1975–76 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1975-76 college basketball season.

1975–76 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten
Record16–11 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Steele
  • Gerald Thomas
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1975–76 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Indiana 18 0   1.000 32 0   1.000
No. 9 Michigan 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Purdue 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Michigan State 10 8   .556 14 13   .519
Iowa 9 9   .500 19 10   .655
Minnesota 8 10   .444 16 10   .615
Illinois 7 11   .389 14 13   .519
Northwestern 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 10 16   .385
Ohio State 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 19*
Athletes in Action
Exhibition
W 99–80 
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 29*
Xavier W 81–64  1-0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 4*
Rutgers L 73–81  1-1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 6*
West Virginia W 90–79  2-1
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
December 10*
San Diego State L 79–81  2-2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 13*
vs. Providence L 59–66  2-3
 
Indianapolis, IN
December 22*
California W 97–79  3-3
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 29*
vs. Saint Louis
Bruin Classic
W 80–77  4-3
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 30*
at No. 4 UCLA
Bruin Classic
L 86–99  4-4
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 3
at No. 16 Minnesota W 111–110 2OT 5-4
(1-0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 5*
at Butler W 81–57  6-4
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
January 10
Wisconsin W 87–72  7-4
(2-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 12
Northwestern W 91–81  8-4
(3-0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 17
at Ohio State W 84–80  9-4
(4-0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 19
No. 1 Indiana
Indiana–Purdue rivalry
L 67–71  9-5
(4-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
January 24
No. 17 Michigan L 80–84  9-6
(4-2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 26
Michigan State L 65–66  9-7
(4-3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 31
at Illinois L 63–71  9-8
(4-4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
February 2
Iowa W 91–76  10-8
(5-4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 7
at Wisconsin W 85–74  11-8
(6-4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
February 9
at Northwestern W 86–58  12-8
(7-4)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 14
Ohio State W 98–73  13-8
(8-4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 16
No. 1 Indiana
Indiana-Purdue rivalry
L 71–74  13-9
(8-5)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 21
at No. 15 Michigan L 81–92  13-10
(8-6)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 23
at Michigan State L 76–89  13-11
(8-7)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
February 28
Illinois W 81–62  14-11
(9-7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 3
at Iowa W 94–78  15-11
(10-7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
March 6
Minnesota W 94–87 OT 16-11
(11-7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "2003-04 Purdue men's basketball media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  2. ^ 2003-04 Purdue men's basketball media guide.