1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1979–80 record23–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
1979–80 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Indiana135 .722  218  .724
No. 10 Ohio State126 .667  218  .724
No. 20 Purdue117 .611  2310  .697
Iowa108 .556  2310  .697
Minnesota108 .556  2111  .656
Illinois810 .444  2213  .629
Michigan810 .444  1713  .567
Wisconsin711 .389  1514  .517
Michigan State612 .333  1215  .444
Northwestern513 .278  1017  .370
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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

Roster

[1]

Regular season

During the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Purdue qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to UCLA.

NCAA basketball tournament

  • Midwest
    • Purdue (#6 seed) 90, LaSalle 82
    • Purdue 87, St. John’s, New York 72
    • Purdue 76, Indiana 69
    • Purdue 68, Duke 60
  • Final Four
    • UCLA 67, Purdue 62
    • Purdue 75, Iowa 58 (3rd Place / Consolation Game)

[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

[3]

References

  1. "1980 NCAA Final Four program". March 1980. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1980
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2009-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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