1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 6
1968–69 record 23–5 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach George King
Assistant coach Bob King
Assistant coach Joe Sexson
Assistant coach Dave Toney
Home arena Mackey Arena
1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Purdue 13 1   .929     23 5   .821
#20 Illinois 9 5   .643     19 5   .792
Ohio State 9 5   .643     17 7   .708
Michigan 7 7   .500     13 11   .542
Northwestern 6 8   .429     14 10   .583
Minnesota 6 8   .429     12 12   .500
Michigan State 6 8   .429     11 12   .478
Iowa 5 9   .357     12 12   .500
Wisconsin 5 9   .357     11 13   .458
Indiana 4 10   .286     9 15   .375
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1968–69 NCAA men's college basketball season.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State

November 30*
No. 10 at No. 1 UCLA L 82–94 
                  
Los Angeles, CA

December 5*
No. 14 North Dakota W 116–84 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

December 7*
No. 14 Miami (OH) W 78–70 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

December 10*
No. 13 Butler W 93–55 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

December 14*
No. 13 Ohio W 100–89 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

December 20*
No. 12 vs. No. 15 California
Sun Devil Classic
W 98–91 
                  
Tempe, AZ

December 21*
No. 12 at Arizona State
Sun Devil Classic
L 80–85 
                  
Tempe, AZ

December 27*
No. 18 vs. Arizona
Rainbow Classic
W 98–72 
                  
Honolulu, HI

December 28*
No. 18 vs. Columbia
Rainbow Classic
L 74–78 
                  
Honolulu, HI

December 29*
No. 18 at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
W 97–68 
                  
Honolulu, HI

January 4
at Wisconsin W 86–80 
                  
Madison, WI

January 7
No. 4 Illinois W 98–84 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

January 25
No. 18 at Minnesota W 102–79 
                  
Minneapolis, MN

February 1
No. 14 No. 12 Ohio State W 95–85 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

February 4
No. 9 Iowa W 99–87 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

February 8
No. 9 at Northwestern W 97–85 
                  
Evanston, IL

February 11
No. 8 at No. 16 Ohio State L 85–88 
                  
Columbus, OH

February 15
No. 8 Wisconsin W 87–69 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

February 18
No. 9 at Indiana
Rivalry
W 96–95 
                  
Bloomington, IN

February 22
No. 9 Northwestern W 107–68 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

February 25
No. 9 at Michigan State W 74–72 
                  
East Lansing, MI

February 28
No. 9 at Iowa W 97–85 
                  
Iowa City, IA

March 4
No. 6 Michigan W 116–87 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

March 8
No. 6 Indiana W 120–76 
                Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

March 13*
No. 6 vs. Miami (OH)
NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinal
W 91–71 
                  
Madison, WI

March 15*
No. 6 vs. Marquette
NCAA Tournament • Regional Final
W 75–73 OT
                  
Madison, WI

March 20*
No. 6 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
NCAA Tournament • National Semifinals
W 92–65 
                  
Louisville, KY

March 22*
No. 6 vs. No. 1 UCLA
NCAA Tournament • National Final
L 72–92 
                  
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Roster

1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
C Bavis, ChuckChuck Bavis
F Bedford, TyroneTyrone Bedford
F Faerber, GeorgeGeorge Faerber
So
Gilliam, HermHerm Gilliam
Sr
C Johnson, JerryJerry Johnson
C Kaufman, FrankFrank Kaufman
Keller, BillBill Keller
Sr
G Longfellow, SteveSteve Longfellow
G 10 Mount, RickRick Mount
Jr
F Taylor, RalphRalph Taylor
Sr
G Weatherford, LarryLarry Weatherford
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 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 Bucks

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References

  1. 2015-16 Purdue men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2016-Mar-06.
  2. "1969 NBA Draft".
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