1973–74 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1973–74 college basketball season. They finished the regular season with a record of 17–9 and received an invitation to the 1974 National Invitation Tournament, where they won the championship.

1973–74 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record21–9 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Sexson (14th season)
  • Bob King (13th season)
  • George Faerber (2nd season)
Captains
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 12 2   .857 23 5   .821
No. 6 Michigan 12 2   .857 22 5   .815
No. 11 Purdue 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Wisconsin 8 6   .571 16 8   .667
Michigan State 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Iowa 5 9   .357 8 16   .333
Ohio State 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Northwestern 3 11   .214 9 15   .375
Illinois 2 12   .143 5 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1973–74 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 55 John Garrett (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Peru, Indiana
F 34 Frank Kendrick (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 20 Bruce Parkinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Yorktown, Indiana
F 25 Jerry Nichols 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Greenwood, Indiana
F 33 Bruce Rose 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Kokomo, Indiana
C 32 Tom Scheffler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Joseph, Michigan
G 11 Dave Luke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 41 Mike Steele 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Robinson, Illinois
G 15 Dick Satterfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Hagerstown, Indiana
G 30 Pat Manahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Delphi, Indiana
F 23 Rob McCarter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Robinson, Illinois
F 31 Gerald Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Connersville, Indiana
F 42 Randall Shields 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 21 Tom Gilbert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Speedway, Indiana
C 35 Dan McDermott 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach

Fred Schaus (West Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Sexson (Purdue)
Bob King (Butler)
George Faerber (Purdue)


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

Roster

  • Starting Lineup: F Frank Kendrick, F Jerry Nichols, C John Garrett, G Bruce Parkinson, G Dave Luke.[1]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
SIU Edwardsville W 117–71  1–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 3*
St. Joseph's (IN) W 103–81  2–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 5*
Clemson L 80–81 OT 2–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 8*
at Miami (OH) L 85–86 OT 2–2
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
December 11*
Missouri W 79–66  3–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 14*
at Indiana State W 81–69  4–2
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
December 22*
Illinois State W 114–85  5–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 27*
vs. No. 9 Providence
Rainbow Classic
W 93–85  6–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 29*
at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
L 67–76  6–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 1*
at Utah L 85–87  6–4
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 5
Michigan State W 77–75 OT 7–4
(1–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 7
at Northwestern W 85–78  8–4
(2–0)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 12
at Illinois W 91–69  9–4
(3–0)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
January 14
Northwestern W 89–76  10–4
(4–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 21
No. 14 Michigan W 85–84 OT 11–4
(5–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 26*
No. 3 NC State L 81–86  11–5
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 28
at Ohio State W 67–65  12–5
(6–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 2
at Michigan State L 74–76  12–6
(6–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
February 9
Minnesota W 64–45  13–6
(7–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 11
at Iowa L 111–112 3OT 13–7
(7–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
February 16
Wisconsin W 107–80  14–7
(8–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 18
Iowa W 99–78  15–7
(9–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 23
at No. 19 Michigan L 84–111  15–8
(9–3)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 26*
Bowling Green W 99–83  16–8
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 2
Illinois W 94–83  17–8
(10–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 9
at No. 13 Indiana
Rivalry
L 79–80  17–9
(10–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NIT Tournament
March 16*
vs. No. 8 North Carolina
First Round
W 82–71  18–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 19*
No. 18 vs. Hawaii
Quarterfinals
W 85–72  19–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 23*
No. 18 vs. Jacksonville
Semifinals
W 78–63  20–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 24*
No. 18 vs. Utah
Finals
W 87–81  21–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ a b "2003–04 Purdue men's basketball media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "1973–74 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results".