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1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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This was the last Purdue team to reach the Final Four until 2024.

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1979–80 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Indiana13–5 .72221–8  .724
No. 10 Ohio State12–6 .66721–8  .724
No. 20 Purdue11–7 .61123–10  .697
Iowa10–8 .55623–10  .697
Minnesota10–8 .55621–11  .656
Illinois8–10 .44422–13  .629
Michigan8–10 .44417–13  .567
Wisconsin7–11 .38915–14  .517
Michigan State6–12 .33312–15  .444
Northwestern5–13 .27810–17  .370
Rankings from AP Poll
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ConferenceBig Ten Conference
APNo. 20
Record23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
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Roster

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1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 21 John Anthrop 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lafayette, Indiana
G 44 Roosevelt Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fort Wayne, Indiana
C 35 Ted Benson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
C 22 Joe Barry Carroll 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Denver, Colorado
G 24 Lee Cummings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 11 Keith Edmonson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So San Antonio, Texas
F 45 Arnette Hallman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 41 Jon Kitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Galveston, Indiana
G/F 33 Drake Morris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr East Chicago, Indiana
F 23 Michael Scearce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Lexington, Kentucky
G 32 Kevin Stallings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Collinsville, Illinois
G 20 Brian Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lebanon, Indiana
F 12 Steve Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lebanon, Indiana
Head coach

Lee Rose

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

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Regular season

During the 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to UCLA.

NCAA basketball tournament

  • Midwest
    • #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 90, LaSalle (#11 seed) 82
    • #20 (AP) Purdue 87, #13 (AP) St. John's, (NY) (#3 seed) 72
    • #20 (AP) Purdue 76, #7 (AP) Indiana (#2 seed) 69
    • #20 (AP) Purdue 68, #14 (AP) Duke (# 4 seed) 60
  • Final Four
    • UCLA (#8 seed) 67, #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 62
    • #20 (AP) Purdue (#6 seed) 75, Iowa (#5 seed) 58 (3rd Place / Consolation Game)

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Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA club
11Joe Barry CarrollGolden State Warriors
246Arnette HallmanBoston Celtics

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References

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