1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1968–69 NCAA men's college basketball season.

1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
1968–69 record23–5 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob King
  • Joe Sexson
  • Dave Toney
Home arenaMackey Arena
1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Purdue131 .929  235  .821
No. 20 Illinois95 .643  195  .792
Ohio State95 .643  177  .708
Michigan77 .500  1311  .542
Northwestern68 .429  1410  .583
Minnesota68 .429  1212  .500
Michigan State68 .429  1112  .478
Iowa59 .357  1212  .500
Wisconsin59 .357  1113  .458
Indiana410 .286  915  .375
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 54 Chuck Bavis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
SrGarrett Garrett, IN
F 13 Tyrone Bedford
F 33 George Faerber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
F 30 Herm Gilliam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
C 31 Jerry Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Knox Knox, IN
C 32 Frank Kaufman
G 24 Bill Keller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
SrWashington Indianapolis
G 25 Steve Longfellow
G 10 Rick Mount 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
JrLebanon Lebanon, IN
F 40 Ralph Taylor
SrWashington Indianapolis
G 45 Larry Weatherford
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-Mar-06

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 30*
No. 10 at No. 1 UCLA L 82–94  0–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
December 5*
No. 14 North Dakota W 116–84  1–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 7*
No. 14 Miami (OH) W 78–70  2–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 10*
No. 13 Butler W 93–55  3–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 14*
No. 13 Ohio W 100–89  4–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 20*
No. 12 vs. No. 15 California
Sun Devil Classic
W 98–91  5–1
Sun Devil Gymnasium 
Tempe, AZ
December 21*
No. 12 at Arizona State
Sun Devil Classic
L 80–85  5–2
Sun Devil Gymnasium 
Tempe, AZ
December 27*
No. 18 vs. Arizona
Rainbow Classic
W 98–72  6–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 28*
No. 18 vs. Columbia
Rainbow Classic
L 74–78  6–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 29*
No. 18 at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
W 97–68  7–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Big Ten regular season
January 4
at Wisconsin W 86–80  8–3
(1–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
January 7
No. 4 Illinois W 98–84  9–3
(2–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 25
No. 18 at Minnesota W 102–79  10–3
(3–0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 1
No. 14 No. 12 Ohio State W 95–85  11–3
(4–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 4
No. 9 Iowa W 99–87  12–3
(5–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 8
No. 9 at Northwestern W 97–85  13–3
(6–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 11
No. 8 at No. 16 Ohio State L 85–88  13–4
(6–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 15
No. 8 Wisconsin W 87–69  14–4
(7–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 18
No. 9 at Indiana
Rivalry
W 96–95  15–4
(8–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 22
No. 9 Northwestern W 107–68  16–4
(9–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 25
No. 9 at Michigan State W 74–72  17–4
(10–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
February 28
No. 9 at Iowa W 97–85  18–4
(11–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
March 4
No. 6 Michigan W 116–87  19–4
(12–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 8
No. 6 Indiana W 120–76  20–4
(13–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 13*
No. 6 vs. Miami (OH)
NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinal
W 91–71  21–4
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
March 15*
No. 6 vs. Marquette
NCAA Tournament • Regional Final
W 75–73 OT 22–4
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
March 20*
No. 6 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
NCAA Tournament • National Semifinals
W 92–65  23–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 22*
No. 6 vs. No. 1 UCLA
NCAA Tournament • National Final
L 72–92  23–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Awards and honors

Highest scoring team in the nation

Rick Mount—1st Team All-America

Rick Mount—Big Ten Conference Player of the year

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
18Herm GilliamCincinnati Royals
786Bill KellerMilwaukee Bucks

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References

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