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1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions (tie)
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record27–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Everett Bass
  • Roger Blalock
  • George Faerber
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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 40 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

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  • 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

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
4 82 Jerry Sichting Golden State Warriors

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References

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  1. ^ "NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - History". Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "1979 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.