1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers 1950-1970 Purdue logo.jpeg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20 23–10 11–7 Lee Rose 2nd Everett Bass Billy Keller Jeff Meyer Mackey Arena NCAA tournament Final Four The 1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by second season coach Lee Rose. For the first time since 1969, the team reached the Final Four, a feat not repeated until 2024. Roster 1979 Purdue Boilermakers men's y John Anthrop 21 G 5 11 175 Sr Lafayette, Indiana Roosevelt Barnes American football y 44 G 6 2 195 Jr Fort Wayne, Indiana Ted Benson 35 C 6 10 225 Fr Atlanta, Georgia Joe Barry Carroll y 22 C 7 1 245 Sr Denver, Colorado Lee Cummings 24 G 6 2 180 So Chicago, Illinois Keith Edmonson y 11 G 6 5 195 So San Antonio, Texas Arnette Hallman y 45 F 6 7 205 Sr Chicago, Illinois Jon Kitchell 41 G 6 5 195 So Galveston, Indiana Drake Morris 33 GF 6 5 195 Jr East Chicago, Indiana Michael Scearce y 23 F 6 7 210 So Lexington, Kentucky Kevin Stallings y 32 G 6 5 200 So Collinsville, Illinois Brian Walker 20 G 6 2 185 Jr Lebanon, Indiana Steve Walker 12 F 6 5 210 Sr Lebanon, Indiana https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/purdue/men/1980.html#all_roster October 14, 2026 Lee Rose Everett Bass Billy Keller Jeff Meyer Schedule and results During the 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to UCLA. |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Regular Season November 30, 1979 yes 11 yes Colorado State 65–55 1–0 Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO December 3, 1979 yes 12 Butler 83–60 2–0 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN December 8, 1979 yes 12 Providence 76–44 3–0 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN December 11, 1979 yes 9 Nebraska 78–56 4–0 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN December 21, 1979 yes 9 yes SMU UK Invitation Tournament 85–60 5–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 22, 1979 yes 9 yes 3 Kentucky UK Invitation Tournament • Final 60–61 5–1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 29, 1979 yes 8 Tulsa 82–58 6–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 3, 1980 8 yes Michigan State 74–73 7–1 1–0 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI January 5, 1980 8 yes 5 Ohio State 58–67 7–2 1–1 St. John Arena Columbus, OH January 10, 1980 10 Illinois 74–66 8–2 2–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 12, 1980 10 Michigan 63–61 9–2 3–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 13, 1980 yes 10 5 Syracuse 61–66 9–3 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 17, 1980 11 Northwestern 68–63 10–3 4–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 19, 1980 11 yes Minnesota 61–67 10–4 4–2 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN January 24, 1980 14 yes Wisconsin 73–60 11–4 5–2 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI January 26, 1980 14 yes 16 Indiana Rivalry 58–69 11–5 5–3 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN January 31, 1980 17 Iowa 70–56 12–5 6–3 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN February 2, 1980 17 18 Indiana Rivalry 56–51 13–5 7–3 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN February 7, 1980 12 Minnesota 58–56 14–5 8–3 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN February 9, 1980 12 yes Iowa 59–74 14–6 8–4 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA February 14, 1980 15 yes Northwestern 54–57 14–7 8–5 McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL February 16, 1980 15 Wisconsin 69–61 15–7 9–5 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN February 21, 1980 15 yes Michigan 64–75 15–8 9–6 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI February 23, 1980 15 yes Illinois 72–69 16–8 10–6 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL February 28, 1980 18 9 Ohio State 60–64 16–9 10–7 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN March 1, 1980 18 Michigan State 91–73 17–9 11–7 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Purdue Boilermakers 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 6, 1980 yes ME6 20 yes ME11 La Salle Regional first round 90–82 18–9 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN March 8, 1980 yes ME6 20 yes ME3 13 St. John's (NY) Regional quarterfinals 87–72 19–9 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN March 13, 1980 yes ME6 20 yes ME2 7 Indiana Regional semifinals 76–69 20–9 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY March 15, 1980 yes ME6 20 yes ME4 14 Duke Regional finals 68–60 21–9 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY March 22, 1980 yes ME6 20 yes W8 UCLA Final Four 62–67 21–10UCLA vacated its appearance in the 1980 NCAA Tournament after the NCAA had determined that the Bruins committed nine major violations.UCLA Will Not Appeal NCAA Ban: Basketball Team Is on Probation, Ineligible for Tournament Los Angeles Times 9 December 1981 152965876 Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with the removal of any UCLA wins from all records. Market Square Arena New York, NY March 24, 1980 yes ME6 20 yes E5 Iowa Third place game 75–58 22–10 Market Square Arena New York, NY ME Mideast W West E East NCAA basketball tournament Mideast #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 90, LaSalle (#11 seed) 82 #20 (AP) Purdue 87, #13 (AP) St. John's, (NY) (#3 seed) 72 #20 (AP) Purdue 76, #7 (AP) Indiana (#2 seed) 69 #20 (AP) Purdue 68, #14 (AP) Duke (# 4 seed) 60 Final Four UCLA (#8 seed) 67, #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 62 #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 75, Iowa (#5 seed) 58 (3rd Place / Consolation Game) http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1980 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 14 11 12 9 9 8 8 10 11 14 17 12 15 15 18 20 Coaches 14 11 9 9 8т 9 7 9 11 15 20 10 12 15 NR NR Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 1Joe Barry CarrollGolden State Warriors 2 46Arnette HallmanBoston Celticshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1980&lg=N 1980 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-16 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100318002838/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1980&lg=N 2010-03-18 References Purdue Boilermarkers Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball Category:Long stubs with short prose