DePaul

Official Name: 
DePaul University
Nickname: 
Blue Demons
Mailing Address: 

2323 North Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614

Website: 
www.depaulbluedemons.com
Telephone: 
(773) 325-7546
Fax: 
(773) 325-7531
Enrollment: 
20,545
Arena: 

Allstate Arena
Capacity: 17,500
Year Opened: 1980

School Colors: 
Royal Blue and Scarlet
Conference: 

Big East (since 2006)
Former Member of Great Midwest (1992-95) and Conference USA (1996-2005)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(8) 1964, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1987

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(22) 1943, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2000, and 2004
21-25 record (.457)
Reached Final Four in 1943 (T3rd) and 1979 (3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(16) 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1983, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007
18-18 record (.500)
Finished 4th in 1940, 2nd in 1944, 1st in 1945, 4th in 1948 and 2nd in 1983

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Ray Meyer (42 years from 1943-84, 724-354 record, .671)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Mark Aguirre (2,182 points from 1979-81)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Dave Corzine (1,151 from 1975-78)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

George Mikan (53 points as junior vs. Rhode Island State on 3/12/45 in NIT semifinals)

All-American Selections: 

(16) F Mark Aguirre (1979, 1980 and 1981), G Clyde Bradshaw (1980 and 1981), G Howard Howie Carl (1961), F-C Dallas Comegys (1987), C Dave Corzine (1978), F-C Terry Cummings (1982), G Ron Feireisel (1953), C George Mikan (1944, 1945 and 1946), F-G Ron Sobieszczyk (1956), G Rod Strickland (1988), G Dick Triptow (1944)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(6) George Mikan (1944, 1945 and 1946), Mark Aguirre (1980 and 1981), Terry Cummings (1982)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Dick Triptow (1944)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

George Mikan (53 vs. Rhode Island State in NIT semifinals)
March 12, 1945 (junior/23.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

DePaul

42

55

97

Rhode Island State

25

28

53

DePaul

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Stump

3

2

8

DiBenedetto

1

1

3

Furman

2

0

4

G. Mikan

21

11

53

E. Mikan

0

0

0

Allen

7

3

17

Kachan

5

2

12

Larochelle

0

0

0

Totals

39

19

97

Percentages

Rhode Island State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Santoro

4

0

8

Hole

11

2

24

Calverley

4

2

10

Coy

0

1

1

Shea

2

4

8

Wholey

0

0

0

Nichols

0

1

1

Smith

0

1

1

Totals

21

11

53

Percentages
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Robert Stevenson

1

1924

8-6

.571

1924

8-6

Harry Adams

1

1925

6-13

.316

1925

6-13

Eddie Anderson

4

1926-29

25-21

.543

1926

11-5

Jim Kelly

7

1930-36

100-22

.820

1934

17-0

Tom Haggerty

4

1937-40

64-29

.688

1940

22-6

Bill Wendt

2

1941-42

23-20

.535

1941

13-8

Ray Meyer

42

1943-84

724-354

.671

1981

27-2

Joey Meyer

13

1985-97

231-158

.594

1987

28-3

Pat Kennedy

5

1998-2002

67-85

.441

2000

21-12

Dave Leitao

3

2003-05

58-34

.630

2004

22-10

Jerry Wainwright

5

2006-10

59-80

.424

2007

20-14

Tracy Webster

1

2010

1-15

.063

2010

1-15

Oliver Purnell

1

2011

7-24

.226

2011

7-24
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,367-856 (.615) from 1924 through 2011.
  • NOTES: DePaul vacated a total of 10 NCAA Tournament games in 1986 (2-1 record), 1987 (2-1), 1988 (1-1) and 1989 (1-1)
  • Wainwright was 7-8 in 2009-10 when he was replaced by assistant Webster on an interim basis after losing 22 straight regular-season games in the Big East Conference.