1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1978–79
|team=Purdue Boilermakers
|sport=Basketball
|image =
|image_size = 150px
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank=14
|APRank=15
|record= 27–8
|conf_record=13–5
|head_coach=Lee Rose (1st season)
|asst_coach1= Everett Bass
|asst_coach2= Roger Blalock
|asst_coach3= George Faerber
|arena = Mackey Arena
|champion =Big Ten Regular season champions (tie)
|tourney=1979 National Invitation Tournament
|tourney_result= Runner-up
}}{{1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}}
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.
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 1978
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = Indiana State
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, Indiana
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| score = 53–63
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1979
| away =
| opprank = 1
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, Indiana
| score = 52–50
| record = 12–4
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1979
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = Iowa
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, Indiana
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| score = 46–56
| record = 12–5
| conference = 2–3
}}
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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
Awards and honors
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Team players drafted into the NBA
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|4 | 82 | Jerry Sichting | Golden State Warriors |
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References
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