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1969–70 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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1969–70 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–6 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Iowa 14 0   1.000 20 5   .800
Purdue 11 3   .786 18 6   .750
Ohio State 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Illinois 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Michigan 5 9   .357 10 14   .417
Wisconsin 5 9   .357 10 14   .417
Michigan State 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Northwestern 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Indiana 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach George King in his fourth year as head coach. The Boilers finished the season 18–6, 11–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place.

Roster

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1969–70 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 13 Tyrone Bedford
Sr
F 33 George Faerber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C 23 Will Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
F 22 Bob Ford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So North Evansville, IN
C 31 Jerry Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Knox Knox, IN
C Frank Kaufman
G Bill Kroc
So
G Steve Longfellow
G 10 Rick Mount 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Lebanon Lebanon, IN
F Jim Rogers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Roosevelt Gary,IN
G Randy Thompson
So
G 11 Larry Weatherford
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016=Mar-04

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Dozer, Richard (February 1, 1970). "Rick Gets 53 For Purdue; Rudy 36 in 116-103 Contest". Chicago Tribune. p. 53. Retrieved June 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.