1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball | |
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Big Ten Regular season champions (tie) | |
1979 National Invitation Tournament, Runner-up | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 15 |
1978–79 record | 27–8 (13–5 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Mackey Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Michigan State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Purdue | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Iowa | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Regular season[]
In head coach Lee Rose's first season at Purdue, where he introduced a slowed-down, tempo-controlled style of play, he led the Boilers to a Big Ten Conference co-title, along with Iowa and the eventual NCAA Champion, Ervin Johnson-led Michigan State. With only a 32 team NCAA Tournament field in 1979, the Boilermakers were forced to enter the NIT, instead, due to the favor Michigan State had over Purdue for their head-to-head record on the season. Purdue qualified for the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in the tournament finals.
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov 27, 1978* |
Indiana State | L 53–63 | 1–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 13, 1979 |
No. 1 Michigan State | W 52–50 | 12–4 (2–2) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 18, 1979* |
Iowa | L 46–56 | 12–5 (2–3) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
National Invitation Tournament[]
- First Round
- Purdue 97, Central Michigan 80
- Second Round
- Purdue 84, Dayton 70
- Quarterfinal
- Purdue 67, Old Dominion 59
- Semifinal
- Purdue 87, Alabama 68
- Final
- Indiana 53, Purdue 52
Awards and honors[]
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Team players drafted into the NBA[]
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
4 | 82 | Jerry Sichting | Golden State Warriors |
References[]
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-03-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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