1979-80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
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Regular season
During the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
, Purdue qualified for the Final Four
1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
, 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
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 1 | Joe Barry Carroll Joe Barry Carroll Joe Barry Carroll is a retired American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA.-1974–1976:... |
Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | 46 | Arnette Hallman | Boston Celtics |
See also
- 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
- List of NCAA Division I institutions