1942–43 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1942–43 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1942–43 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Independent
Record	19–5
Head coach	Ray Meyer (1st season);
Home arena	University Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1941–42 1943–44 →

The 1942–43 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in the first season of his legendary career, and played their home games at the University Auditorium in Chicago. The Blue Demons were one of eight teams invited to take part in the NCAA tournament. DePaul defeated Dartmouth, a team that reached the Final Four the season before, before losing to Georgetown in the National semifinal round. They finished the season with an overall record of 19–5.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
	23	Mel Frailey	—	—
	25	Tony Kelly (C)	—	—	Sr
	27	Bill Ryan	—	—
C	99	George Mikan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Joliet Catholic	Joliet, Illinois

Head coach

Ray Meyer (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
NCAA Tournament
Mar 24, 1943*	vs. Dartmouth East Regional Semifinal / National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight	W 46–35	19–4	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 25, 1943*	vs. Georgetown East Regional Final / National Semifinal – Final Four	L 49–53	19–5	Madison Square Garden (14,085) New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

References

v t e 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 NBA players 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics