10 Facts About Ray Meyer

Raymond Joseph Meyer was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois.

In total, Ray Meyer recorded 37 winning seasons and twelve 20-win seasons, including seven straight from 1978 to 1984.

Two Ray Meyer-coached teams reached the Final Four, and in 1945, Ray Meyer led DePaul past Bowling Green to capture the National Invitation Tournament, the school's only post-season title.

Ray Meyer coached a College All-Star team that played a coast-to-coast series against the Harlem Globetrotters for 11 years.

Ray Meyer recruited Mikan from Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, a school Ray Meyer had himself earlier attended.

Ray Meyer was a much-beloved figure in Chicago, and is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Tom Ray Meyer served at the University of Illinois at Chicago for six years from 1977 to his dismissal on April 16,1983.

Joey Ray Meyer took the helm of the Blue Demons upon his father's retirement and stayed at DePaul until his resignation on April 28,1997.

Ray Meyer ran a summer basketball camp near Three Lakes in northern Wisconsin for many years.

Ray Meyer died at age 92 at the Addolorata Villa assisted living facility in Wheeling, Illinois on March 17,2006.