Английская Википедия:1977–78 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

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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 and Louisville, before losing to Notre Dame in the Midwest regional final. They finished the season with an overall record of 27–3.

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) Шаблон:Ndash a record that still persists to this day.

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Ranking movements ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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Awards and honors

• Ray Meyer – Henry Iba Award