1988–89 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1988–89 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1988–89 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Independent
Record	21–12
Head coach	Joey Meyer (5th season);
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	-	–	-	–	21	–	8	.724
Notre Dame	-	–	-	–	21	–	9	.700
DePaul	-	–	-	–	21	–	12	.636
Miami (FL)	-	–	-	–	19	–	12	.613
Maryland-Baltimore County	-	–	-	–	17	–	11	.607
Wright State	-	–	-	–	17	–	11	.607
Marquette	-	–	-	–	13	–	15	.464
Mount St. Mary's	-	–	-	–	12	–	15	.444
Chicago State	-	–	-	–	12	–	16	.429
Nicholls State	-	–	-	–	12	–	16	.429
Northern Illinois	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
U.S. International	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
Liberty	-	–	-	–	10	–	17	.370
Central Connecticut State	-	–	-	–	10	–	18	.357
Florida International	-	–	-	–	10	–	18	.357
Southern Utah	-	–	-	–	10	–	18	.357
Oral Roberts	-	–	-	–	8	–	20	.286
Central Florida	-	–	-	–	7	–	20	.259
Davidson	-	–	-	–	7	–	24	.226
Youngstown State	-	–	-	–	5	–	23	.179
Brooklyn	-	–	-	–	4	–	23	.148
SE Louisiana	-	–	-	–	3	–	24	.111

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 5th season, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	13	Terence Greene	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Flint, MI
F	21	Stephen Howard	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Bishop Lynch HS	Dallas, TX
F	23	Stanley Brundy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Crenshaw	Los Angeles, CA
F/C	30	David Booth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Manual HS	Peoria, IL

Head coach

Joey Meyer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1988*		vs. No. 8 UNLV Maui Invitational	L 77–86	0–1	Lahaina Civic Center (3,700) Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 1988*		vs. No. 16 Ohio State Maui Invitational	L 70–72	0–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,000) Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 1988*		at Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 89–68	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center (1,200) Lahaina, HI
Nov 30, 1988*		Maine	W 66–46	2–2	Rosemont Horizon (8,107) Rosemont, IL
Dec 3, 1988* 2:30 p.m., WGN		at Illinois State	W 78–77	3–2	Horton Field House (7,725) Normal, IL
Dec 6, 1988*		Washington	L 75–79	3–3	Rosemont Horizon (8,807) Rosemont, IL
Dec 10, 1988*		at Niagara	W 82–75	4–3	Niagara Falls Convention Center (5,746) Niagara Falls, NY
Dec 14, 1988*		American	W 120–85	5–3	Rosemont Horizon (7,841) Rosemont, IL
Dec 17, 1988*		at No. 5 Georgetown	L 64–74	5–4	Capital Centre (9,268) Landover, MD
Dec 22, 1988*		North Carolina A&T Old Style Classic	W 73–52	6–4	Rosemont Horizon (5,358) Rosemont, IL
Dec 23, 1988*		Loyola Marymount Old Style Classic	W 115–111	7–4	Rosemont Horizon (7,433) Rosemont, IL
Dec 28, 1988*		vs. Mississippi State Sugar Bowl Tournament	W 62–60	8–4	Louisiana Superdome (4,915) New Orleans, LA
Dec 29, 1988* 9:00 p.m.		vs. No. 13 Seton Hall Sugar Bowl Tournament finals	L 60–83	8–5	Louisiana Superdome (6,514) New Orleans, LA
Jan 5, 1989*		No. 6 North Carolina	L 67–87	8–6	Rosemont Horizon (17,283) Rosempont, IL
Jan 7, 1989*		at No. 13 Louisville	L 67–81	8–7	Freedom Hall (19,437) Louisville, KY
Jan 11, 1989*		Eastern Illinois	W 89–75	9–7	Rosemont Horizon (8,854) Rosemont, IL
Jan 14, 1989*		Loyola Marymount	W 122–108	10–7	Rosemont Horizon (9,656) Rosemont, IL
Jan 17, 1989*		at Marquette	L 64–72	10–8	Bradley Center (12,543) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 21, 1989*		at Loyola (IL)	L 69–70	10–9	International Amphitheatre (4,407) Chicago, IL
Jan 24, 1989*		at Bradley	W 85–82	11–9	Carver Arena (9,251) Peoria, IL
Jan 28, 1989*		at South Florida	W 67–59	12–9	Sun Dome (7,361) Tampa, Florida
Jan 31, 1989*		Duquesne	W 85–63	13–9	Rosemont Horizon (8,458) Rosemont, IL
Feb 4, 1989*		No. 13 NC State	W 81–74	14–9	Rosemont Horizon (11,764) Rosemont, IL
Feb 7, 1989*		at Dayton	W 78–50	15–9	UD Arena (11,248) Dayton, OH
Feb 11, 1989*		Miami (FL)	W 89–79	16–9	Rosemont Horizon (10,805) Rosemont, IL
Feb 18, 1989*		St. John's	L 64–67	16–10	Rosemont Horizon (11,780) Rosemont, IL
Feb 22, 1989*		Texas-San Antonio	W 88–55	17–10	Rosemont Horizon (11,917) Rosemont, IL
Feb 25, 1989*		vs. Fordham	W 62–61	18–10	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, New York
Mar 1, 1989*		at Notre Dame	L 60–67	18–11	Joyce Center (11,278) Notre Dame, IN
Mar 4, 1989*		Marquette	W 91–79	19–11	Rosemont Horizon (13,629) Rosemont, IL
Mar 11, 1989*		Notre Dame	W 73–70	20–11	Rosemont Horizon (17,651) Rosemont, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) Memphis State First Round	W 66–63	21–11	BSU Pavilion (12,241) Boise, ID
Mar 18, 1989*	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 15 UNLV Second Round	L 70–85	21–12	BSU Pavilion (12,428) Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]^[2] ^[3]

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	32	Stanley Brundy	New Jersey Nets

References[edit]

^ "1988–89 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
^ "DePaul Blue Demons Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Results (PDF)" (PDF). DePaul Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
^ "1988–89 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[1] "1988–89 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[2] "DePaul Blue Demons Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Results (PDF)" (PDF). DePaul Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[3] "1988–89 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics