# 1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1968–69 NCAA men's college basketball season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 30* | No. 10 | at No. 1 UCLA | L 82–94 | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles |
| December 5* | No. 14 | North Dakota | W 116–84 | 1–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 7* | No. 14 | Miami (OH) | W 78–70 | 2–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 10* | No. 13 | Butler | W 93–55 | 3–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 14* | No. 13 | Ohio | W 100–89 | 4–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 20* | No. 12 | vs. No. 15 California Sun Devil Classic | W 98–91 | 5–1 | Sun Devil Gymnasium Tempe, AZ |
| December 21* | No. 12 | at Arizona State Sun Devil Classic | L 80–85 | 5–2 | Sun Devil Gymnasium Tempe, AZ |
| December 27* | No. 18 | vs. Arizona Rainbow Classic | W 98–72 | 6–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 28* | No. 18 | vs. Columbia Rainbow Classic | L 74–78 | 6–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 29* | No. 18 | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 97–68 | 7–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| January 4 | | at Wisconsin | W 86–80 | 8–3 (1–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| January 7 | | No. 4 Illinois | W 98–84 | 9–3 (2–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 25 | No. 18 | at Minnesota | W 102–79 | 10–3 (3–0) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| February 1 | No. 14 | No. 12 Ohio State | W 95–85 | 11–3 (4–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 4 | No. 9 | Iowa | W 99–87 | 12–3 (5–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 8 | No. 9 | at Northwestern | W 97–85 | 13–3 (6–0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| February 11 | No. 8 | at No. 16 Ohio State | L 85–88 | 13–4 (6–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| February 15 | No. 8 | Wisconsin | W 87–69 | 14–4 (7–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 18 | No. 9 | at Indiana Rivalry | W 96–95 | 15–4 (8–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| February 22 | No. 9 | Northwestern | W 107–68 | 16–4 (9–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 25 | No. 9 | at Michigan State | W 74–72 | 17–4 (10–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| February 28 | No. 9 | at Iowa | W 97–85 | 18–4 (11–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| March 4 | No. 6 | Michigan | W 116–87 | 19–4 (12–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| March 8 | No. 6 | Indiana | W 120–76 | 20–4 (13–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 13* | No. 6 | vs. Miami (OH) NCAA tournament • Regional semifinal | W 91–71 | 21–4 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| March 15* | No. 6 | vs. Marquette NCAA Tournament • Regional Final | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 22–4 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| March 20* | No. 6 | vs. No. 4 North Carolina NCAA Tournament • National semifinals | W 92–65 | 23–4 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| March 22* | No. 6 | vs. No. 1 UCLA NCAA Tournament • National Final | L 72–92 | 23–5 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||

## Awards and honors

Highest scoring team in the nation
Rick Mount—1st Team All-America
Rick Mount—Big Ten Conference Player of the year

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 8 | Herm Gilliam | Cincinnati Royals |
| 7 | 86 | Bill Keller | Milwaukee Bucks |