The 1969–70 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Boilermakers played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They were led by head coach

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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

Awards and honors

* Rick Mount,

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and

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References

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Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donat ...

Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a men's college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball has the most Big Ten regular season championships with 26 confer ...