1980–81_DePaul_Blue_Demons_men's_basketball_team

1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	27–2
Head coach	Ray Meyer (39th season);
Assistant coach	Joey Meyer (7th season)
Captain	Mark Aguirre
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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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^[1]	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^[2]	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^[3]	27–2	University of Dayton Arena (13,455) Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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"Aguirre and DePaul Savor Sweet Revenge After Routing UCLA". The New York Times. December 28, 1980. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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"Another Sad Ending for Aguirre". The New York Times. March 16, 1981. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

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

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–		–	27	–	2	.931
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Southern Mississippi		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Cleveland State		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Stetson		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Tennessee State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Marquette		–		–	20	–	11	.645
Penn State		–		–	17	–	10	.630
South Carolina		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Dayton		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Pan American		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
UNLV		–		–	16	–	12	.571
North Texas State		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	14	–	13	.519
UNC Wilmington		–		–	13	–	13	.500
New Orleans		–		–	13	–	14	.481
East Carolina		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Valparaiso		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Campbell		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Charleston Southern		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Northern Iowa		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Portland State		–		–	7	–	20	.259
Nicholls State		–		–	6	–	22	.214

Rankings from AP Poll