DePaul

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Big East · Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

The Heartbreak Index2.9 · #638

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of 1,138 clubs

#65

in CBB

1.5

agony · 1.4 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19244.8
First CBB final appearance since 19241.0

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1979 · fell one round short, 1943 · playoff run died early, 1978

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1546-1158

All-time

0.572

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

DePaul’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#1 DePaul 71-77 UCLA

University Activity Center, Phoenix, Arizona

1980 · Mar 9, 1980 · Second Round

2.20

Game Score

#1 DePaul 48-49 St. Joseph's

Memorial Coliseum, Birmingham (AL), Alabama

1981 · Mar 15, 1981 · Second Round

2.13

Game Score

#2 DePaul 75-82 Boston College

Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas

1982 · Mar 14, 1982 · Second Round

1.90

Game Score

#6 DePaul 74-76 #1 Indiana State

Special Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

Final Four

1979 · Mar 24, 1979 · Final Four

1.88

Game Score

#6 DePaul 95-91 #2 UCLA

Marriott Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

Elite Eight

1979 · Mar 19, 1979 · Regional Finals

1.82

Game Score

#4 DePaul 71-73 #19 Wake Forest (OT)

St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri

Sweet 16

1984 · Mar 23, 1984 · Regional Semifinals

1.78

Game Score

DePaul 74-69 #15 Oklahoma

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

1986 · Mar 15, 1986 · Second Round

1.76

Game Score

#3 DePaul 90-89 #9 Louisville (2OT)

Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas

1978 · Mar 17, 1978 · Second Round

1.66

Game Score

#5 DePaul 58-63 LSU

Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio

Sweet 16

1987 · Mar 20, 1987 · Regional Semifinals

1.65

Game Score

DePaul 72-68 Virginia

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

1986 · Mar 13, 1986 · First Round

1.57

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 9, 1980	1980	Second Round	#1 DePaul 71-77 UCLA University Activity Center, Phoenix, Arizona	2.20
2	Mar 15, 1981	1981	Second Round	#1 DePaul 48-49 St. Joseph's Memorial Coliseum, Birmingham (AL), Alabama	2.13
3	Mar 14, 1982	1982	Second Round	#2 DePaul 75-82 Boston College Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas	1.90
4	Mar 24, 1979	1979	Final Four	#6 DePaul 74-76 #1 Indiana State Special Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah Final Four	1.88
5	Mar 19, 1979	1979	Regional Finals	#6 DePaul 95-91 #2 UCLA Marriott Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah Elite Eight	1.82
6	Mar 23, 1984	1984	Regional Semifinals	#4 DePaul 71-73 #19 Wake Forest (OT) St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Sweet 16	1.78
7	Mar 15, 1986	1986	Second Round	DePaul 74-69 #15 Oklahoma Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	1.76
8	Mar 17, 1978	1978	Second Round	#3 DePaul 90-89 #9 Louisville (2OT) Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas	1.66
9	Mar 20, 1987	1987	Regional Semifinals	#5 DePaul 58-63 LSU Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio Sweet 16	1.65
10	Mar 13, 1986	1986	First Round	DePaul 72-68 Virginia Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	1.57

