Hall of Fame & Jersey Retirements
- Induction:
- 1996
Mark Aguirre remains one of the most notable DePaul players to come through Lincoln Park. After three seasons, Aguirre left DePaul as the program's all-time leading scorer and the Blue Demons second National College Player of the Year. Aguirre's No. 24 is one of only two numbers retired at DePaul, joining George Mikan's No. 99. Aguirre posted a 79-10 record in his three seasons, helping guide the Blue Demons to three-straight NCAA Tournaments in the 1979 Final Four.Â
A native of Chicago, Aguirre was a top-ranked prospect before committing to the Blue Demons. Aguirre averaged 24.0 points as a freshman before scoring 26.8 and 23.0 points per game, respectively, across the next two seasons. Aguirre was a two-time consensus first team All-American in 1980 and 1981, before being drafted first overall in the 1981 NBA Draft. Aguirre went on to a 13-year NBA career where he would score 18,458 points, 4,578 rebounds and 2,818 assists.Â
He remains the holder of many DePaul school records including:Â
Career Points Scored - 2,182
Career Scoring Average - 24.5
Career FG Made - 863
Career Games of 40 or more points (5)
Career games of 30 or more points (17)
Single-Season games of 30 or more points - 8 (1979-80)
Single-Game Most FG Made - 21 vs. Loyola Chicago (3/5/79)
Single-Game Free Throw Percentage - 1.000 (18-of-18) vs. Illinois State (3/1/80)
Single-Season Points Scored - 767 (1978-79)
Single-Season Scoring Average - 26.8 (1979-80)
Single-Season Field Goals Made - 302 (1978-79)
2nd in Single-Game Points Scored - 47 points vs. Maine (1/6/81)
2nd in Single-Game Free Throws Made - 18 vs. Illinois State (3/1/80)
2nd in NCAA Tournament Single-Game Scoring - 34 vs. Penn (3/26/79)
7th in Career Field Goal Percentage - .546
8th in Single-Season Field Goal Percentage - .582 (1980-81)
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