1968-69 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
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Regular season
During the 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky...
, Purdue qualified for the Final Four
1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky...
, where they lost to the UCLA Bruins
1968-69 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1968–69 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won UCLA's fifth NCAA National Basketball Championship under head coach John R. Wooden with a win over Purdue, coach Wooden's alma mater. The Bruins started the season with a 25–0 record....
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NCAA basketball tournament
- South
- Purdue 91, Miami, Ohio 71
- Purdue 75, Marquette 73
- Final Four
- Purdue 92, North Carolina 65
- UCLA 92, Purdue 72
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 8 | Herm Gilliam | Cincinnati Royals |
| 7 | 86 | Bill Keller | Milwaukee Bucks |
See also
- 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky...
- List of NCAA Division I institutions