1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#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

Regular season

During the 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the Purdue Boilermakers qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to the UCLA Bruins.

Non-Conference

UCLA 94, Purdue 82

Purdue 116, N. Dakota 84

Purdue 78, Miami 70

Purdue 93, Butler 55

Purdue 100, Ohio 89

Purdue 98, California 81

Ariz. St. 85, Purdue 80

Purdue 98, Arizona 72

Columbia 78, Purdue 74

Purdue 97, Hawaii 68

Big Ten Conference

Purdue 86, Wisconsin 80

Purdue 98, Illinois 84

Purdue 102, Minnesota 79

Purdue 95, Ohio St. 85

Purdue 99, Iowa 87

Purdue 97, Northwestern 84

Ohio St. 88, Purdue 85

Purdue 87, Wisconsin 69

Purdue 96, Indiana 95

Purdue 107, Northwestern 68

Purdue 74, Michigan St. 72

Purdue 97, Iowa 85

Purdue 116, Michigan 87

Purdue 120, Indiana 76

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NCAA basketball tournament

• Mid-East Regional—Madison, Wisconsin
  • Purdue 91, Miami, Ohio 71
  • Purdue 75, Marquette 73
• Final Four—Louisville, Kentucky
  • Purdue 92, North Carolina 65
  • UCLA 92, Purdue 72

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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	8	Herm Gilliam	Cincinnati Royals
7	86	Bill Keller	Milwaukee Bucks

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References

1. ↑ Purdue Debris 1969
2. ↑ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1969
3. ↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1969&lg=N

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