1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	26–2
Head coach	Ray Meyer (38th season);
Assistant coach	Joey Meyer (6th season)
Home arena	Alumni Hall
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 38th season, and played their home games at the Alumni Hall in Chicago.

1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–		–	26	–	2	.929
No. 19 Iona*		–		–	28	–	4	.875
Old Dominion		–		–	25	–	5	.833
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	8	.742
Tennessee State		–		–	19	–	7	.731
UNLV		–		–	23	–	9	.719
Saint Peter's		–		–	22	–	9	.710
Cleveland State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
James Madison		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Illinois State		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Marquette		–		–	18	–	9	.667
UNC Wilmington		–		–	19	–	10	.655
Penn State		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Southern Mississippi		–		–	17	–	10	.630
South Carolina		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Campbell		–		–	15	–	12	.556
East Carolina		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Stetson		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Long Island		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Detroit		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Navy		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Wagner		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Siena		–		–	14	–	14	.500
Dayton		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	13	–	14	.481
North Texas State		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Richmond		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Baltimore		–		–	12	–	15	.444
William & Mary		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Fordham**		–		–	12	–	16	.429
St. Francis (Pa.)		–		–	12	–	16	.429
St. Francis (N.Y.)		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Fairfield		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Army		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Milwaukee		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Towson State		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Valparaiso		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Catholic		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Robert Morris		–		–	7	–	19	.269
George Mason		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Portland State		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Manhattan		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Baptist		–		–	2	–	23	.080

* –Iona's 1980 NCAA Tournament games were vacated due to NCAA sanctions; disputed record 29–5. **Disputed record 11–17. Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	11	James Mitchem	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	St. Pius X	Albuquerque, NM
F	21	Dennis McGuire	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Holy Cross	River Grove, Illinois
G	23	Clyde Bradshaw	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	East Orange	East Orange, NJ
F	24	Mark Aguirre	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Westinghouse	Chicago, IL
F	32	Terry Cummings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Carver	Chicago, IL
G	44	Skip Dillard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Westinghouse	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Ray Meyer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 5 ESPN	No. 10	Wisconsin	W 90–77	1–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
December 10	No. 11	Texas	W 66–60	2–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
December 12	No. 11	at Northern Illinois	W 57–55	3–0	Chick Evans Field House (6,076) DeKalb, Illinois
December 15	No. 11	at No. 7 UCLA	W 99–94	4–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,072) Los Angeles, California
December 19	No. 6	at Eastern Michigan	W 57–55	5–0	Bowen Field House (4,600) Ypsilanti, Michigan
December 21	No. 6	at Northwestern	W 81–75	6–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,913) Evanston, Illinois
December 22	No. 6	vs. Loyola (IL)	W 92–83	7–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,263) Evanston, Illinois
December 29	No. 4	Bradley	W 68–61	8–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
January 2	No. 3	at No. 12 Missouri	W 92–79	9–0	Hearnes Center (9,500) Columbia, Missouri
January 5	No. 3	at Loyola (IL)	W 80–75	10–0	Alumni Gym (3,291) Chicago, Illinois
January 7	No. 2	Ball State	W 96–79	11–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
January 12	No. 2	at Marquette	W 92–85	12–0	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 15	No. 1	Lamar	W 61–59	13–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
January 18	No. 1	Maine	W 93–79	14–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
January 20	No. 1	No. 14 LSU	W 78–73	15–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
January 22	No. 1	at Alabama-Birmingham	W 57–54	16–0	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,309) Birmingham, Alabama
January 26	No. 1	Evansville	W 105–94	17–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
January 28	No. 1	at Creighton	W 84–73	18–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (10,000) Omaha, Nebraska
February 2	No. 1	North Texas	W 102–71	19–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
February 9	No. 1	Dayton	W 65–63	20–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
February 13	No. 1	at Valparaiso	W 95–71	21–0	Hilltop Gym (4,300) Valparaiso, Indiana
February 16	No. 1	Butler	W 103–79	22–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
February 18	No. 1	La Salle	W 92–75	23–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
February 21	No. 1	at Wagner	W 105–89	24–0	Madison Square Garden (18,000) New York
February 23	No. 1	Loyola (IL)	W 94–87	25–0	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
February 27	No. 1	at No. 14 Notre Dame	L 74–76 ^2OT	25–1	Joyce Center (11,345) South Bend, Indiana
March 1	No. 1	Illinois State	W 97–81	26–1	Alumni Hall (5,308) Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
March 9	(1 W) No. 1	vs. (8 W) UCLA Second Round	L 71–77	26–2	ASU Activity Center (11,000) Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[1] ^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	9	10	11	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Coaches	9т	10	10	7т	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

References

^ "1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF).

[1] "1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] "1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball" (PDF).

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