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The 1977–78 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 36th season, and played their home games at the Alumni Hall in Chicago. After starting the season unranked, the Blue Demons won 25 of 27 games to earn a top five ranking and the top at-large seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. DePaul began tournament play by defeating Creighton[1] and Louisville,[2] before losing to Notre Dame in the Midwest regional final.[3] They finished the season with an overall record of 27–3.

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 3
Record27–3
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1977–78 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 3
Record27–3
Head coach
Assistant coachJoey Meyer (4th season)
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
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1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 DePaul – –27–3  .900
No. 18 Detroit – –25–4  .862
Illinois State – –24–4  .857
No. 8 Marquette – –24–4  .857
Pan American – –22–4  .846
VCU – –24–5  .828
Fairfield – –22–5  .815
North Texas State – –22–6  .786
Syracuse – –22–6  .786
Rhode Island – –24–7  .774
Providence – –24–8  .750
St. John's – –21–7  .750
Utah State – –21–7  .750
Georgetown – –23–8  .742
No. 6 Notre Dame – –23–8  .742
Holy Cross – –20–7  .741
Northeast Louisiana – –20–7  .741
UNC Wilmington – –19–7  .731
St. Bonaventure – –21–8  .724
UNLV – –20–8  .714
Virginia Tech – –19–8  .704
James Madison – –18–8  .692
Maine – –17–8  .680
Army – –19–9  .679
Dayton – –19–10  .655
St. Francis (NY) – –16–9  .640
Iona – –17–10  .630
William & Mary – –16–10  .615
Air Force – –15–10  .600
Loyola (IL) – –16–11  .593
Mercer – –16–11  .593
Oklahoma City – –16–11  .593
Seton Hall – –16–11  .593
Boston College – –15–11  .577
Butler – –15–11  .577
Saint Francis (PA) – –15–11  .577
South Carolina – –16–12  .571
Siena – –13–10  .565
Navy – –14–11  .560
Milwaukee – –15–12  .556
Niagara – –14–12  .538
Northeastern – –14–12  .538
Southern Mississippi – –13–12  .520
Portland State – –14–13  .519
Stetson – –14–13  .519
Oral Roberts – –13–14  .481
Xavier – –13–14  .481
Cleveland State – –12–13  .480
Tennessee State – –11–12  .478
Catholic – –12–14  .462
Manhattan – –12–14  .462
Georgia Southern – –12–15  .444
Northwestern State – –12–15  .444
Connecticut – –11–15  .423
Old Dominion – –11–15  .423
Vermont – –11–15  .423
Boston University – –10–15  .400
Hardin–Simmons – –10–16  .385
Campbell – –9–15  .375
Centenary (LA) – –10–17  .370
Denver – –10–17  .370
Colgate – –9–17  .346
East Carolina – –9–17  .346
Fordham – –8–18  .308
Long Island – –8–18  .308
Saint Peter's – –8–18  .308
Baptist – –8–19  .296
Samford – –8–19  .296
Canisius – –7–19  .269
Houston Baptist – –7–19  .269
New Hampshire – –7–19  .269
Wagner – –7–19  .269
Evansville – –1–3  .250
Fairleigh Dickinson – –6–18  .250
Valparaiso – –6–19  .240
Robert Morris – –4–19  .174
Richmond – –4–22  .154
Hawaii – –1–26  .037
Rankings from AP Poll
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Senior Dave Corzine established school records for single-season (630) and career (1,896) scoring, the latter surpassing the legendary George Mikan's total from 32 years prior. The single-season mark would only last a year as incoming freshman Mark Aguirre established a benchmark that still stands (767). Corzine also established the career rebounds total at DePaul (1,151) – a record that still persists to this day.

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1977–78 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Randy Ramsey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrThornton Township Harvey, IL
G 12 Randy Hook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrEast Aurora Aurora, IL
G 14 Scott Feiereisel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLoyola Academy Wilmette, IL
G 15 Clyde Bradshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrEast Orange East Orange, NJ
F 21 Dennis McGuire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrHoly Cross River Grove, IL
G 24 Gary Garland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrClifford J. Scott East Orange, NJ
F 30 Curtis Watkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrThornton Harvey, IL
F 32 William Dise 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrDuSable Chicago, IL
C 35 Gary Wydra 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrForeman Chicago, IL
C 40 Dave Corzine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrJohn Hersey Arlington Heights, IL
F 50 Thomas Barr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMaine South Park Ridge, IL
F 54 Joe Ponsetto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrProviso East Maywood, IL
F/C William Madey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoGordon Tech Chicago, IL
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1977*
 Butler W 93–65  1–0
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 3, 1977*
 Evansville W 94–71  2–0
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 5, 1977*
 Bradley W 89–85  3–0
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 10, 1977*
 Wichita State W 89–84  4–0
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 14, 1977*
 at Wisconsin W 85–62  5–0
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 17, 1977*
 Northwestern W 83–79  6–0
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 21, 1977*
 at LSU L 67–68  6–1
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 23, 1977*
 at Centenary W 96–77  7–1
 Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1977*
 vs. Penn State
Kodak Classic		 W 82–67  8–1
 Blue Cross Arena 
Rochester, New York
Dec 29, 1977*
 vs. Yale
Kodak Classic		 W 100–52  9–1
 Blue Cross Arena 
Rochester, New York
Jan 2, 1978*
 Western Michigan W 92–61  10–1
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 7, 1978*
 Loyola (IL) W 93–73  11–1
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 10, 1978*
 at Eastern Michigan W 91–83  12–1
 Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 14, 1978*
 at Bradley W 80–66  13–1
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 18, 1978*
 at Marquette L 74–80  13–2
 MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 21, 1978*
 Dayton W 74–70  14–2
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 23, 1978*
 Saint Louis W 100–81  15–2
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 28, 1978*
 No. 19 No. 9 Providence W 78–68  16–2
 Alumni Hall (5,300)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 1, 1978*
 No. 13 at Creighton W 85–82 3OT 17–2
 Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 4, 1978*
 Oral Roberts W 63–57  18–2
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 7, 1978*
 Duquesne W 83–58  19–2
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 12, 1978*
 No. 11 at No. 4 Notre Dame W 69–68 OT[4] 20–2
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 16, 1978*
 Green Bay W 55–49  21–2
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 18, 1978*
 at Loyola (IL) W 83–73  22–2
 Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 22, 1978*
 at Air Force W 54–41  23–2
 Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 1, 1978*
 at Valparaiso W 89–62  24–2
 Hilltop Gym 
Valparaiso, Indiana
Mar 4, 1978*
 No. 4 No. 13 Illinois State W 96–84  25–2
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1978*
 (MW 1L) No. 3 vs. (MW 3Q) Creighton
First round		 W 80–78  26–2
 Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 17, 1978*
 (MW 1L) No. 3 vs. (MW 2Q) No. 9 Louisville
Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		 W 90–89 2OT 27–2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 19, 1978*
 (MW 1L) No. 3 vs. (MW 2L) No. 6 Notre Dame
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight		 L 64–84  27–3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

Main article: 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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