The 1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...
during the
1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4, 1988.
Season headlines
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1987–88, the following rules changes ...
. They were led by head coach
Joey Meyer, in his 4th season at the school, and played their home games at the
Rosemont Horizon
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States. It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and Interstate 90, adjacent to the city limits of Chicago and O'Hare International Airport. The facility opened i ...
in
Rosemont.
DePaul went 21–7 in the regular season and received a bid to the
1988 NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. DePaul beat Wichita State in the opening round and were beaten by
Kansas State
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...
, 66–58,
and finished the season 22–8.
Roster
Schedule and results
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NCAA tournament
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Rankings
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Team players drafted into the NBA
References
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