Purdue Boilermakers 1968-1969 Retro Shorts Magazine We could do a lot

We could do a lot of different things

The "Flyin' Illini" moniker probably stuck because the team ended Illinois' 37-year Final Four drought

Coming into the season with a Top 10 ranking

During the season they would climb as high as #3 in the country thanks in large part to a stacked roster which included 4 future NBA players

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Purdue Boilermakers 1968-1969 Retro Shorts Magazine We could do a lotLed by the all time college basketball legend, Rick Mount, the 1968 1969 Purdue Boilermakers won the Big Ten Conference championship by going 13 1. Aided by Billy Keller and Herman Gilliam, Mount and the Boilermakers beat Miami Ohio and Marquette to make the Final Four. After destroying North Carolina, 92 65 in the national semifinals, Purdue came up one victory shy of winning the National Championship, suffering a 92 72 loss at the hands of UCLA.