1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers Basketball 1950-1970 Purdue logo.jpeg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7 6 23–5 13–1 George King Bob King Joe Sexson Dave Toney Mackey Arena NCAA Tournament, runner-upBig Ten champions National Championship Game L Lost 72-92 vs. UCLA The 1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1968–69 NCAA men's college basketball season. Roster 1968 Purdue Boilermakers y yes Chuck Bavis 54 C 7 0 Sr Garrett, IN Garrett Tyrone Bedford 13 F George Faerber 33 F 6 5 So Herm Gilliam y Herm Gilliam 30 F 6 3 Sr Jerry Johnson 31 C 6 10 Knox, IN Knox Frank Kaufman 32 C Bill Keller y Bill Keller (basketball) 24 G 5 11 Sr Indianapolis Washington Steve Longfellow 25 G Rick Mount y Rick Mount 10 G 6 4 Jr Lebanon, IN Lebanon Ralph Taylor 40 F Sr Indianapolis Washington Larry Weatherford 45 G So Evansville, IN Bosse https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/purdue/1969.html 2016-Mar-06 *George King (Charleston) *Joe Sexson (Purdue) Bob King (Butler) Dave Toney Schedule and results no |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Non-conference regular season November 30 yes 10 yes 1 UCLA 82–94 0–1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles December 5 yes 14 North Dakota 116–84 1–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN December 7 yes 14 Miami (OH) 78–70 2–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN December 10 yes 13 Butler 93–55 3–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN December 14 yes 13 Ohio 100–89 4–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN December 20 yes 12 yes 15 California Sun Devil Classic 98–91 5–1 Sun Devil Gymnasium Tempe, AZ December 21 yes 12 yes Arizona State Sun Devil Classic 80–85 5–2 Sun Devil Gymnasium Tempe, AZ December 27 yes 18 yes Arizona Rainbow Classic 98–72 6–2 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI December 28 yes 18 yes Columbia Rainbow Classic 74–78 6–3 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI December 29 yes 18 yes Hawaii Rainbow Classic 97–68 7–3 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Big Ten regular season January 4 yes Wisconsin 86–80 8–3 1–0 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI January 7 4 Illinois 98–84 9–3 2–0 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 25 18 yes Minnesota 102–79 10–3 3–0 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN February 1 14 12 Ohio State 95–85 11–3 4–0 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN February 4 9 Iowa 99–87 12–3 5–0 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN February 8 9 yes Northwestern 97–85 13–3 6–0 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL February 11 8 yes 16 Ohio State 85–88 13–4 6–1 St. John Arena Columbus, OH February 15 8 Wisconsin 87–69 14–4 7–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN February 18 9 yes Indiana Rivalry 96–95 15–4 8–1 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN February 22 9 Northwestern 107–68 16–4 9–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN February 25 9 yes Michigan State 74–72 17–4 10–1 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI February 28 9 yes Iowa 97–85 18–4 11–1 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA March 4 6 Michigan 116–87 19–4 12–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN March 8 6 Indiana 120–76 20–4 13–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|NCAA Tournament March 13 yes 6 yes Miami (OH) NCAA tournament • Regional semifinal 91–71 21–4 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI March 15 yes 6 yes Marquette NCAA Tournament • Regional Final 75–73 OT 22–4 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI March 20 yes 6 yes 4 North Carolina NCAA Tournament • National semifinals 92–65 23–4 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY March 22 yes 6 yes 1 UCLA NCAA Tournament • National Final 72–92 23–5 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY AP Poll ME Mideast 2015-16 Purdue men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20160307031623/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/16-mbb-mediaguide.pdf 2016-03-07 . Retrieved 2016-Mar-06. 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 Round Pick Player NBA club 1 8Herm Gilliam Cincinnati Royals 7 86Bill Keller Milwaukee Buckshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1969&lg=N 1969 NBA Draft usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100318001935/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1969&lg=N 2010-03-18 References Purdue Boilermarkers Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons Purdue Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons