			–			4	–	23		.148
As of ^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 23 Tyrone Corbin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr A. C. Flora Columbia, SC F 32 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Carver Chicago, IL G 44 Skip Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr   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
December 1	No. 7	at UI Chicago	W 78–53	1–0	UIC Physical Education Building  Chicago, Illinois
December 5	No. 7	Purdue	W 73–67	2–0	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
December 9	No. 7	at Gonzaga	W 69–56	3–0	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre  Spokane, Washington
December 12	No. 7	at Santa Clara	W 80–58	4–0	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, California
December 15	No. 7	Western Michigan	W 88–46	5–0	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
December 19	No. 7	at No. 17 UCLA	L 75–87	5–1	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 22	No. 13	Maine	W 90–67	6–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
December 26	No. 13	Louisville	W 75–68	7–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
December 28	No. 13	Illinois State	W 74–58	8–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
December 30	No. 8	vs. Northern Illinois	W 55–46	9–1
January 2	No. 8	Penn State	W 86–60	10–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
January 4	No. 8	Saint Mary's (CA)	W 96–72	11–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
January 9	No. 5	Dayton	W 71–69	12–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
January 11	No. 5	at Creighton	W 76–67	13–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
January 13	No. 4	South Carolina	W 92–59	14–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
January 16	No. 4	at Old Dominion	W 70–60	15–1	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
January 23	No. 4	UAB	W 79–68	16–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
January 27	No. 4	at Saint Louis	W 99–80	17–1	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
January 30	No. 4	at Syracuse	W 92–87	18–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
February 3	No. 4	Saint Joseph's	W 46–44	19–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
February 6	No. 4	at Marquette	W 67–66	20–1	MECCA Arena  Milwaukee, WI
February 10	No. 3	Evansville	W 59–58	21–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
February 12	No. 3	Loyola (IL)	W 98–90	22–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
February 15	No. 3	Ohio	W 83–61	23–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
February 17	No. 3	at Detroit	W 74–70	24–1	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
February 24	No. 3	at Furman	W 75–74	25–1	Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, SC
February 28	No. 3	at Notre Dame	W 81–69	26–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
March 14	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (8 MW) Boston College Second Round	L 75–82	26–2	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[2]

References

1. "1981-82 Independent Season Summary".
2. "1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.