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1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1978–79
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	Basketball
image_size	150px
conference	Big Ten Conference
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](1979-national-invitation-tournament)
tourney_result	Runner-up

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.

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

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
4	82	Jerry Sichting	Golden State Warriors

References

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