1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions (tie)
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
1978–79 record27–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Everett Bass
  • Roger Blalock
  • George Faerber
Home arenaMackey Arena
1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Michigan State135 .722  266  .813
No. 15 Purdue135 .722  278  .771
No. 20 Iowa135 .722  208  .714
Ohio State126 .667  1912  .613
Indiana108 .556  2212  .647
Michigan810 .444  1512  .556
Illinois711 .389  1911  .633
Wisconsin612 .333  1215  .444
Minnesota612 .333  1116  .407
Northwestern216 .111  621  .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
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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

[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
482Jerry SichtingGolden State Warriors

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References

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