1996–97 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1996–97 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1996–97 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3-23 (1-13 CUSA)
Head coach	Joey Meyer;
Home arena	Rosemont Horizon

1996–97 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Blue
No. 10 Cincinnati	12	–	2	.857	26	–	8	.765
Marquette †	9	–	5	.643	22	–	9	.710
Saint Louis	4	–	10	.286	11	–	18	.379
DePaul	1	–	13	.071	3	–	23	.115
Red
Tulane	11	–	3	.786	20	–	11	.645
UAB	7	–	7	.500	18	–	14	.563
Southern Miss	6	–	8	.429	12	–	15	.444
South Florida	2	–	12	.143	8	–	19	.296
White
UNC Charlotte	10	–	4	.714	22	–	9	.710
Memphis	10	–	4	.714	16	–	15	.516
No. 25 Louisville	9	–	5	.643	26	–	9	.743
Houston	3	–	11	.214	11	–	16	.407

† 1997 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

1996–97 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1996–97 men's college basketball season.

On December 28, 1996, DePaul lost to Miami 61–45 in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at Miami Arena.

The Blue Demons finished the season with a 3–23 record. On March 5, 1997, DePaul was eliminated in the CUSA tournament first round by Marquette 79–53.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "1996-97 DePaul Blue Demons Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
^ "1996-97 DePaul Basketball Roster" (PDF). DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
^ "DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[1] sports-reference.com 1996-97 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "1996-97 DePaul Blue Demons Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[3] "1996-97 DePaul Basketball Roster" (PDF). DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[4] "DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

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DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Venues	University Auditorium (1923–1956) Alumni Hall (1956–1980) Allstate Arena (1980–2017) Wintrust Arena (2017–present) McGrath-Phillips Arena (practice / alternate 2000–2017)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics