1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Independent
Record	19–10
Head coach	Joey Meyer (1st season);
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by new head coach Joey Meyer, in his 1st season after ten years as an assistant, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

Roster

1983–84 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)	Sr	Carver	Columbia, SC
F	35	Dallas Comegys	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Roman Catholic	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Joey 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 24, 1984*	No. 3	Northern Illinois	W 59–58	1–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 1, 1984*	No. 2	UCLA	W 80–61	2–0	Rosemont Horizon (17,269) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 5, 1984*	No. 2	at Illinois State	W 84–71	3–0	Horton Field House Normal, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*	No. 2	Notre Dame	W 95–83	4–0	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 12, 1984*	No. 2	at Penn State	W 78–61	5–0	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 15, 1984*	No. 2	at No. 1 Georgetown	L 57–77	5–1	Capital Centre Washington, D.C.
Dec 19, 1984*	No. 5	at Western Michigan	L 64–65	5–2	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 22, 1984*	No. 5	Northwestern	W 61–56	6–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 27, 1984*	No. 9	Creighton	W 87–58	7–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 3, 1985*	No. 10	Saint Mary's	W 76–53	8–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 4, 1985*	No. 10	at UAB	L 59–66	8–3	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,222) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 12, 1985*		Houston	W 69–58	9–3	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 14, 1985*		Old Dominion	W 64–58	10–3	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 20, 1985*		at Notre Dame	W 71–66	11–3	Athletic & Convocation Center South Bend, Indiana
Jan 21, 1985*		Eastern Washington	W 72–50	12–3	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 26, 1985*	No. 7	at Dayton	L 64–65	12–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 29, 1985*		vs. Princeton	W 56–42	13–4
Feb 2, 1985*		at Louisville	L 73–77	13–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1985*	No. 18	Dayton	L 63–67	13–6	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 9, 1985*		Pepperdine	W 90–65^[1]	14–6	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 12, 1985*		at Loyola–Chicago	L 71–78	14–7	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 17, 1985*		at No. 1 St. John's	L 80–93	14–8	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 20, 1985*		Indiana State	W 77–65	15–8	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 23, 1985*		La Salle	W 87–60	16–8	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 2, 1985*		Marquette	W 69–52	17–8	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 5, 1985*		at Pan American	W 65–55	18–8	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas
Mar 9, 1985*		at Marquette	L 64–68	18–9	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*		vs. No. 15 Syracuse First round	L 65–70^[2]	19–10	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

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References

^ "Oklahoma Sinks Kansas St". The New York Times. February 10, 1985. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "Syracuse Thwarts DePaul with Zone". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "1984–85 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. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "Oklahoma Sinks Kansas St". The New York Times. February 10, 1985. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[2] "Syracuse Thwarts DePaul with Zone". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[3] "1984–85 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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