1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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|year=1986–87
|team=DePaul Blue Demons
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|record= 28–3
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|head_coach=Joey Meyer
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The 1986–87 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 3rd season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.
After opening the season unranked in both major polls, the Blue Demons won their first 16 games and rose as high as No. 4 in the AP poll. DePaul received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. DePaul beat Louisiana Tech in the opening round and St. John's in the round of 32{{cite news |title=DePaul Tops Redmen in Overtime |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/16/sports/depaul-tops-redmen-overtime-georgetown-erases-15-point-lead-demons-tie-late-foul.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 16, 1987 |access-date=January 31, 2022}} to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Midwest Regional semifinals, the Blue Demons were upset by LSU, 63–58,{{cite news |title=LSU Defense Ends Dream for DePaul |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-21-8701220353-story.html |newspaper=The Chicago Tribune |date=March 21, 1987 |access-date=January 31, 2022}} and finished the season 28–3 and ranked No. 5 in both major polls.
As of 2025, this is the last time DePaul has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. This appearance was vacated, however (as was 1986's), making their 1984 venture the last NCAA-recognized season with an appearance in that round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Edwards|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=Jr|rs=|link=y|home=Cleveland, OH|high_school=Lakeland CC}}
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|DePaul Blue Demons}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 29, 1986
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Northern Illinois Huskies|title=Northern Illinois}}
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
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| score = 78–51
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| attend = 9,978
| record = 1–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1986
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks|title=UNC Wilmington}}
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 63–44
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| attend = 7,868
| record = 2–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1986
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Illinois State
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| site_stadium = Horton Field House
| site_cityst = Normal, Illinois
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| score = 61–53
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| attend = 7,628
| record = 3–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1986
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Western Michigan Broncos|title=Western Michigan}}
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| site_stadium = University Arena
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, Michigan
| gamename =
| score = 93–61
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| attend = 5,384
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 1986
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Louisville
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| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 75–68
| overtime =
| attend = 19,198
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1986
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 19
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 74–64
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| attend = 9,225
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 1986
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 19
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Old Dominion Monarchs|title=Old Dominion}}
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 72–61
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| attend = 9,254
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 1986
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 17
| opponent = Northwestern
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 72–54
| overtime =
| attend = 10,023
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}}
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| site_stadium = Firestone Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Malibu, California
| gamename =
| score = 92–75
| overtime =
| attend = 3,104
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
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| site_stadium = University of Dayton Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 80–64
| overtime =
| attend = 12,452
| record = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}}
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 81–64
| overtime =
| attend = 8,959
| record = 11–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 1987
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| rank = 7
| opponent = Notre Dame
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 58–54
| overtime =
| attend = 17,623
| record = 12–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 15, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Loyola Ramblers|title=Loyola–Chicago}}
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| site_stadium = UIC Pavilion
| site_cityst = Chicago, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 84–65
| overtime =
| attend = 8,232
| record = 13–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=South Florida Bulls|title=South Florida}}
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 81–55
| overtime =
| attend = 10,310
| record = 14–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 61–49
| overtime =
| attend = 8,827
| record = 15–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 21, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Evansville Purple Aces|title=Evansville}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Evansville, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 78–68
| overtime =
| attend = 9,640
| record = 16–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Capital Centre
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 71–74
| overtime =
| attend = 6,722
| record = 16–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 70–51
| overtime =
| attend = 9,060
| record = 17–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 58–54
| overtime =
| attend = 8,117
| record = 18–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank = 5
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 84–62
| overtime =
| attend = 13,370
| record = 19–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 1987
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| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank = 5
| opponent = Dayton
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| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 88–65
| overtime =
| attend = 14,280
| record = 20–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Marquette Golden Eagles|title=Marquette}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = MECCA Arena
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| gamename =
| score = 88–76
| overtime =
| attend = 11,052
| record = 21–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 83–71
| overtime =
| attend = 8,352
| record = 22–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Monmouth Hawks|title=Monmouth}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 88–53
| overtime =
| attend = 9,047
| record = 23–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Iona Gaels|title=Iona}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
| gamename =
| score = 96–82
| overtime =
| attend = 10,228
| record = 24–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 84–67
| overtime =
| attend = 15,656
| record = 25–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 62–73
| overtime =
| attend = 11,418
| record = 25–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 68–59
| overtime =
| attend = 16,369
| record = 26–2
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|DePaul Blue Demons}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 3 MW
| seed = 5
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename = First round
| score = 76–62
| overtime =
| attend = 16,866
| record = 27–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 3 MW
| seed = 5
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6 MW
| site_stadium = Rosemont Horizon
| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois
| gamename = Second round
| score = 83–75
| overtime = OT
| attend = 16,875
| record = 28–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 20, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 3 MW
| seed = 5
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10 MW
| site_stadium = Riverfront Coliseum
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio
| gamename = Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
| score = 58–63
| overtime =
| attend = 16,902
| record = 28–3
}}
{{CBB schedule end
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| poll = AP Poll
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| region = MW
| regionname = Midwest
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Rankings
{{main|1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=910–911|year=2009|isbn=0-345-51392-4}}
Team players drafted into the NBA
{{main|1987 NBA draft}}
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References
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