1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers Basketball 150px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14 15 27–8 13–5 Lee Rose (1st season) Everett Bass Roger Blalock George Faerber Mackey Arena Big Ten Regular season champions (tie) 1979 National Invitation Tournament Runner-up 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 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. no yes no no yes Nov 27, 1978 yes Indiana State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 53–63 1–1 Jan 13, 1979 1 Michigan State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 52–50 12–4 2–2 Jan 18, 1979 yes Iowa Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 46–56 12–5 2–3 AP Poll 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 http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - History 2012-03-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090422061055/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html 2009-04-22 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club4 82Jerry SichtingGolden State Warriorshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1979&lg=N 1979 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2011-03-25 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110520154458/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1979&lg=N 2011-05-20 References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons Purdue Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball