1983–84 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1983–84 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1983–84 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	27–3
Head coach	Ray Meyer (42nd season);
Assistant coach	Joey Meyer (10th season)
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 42nd and final season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

After opening the season with a No. 18 ranking in the AP poll, the Blue Demons won their first 16 games – including victories over No. 3 Georgetown, No. 7 Purdue, and at No. 15 UCLA – to vault to No. 2. DePaul received a bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. In the second round, DePaul beat Illinois State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were upset by Wake Forest in overtime, 73–71. The Blue Demons finished the season 27–3 and ranked No. 4 in both major polls.

Roster

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)	Jr	Carver	Columbia, SC
F	35	Dallas Comegys	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Roman Catholic	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Ray Meyer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1983*	No. 18	vs. Northern Illinois	W 73–58	1–0
Nov 30, 1983*	No. 16	Ohio	W 69–45	2–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 3, 1983*	No. 16	Illinois State	W 69–66	3–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 6, 1983*	No. 13	Western Michigan	W 84–60	4–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 10, 1983*	No. 13	No. 3 Georgetown	W 63–61	5–0	Rosemont Horizon (17,499^[1]) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 15, 1983*	No. 4	vs. Alabama Suntory Ball tournament	W 77–76	6–0	Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall Tokyo, Japan
Dec 16, 1983*	No. 4	vs. Texas Tech Suntory Ball tournament	W 50–47^[2]	7–0	Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000) Tokyo, Japan
Dec 22, 1983*	No. 4	No. 7 Purdue	W 68–61	8–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 31, 1983*	No. 4	at Creighton	W 59–57	9–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 5, 1984*	No. 3	at Pepperdine	W 81–73	10–0	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 9, 1984*	No. 3	at Saint Mary's	W 76–74	11–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 14, 1984*	No. 3	UAB	W 98–63	12–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 20, 1984*	No. 3	at South Florida	W 59–50	13–0	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 25, 1984*	No. 2	Princeton	W 50–39	14–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 28, 1984*	No. 2	at No. 15 UCLA	W 84–68	15–0	Pauley Pavilion (10,264) Los Angeles, California
Feb 4, 1984*	No. 2	St. John's	W 59–57	16–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 7, 1984*	No. 3	at Saint Joseph's	L 45–58	16–1	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1984*	No. 3	at Notre Dame	W 62–54	17–1	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 15, 1984*	No. 3	Loyola (IL)	W 93–77	18–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 18, 1984*	No. 3	at Dayton	L 71–72^[3]	18–2	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 22, 1984*	No. 3	Dayton	W 79–59	19–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 26, 1984*	No. 5	Louisville	W 73–63	20–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 28, 1984*	No. 5	Evansville	W 96–65	21–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 1, 1984*	No. 4	South Carolina	W 65–56	22–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 4, 1984*	No. 4	at Detroit	W 66–47	23–2	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Mar 6, 1984*	No. 4	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	W 62–29	24–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 10, 1984*	No. 4	Marquette	W 64–49	25–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1984*	(1 MW) No. 4	vs. (8 MW) Illinois State	W 75–61^[4]	26–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 23, 1984*	(1 MW) No. 4	vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Wake Forest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 71–73 ^{OT^[5]^[6]}	26–3	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source:^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	18	16	13	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	5	5	4	4
Coaches	Not released		14	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	5	5	4	4

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References

^ DePaul Record Book/Allstate Arena Record
^ "DePaul, in Japan, Beats Texas Tech". The New York Times. December 19, 1983. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
^ "Dayton Upsets DePaul on Last-second Shot, 72-71". The New York Times. February 19, 1984. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "Georgetown and DePaul Advance". The New York Times. March 19, 1984. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
^ "Wake Forest Upsets DePaul in Overtime in Midwest". The New York Times. March 24, 1984. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
^ "Wake Forest Retires Meyer". The Washington Post. March 24, 1984. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "1983–84 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] DePaul Record Book/Allstate Arena Record

[2] "DePaul, in Japan, Beats Texas Tech". The New York Times. December 19, 1983. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

[3] "Dayton Upsets DePaul on Last-second Shot, 72-71". The New York Times. February 19, 1984. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[4] "Georgetown and DePaul Advance". The New York Times. March 19, 1984. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

[5] "Wake Forest Upsets DePaul in Overtime in Midwest". The New York Times. March 24, 1984. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

[6] "Wake Forest Retires Meyer". The Washington Post. March 24, 1984. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[7] "1983–84 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[ESPN-8] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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