1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record22–8
Head coach
Home arenaRosemont Horizon
1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron   21 7   .750
DePaul   22 8   .733
Notre Dame   20 9   .690
Wright State   16 11   .593
Miami (FL)   17 14   .548
UMBC   13 15   .464
Dayton   13 18   .419
Brooklyn   11 17   .393
Central Connecticut State   10 18   .357
Marquette   10 18   .357
Nicholls State   10 18   .357
U.S. International   10 18   .357
UMKC   9 18   .333
Central Florida   9 19   .321
Florida International   9 19   .321
Chicago State   8 20   .286
Northern Illinois   8 20   .286
Oral Roberts   8 21   .276
Southeastern Louisiana   7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Joey Meyer, in his 4th season at the school, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

DePaul went 21–7 in the regular season and received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. DePaul beat Wichita State in the opening round and were beaten by Kansas State, 66–58, and finished the season 22–8.