Season by season

2027 · DePaul

Big East

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · DePaul

Big East

Record

16-16

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#93

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · DePaul

Big East

Record

14-20

Conf record

4-16

—

SRS

#100

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · DePaul

Big East

Record

3-29

Conf record

0-20

—

SRS

#247

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · DePaul

Big East

Record

10-23

Conf record

3-17

—

SRS

#120

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · DePaul

Big East

Record

15-16

Conf record

6-14

—

SRS

#81

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · DePaul

Big East

Record

5-14

Conf record

2-13

—

SRS

#121

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · DePaul

Big East

Record

16-16

Conf record

3-15

—

SRS

#86

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · DePaul

Big East

Record

19-17

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#95

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · DePaul

Big East

Record

11-20

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#94

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · DePaul

Big East

Record

9-23

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#124

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · DePaul

Big East

Record

9-22

Conf record

3-15

—

SRS

#145

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	DePaul	0-0	Big East
2026	DePaul	16-16	Big East	8-12		#93
2025	DePaul	14-20	Big East	4-16		#100
2024	DePaul	3-29	Big East	0-20		#247
2023	DePaul	10-23	Big East	3-17		#120
2022	DePaul	15-16	Big East	6-14		#81
2021	DePaul	5-14	Big East	2-13		#121
2020	DePaul	16-16	Big East	3-15		#86
2019	DePaul	19-17	Big East	7-11		#95
2018	DePaul	11-20	Big East	4-14		#94
2017	DePaul	9-23	Big East	2-16		#124
2016	DePaul	9-22	Big East	3-15		#145
2015	DePaul	12-20	Big East	6-12		#117
2014	DePaul	12-21	Big East	3-15		#139
2013	DePaul	11-21	Big East	2-16		#135
2012	DePaul	12-19	Big East	3-15		#139
2011	DePaul	7-24	Big East	1-17		#170
2010	DePaul	8-23	Big East	1-17		#129
2009	DePaul	9-24	Big East	0-18		#157
2008	DePaul	11-19	Big East	6-12		#104
2007	DePaul	20-14	Big East	9-7		#50		NIT
2006	DePaul	12-15	Big East	5-11		#85
2005	DePaul	20-11	Conference USA	10-6		#65		NIT
2004	DePaul	22-10	Conference USA ★	12-4		#59	7	NCAA tournament
2003	DePaul	16-13	Conference USA	8-8		#62		NIT
2002	DePaul	9-19	Conference USA	2-14		#145
2001	DePaul	12-18	Conference USA	4-12		#96
2000	DePaul	21-12	Conference USA	9-7		#30	9	NCAA tournament
1999	DePaul	18-13	Conference USA	10-6		#57		NIT
1998	DePaul	7-23	Conference USA	3-13		#163
1997	DePaul	3-23	Conference USA	1-13		#200
1996	DePaul	11-18	Conference USA	2-12		#83
1995	DePaul	17-11	Great Midwest	6-6		#34		NIT
1994	DePaul	16-12	Great Midwest	4-8		#45		NIT
1993	DePaul	16-15	Great Midwest	3-7		#87
1992	DePaul	20-9	Great Midwest ★	8-2	#24	#44	5	NCAA tournament
1991	DePaul	20-9	Independent		#24	#32	9	NCAA tournament
1990	DePaul	20-15	Independent			#67		NIT
1989	DePaul	21-12	Independent			#53	12	NCAA tournament
1988	DePaul	22-8	Independent			#34	5	NCAA tournament
1987	DePaul	28-3	Independent		#5	#15	3	Sweet 16
1986	DePaul	18-13	Independent			#38	12	Sweet 16
1985	DePaul	19-10	Independent			#22	10	NCAA tournament
1984	DePaul	27-3	Independent		#4	#6	1	Sweet 16
1983	DePaul	21-12	Independent			#40		NIT
1982	DePaul	26-2	Independent		#2	#8	1	NCAA tournament
1981	DePaul	27-2	Independent		#1	#12	1	NCAA tournament
1980	DePaul	26-2	Independent		#1	#13	1	NCAA tournament
1979	DePaul	26-6	Independent		#6	#30	2	Final Four
1978	DePaul	27-3	Independent		#3	#13		Elite Eight
1977	DePaul	15-12	Independent			#67
1976	DePaul	20-9	Independent		#17	#25		Sweet 16
1975	DePaul	15-10	Independent			#75
1974	DePaul	16-9	Independent			#110
1973	DePaul	14-11	Independent			#86
1972	DePaul	12-11	Independent			#125
1971	DePaul	8-17	Independent			#173
1970	DePaul	12-13	Independent			#107
1969	DePaul	14-11	Independent			#104
1968	DePaul	13-12	Independent			#98
1967	DePaul	17-8	Independent			#39
1966	DePaul	18-8	Independent			#22		NIT
1965	DePaul	17-10	Independent			#18		Sweet 16
1964	DePaul	21-4	Independent		#9	#27		NIT
1963	DePaul	15-8	Independent			#63		NIT
1962	DePaul	13-10	Independent			#70
1961	DePaul	17-8	Independent			#34		NIT
1960	DePaul	17-7	Independent			#30		Sweet 16
1959	DePaul	13-11	Independent			#89		Sweet 16
1958	DePaul	8-12	Independent			#74
1957	DePaul	8-14	Independent			#73
1956	DePaul	16-8	Independent			#35		NCAA tournament
1955	DePaul	16-6	Independent			#40
1954	DePaul	11-10	Independent			#50
1953	DePaul	19-9	Independent		#19	#29		Sweet 16
1952	DePaul	19-8	Independent			#21
1951	DePaul	13-12	Independent			#23
1950	DePaul	12-13	Independent			#32
1949	DePaul	16-9	Independent
1948	DePaul	22-8	Independent					NIT
1947	DePaul	16-9	Independent
1946	DePaul	19-5	Independent
1945	DePaul	21-3	Independent					NIT
1944	DePaul	22-4	Independent					NIT
1943	DePaul	19-5	Independent					Final Four
1942	DePaul	10-12	Independent
1941	DePaul	13-8	Independent
1940	DePaul	22-6	Independent					NIT
1939	DePaul	15-7	Independent
1938	DePaul	12-10	Independent
1937	DePaul	15-6	Independent
1936	DePaul	18-4	Independent
1935	DePaul	15-1	Independent
1934	DePaul	17-0	Independent
1933	DePaul	12-3	Independent
1932	DePaul	9-6	Independent
1931	DePaul	13-3	Independent
1930	DePaul	15-5	Independent
1929	DePaul	5-4	Independent
1928	DePaul	2-5	Independent
1927	DePaul	7-7	Independent
1926	DePaul	11-5	Independent
1925	DePaul	6-13	Independent
1924	DePaul	8-6	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

5 AP All-American selections.

Dallas Comegys1987

Terry Cummings1982

Mark Aguirre1981

Mark Aguirre1980

Dave Corzine1978

Year	Player
1987	Dallas Comegys
1982	Terry Cummings
1981	Mark Aguirre
1980	Mark Aguirre
1978	Dave Corzine

NBA first-round picks

35 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Wilson Chandler2007

Last college yr: 2007

Wilson Chandler2007

Last college yr: 2006

Steven Hunter2001

Last college yr: 2001

Quentin Richardson2000

Last college yr: 2000

Steven Hunter2001

Last college yr: 2000

Quentin Richardson2000

Last college yr: 1999

B.J. Tyler1994

Last college yr: 1990

Rod Strickland1988

Last college yr: 1988

Kevin Edwards1988

Last college yr: 1988

Dallas Comegys1987

Last college yr: 1987

Rod Strickland1988

Last college yr: 1987

Kevin Edwards1988

Last college yr: 1987

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2007	Wilson Chandler	2007
2007	Wilson Chandler	2006
2001	Steven Hunter	2001
2000	Quentin Richardson	2000
2001	Steven Hunter	2000
2000	Quentin Richardson	1999
1994	B.J. Tyler	1990
1988	Rod Strickland	1988
1988	Kevin Edwards	1988
1987	Dallas Comegys	1987
1988	Rod Strickland	1987
1988	Kevin Edwards	1987
1987	Dallas Comegys	1986
1988	Rod Strickland	1986
1987	Dallas Comegys	1985
1987	Dallas Comegys	1984
1982	Terry Cummings	1982
1981	Mark Aguirre	1981
1982	Terry Cummings	1981
1981	Mark Aguirre	1980
1982	Terry Cummings	1980
1981	Mark Aguirre	1979
1978	Dave Corzine	1978
1978	Dave Corzine	1977
1978	Dave Corzine	1976
1975	Bill Robinzine	1975
1978	Dave Corzine	1975
1975	Bill Robinzine	1974
1975	Bill Robinzine	1973
1956	Ron Sobie	1956
1956	Ron Sobie	1955
1956	Ron Sobie	1954
1948	Ed Mikan	1948
1948	Ed Mikan	1947
1948	Ed Mikan	1946

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Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

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